Oceania

I recently got a sample from scentsplit to try it out, as the reviews indicated this might be in my wheelhouse. I've given it 3 full wears so far and this is definitely at the top of my list for a potential bottle purchase. The opening is dominated a beautiful combination of citruses that smell incredibly clean and refreshing. Just like Burlington 1819, the citruses smell the most authentic of any other house I've tried so far. After about 10 minutes of drying down, the fragrance really opens up into a beautiful combination of florals mixing with still-present citruses. Everything is well-blended, so it's hard to tell each note apart, but I get a slightly powdery iris and jasmine, and a slighty salty accord. After about 30 minutes - 1 hour, the oak moss, cedar, and musk are clearly present as well, but the citruses haven't gone away, and will stay present for at least 4-6 hours. I don't really understand the hate this fragrance gets on here. I understand the price is high, at least $100 more than if another house ran this, but hey it's Roja. The performance is fantastic for a fresh fragrance, 8-10 hours with a small sample usage (i.e. not a full atomizer spray) with moderate projection/silage. I agree with other reviewers that there are lots of other great fresh fragrances on the market for less, but none that I've tried so far balance all of the things I love in a fresh fragrance as well as Oceania. I love the authentic citruses, the light white florals, and oak moss/cedarwood combination. If you're looking for cheaper alternatives and prefer the oak moss/cedarwood base, I recommend Nishane B-612. If you want something slightly warmer and are missing lavender from this fragrance, try Zaharoff Signature Pour Homme. If you want something that focuses more on florals and musk, go for Reflection Man. And if you want something that slams down the fresh citrus/orange well, try PDM Sedley. I've been looking for a scent to wear to court, and this is a frontrunner atm. It gives a sense of clean sophistication, has good performance, and doesn't have the massive projection or silage that might offend others in a professional atmosphere. Overall 9/10, would be 10/10 if it was more reasonably priced.

This fragrance is beautiful. I’ve just recently smelled more of Roja’s creations, and I have to tell you, I have not smelled such layered and complex fragrances in any other house. You can smell multiple naturals hitting and the fragrances evolving with elegance. In this case I see this fragrance going into the mass appealing genre of “white fragrances”; some of the most popular fragrances I’d put in this genre are CK One, Silver mountain Water, Mefisto Gentiluomo and even LV Meteore: citrus opening, flowery aromatics in the middle and creamy musks in the base. Oceania may be the epitome of this genre, with the most amount of naturals. Clean, natural, jasmine, violet, citruses and aromatics over sweet musks blended to perfection. I’m stunned of the excellent performance considering the amount of naturals here. Every phase of the fragrance is an orchestra of all the notes, with different protagonists at different moments. First, mouthwatering citruses, then white creamy sparkling flowers and finally a clean musky sweet aromatic base taking the lead. I love it, and I have to say that people saying this is a generic fragrance are not paying attention to the details and just looking at the genre of the fragrance. Final notes: My closer friends are not huge fans of this, they say it smells like nature, flowers, etc. and not being fragheads, that’s not a plus for them. No one has disliked it tho, and this is important: Rojas fragrances normally are edgy and mature, however, this fragrance was created mass appealing for a reason: CHARITY. Every bottle sold will include a percentage of the money going to charity to help our Oceans (see the design inspiration(?)), so Roja created a mass appealing fragrance without losing the quality and royalty of the brand, I find this REALLY impressive. This is not “oceanic”. Roja himself said it: there is no Calone here. As a comment mentioned early: Oceania is a region, not an ocean guys. Love it 10/10

A very nice fresh citrus fragrance. The opening (first two hours) is very uplifting, bright, and a citrus medley. Grapefruit, Bergamont, Lemon, and Mandarin orange shine in the opening. The floral notes come out more in the heart and drydown. Don't expect Oceania to be a performance beast because it's not. However, the longevity is VERY good. 12+ performance. Projection is very consistent and stays arm's length for the majority of the fragrance. Nice for moderate and intimate encounters. Oceania is a fragrance more for yourself because people won't pick it up from a distance. They will need to be in close proximity to you. A stud in warm weather radiates off the skin in the heat. Problem is, I live in Wales, notorious for terrible cold weather, even in the summer. So, I question is it even worth paying for a bottle when my climate doesn't often have warm weather, which is when this fragrance works best for? Regardless, it still works well in the Spring (not strictly summer or blazing hot days) and I love the smell. The price of £295 is the drawback. It's not chump change for the majority of us. I honestly don't blame you if you result to the 7.5 travel atomiser. If I find the 100ml bottle for a decent price, I'll scoop it up. Smell: 9/10 Versatility: 8/10 Longevity: 10/10 (12+ Hours) Projection: 7.5/10 Sillage: 8/10 Sex: Unisex Price: 6/10 (On the affordable sides with Roja, still steep)

Oceania is simply the best summer fragrance I’ve ever smelled. It opens with a beautiful cocktail of citruses including grapefruit, lemon and mandarin alongside gorgeous aromatics of lavender, rosemary and thyme. As the heart develops you’re greeted with a stunning powdery violet of the highest quality, alongside a sparkling jasmine and ylang. As this dries down on the skin it settles into a beautifully soft, airy, fluffy and powdery floral with the violet at the forefront. Also introduced is a soft musk and cedar, with oakmoss adding to the creamy powdery scent profile. There’s a slight hint of juniper in the background too, but as always with Roja’s fragrances there are endless notes, it’s impossible to pick them all out. This truly is a stunning perfume, an absolute masterpiece and amazingly one of Roja’s cheaper releases. This is my number one go to during the summer, it smells so incredibly natural and lasts all day on me. The materials used here are just such high quality and perfectly blended - this is probably also the best violet fragrance I’ve ever come across. Undoubtedly a modern masterpiece and a must have.

Finally pulled the trigger and recently recieved a bottle of this one. Was lucky and managed to get it for about $160 USD from an authorised reseller. Opens up nice and fizzy kind of like a lemonade with a sprinkling of sea salt and some florals - this still leans 70/30 masculine to me. The first 30 minutes of this scent i definetely get a mix of that PDM Sedley, Xerjoff Renaissance, Creed Erolfa vibe, if you were to mix these fragrances this is kind of what Oceania smells like. Dries down to a pleasant mossy musk with still a bit of light citrus and jasmine lingering. This smells very natural and you can tell it has high quality ingredients. It is an easy summer reach and i dont see it offending anyone. Slightly masculine and not a mature scent, i think any age group could pull this off. Going to add this to my summer rotation along with the likes of Aventus, Imagination, Afternoon Swim, Greenley, TDH Eau Givree etc. It has earnt its place in my collection and obviously the bottle is stunning. A no brainer imo if you can get it for a good price and enjoy Sedley, Renaissance and Erolfa etc. 9/10