I was really just supposed to buy a maximum of 1 perfume per known niche brand. I started this approach with the house of Roja thinking the compositions are classic and are most likely redundant. Plus, theyre quite expensive. Blind bought Burlington1819 and fell in love with it. I still chose to buy a decant of A Midsummer Dream thinking i can stick to my objective; was i wrong. Its my 2nd bottle from the house and was the reason i lifted the rule on 1 bottle per niche house. I have 7 bottles from the house and not all of them are love (only Burlington 1819 and A Midsummer Dream) but all 7 serve a purpose. I agree Elemi is a great scent and it really makes A Midsummer Dream unique. Worth every bit of the blind buy purchase. Its my go to cold weather or evening scent :)
in a collection of about a 100 fragrances and hundreds of samples, Scandal (parfum) is my most used fragrances this year with 10 wearings! Apex (PC) is not far behind with 6 wearings. Safe to say that I love both. Very interested to smell Reckless. Sweetie Aoud must be my most interesting Roja, would also be suitable for the colder weather
Justin, you gotta try the new Boss Bottled Absolu. Smells like a smoother version of Red Tobacco and less fruity version of Carlisle. The Myrhh and incense is really lovely!
HI Justin thanks for this amazing video could you do a review on your fragrances collection i would like to see you have real nice tastes in fragrances
From the ones that I have sampled so far, I have liked: -A Midsummer Dream ( def need a bottle soon) -Enigma PC (Bought a bottle) -Elysium PC (Bought a bottle) The ones I have not cared for or actually scrubbed off: -Diaghalev -Oceania
I believe the right question is - would You buy it with Your own money? Price is one of the aspects one takes into consideration and calling something "overpriced" is as subjective as "this scent is beautiful". There is a reason why on Fragrantica a vast majority of Roja perfumes are in "way overpriced" category
I think price is the most subjective thing here. My personal hard cap for a fragrance is $200 but youre a diehard enthusiast/have the money to blow it becomes worth it at some point.
@@adamnowak9556 i always hate hearing ‘overpriced’ because its always used to diminish the scent. Every time I hear that my brain hears them saying ‘I can’t afford it’. I sure as hell can’t afford most of them and thats ok.
@@mikekirby2085 for me statement "you can't afford it" as a sign of immaturity. Price is just one of attributes - like quality, longevity, sillage and others. One can ignore some of them but it doesn't mean that they are meaningless for others. Price is too often used as a tool to build "prestige" and "uniqueness"
My answer is simple. I would use my own money to buy the ones I love and feature, and I would not use my own money to buy the ones I don’t love and don’t feature. Price is as relative/subjective as taste.
@@stayfreshproductions correct - price is just one of the aspects. In case of Roja, and few other companies, price to other aspects ratio for me is usually pretty poor so I pretty rarely buy anything from them. Which still doesn't mean I don't buy anything from them - Apex and Vetiver have their place in my collection
I was always interested in Roja Parfums, in no small part due to Roja's charming personality, but they're unavailable in person where I live and there's NO way I'm EVER blind buying a fragrance that's quite as expensive as Roja Parfums. That being said, I do always enjoy watching others' thoughts on them, especiall Yours, since our tastes often align. Good one.
I need to go ahead and grab a Roja. I've been putting them off because the hype around them didn't seem genuine to me. However, I've now tried a few (Elysium Intense, Enigma, and Apex) and, yea, they are really well made. Scandal, Burlington, and UAE sound great, so I'll have to look into those.
Question: what are your thoughts on Versace Eros energy? Tbh I mildly liked it but was told to buy it. My wife LOVED it and said it was the sexiest fragrance she’s ever smelled. Which really surprised me cause I didn’t think sexy vibes with citrus but I guess it proves each person is unique lol. I’m starting to like it more and more tho
I have Paris Corner Emir Vertex, which is a cheapo take on Apex, and I really love it. I'm definitely interested in the original now 'cause the thought of that scent at a higher quality is amazing.
Interesting information about Manhattan. I've had it on my radar and looking at the notes I figured it to be a masculine leaning fragrance. I do own Apex EDP and I love it.
I have really enjoyed watching. Thanks. I think Alexander II and Creation E smell similar. With Creation E just going in a different direction on the dry down in the base notes. Have you or anyone else noticed that?
Agreed. I liked him at first, but he whines so much about his numbers not going up and arguing against his own biases that I just unsubscribed from him
I like some of Roja's perfumes and I own 3 of them. My favorite is Fetish which I don't own and now after the discontinuation prices only goes up! so if you can, please stop talking about Fetish cause it hurts me a lot!😆
Unfortunately/Fortunately, (depending on how some may feel), this is the house of which I have the most collections as well. I have quite a few that you don't review here. I was introduced to the brand in Neiman Marcus 2015. I don't have A Midsummer Dream, but I do have PdV 25. That's a smoother Midsummer Dream if you can imagine that. That, along with PDLN 3, are my favorite Fall/Winter Roja fragrances. Too bad that a bigger part of Roja Parfums' success is luxury breaking into mainstream. Kinda like Nikes in Walmart. There are folks that just refuse to try on those shoes because of the store or group that it's in. But I'm glad that I did try it and that it's in my collection.
Justin.. Just my 2 cents worth.. Maybe each parfume, you can say in your own opinion if its unisex, male or female.. Preamble is great, so viewers can know you get it for free.. I still value your views and opinions highly.. During Preamble maybe you can intro the House a bit, like started which year or base in which country..
😂 I watched that unsubsidized party a few times... But on topic, I don't feel people just want to hear you crap on the Roja's you don't like. I feel they would appreciate hearing your feelings on all of the Roja's you have. Whether those feelings are positive or negative. When people are denied one side of the store, they tend to fill in the blanks. Now a days with the worst possible reasons for ones non-disclosure. I understand that's not the point of this video, but I am sure there are a lot of people that would like to see a video like that.
I totally agree with you their have a bunch of fragrance could smell the same for affordable price ok the quality blend are very high but still not like the affordable fragrance are nocif for the skin..... Just hope Klarna will not mad at you 😂😂😂😂😂
I have a fragrancebuy gift card plus a redeem so the United arab emirate i can have it for less the 390$ CAD... But i want to know your opinion it is look unisex or more masculin??
you know chypre type of fragrance came from the oldest till now archeological find of perfume and that was on the island of Cyprus thas the name of that type of combination so u dont have to be insecure about your propitiation its ok now about reckless well to tell you the truth i have not try try it yet but from all sources i gather that its similar to Clive Christian X masculine that i really adore especially for this time of year and i urge you to sample at list ... i dont know why but its a sleeper under the radar at the community
That’s funny because I thought scandal was reckless because the color of the bottle for new reckless is the exact same as the bottle you showed for scandal. I gave my wife the bottle of reckless because it smells more floral than I can wear. I’m going to sample midsummer night. Ok I saw that reckless porhomme … that’s why she had reckless for women..
Imagine spending all your time bitching about other peoples situation. I love so many Roja scents. For whatever reason they just really appeal to me. And most of the time its via a decant so its not some allure of buying full bottles.
Hey Justice great video, but disagree with your statement about making payments on a fragrance. I think it’s the next best thing sense slice bread, as you know, fragrances are not cheap even though they’re are cheaper fragrances out there. The point I’m making is, I love good quality fragrances and no I don’t wanna pay the full price on a fragrance (s) I like having the option to to pay over time w/o paying for it all at once. I have purchased many of my “high end” fragrances this way and I love it.
If you are doing it for 0% finance reasons then that's clever, if not it means you cannot afford it and you should focus on your essentials. My general rule is if you cannot afford to replace it, you cannot afford it. The only exception being a house!
I was really just supposed to buy a maximum of 1 perfume per known niche brand. I started this approach with the house of Roja thinking the compositions are classic and are most likely redundant. Plus, theyre quite expensive. Blind bought Burlington1819 and fell in love with it. I still chose to buy a decant of A Midsummer Dream thinking i can stick to my objective; was i wrong. Its my 2nd bottle from the house and was the reason i lifted the rule on 1 bottle per niche house. I have 7 bottles from the house and not all of them are love (only Burlington 1819 and A Midsummer Dream) but all 7 serve a purpose. I agree Elemi is a great scent and it really makes A Midsummer Dream unique. Worth every bit of the blind buy purchase. Its my go to cold weather or evening scent :)
in a collection of about a 100 fragrances and hundreds of samples, Scandal (parfum) is my most used fragrances this year with 10 wearings! Apex (PC) is not far behind with 6 wearings.
Safe to say that I love both.
Very interested to smell Reckless.
Sweetie Aoud must be my most interesting Roja, would also be suitable for the colder weather
Very nice video ! Also Sweetie Aoud is a good fit for fall and winter 😊
Yes it is!
Justin, you gotta try the new Boss Bottled Absolu. Smells like a smoother version of Red Tobacco and less fruity version of Carlisle. The Myrhh and incense is really lovely!
Nice!
HI Justin thanks for this amazing video could you do a review on your fragrances collection i would like to see you have real nice tastes in fragrances
From the ones that I have sampled so far, I have liked:
-A Midsummer Dream ( def need a bottle soon)
-Enigma PC (Bought a bottle)
-Elysium PC (Bought a bottle)
The ones I have not cared for or actually scrubbed off:
-Diaghalev
-Oceania
I believe the right question is - would You buy it with Your own money? Price is one of the aspects one takes into consideration and calling something "overpriced" is as subjective as "this scent is beautiful". There is a reason why on Fragrantica a vast majority of Roja perfumes are in "way overpriced" category
I think price is the most subjective thing here. My personal hard cap for a fragrance is $200 but youre a diehard enthusiast/have the money to blow it becomes worth it at some point.
@@adamnowak9556 i always hate hearing ‘overpriced’ because its always used to diminish the scent. Every time I hear that my brain hears them saying ‘I can’t afford it’. I sure as hell can’t afford most of them and thats ok.
@@mikekirby2085 for me statement "you can't afford it" as a sign of immaturity. Price is just one of attributes - like quality, longevity, sillage and others. One can ignore some of them but it doesn't mean that they are meaningless for others. Price is too often used as a tool to build "prestige" and "uniqueness"
My answer is simple. I would use my own money to buy the ones I love and feature, and I would not use my own money to buy the ones I don’t love and don’t feature.
Price is as relative/subjective as taste.
@@stayfreshproductions correct - price is just one of the aspects. In case of Roja, and few other companies, price to other aspects ratio for me is usually pretty poor so I pretty rarely buy anything from them. Which still doesn't mean I don't buy anything from them - Apex and Vetiver have their place in my collection
Guilty klarna customer here 🤚🏾😂
I was always interested in Roja Parfums, in no small part due to Roja's charming personality, but they're unavailable in person where I live and there's NO way I'm EVER blind buying a fragrance that's quite as expensive as Roja Parfums. That being said, I do always enjoy watching others' thoughts on them, especiall Yours, since our tastes often align. Good one.
You did a really good job with the pronunciation of “Chypre”. 👍👍
Thank you 🙏🏾
@@stayfreshproductions French pronunciation is hard for us Americans. The R is just so damn different. 50 percent of the time it’s gets me every time.
I need to go ahead and grab a Roja. I've been putting them off because the hype around them didn't seem genuine to me. However, I've now tried a few (Elysium Intense, Enigma, and Apex) and, yea, they are really well made. Scandal, Burlington, and UAE sound great, so I'll have to look into those.
JC & ROJA. Absolutely clicked and thoroughly enjoyed it. I have 8 of your 10 and I agree with your comments on almost all of them. Top video😊
Justin, I love the Rojas (at two bottles and building up more) but also really love your knitwear … what sweater are you wearing?
Thank you! It’s from Buffalo David Bitton.
Do you not consider Sweetie Aoud a cooler weather fragrance or did it just not make your top 10?
It’s definitely a great cool weather fragrance
Question: what are your thoughts on Versace Eros energy? Tbh I mildly liked it but was told to buy it. My wife LOVED it and said it was the sexiest fragrance she’s ever smelled. Which really surprised me cause I didn’t think sexy vibes with citrus but I guess it proves each person is unique lol. I’m starting to like it more and more tho
I haven’t tried it yet!
I have Paris Corner Emir Vertex, which is a cheapo take on Apex, and I really love it. I'm definitely interested in the original now 'cause the thought of that scent at a higher quality is amazing.
It's amazing save up it's worth it
Vertex wasn't good enough once I smelled the real thing. Save up, it's worth it.
The IDEA of BEING a SHILL simply BECAUSE you GOT something for FREE is COMPLETE foolishness!!!
Yes they get the BOTTLE for free but get paid on the back end in the form of affiliate links
Agreed! Sample first and that will solve everything. 😁
Interesting information about Manhattan. I've had it on my radar and looking at the notes I figured it to be a masculine leaning fragrance. I do own Apex EDP and I love it.
Manhattan is amazing and feels a bit under the radar.
I have really enjoyed watching. Thanks. I think Alexander II and Creation E smell similar. With Creation E just going in a different direction on the dry down in the base notes. Have you or anyone else noticed that?
The subliminals are delicious!
I love the robes08 digs😂
Agreed. I liked him at first, but he whines so much about his numbers not going up and arguing against his own biases that I just unsubscribed from him
I personally can’t even get past his douchey thumbnails.
Very based comment section, robes comes off so whiney and resentful
I like some of Roja's perfumes and I own 3 of them. My favorite is Fetish which I don't own and now after the discontinuation prices only goes up! so if you can, please stop talking about Fetish cause it hurts me a lot!😆
😅
Thanks, always interesting
Unfortunately/Fortunately, (depending on how some may feel), this is the house of which I have the most collections as well.
I have quite a few that you don't review here.
I was introduced to the brand in Neiman Marcus 2015.
I don't have A Midsummer Dream, but I do have PdV 25. That's a smoother Midsummer Dream if you can imagine that.
That, along with PDLN 3, are my favorite Fall/Winter Roja fragrances.
Too bad that a bigger part of Roja Parfums' success is luxury breaking into mainstream.
Kinda like Nikes in Walmart.
There are folks that just refuse to try on those shoes because of the store or group that it's in.
But I'm glad that I did try it and that it's in my collection.
Sorry to be honest i jump fwd Manhattan i really don t like unisexe Fragrance but nice review fam always useful.
Now that you mentioned Justin, I was counting and even I seem to have the most amount of fragrances (Bottles + Decants) from Roja 😅
Nice!
Justin..
Just my 2 cents worth..
Maybe each parfume, you can say in your own opinion if its unisex, male or female..
Preamble is great, so viewers can know you get it for free..
I still value your views and opinions highly..
During Preamble maybe you can intro the House a bit, like started which year or base in which country..
😂 I watched that unsubsidized party a few times...
But on topic, I don't feel people just want to hear you crap on the Roja's you don't like. I feel they would appreciate hearing your feelings on all of the Roja's you have. Whether those feelings are positive or negative. When people are denied one side of the store, they tend to fill in the blanks. Now a days with the worst possible reasons for ones non-disclosure.
I understand that's not the point of this video, but I am sure there are a lot of people that would like to see a video like that.
Apex EDP its beautiful
Apex is goated
⌚ WATCHING you since you were younger then you are now😅✌🏻
Thanks! 😆
Do you think Danger PC have similarities to Bracken Man to you?
Not to me!
What u said about scandal i couldn't said it better.
🔥🔥🔥🔥
Apex Eau Intense is coming😉
I totally agree with you their have a bunch of fragrance could smell the same for affordable price ok the quality blend are very high but still not like the affordable fragrance are nocif for the skin..... Just hope Klarna will not mad at you 😂😂😂😂😂
I have a fragrancebuy gift card plus a redeem so the United arab emirate i can have it for less the 390$ CAD... But i want to know your opinion it is look unisex or more masculin??
More masculine to me. But I wouldn’t blind buy it!
@@stayfreshproductions ok thx
you know chypre type of fragrance came from the oldest till now archeological find of perfume and that was on the island of Cyprus thas the name of that type of combination so u dont have to be insecure about your propitiation its ok now about reckless well to tell you the truth i have not try try it yet but from all sources i gather that its similar to Clive Christian X masculine that i really adore especially for this time of year and i urge you to sample at list ... i dont know why but its a sleeper under the radar at the community
I have CCX and I’ve spoken about it in a recent video
That’s funny because I thought scandal was reckless because the color of the bottle for new reckless is the exact same as the bottle you showed for scandal. I gave my wife the bottle of reckless because it smells more floral than I can wear. I’m going to sample midsummer night. Ok I saw that reckless porhomme … that’s why she had reckless for women..
I love Roja because it’s not for Peasents. People and their Cheapie crap is offensive
Imagine spending all your time bitching about other peoples situation.
I love so many Roja scents. For whatever reason they just really appeal to me. And most of the time its via a decant so its not some allure of buying full bottles.
The truth is somewhere in between robes08 and Justin, I think
Thank you for sharing what you think
When u said sheepr it look like a french language 😂😂😂 you said it well👌🏿just..........remove the r🤫
Hey Justice great video, but disagree with your statement about making payments on a fragrance. I think it’s the next best thing sense slice bread, as you know, fragrances are not cheap even though they’re are cheaper fragrances out there. The point I’m making is, I love good quality fragrances and no I don’t wanna pay the full price on a fragrance (s) I like having the option to to pay over time w/o paying for it all at once. I have purchased many of my “high end” fragrances this way and I love it.
If you are doing it for 0% finance reasons then that's clever, if not it means you cannot afford it and you should focus on your essentials. My general rule is if you cannot afford to replace it, you cannot afford it. The only exception being a house!