Rose Seljuke

This is a great perfume if you love dark roses. On my skin, it goes into this smoky, dark, animalic rose, and I detect a civet-like warm furriness behind it. It's quite Oriental and has that Gothic quality that I appreciate so much in a scent. Elegance with a touch of filth, just the way I love it.

An absolute stunner right from the opening. The rose is always present , wrapped in woodsy spices that trail the floral base, or under scent . The behavior of this is nothing short of magical. If you're a man looking for a rose scent. This is it. Don't hesitate.

Is it actually quite good, but now knowing the nature of the name...

Update Nov 2024: So I'm sniffing right now perfume that is if not a clone, then very similar vibe to this. It is called - you'd never guess.... - Rosa Turca by Rua29. Highly recommended for the price and this scent profile lovers. Unfortunately not added to the Fragrantica database yet. First of all, Gardens Of Paradise collection is far more superior than 'standard' Chopard fragrances like Wish, Love, Iris Malika etc. However, it is as expensive as high-quality niche perfumes and I'm not sure that worth the money at the end of the day. In Poland standard price is around 250 EUR for 100 ml; from time to time you can get it at a discount for about 100-130 EUR and the discounted price is reasonable for what you get. I've been testing Rose Seljuke for a few weeks (in cold weather) and agree with most of the below reviews - it's an oriental rose and woody scent, but not a spicy Middle-East bomb. It is dry, slightly sharp and fresh. I wouldn't call it dark or very deep, or, to be honest, too floral. It's just in the middle of flowers and woods; as if dried rose and exotic wood blended together in a humid, sunny weather. Very feminine, especially in the drydown, when the first sharpness settles in. To me it is nothing like Love Chopard. I utterly HATE Love Chopard - it's like someone buried you alive under a tone of scented, wet sand. This one is not suffocating at all - bold but not sweet. Rose Seljuke is an interesting option for anyone who likes rose/general floral scents but is fed up with linear, pink roses or wants mild introduction to oriental perfumes. I've had 3 of the Gardens Of Paradise fragrances - Rose Seljuke, Miel d'Arabie and Orange Mauresque. If you're looking for a comparison, here it is: Rose Seljuke is - no surprise here - prominent on rose and woods and the sharpest of these three. Potentially the most fresh, feminine, romantic in the drydown. Miel d'Arabie shares a similar background but creamy spices and honey take place of the rose. It is not sharp at all - no pink pepper, cardamon or clove - which makes it more creamy and a bit of gourmand, leaning towards autumn-winter scents. Orange Mauresque is the creamiest of all - the opening is a blast of incense and sharpness but then it quickly sets on the skin as rather intimate, amber-vanilla scent. If you're looking for a good longevity/sillage, then Rose Seljuke is a winner here. However, all of them have good performance, with Orange Mauresque being more of a skin scent quickly. Somehow all of them are similar in their nature and very likeable. I'm not a fan of oriental scents and they are very wearable to me, even safe for office if you don't overspray. Probably safe blind buys for a lot of people, but I'd sample them first, being conscious of the price tag. Orange Mauresque is the safest of them - just don't be scared after you spray it. All of them are leaning feminine to me or at least are absolutely OK to wear by a woman.

Seljuk is a dynasty started in a territory of Kazakhstan. They had 3 branches located at territories of: - Syria - Konia (Turkey) - Iran and Iraq. Probably the name of perfume refers to the Syrian branch as the rose in it is Rosa Damascena. I got it today and should say it is a very Middle Eastern rose, but does not have longevity beyond 1 hour. So it smells deep and dark, but probably is not too offensive.

Today I am trying my travel size of Rose Seljuke for the first time and it has a Middle Eastern touch to it. A good quality Damascena rose wrapped in a lovely blend of oriental woods, Madagascar vanilla, tonka bean and Peru Balm. It reminds (remotely) of Chopard Love in the opening but when it dries down goes to a more woody direction. If you like Rose and woody florals this is a must-try.

This is a pretty, modern rose. I love that it remains on my sweater and can be detected weeks later. Rose centered fragrances are very saturated, and I would say this one falls not in the forefront but more in the middle, which is still very admirable. Quality and longevity are good.

All I smell is some type of woody notes and no rose at all. It sorta reminds me of a gillette deodorant for men, I’m disappointed it smells generic especially for the price. Oh well I guess I deserve it for blind buying 😢 Edit 02/02/23- it’s been almost a year since I’ve had this and it smells so much better now!! I actually smell the rose the vanilla the spices and the Woody notes. I’m glad I didn’t give up on it because I enjoy it now 😊

It means TURKISH ROSE!!!!! For crying out loud, show your intelligence why don't you. Sorry, not. Now for the review. I smell a lot of drift wood, a sorta, kinda spicy rose, a little vanilla and maybe dusty something ~ which must be the tonka floating around. It's a normal Chopard, so if you are familiar with their DNA...............it always looks better on paper than it really smells. Love the bottle, though.

Wil you people for the love of GAWD stop complaining about the name and give actual perfume reviews? If you have enough time to complain about a possible derogatory term in SOME language you should have enough time to research the word "Seljuke" and find out it refers to a royal dynasty that encompassed areas that even today are famous for its roses. Which is more than obvious. As for Slavic people they'd be more annoyed to wear something that has anything to do with Turks, especially when rose is concerned since Bulgaria takes pride in its rose perfumes. Now tell me what the perfume actually smells like because there's no way for me to test it as there is no Chopard counter anywhere where i live so it would be an absolute blind buy and it's too expensive to go dive in it without at least a vague idea of what i might be getting. Jeez.

To clarify for anyone interested in political correctness: "Rose Seljuke" is FRENCH and basically means "Turkish Rose". The Seljuk Empire (Seljuke in French) was a medieval Turkish dynasty that encompassed a vast area in the near and middle east, which included areas that even today are famous for their roses. The combination of rose and wood should be reminiscent of middle eastern/oriental, opulent perfumes from times long past. It is beyond me who anyone has time to go deep enough to find a most disused derogatory term in Slavic dialects that may or may not have originated from the dynasty's name and not come across the actual word and what it means and figure out the name is a historical reference in connection to the perfume ingredients. You are looking for reasons to be offended and working very hard to find them.

Not a perfume review. I have made a quick research on the etymology of “Seljac” because of the claimed connection with “Seljuks” in jovejove’s review. I needed to do so, because Seljuk Empire had not gone further than western Anatolia and spread into Balkans. I have found out that the word “Seljac” (peasant) comes from “sélo” which means “village” in Slavic languages. It is claimed that “sélo” might have Arabic origin “salah, salat” (call to prayers) but this has no connection with “Seljuks” either. Seljuks have not Arabic origins and their founder “Selçuk Bey” is Turkish. Their art and architecture worth to explore. If I have any mistake please correct.

Another case of the marketing people not doing their job properly.....when launching a product the goal must be to sell as much as possible in as many markets as possible = the name should not provoke negative notions. In Sweden we have a chain of clothing stores called COS...which makes people from persian/kurdish origin laugh like crazy as it is a very rude name for the lady parts. Also saw a fragrance here that in Swedish means the same as COS....I like your scent....thanks...I smell of pussy.... not a major hit socially....:-) Cheers Matz Stockholm Sweden

The last thing a Balkan wants to wear is a fragrance named “Seljuke”. “Seljak” is a derogatory term in Slavic that has over the ages morphed from the word Seljuk (referring to the Seljuk Empire), to a word that references a villager or someone who is ignorant, uneducated, backwards, brut, simple minded, etc. Think of it to be an equivalent of Tom Ford launching a fragrance called “cracker”

This rose is not very rosy, it is mature and almost dry. Very woody and spicy, with some green notes that remind me of geranium. It is slightly minty, just for a few seconds it feels a little like camphor. I prefer my rose scents a little bit sweeter and pink.

I'm sure it's lovely Perfüme. At least by the notes. But, doesn't the name translation to Rose Moron?

distinctive woody note... jasmon-patchouli?