United Arab Emirates

Disclaimer: If you already have Taif Aoud, you do not need this one. The similarities are striking. Now, in regards to the scent, you get some aldehydes and Taif rose through the beginning to the end with some oud, musk and benzoin. It feels very delicate on the clothes, On the skin, however, the scent is transformed into a gorgeous amber. This is perfect in the high heat and quite frankly, I think it's only appropriate for hot weather. In cold weather, it evaporates fairly quickly. Projection and Sillage are moderate, it's for the wearer but people around you may notice it. It has decent longevity on the skin but incredible longevity on clothes. More suitable at nighttime. I wear mine on special occasions. If you are afraid of oud, don't worry this one won't bother you. It is not animalic nor funky at all. Most Roja's scents are not animalic by nature. If you are looking for something that is a bit more daring and with some barnyard oud, check out Roja PDV 1

opens up herbally and bright, thanks to the artemisia & rose. dries down to a rose-oud forward fragrance with hints of spices, woods, musk and a light green/aromatic in the back. i pick up some qualities of this similar to his aoud, taif aoud and even kilian's musk oud. just imagine roja's aoud, you remove the leather quality, and add more freshness and middle eastern twist to it, you'll get uae. not that heavy/dark imo, airy character but beast performance. really pleasant fragrance overall! 9.5/10 (-0.5 insane price point)

Erroneously listed as a separate entry on Fragrantica, the only thing that has changed is the design of the bottle. I don't know why the notes of Taif rose and blackcurrant have been omitted here because it is all about Taif rose. Top Notes: Bergamot, Artemisia Heart Notes: Geranium, Rose de Mai, Jasmin de Grasse, Ylang Ylang, Cistus, Clove Buds, Blackcurrant Buds Base Notes: Pink Pepper, Cumin, Cypriol, Patchouli, Oakmoss, Guaiacwood, Aoud, Benzoin, Frankincense, Labdanum, Musk

This opens bitter and green from the Artemisia with a little bit of sweetness and an almost gasoline smelling oil. In the mid, this reminds me of Black Aoud with oud becoming a little medicinal while keeping that gasoline scent and a jammy rose joins in. The dry down is where the patchouli kicks in to add a chocolate twist. The jammy rose and oud are still present but the rose is now sweeter and the oud is now more woody and less medicinal. Really enjoy it.

Classy rose-oud fougere. A mix of everything, like most of Roja's offers, but distinct all at once. Awesome. Mild oud distillation alongside cypriol oil. Spices, herbs and vegetation. Something like a chocolate accord in the undertone. Stunning.