It's so fucking cool to see someone who is at the pinnacle of their craft taking the time to answer peoples questions. These videos are so cool haha. Thank you Roja.
Why thank you so much! I am so glad to be able to have a direct line of communication to you all. I love seeing what everyone has to say, and discovering what people are curious about when it comes to perfumery, and I am so glad to be able to help try and spread a little wisdom. Clearing some time in my schedule for this type of work is a pleasure to do, as I genuinely enjoy it so much. It is a nice break from the seriousness of running a global business. Thank you for the compliment, I am glad my efforts (small as they are) are appreciated! Rx
Very informative, loved it. Receive compliments all the time wearing your fragrances. Will have to purchase your book, seems very interesting and informative to say the least. Appreciate the creativity and passion! Onwards and upwards.
I would love to make perfumes from the flowers in my garden - roses, lavender, geraniums, galbanum....I agree with you on the jewellery question - it goes hand in hand with with perfumery. They are there to enhance ones personality.
I've always wondered Roja, do you personally mix every batch that goes in to every bottle or is that passed on to a team now? Thanks for your creations! I've only been able to afford elysium and creation E so far but I hoping I can save up this year for the parfume version of elysium
A really engrossing Q and A. The more I see and read about Roja, the fragrance and the man the more respect I have for his passion and style. I'm new to the fragrance world and have only a few bottles in my collection. I'm really enjoying the fragrance community on youtube and am becoming rapidly addicted to perfume as a distraction from the grind. I haven't had the pleasure of sampling any Roja scents. But have just realised my work office is around the corning from Burlington arcade. I know where I'll be wandering during a break. Wonderful!
Thank you for answering our question. Your videos are always so informative. Looking for to my first visit to you store in Harrods. We are visiting in November
My favorite fragrance of yours is Elysium(its amazing). Do you plan on making a similar type fragrance or do you have a recommendation this is similar in type in your collection?
Very good answers about perfumes. Now i order my elysium (parfum cologne or fruity doctor office as they said, i don't care) and enigma ( little bit coca cola smell). Thank you sir about the good answers.
Mr. Dove, you are a great personality and became my absolute favorite Perfumer, during the last year. I startet with a 5ml Decant from Danger and i‘m today The proud owner of 9 Flakons and 12 Discovery Atomizers. The problem is, I almost dislike anything else now 😳. Best regards from a big fan of you and your work, Boris (from Stuttgart/ Germany)
Hello Mr Dove, I want to thank you sharing your invaluable knowledge about perfumes and creating them. Your opennes in this field has lead me to create many well balanced creations myself. I wish you a happy birthday and hope to smell many more of your magnificent perfumes in the coming future. One last piece of advice, because I always try to give value; If your busy schedule allows it, consider making solid perfumes in the future. I happily invite you to watch the following video about this topic and make up your mind about them. Hope you find time for yourself on this special day, Johannes
Thank you for answering my question🙏🏾 I am truly honored that you did😁 Hopefully one day you will make a perfume that’s inspired by all the jewelry that you wear. If you haven’t already.
Thank you so much. You should be able to find copies in the Roja Parfums boutique in Perfumery & Co, on the 2nd floor of the Dubai Mall. If not, you can always order it from the website and have it sent to Dubai: rojaparfums.com/fragrance/the-essence-of-perfume Rx
Which is your best oriental fragrance for men? In matching a personality with a scent, can you have overlaps? i.e. one personality matching both chypres and orientals?
That's so difficult to say... in a way it is like asking someone who their favourite child is. I spend so much time crafting each fragrance and will only bring it to the market when I am 100% happy with it... and they all have their own distinct personalities. I would have to say that my personal taste is a bit more inclined to favouring Chypre's, but if I had to choose an Oriental I would probably say the Parfums De La Nuit Collection. They are bold and sexy and have such huge personalities. I find them to be great fun and really really exquisite Orientals. I think when matching scent to a personality, you can for sure mix-and-match and/or overlap, for perfumery is so varied and nuanced and individual, just like how our personalities are. For some, a "floriental" might work better than an Oriental, and some, a Parfum-Cologne like Elysium might be better than a straight-up Fougere, as it has the weight and depth of a pure Parfum. The same goes for a Chypre - you might find that it seems a bit like an Oriental, like my own scent 'ROJA' is - it is a Chypre dressed up in Cashmere, I like to say. Similarly if you look at Chypre Extraordinaire, it has this huge floral element that is unique to a Chypre, as it has swathes of Tuberose in it, so it becomes a little floral. I would say just find the scent that you smell, close your eyes and involuntarily go "MMMMH", and think "this IS me!". That is the one!
@@rojadove4680 Thank you for the huge and prompt response. Very instructive and I am glad with my De la nuit 3 order. You are indeed a genuis with a baroque(if I am allowed to use that word) personality.
Good evening Mr Dove. I happen to be in the love with your work and i would really like to hear your thoughts on the following question. In which direction is parfumery going to develop. And are there new ways known to man, that could totally change the game?
It is available in the Heritage Collection - an archive of my discontinued scents. These can be found in my Haute Parfumerie in Harrods and my boutique in the Burlington Arcade. We can also process orders from my office if you aren't able to get to London. Rx
What Cologne do you recommend from your collection, I am a college student who does not require a lot attention, but wants to stand out. (Anyone notice the 5 birds in the background?)
@@rojadove4680 Did not know you would actually reply, my statement was vague, but others have told me Elysium is more digestible. (I will try it out, and hope to explore more of your fragrances.)
Their tends to be a bit of over lap between perfumery and pharmacology. As a joke I mentioned to my cousin who is a doctor in order to be heart smart and thin out your blood drink a bottle of perfume. Little did I know he had a patient that used to drink old spice everyday, still alive and well classic haha.
Hi , usually we hear about (reformulation) on perfumes why the most of company do that? also about (batches variation) and the performance be weaker than the first ? can you explain that, thanks and I wish you the best sir. NAWAF ALHAMAD
I'm rewatching this for the third time, and I was just thinking, have you ever made a perfume that you sold and didn't love? Perhaps a bespoke one for a customer with very different taste to yours? Or one that surprised you with positive reactions from people? Any one that comes to mind immediately?
I would say the old version NuWa... which is why there is a new version (released 2015 I believe). The initial fragrance just wasn't how I wanted the creation to smell and so I changed it. Rx
Just got my nose on black tier I'm speechless I thought pure distance black was the best black themed fragrance boy was I wrong black tier is breathtaking can't stop smelling it definitely top 5 fragrance I've ever smelled 1 haute Luxe 2 Diaghilev 3great Britain 4 scandal 5 black tier
Mr. Dove must really find me annoying. I submitted roughly 15 questions and not even 1 was given consideration. Nevertheless, I was stoked to hear answers to questions like the one posed by Serapio- a well known Facebook frag member. Great questions guys👏🏼🥰👏🏼
That’s not the whole truth, you discontinue a perfume because some or even just one ingredient is either not available anymore, has become illegal or the price has gone up a lot.
There are so many to get through. I do keep a working list, but it can be difficult to answer a lot - a 15 minute video only answered 15 questions. Please feel free to ask again, as they can get a bit lost. My apologies! Rx
After smelling some of the most exclusive and expensive fragrances pure oud oils extraits exclusive releases three fragrances remain at the top haute luxe diaghilev and great Britain all are perfect fragrances Luca turin lost all credibility to me when he poorly ranked your offerings your creations dont just smell good they smell majestic opulent dominating polarizing you know whenever i need a little pick me up i spray one tiny squirt of diaghilev and it takes me to another place thankyou sir your creations are unmatched and truly in a league of their own
It's so fucking cool to see someone who is at the pinnacle of their craft taking the time to answer peoples questions. These videos are so cool haha. Thank you Roja.
Why thank you so much! I am so glad to be able to have a direct line of communication to you all. I love seeing what everyone has to say, and discovering what people are curious about when it comes to perfumery, and I am so glad to be able to help try and spread a little wisdom. Clearing some time in my schedule for this type of work is a pleasure to do, as I genuinely enjoy it so much. It is a nice break from the seriousness of running a global business. Thank you for the compliment, I am glad my efforts (small as they are) are appreciated! Rx
Charming and magnetically clear as always Mr Dove
Thank you for answering my question, sir! And thanks to others for asking such great questions, I learned a lot in this video!
Thank you for writing in! It is difficult to choose a short list as there are so many good questions. I am glad I was able to answer yours :)
Mr.Dove the most charming Perfumer and UA-camr!
I could listen to you talk all day! ❤️
The best talk on how to describe about scent and perfumery.
I wish I could have a bespoke fragrance made for me by you!!!
I love the video and the questions!! So informative!
Very informative, loved it. Receive compliments all the time wearing your fragrances. Will have to purchase your book, seems very interesting and informative to say the least. Appreciate the creativity and passion! Onwards and upwards.
thank you so much :)
I would love to make perfumes from the flowers in my garden - roses, lavender, geraniums, galbanum....I agree with you on the jewellery question - it goes hand in hand with with perfumery. They are there to enhance ones personality.
I've always wondered Roja, do you personally mix every batch that goes in to every bottle or is that passed on to a team now?
Thanks for your creations! I've only been able to afford elysium and creation E so far but I hoping I can save up this year for the parfume version of elysium
Dear Roja, thank you for answering my question! :)) It was, as always, a pleasure to listen to your thoughts - full of wisdom, knowledge and wit!
With pleasure! Rx
Very inspiring and wonderful person. Love his products
A really engrossing Q and A. The more I see and read about Roja, the fragrance and the man the more respect I have for his passion and style. I'm new to the fragrance world and have only a few bottles in my collection. I'm really enjoying the fragrance community on youtube and am becoming rapidly addicted to perfume as a distraction from the grind. I haven't had the pleasure of sampling any Roja scents. But have just realised my work office is around the corning from Burlington arcade. I know where I'll be wandering during a break. Wonderful!
Wonderful answers Roja! Such lovely colours in the room you're in! Almost makes me feel like I need a brandy. Hang on...what a splendid idea!
Why thank you! Rx
Thank you for answering our question. Your videos are always so informative. Looking for to my first visit to you store in Harrods. We are visiting in November
Thank you so much! I hope you have a wonderful time in London! Rx
Thanks roja --you are great . . .
Thank you MR roja greet video
Great video, keep them coming please! That background is so class, is that from your home ?
Thank you so much! It's one of the private dining rooms in the hotel in London called L'oscar. They let me use the space to record quietly in :) Rx
My favorite fragrance of yours is Elysium(its amazing). Do you plan on making a similar type fragrance or do you have a recommendation this is similar in type in your collection?
Very good answers about perfumes. Now i order my elysium (parfum cologne or fruity doctor office as they said, i don't care) and enigma ( little bit coca cola smell). Thank you sir about the good answers.
I love these QandA's
Thank you for this Q&A Mr. Roja Dove. This was awesome!
How can I find out when and where you're making appearances (in the US)?
Mr. Dove, you are a great personality and became my absolute favorite Perfumer, during the last year. I startet with a 5ml Decant from Danger and i‘m today The proud owner of 9 Flakons and 12 Discovery Atomizers. The problem is, I almost dislike anything else now 😳. Best regards from a big fan of you and your work, Boris (from Stuttgart/ Germany)
Thank you, Boris. That's really nice to hear :) I am glad you are enjoying my work! Sending love from England Rx
Nice one boris. I soooo get it! Do well mate!
A wealth of knowledge on fragrances , I really enjoyed this Q&A on fragrances. Warmest regards
Thank You! As always, very interesting.
Question: Which of your current fragrances best fit Mae West? 🙂.
I would have to go for Scandal Parfum! Rx
Dear Roger can you advise an unperfumed moisturiser to apply over the perfume so not to change the perfume. Thanking you so very much. Patrici
Hello Mr Dove,
I want to thank you sharing your invaluable knowledge about perfumes and creating them. Your opennes in this field has lead me to create many well balanced creations myself.
I wish you a happy birthday and hope to smell many more of your magnificent perfumes in the coming future.
One last piece of advice, because I always try to give value; If your busy schedule allows it, consider making solid perfumes in the future.
I happily invite you to watch the following video about this topic and make up your mind about them.
Hope you find time for yourself on this special day,
Johannes
ua-cam.com/video/JxD3CbBJbNg/v-deo.html
Thank you for answering my question🙏🏾 I am truly honored that you did😁 Hopefully one day you will make a perfume that’s inspired by all the jewelry that you wear. If you haven’t already.
Thank you, sir! I am glad to have the opportunity to engage with you all and to answer such interesting and exciting questions! Rx
I am one of your biggest fan...where can I get your book ESSENCE OF PARFUM....I live in DUBAI UAE
Thank you so much. You should be able to find copies in the Roja Parfums boutique in Perfumery & Co, on the 2nd floor of the Dubai Mall. If not, you can always order it from the website and have it sent to Dubai: rojaparfums.com/fragrance/the-essence-of-perfume Rx
Which is your best oriental fragrance for men?
In matching a personality with a scent, can you have overlaps? i.e. one personality matching both chypres and orientals?
That's so difficult to say... in a way it is like asking someone who their favourite child is. I spend so much time crafting each fragrance and will only bring it to the market when I am 100% happy with it... and they all have their own distinct personalities. I would have to say that my personal taste is a bit more inclined to favouring Chypre's, but if I had to choose an Oriental I would probably say the Parfums De La Nuit Collection. They are bold and sexy and have such huge personalities. I find them to be great fun and really really exquisite Orientals.
I think when matching scent to a personality, you can for sure mix-and-match and/or overlap, for perfumery is so varied and nuanced and individual, just like how our personalities are. For some, a "floriental" might work better than an Oriental, and some, a Parfum-Cologne like Elysium might be better than a straight-up Fougere, as it has the weight and depth of a pure Parfum. The same goes for a Chypre - you might find that it seems a bit like an Oriental, like my own scent 'ROJA' is - it is a Chypre dressed up in Cashmere, I like to say. Similarly if you look at Chypre Extraordinaire, it has this huge floral element that is unique to a Chypre, as it has swathes of Tuberose in it, so it becomes a little floral. I would say just find the scent that you smell, close your eyes and involuntarily go "MMMMH", and think "this IS me!". That is the one!
@@rojadove4680 Thank you for the huge and prompt response. Very instructive and I am glad with my De la nuit 3 order. You are indeed a genuis with a baroque(if I am allowed to use that word) personality.
Good evening Mr Dove.
I happen to be in the love with your work and i would really like to hear your thoughts on the following question.
In which direction is parfumery going to develop. And are there new ways known to man, that could totally change the game?
I love your shirts Mr. Roja ❤
Great
Thanks lot....
Great Speaker
But the Neroli is no longer available! where can I get it?
It is available in the Heritage Collection - an archive of my discontinued scents. These can be found in my Haute Parfumerie in Harrods and my boutique in the Burlington Arcade. We can also process orders from my office if you aren't able to get to London. Rx
What Cologne do you recommend from your collection, I am a college student who does not require a lot attention, but wants to stand out. (Anyone notice the 5 birds in the background?)
I feel as though Elysium would be great
@@rojadove4680 Did not know you would actually reply, my statement was vague, but others have told me Elysium is more digestible. (I will try it out, and hope to explore more of your fragrances.)
Their tends to be a bit of over lap between perfumery and pharmacology. As a joke I mentioned to my cousin who is a doctor in order to be heart smart and thin out your blood drink a bottle of perfume. Little did I know he had a patient that used to drink old spice everyday, still alive and well classic haha.
"My perfume is like a cotton t-shirt, with 1% Spandex." Roja Dove
❤💌💕
Hi ,
usually we hear about (reformulation) on perfumes why the most of company do that?
also about (batches variation) and the performance be weaker than the first ?
can you explain that, thanks and I wish you the best sir.
NAWAF ALHAMAD
There are Perfume reviewers who can help you with that. Search perfume reformulation.
I so much luv perfumes... But it's always like I can't afford the gud ones 😞
Mr. Dove,
I know you are a very busy man but I would gladly quit my current job without hesitation in order to become your apprentice. Honest.
J.
Please make it 2 apprentice Roja
What is your favorite fragrance of all time?
I'm rewatching this for the third time, and I was just thinking, have you ever made a perfume that you sold and didn't love? Perhaps a bespoke one for a customer with very different taste to yours? Or one that surprised you with positive reactions from people? Any one that comes to mind immediately?
I would say the old version NuWa... which is why there is a new version (released 2015 I believe). The initial fragrance just wasn't how I wanted the creation to smell and so I changed it. Rx
Hi, what is the name of the song playing in the background?
Hi Konrad - it's just a tune that comes with iMovie
Just got my nose on black tier I'm speechless I thought pure distance black was the best black themed fragrance boy was I wrong black tier is breathtaking can't stop smelling it definitely top 5 fragrance I've ever smelled 1 haute Luxe 2 Diaghilev 3great Britain 4 scandal 5 black tier
Wow, thank you so much! Rx
cd u xplain the 'less is more' rule pls
Mr. Dove must really find me annoying. I submitted roughly 15 questions and not even 1 was given consideration. Nevertheless, I was stoked to hear answers to questions like the one posed by Serapio- a well known Facebook frag member. Great questions guys👏🏼🥰👏🏼
He is in the process of obtaining a restraining order from the courts, bear 🐻 with.
That’s not the whole truth, you discontinue a perfume because some or even just one ingredient is either not available anymore, has become illegal or the price has gone up a lot.
Good Video but where my questions? 😩
There are so many to get through. I do keep a working list, but it can be difficult to answer a lot - a 15 minute video only answered 15 questions. Please feel free to ask again, as they can get a bit lost. My apologies! Rx
Hmmmmmm nice
After smelling some of the most exclusive and expensive fragrances pure oud oils extraits exclusive releases three fragrances remain at the top haute luxe diaghilev and great Britain all are perfect fragrances Luca turin lost all credibility to me when he poorly ranked your offerings your creations dont just smell good they smell majestic opulent dominating polarizing you know whenever i need a little pick me up i spray one tiny squirt of diaghilev and it takes me to another place thankyou sir your creations are unmatched and truly in a league of their own
Der
Indolic Jasmine....