Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

My third try in this line by Roja Parfums, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia seems to have elements of both Kuwait and UAE. It's sweet with very heavy use sweet fruit elements (raspberry, strawberry, plum, blackcurrant) but it still has a rose/oud mix that is reasonably heavy. It dries down to a base of sandalwood, vanilla, musk, and a few other elements that are well-blended. As with other fragrances in this collection, the note list is intimidatingly long, but it's superbly blended, undoubtedly expected for Roja's pricing ($555 for 50ml, in this case). I get far more of a tart berry element in the sweetness (strawberry, raspberry) than the bright sweetness of the blackcurrant or quasi-booziness of the plum or apple. It's far brighter at the onset due to a citrus/floral bouquet of opening notes, followed by the fruity blend shortly thereafter (within a half hour of application). The dry down is still sharp but is a pleasant blend of the sweet, woody, and animalic elements. The rose and other florals are still there, as well, but it's far more about the vanilla, sandalwood, leather, musk, and some lingering combination of fruit at this point (several hours in). The comparisons to Aventus seem downright odd to me but to each their own--I speculate that the blackcurrant commonality is the main cause. This is a great fragrance--I prefer it to UAE but Kuwait may still edge it out. Roja does it again. I need to try Qatar and Bahrain still. 8 out of 10

Wow! I can not even express the beautiful aura this fragrance encompasses. It seriously has the strongest personality and quality out of any niche perfume I've tried, so it is up there. For example, I can smell the dry down like scent of it from the bottle that is 6 feet away from me (Which never happens with my perfumes). I sometimes wake up and smell it just from the bottle that is on my vanity. Like a review below said, the notes are blended together so well it is hard to tell where the beauty stems from. A must have scent, that is a good ode to Saudi. It is perfectly unisex, not leaning on either feminine or masculine though the Oud gives a head strong vibe, as if it is someone in power wearing it. It would be perfect for evening or even day time scents. I can see some A listers wearing this- or perhaps someone in royalty. It is very luxurious and keeps on giving.

Gorgeous. Summer cocktail of fruits with berries and the most dominant undertone for me is leather. I do enjoy it a lot. I like it even slightly more than the Kuwait! This perfume is sweeter, more feminine, definitely more leathery and is more unique to me. The Kuwait version is on the opposite, semi-sweet to me. I love how roja combines fruits and florals into ouds in their perfumes, they are masters at that. The composition as always is well-balanced, and leather adds such an interesting touch to it. It's not an almondy leather like the one in Tom Ford's Fabulous, but is instead a sexier, sweeter leather with fruits touches and floral additions. The fruits even remind me of rose, but only slightly.

unfortunately this fragrance has been discontinued. this is absolutely my top 3 roja of all time. the fragrance starts off with stinky aoud and fruits, and it only gets sweeter and woodier as time goes on. it dries down into this beautiful creamy, leathery vanilla scent that is very appealing to my nose. projection and longevity are both great. i really hope roja brings this one back because this is easily one of his best despite all the hate the gulf collection got when it came out. 10/10. back up bottles worthy, would buy again.

My favorite Roja. I get a leather and banana/vanilla on my skin. It evolves like a symphony with a non synthetic leather as the conductor. I don't find it overly sweet as the sharp leather keeps it line. It's safe for virtually any occasion because it's a soft scent that is sexy yet relaxing. I only have a sample that was relatively small so I can't comment on its longevity but would love to own this masterpiece one day!