Elysium Pour Femme

Roja Elysium Pour Femme immediately transported me back to the 1990s. It reminds me of opening the September issue of Vogue and getting that first waft of freshly printed paper mixed with all the fragrance samples tucked inside. There’s something about it that captures that experience perfectly as a blend of countless perfumes coming together into something clean, elegant, and just slightly fruity at the opening. As it settles, gorgeous notes of lily of the valley, freesia, and peony stand out on my skin. The overall effect is fresh and polished, but there’s also a nostalgic quality that keeps drawing me back in. I honestly don’t understand why this fragrance gets so much hate. Perhaps it’s the price point. I managed to find my bottle for a steal, and I’m very glad I went for the full size. What surprised me most is the performance. For a fragrance that wears so cleanly, the longevity is beastly. It’s the kind of scent that feels effortlessly put together while still having real presence. If you’re curious, I’d recommend starting with a travel size. But fair warning: you may end up wanting a full bottle. I can already tell this is going to become one of my favorite layering fragrances for boosting softer performers. Chanel Gardenia, I’m looking at you.

Elysium Pour Femme Roja Dove WOW! This starts off very floral, turns so strong to musk that it is very soapy. Initially, strong, sweet floral and as I said, musk. Overwhelming to my nose. I thought it was a definite not full bottle worthy. Thennnnnn, hours later it softens to a very seductive, classy feminine fragrance. I’m picking up citrus, jasmine, violet, musk, very softly though. It has me in its hold and won’t let me go. But, you have to very patient and wait for it to settle into its lovely complexity. I’m adding to my purchase list because as an addicted perfume collector I think I must have it.

This is so beautiful! Fresh floral with hints of fruit and a slight powdery finish. I mainly get jasmine and freesia with hints of peach, and i would have sworn there is gardenia in there also even though it's not listed as a note. If I had blindly smelled this not knowing who it was made by I would have to thought it was a Kim Kardashian/KKW fragrance - gives the same vibe as Iconic Gardenia, Desert Rose, etc. I got the travel because it is definitely pricey but I don't believe I would have regretted buying a full size of this one 🥰 she is absolutely gorgeous!

I didn’t expect to like this as much as I do. It is not the normal Roja style, this is a really sweet, fun and easy. I can understand people making the comparison to designer perfumes as it has that same level of mass appeal and sweetness. It has a very appealing fruity, floral, creamy vibe about it, I get the reference of it smelling like the best hair conditioner ever. It might not be the normal Roja style but objectively it’s a good smelling perfume.

First impression: I received my travel bottle this morning and have been wearing it for a few hours. I am glad to have it. I have been looking for a bright, feminine leaning fragrance for spring and summer. I do think it is lovely and could be an unoffensive office and daytime fragrance. It is bright and slightly sweet. I really like it but I need Give it a week’s worth of wear before I can give a comprehensive review.

Bought this for my wife. She likes it quite a bit but when she wears it and I smell it on her I can’t get enough of it and almost lose control(not that she needs a perfume for that, you know what I mean) lol. This seems to get a decent amount of hate on here that is surprising to me. It smells really good and is easy to pull off for a middle to younger aged woman.

Edit: I bought a full bottle! It may be generic to some, but it gave happy and nostalgic to my nose, the projection is mid, and lasts about half a day on skin. It's such a lovely, dewy patch of rain washed flowers. Cooling, uplifting, happy fragrance. With the price I plan to wear my sample for a couple of weeks in spring before considering buying.

Roja needs to stop taking my money. I wish I could feel like the people saying nothing special etc. This scent is sparkling summer fairy dust! It's airy and fruity, but soft and warm. I could not stop thinking about it and finally bought a full bottle. The bottle is gorgeous too and matches the vibe.

Smells like the best hair conditioner of your life. Creamy, soapy, flowery sweetness. Touch of honey as well. 45/50.

I reviewed this before but my thoughts are changing so adding another.... I woke up today with an out of the blue nostalgic urge to get my nose on J'adore so I went out and bought a bottle and I am so disappointed with the state of the current J'adore reformulation. It absolutely did not scratch the itch. I wanted to be transported back in time to 1999 when J'adore was on everyone's Christmas wish list and it felt golden, warm and luxurious and this is such a let down. Since around that time in the 90s, the fruity floral shampoo scent profile has been flogged to death. It is perplexing then, when a house like Roja comes along and puts out such a generic offering that smells like so many designer fragrances, and then pulls the proverbial finger at us with its niche price tag. I still think Elysium is terrible value for money. HOWEVER.....trying it again against the current formulation of J'adore, it is Elysium that is scratching the nostalgia itch for me today and I have to admit that this fragrance is actually quite gorgeous in the dry down. The longevity is good and it smells of high quality ingredients, even if the overall profile is pretty generic. I may even pick up a 10ml of this once my sample runs out. I think it's a good choice for those who really enjoy the fruity floral but who don't want to smell cheap. So many of the fruity florals from the past few decades have been watered down to cheap smelling ghosts of their former selves that disappear within the hour. Elysium offers a modern take on a fruity floral that hearkens back to when the fruity floral was actually good.

It smells pretty, sophisticated. However, this is like... the very definition of a generic perfume. Smells designer. Which personally I enjoy crowd pleasing perfumes and I certainly appreciate both designer and niche, the price tag on this just feels like robbery!! As the girliest of girly girls, i refused to accept the reviews claiming the same... which is to say, I want this bottle in my collection, and I would make absolutely any excuse to get it there!! Unfortunately, the juice just did not give me the ammo I needed to justify a fully bottle!! Even just a pinch of uniqueness... sadly, no. Maybe I’m crazy, but it reminds me a little bit of J’adore... notes aren’t that similar but, J’adore was my signature scent for all of my 20s, and for whatever reason this is instantly bringing me right back to that!! I’ll have to do a comparison, I haven’t worn it in awhile. It’s a beautiful perfume, I actually find it to be highly versatile and would be appropriate year round if DESIRED, though I’m someone who tends to gravitate towards bottles that shift with the seasons! I do really like it so much, just not for the price. It’s actually a bit shampooey, which is not a bad thing in my book!

Reviewing Elysium EDP pour Femme 2024 bottle. Released in 2024. Beautiful fragrance - very pretty high quality floral. Citrus and fruit are very subtle in the opening. Then a bouquet of florals enveloped in soft musk. The florals become slightly indolic in the drydown as they blend with gentle aromatic woods. Beautiful but boring - it lacks contrast. Quality - excellent 5/5 Feminine Performance- excellent 4/5 I see a feminine young lady receiving this for her sweet 16 or as a wedding fragrance. So why the disappointment? Elysium and it's derivatives are stunningly gorgeous and interesting so I suppose that I expected a female leaning version keeping the Elysium DNA with only a few tweaks. This bears no resemblance to Elysium and perhaps should be re-named. Also, this seems to have been created for an imaginary woman from another era. Real women are complex and their fragrance should be more than just high quality florals. For now,I am happy wearing the existing Elysium marketed to men as I feel that it is unisex enough. 7.5/10

I agree with the Escada LE Summer Fragrance comparisons. I think it is most similar to Santorini Sunrise - both have mandarin, jasmine, and pink pepper notes. Elysium starts out with more citrus kick, and the freesia sings after a few hours. Its really lovely, and longevity is great. Can we also talk about the bottle?! Its iridescent pinkness makes my girly heart glad. If you can afford this, you will smell pretty and you will have a beautiful display piece too. Is it worth the price tag? I think its hard to justify a price that high for any perfume. No, it does NOT smell like a cheap cleaning product as a few negative reviews have suggested. I feel like hating on fruity florals is a trend.

It's in the angelic category and like a bridal fragrance. Smell of a clean white sheet... I mostly get freesia, lotus and jasmine as soon as I put it on, sandalwood and vanilla also come in, but lightly. The middle is more white musk. At the end, there is some indolic jasmine lurking underneath all that cleanliness. But... such a familiar scent, as if you could find it anywhere. Edit: The lasting-power is extraordinary! I can't imagine the extrait version.

A perfectly agreeable bright fruity floral. Shampoo vibes. Well blended. It smells very pretty but I am not in love and I'm not about to pay niche prices for this. The fruity opening smells like J'adore but it dries down to something else. I was waiting for a lovely dry down but it only lasted a few hours on my skin. If you like designer fruity florals you may very well love it but it's not good value.

Congrats Roja Dove: you’ve recreated Dior J’Adore. Maybe leaning towards the 2024 FK iteration, but J’Adore nonetheless. Feels opulent and elegant; but the price tag is something to consider especially when the scent profile can be obtained at a fraction of this cost.

This is very floral ... based on the notes I was expecting more citrus ... it’s ok ,it’s a very generic fragrance - not much complexity ... all I gotta say is .. 🫤 mehh. I don’t think it’s full bottle worthy ... it’s nice .. but not for that hefty price tag.

This one is tough for me. It is a fruity, floral; I wouldn't describe it as "bright". To me it is a bit sour at times. I will say that I regret purchasing it because it was expensive, and I never reach for it.

My first Roja experience and I’m a little underwhelmed. It’s a soapy floral very reminiscent of J’adore. Still a very pretty scent but not at this price point unfortunately.

Really nice and surprisingly strong for Roja. Super strong on me! Warm,creamy,floral and reminds me of Olympia Paco Rabanne but finer, richer better blended. I like it :-)