Roja Parfumes claims to produce “The Finest Fragrances In The World”. Let’s check out why.
Roja Dove, the Master Perfumer
After developing his passion for fragrances for his whole life, in 2011 Roja Dove decided to present his own fragrance range. He started with a trilogy, where he created a scent for each female fragrance family: Oriental, Chypre, and Floral, entitled ‘Enslaved, Unspoken, and Scandal’ accordingly. He considers himself fortunate to have always lived a charmed life and he was exceptionally lucky with his debut into the professional world of perfumery, where he was offered a role within the most prestigious of all French perfumery houses. He studied the great masterpieces, and learnt the beauty of the raw materials and how they have been used over time to create different effects.
The brand
This luxury brand is renowned for using the finest quality materials available; from precious Rose de Mai to legendary Ambergris every perfume is one of a kind.
Every small detail has Roja’s personal attention. Every aspect captures Roja’s central philosophy, “only the best will do”. The fragrances are so removed from the normality of ‘here today, gone tomorrow’ scents, they are fragrances that discretely deliver quality, luxury, and sophistication.
Only the most precious natural materials are used for the packaging. For the bottles, caps, plaques, and boxes, they use crystal, gold, precious metals, and silk.
What makes these perfumes so special, is that considerable skill is required to make and hand finish each flacon. Each bottle is manufactured in France and made of the purest, clearest glass used in the industry. The gold detail is screen-printed in England onto the glass by hand in a process that takes three days to complete. Each perfume cap, the symbol of Roja Parfums, requires fourteen Swarovski crystals each set by hand in a process that takes five days to finish. Also, the front of each bottle is adorned with a golden plaque applied to the glass by hand in England.
Our experience
This boutique is situated in the gorgeous Burlington Arcade in Mayfair. As we arrived, we were very nicely greeted by Jack, the store manager. Jack told us all about these magnificent fragrances and why they are unique. What Roja does is help the customer find the perfect perfume for himself, with sessions of “perfume tasting”.
We tried 4 different fragrances for men and 4 for women, each one of them with a different story and unique materials. We were impressed by the story of “Danger” pour femme, of which Roja Dove claimed:
“Laden with potent aphrodisiacs – this creation is not dangerous for the woman who wears it – it is dangerous for the man who smells it on her.”
Also, we tried the master perfumer’s personal fragrance, which he created for himself and decided to put on the market only because all of his friend were insisting as it was so good. And as a matter of fact, they were right! It is the closest you can get to perfection, and the 25 yearly bottles that are produced are sold pretty quickly.
After having tried many scents, we decided to go for the Enigma pour homme, made of Bergamot, Cognac, Tobacco, Vanilla and Ambergris, and for the Enlsaved pour femme, made of Lemon, Bergamot, Lime and Vanilla.
We were very satisfied with this experience, but we still had some doubts about how much was true about everything we had learnt. We have given it a week, and we can definitely say that Roja Parfumes are worth every penny. The fragrance sticks on your skin for over 24 hours, and the smell is breathtaking. Natural oils mean that you are only wearing the very best materials, and wearing Roja also gives you that sense of exclusiveness and uniqueness that you don’t have when wearing any other commercial perfume.
