Sultanate of Oman

I put one spray of this on the back of my neck 12 hours ago and can still smell it.. Not sure what all the complaints are about. This performs really well. Oman is elegant, refined and masculine. The floral and berry notes are subtle yet strong enough to lift this composition, making it quite a versatile fragrance. This is a thick and complex perfume but not dark or heavy. Perfectly balanced. The clever use of sandalwood and musk, alongside other ingredients make this very smooth. The way Roja has utilised the main ingredient and taken the best parts of it, while softening the harsh green aspect of frankincense is nothing short of masterful perfumery. To take a note and alter it the way he has done, while staying true to the name of the fragrance and the objective, which is to capture the essence of a nation, is incredible. My problem with some of Roja's creations is that they have spectacular openings but as the fragrance dries down the magic starts to disappear and you're left with a sort of 'shell of its former self.' This stays beautiful throughout its entire life. Every whiff is heavenly and I can never get bored of it. Sultanate of Oman is by far my favourite from this house. So unique, so elegant. This is something I picture a prince from Oman wearing. Liquid gold.

The good: Starts off as a knee-weakening, jaw-dropping blend of papyrus and raspberry and frankincense for me. Just gorgeous. Its creamy and smokey all at the same time and i get the cumin in there pretty strongly too-though not like Amouage's Fate (which is a cumin bomb). Dries down to an almost vanilla oud and spice that is hard to describe but intoxicating. This juice is magnificent. The bad: This does not project anywhere near what I would want it to. Arms length at best as far as I can twll-and only for the first hour at that. It also loses nearly all effectiveness after 3-4 hours past application. Really Roja? Four hours max on something like this with questionable projecttion to boot!? Seriously I get better performance from the reformulated La Nuit. This is nothing too surprising though. Roja has historically (for me) underperformed. I'm torn. Scent: 9/10 just beautiful and hypnotic to my tastes. Projection: 4/10 dissapointment. Sillage: 2/10 virtually none past first spray. Longevity: 4/10 four hours max is abysmal at this price. Would I buy a full bottle: the jury is out. Its stunning as a composition but the pefformance issues are stopping me from pulling the trigger.

This is an ultra luxurious frankincense scent and my favourite from the gulf line along with Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia. Sultanate Of Oman is elegant, refined and masculine. It’s thick and complex but not heavy or dark. A flash of grapefruit and orange begins the journey. The freshness of citruses blended with beautiful florals makes it very lively. The frankincense and elemi keeps it quite vibrant throughout the journey. The lemony, piney and woodsy quality of the frankincense makes it bright and slightly herbal. The elemi keeps it slightly spicy and lemony. So quite a fresh invigorating citrusy aroma wraps around the raspberry and the mild, soft and elegant florals. A highly polished agarwood and some saffron gives it a different dimension completely. Addition of sandalwood makes the composition creamy and whispers of oris gives a buttery feel to the overall aroma. Such an outright gorgeous composition; regal and rich.

Extremely sexy is the right word to describe this perfume (i get many compliments whenever i wear this).Definitely,worth every penny.

I really love this scent. It is a frankincense, fruity, oud. I would consider a full bottle.