NüWa 2015 Edition

very realistic scent for comparison I took a rose flower from the garden and it had exactly the same smell as the perfume the scent is more suitable for a woman but with a bias towards unisex as a scent I will rate it at 10 the performance is at the level of many perfumes in the category 8 out of 10 I have a new batch 24

Before you think I'm crazy, smell your santal majuscule first then smell this. You will notice some similarities in the opening. Both masterpieces. Differencies are significantly vast. Similarities are subtle but palpable. Just a little observation.

not crazy about this, felt like a generic woody rose offering little beyond those two accords from one of these luxury niche houses; something that roja himself surely has done before (hints of amber aoud/aoud, lakme, etc.) i found this to be very linear compared to his other work. i did sample this reformulated version and from the looks of it, this and the original 2014 version are completely different perfumes, perhaps i'll like the later better.

To me, there’s something synthetic and plastic-like in this fragrance that ruins the whole experience. It is such a beautiful sum of notes only to be destroyed by something unpleasant and unnatural in the background! Why??? Ugh!!!!!!!!! If you want a spicy and complex rose, Le Labo Rose 31 is it. And if you want a rose that is in between fresh/green and spicy, I recommend Rose Ikebana by Hermessence.

I bought this thinking it’d be a more refined version of House of Sillage Chevaux d’Or. And while they are somewhat alike, Nüwa has an annoying note in it that I cannot shake off. This is such a beautiful and very expensive (like all Roja blends are) fragrance. However something bothers me to no end and I cannot figure out what it is. I’ll come back later if I find out what’s up...