Sultanate Of Oman

The perfume has that predictable, ephemeral start to so many other Roja Dove creations: the fragrance opens with a brief fresh citrus opening of juicy grapefruit and orange, creating a fresh citrus prelude to the opulence to follow. In the heart reverberates a captivating mix of a delicate cold violet with a bittersweet raspberry with that characteristic fruity touch that is acidic and sweet at the same time, intertwined with the intoxicating allure of jasmine and rose dominating this floral center but also without being strident. This delicate exquisite floral sweetness transitions gracefully into a multi-dimensional and deeply sensual base. Towards the base is where the complexity of this composition takes on a multifaceted proportion. With the warm embrace of an exceptional warm and spicy frankincense and the striking and dominant saffron that here refers to leather intertwining with the smoky woody richness of birch and noble woods, it also has the characteristic greenish woody citrus resinous of elemi. Soon the fragrance dives into the earthy waxy depth of iris root and amyris, which is further enhanced by the spicy warmth of cardamom and the subtle powdery sweetness of carrot seeds. The excellence of the ingredients used by Roja impresses as always! Already approaching drying, we have an opulent 'oud dry of excellent quality, very present, with a smoky leathery profile. A solid foundation very well blended with mastery by the great Master Roja Dove as he masters very well . . . highlighting mossy, creamy, woody woods and the roughness of musk papyrus completing this incredible construction, creating a persistent trail of sophisticated luxury and elegance. The overall effect is a fine haze of sweet, woody, smoky and spicy accords, creating a truly delicious and timeless aroma; and still has great performance.

Unisex (mail leaning imo) “For thousands of years, the Sultanate of Oman has been celebrated for producing the world’s finest Frankincense.” This perfume is all about Frankincense and you can feel it’s beautiful, fresh, warm and balsamic tones straight away from the opening until you can notice the last whiffs from the scent. Papyrus adds dry and aromatic woody vibes. Saffron mingles around those both and brings a little bit bitter, yet soft and earthy nuances to the spicy blend while another main base note oud builds the body of the scent and makes it deep and strong, a little bit gasoline like. I like Raspberry, Rose de Mai, Violet and Jasmine in here since they bring just the right hint of sweetness and sophistication to the whole juice without taking away any attention from Frankincense. Those notes don’t bring femininity to this, just to mention. During the day Sandalwood comes more in the picture making the scent softer but remaining anyway the fresh vibe. For me this is best to wear during the spring and even summertime since it’s not so hot here in Finland. My skin is so much colder than for example my husbands and I need warmer weather for many perfumes to shine in the right way. Oud is really pleasant here, not in any kind of way dirty, animalic or barnyardish which it was in already discontinued perfumes from the collection. TOP: Grapefruit, Orange* HEART: Rose de Mai, Jasmin de Grasse, Violet, Raspberry BASE: Cardamom, Elemi, Saffron*, Gurjum, Papyrus*, Oakmoss, Cedarwood, Guaiacwood, Amyris, Sandalwood*, Aoud*, Carrot Seed, Orris, Frankincense*, Birch, Musk *Main notes Thank you for reading, I hope my review was helpful. I would appreciate a lot if you want to follow me on IG and/or YouTube (English subtitles): @ninamariahperfumes It gives me a lot of motivation to write more. 🤗

Sultanate of Oman is another rose/oud entry (aren't they all?) in the Roja Parfums collection of 2016-17 of which I'm quite fond. It is quite heavy on woods and saffron, sweetened by raspberry, brightened by citrus, and sitting over a resinous base. It's most similar to Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the use of raspberry but it's a bit sharper and more resinous. Like most of the collection, it appeals to the sweet-loving side of the wearer, so while it's not overall as sweet as, say, Kuwait, it's still quite enjoyably sweet to my nose. Apart from that, it's woody with tinges of citrus and other non-rose florals, but it's a pretty safe rose/oud to wear. At $555 for 50ml, the pricing is steep so I'm not sure I'd ever really consider making a move on a full bottle at retail price for this. The collection is really quite excellent, a variety of rose/oud fragrances that have varying merits, but given the abundance of rose/oud fragrances in the market, this collection should appeal only to a select few, and I'd be surprised to find owners of say, more than two. Still, it's impossible to the deny the quality and the power of these juices, which are very impressive. 8 out of 10

Why does this remind me of Vegas? Lol I don't care. This is Rojas saving grace for me. Got a couple discovery sets and this is the last one I tried. The rest were meh. Not awful but definitely not worth the price, and they didn't have much longevity (for the price, any of his creations should last at least 8 hrs in my opinion) on my skin. And if they did last a bit, they were nothing of note as far as scents. ... But this! This creation from heaven is magical. The raspberries give this oud some sweetness without gobbing it down with vanilla 🤢, everything in such balance. And on me, it lasts all day (yay!). I love animalic notes, so I'm probably used to them, and don't get any "dirty" oud from this at all. I'm gonna have to wait till black Friday or something for a good deal, but definitely full bottle worthy for me. I'm in love. (But not full retail kind of love)

Sultanate of Oman is a 3D experience. One of those most undermined scents. Opens with gorgeous Oudy raspberry. Punchy oud stays quite a while before the ultimate quality frankincense over powers oud. Development from Oudy raspberry to incensy raspberry is an extra terrestrial experience. Sultanate of Oman has the most smoothest and silkiest scent profile. Raspberry here will give you craving for fruity scents. This Oud will make you an Oud aficionado. This quality of Frankincense will make you long for incense. Woodiness in this will show you true meaning of woody scents. It lasts so long that I do not care to think about silllage. Exceptional quality fragrance.

I sampled Roja perfumes for 1st time today at Montaine Place in Abuja. I had already placed Sultanate of Oman, KSA and Kuwait on my 'I want it' list because of the notes breakdown. Unfortunately KSA was not available and I didn't like UAE. But I immeriately fell in love with SoO! The oud, woods, resins and fruits cocktail took my breath away. So I purchased the full bottle which came in 50ml at an eyewattering price! It is similar to Boadicea Green Saphire which is even more expensive, though that comes in 100ml. The oud and raspberry last the entire lifetime of the perfume. If you can afford it, go for it. Cheers!

Oh wow, jumped straight up as a contender for my favorite Roja. Opens with a pure joy mix of incense, woods and florals (violet and rose most prominent to me and a bit of an iris feel). Dries down to a leather and raspberry that is way more refined than any other mix of that variety I've tried before, with the incense still lingering. If you like incense perfumes you owe it to yourself to at least try this one, this is masterful blending. Note: I see people have voted this smells like PDLN 3, I own both and politely ask you to please stop that madness.

Picked up the aoud sampler pack and this one is the best of the bunch. It's just so damn elegant. Rose/oud is usually a turn off for me, but the rose is very subtle here. It's similar enough to tuscan leather that I get the comparisons, but SoO is on a completely different level. Do yourself a favor and try this one! edit: to add to Vitriol08's review, yeah, for the first 10 seconds the oud does come off as a bit barnyardish, but it's barely noticeable, and really only for about 10 seconds.

THE most beautiful oud perfume I've ever come across. My goodness!!!! Absolutely stunning!!!! I would bathe in this and spray myself all day long. Beautiful (!!!) Middle Eastern perfumery by Roja. Sultanate of Oman is most likely the most stunning one of the entire Gulf collection. Pure opulence, regal and beyond luxurious. I'm going for a big Kuwaiti dinner tomorrow and will be wearing this one. For those who are into a slightly creamier oud, this fragrance is the one.

This is definitely no Rose entry at all. I have been wearing this for a year now and it is definitely one of the best Frankincense fragrances out there accompanied with stinky/musky/oud raspberry on the opening that turns into a beautiful smoky cigarette ash raspberry. This is a masterpiece as far as representing the cigarette ash smoke smell. Masterfully blended. I love this fragrance and interestingly when I go clubbing with leather jacket, I get a lot of compliments.

Update a year in: this one is so good i would randomly throw away a dozen of my niche frags just for this one. A true masterpiece! So rich, deep, unique, gorgeous! It starts a bit animalic for ten seconds so if you don t like that, don t be afraid as it goes away very quickly. As with most Roja's at that level, it evolves and lasts forever.

Very enjoyable. No synthetic Oud and not a rose/Oud entry. On my skin this is in the same genre as Tom Ford Tuscan Leather/Intense, Widian London, PDM Godolphin, only more refined and greater depth. I’d wear Oman before the aforementioned.

Very beautiful and has a sparkling aura about it. I can understand the quality of materials and the effort that has been put into the fragrance. But the price point is really overinflated for it.

I love this. It really has layers and in my opinion a more darker and fruitier take compared to PDLN 3. Its more interesting and on my skin I get better performance than the other one.

smells a bit like sweetie aoud from the same house but without that gourmand/pastry accord, good performance and best suited for cold weather. overall, 9/10

“This smells rancid. Skankiest mustiest oud you can find, that smells terrible.” @nicetosmellyou, you say that like it’s a bad thing!

Close to a grail type scent for me. Checks all those boxes. Wish they made it in a larger size but I will buy a backup bottle soon:)

Wow, this is so beautiful it made me laugh out of pure joy of smelling (and being intoxicated by) it, and went "how can something smell so good as this... Iiii loooove thiiiiiiss...!" I have to fully credit the ghost perfumer (not RD), this is such a high quality blend through and through. On my skin the sandalwood and oud come forward at first and the opening is a bit rough, but everything settles beautifully afterwards. If there's a visual image (not the smell) of this perfume, to me it would be a beautiful rose that slowly opens up and blooms with its richest nuances. I personally love saffron as a note and boy, is it done discreetly and beautifully here, all the notes form an olfactory carnival. Busy being intoxicated by this smell, I did detect raspberry , elemi , rose and incense in there too. Upon further testing, Sultanate is quite potent and really makes its presence known, I personally like the scent but I'm on the fence whether I enjoy its loudness and medicinal vibe. The latter really reminds me of cough drops at times and I don't like it. Potency, slow opening and medicinality aside, to me SOO is pure olfactory joy otherwise. It's worth sampling, if not full bottle-worthy (on a hefty discount).

My first try reminded me of Dawn DNA, and Dawn is a much better scent. The woody dryness isn't great; it feels like it's unsure what it wants to convey, like it's stuck in between—is it sweet, bright, dry woody, or dry, smoky woody? I'll try a few more and write about my development. For now, my first try didn't quite meet my expectations

Initially, you get woody, amber, and animalic notes, with a faint hint of unpleasantness(poop) on my skin that fades in about 10 minutes. As it develops, it reveals a familiar Roja aoud style, reminiscent of Parfum De La Nuit No. 3, which I think smells better. But to be fair, a side-by-side comparison is needed.