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LukaMarinko – :
Enslaved.
It fit me like a fine leather glove. Some reviewers claim Habanita as an inspiration. Meh..somewhat. It isnt that cut and dried. I have the vintage Habanita extrait and edt and this, if I had to say its relation to it is a fine tuned habanita or animalic chypre. I got a big rose backed up by classic geranium with a growly sweet animalic powdery musk.Theres a sweet orange blossom leather from the labdanum that reminds me of Cuir Mauresque. Im in heaven. Completely underrated in the line and Roja fine tunes older ideas..usually for the better. I have to give him credit where its due. Super and I need a full bottle pronto.
WabhaismNah – :
Just wondering why vanilla or tonka bean isn’t in the note. Perhaps it could be the secret ingredient part.
Opening was so animalic, hot, and oily to my nose. Not long after the complexity of balzamic, floral, animalic accords are playing in to my mind. Yet, this is not my choice although this is one of good masterpiece of Roja.
VITALITY – :
Parfum version:
It was bugging me so much as to which fragrance this reminds me of and then i noticed Habanita above the edt older bottle and its that!!! Enslaved opens up very loud and doesnt have the vanilla and smokey richness of Habanita.
If the dry down on your skin is similar to what i get on mine – enslaved parfum and habanita = similar, then you can really save yourself £££.
A very animallic powdery like fragrance.
Very different to how i remember the edp to be. Unfortunately the two stores i went to, neither had a tester of the edp.
ercogzxc – :
Not bad, I feel like this is a good alternative for people who don’t like the old classics such as No 5 or Shalimar but want to, as this reflects and mirrors many old classic techniques without the bold headiness that turns many people away. The powder is muted, the musk is muted, everything just seems to be well tamed about it. Guest_Colin Maillard below pretty much hits it on the head with this one, although I think this is actually a viable alternative for people who don’t enjoy the brash quality of classics. It’s not really my cup of tea, too mild, too conventional, and too costly. 6/10 for me.
biniEnrinly – :
This is a particularly beautiful Chypre. I was uncertain as to whether I would enjoy it at the beginning, as it was very heavy on the powdery blast, but once that dissipated, I began to enjoy the unfolding of the various levels, and it really works for me. I love that I can pick out some Vetiver near the end. I think there is something animalic, but it is more of a whisper. Classy and modern.
galina210668 – :
This is a scent in case of which it really is worth waiting for the drydown. The first spray is very opulent, baroque, with multiple notes making a loud entry, and made me think that might not really get on with it, not being a massive fan of big, vintage florals. Roja Dove clearly looked for inspiration in these.
However, as it dries down, the citrus sharpness fades away and some delicious sweetness appears. It remains a big scent, but a lot easier to wear. It becomes more rounded, pleasant. It brings to my mind images of glamorous actresses in silent movies and cosy velvet on the walls of their boudoirs. Subtle scent of powder.
If you’re not mad about it after the first 5 minutes, give it some time, it really becomes something pretty special after a while.
rrr – :
This stuff is raw, animal sex in a bottle.
ZEE – :
I’ve been Enslaved.
Such deep, rich, intense wonderment in the Eau De Parfum bottle that I have, transports you to a place filled with stars that encompasses you with the faint, yet loving aura of an oriental romance.
A very pleasant aroma that mesmerizes you as it delightfully goes through each of the notes, I keep going back to it more and more, longevity and projection is moderate to long lasting. I mostly pick up the woody, amber and the fresh spiciness aromas, which as I said earlier transports me to another land filled with devotion and romance.
I would recommend this if you want something that is deep and mysterious with an oriental twist.
asadua – :
Like most of the scents in the line, Enslaved sounds like it was inspired by an E.L. James novel. The scent is a xerox of a classical chypre: herbalized citrus and spicy florals over a mossy base. The opening is sharp and bitter, and then it dawdles along on vetiver and lavender for much of the middle. Over time it sweetens up into a vanilla ice cream thing, but I’d still file it as a chypre over an oriental. Although it seems polished overall, it’s derivative and soulless — all veneer with little substance, and frankly, it’s boring. Decent construction, but uninspired and anachronistic.
Натали1973 – :
This is the first and only Roja Dove I have tested so far. Spicy carnation at first, then a giant powder bomb detonates. I really like this – smells very vintage. I think vintage would be less pricey, though! It also smells so familiar…but I can’t place it. Maybe Teint de neige in the drydown? I don’t know – maybe someone else could chime in so I could stop racking my brain? Also, I think this is the wrong name for this fume, too. Enslaved made me think it should dark, brooding, seductive and mysterious. Carnation scented powder is none of those things, IMHO. I would use a small decant of this, for sure, but I don’t think I could ever spend $500 on this when it reminds me of something else so much. (Now if only I could figure out what that is….)
A lovely work of art, but out of my price range. If you have lots of money, and adore vintage scents, this is for you.
DARVIN – :
The reviewers before me have already summed this up pretty well. A definite Habanita rip off with a large dollop of L’Heure Bleue. So of course, the problem becomes the price. This is nice enough, very wearable and there are definitely high quality ingredients used, but when it smells almost exactly the same as two perfumes that cost a fraction of the price, I just don’t feel it can be justified.
The top notes are an interesting mix and the citrus is very pleasant and sparkling. However, the lavender is almost sour which is a little off putting.
There’s an attempt at “Guerlainade” here. Powdery vanilla mostly. It’s sort of well done – although not to Guerlain standards – but if you’re going to imitate, at least don’t pick something so iconic and instantly recognisable.
There’s a civet-esque animalic sort of scent running through this. Now, that kind of note is not to my taste at all, but that’s purely subjective. Objectively, it is well done and I can see it appealing to people who like that animal vibe from their fragrances.
As others have noted, this is kind of weak. I was expecting raw, sensual and shameless. I got feminine, slightly sensual and very shy. There’s an oomph that should be there but isn’t.
Subjectively, this isn’t my cup of tea. Objectively, it’s a perfectly nice floriental (that seems more chypre than oriental). It’s definitely high quality. But unfortunately, it’s been done before at least twice and those two times have been better and cheaper than this one.
shawnlib – :
Roja Dove really seems to apply his curator habilities also in his collection, in a kind of an attempt to preserve classics that may be destroyed with reformulations or may not exist anymore with discontinuations. I don’t know if the current Habanita Parfum is still good, but Enslaved in parfum concentration really reminds Habanita. It has the dry, spicy tobacco accord, with honey nuances, with a drydown that is good woody vetiver. Between there seems to be something like heliotrope or tonka that gives the fragrance a slightly almond aura. It’s quality stuff, expensive indeed and maybe it lacks the originality factor, but not the deepness and personality as said before.
лоне-волф – :
Enslaved (Parfum concentration) is an “unconventional Oriental”. Oriental? Yes, but an head almost Chypre, whitout being a Chypre. There is a strange complexity, fascinating, which whisks you way; but it’s smooth and dense like a balm.
Enslaved refers to the mind many masterpieces of the past, touches them, but goes beyond. A smooth geranium in top with hints of carnation (after the radiant light of the citrus)that could be L’Origan by Coty. A leathery heart with Jasmine of Grasse which is warmed by Cedarwood with its waxy-milky hand in place of the cloying Sandalwood. A rich Heliotropian-Vetiver with nuances of Vanilla and Ambregris that suggest an Habanita with reflection of Shalimar and Heure Blue.
For me, an enigmatic masterpiece, certainly controversial… but that reverses the Oriental concept in a mix of dissonances that make it sparkling.
MahmuddIas – :
I’m surprised that vanilla is not listed as a note, because it seems quite vanilla-ey…Very powdery, spicy vanilla and flowers. I can see how this would smell too mature for some peoples’ tastes. Very potent. A small dab will definitely be noticed. I like it, but I’m not convinced it’s worth the hefty price.
Update: Still can’t shell out for the big bottle, but felt it necessary to at least invest in a 5ml decant. Such a small amount lasts so long that I felt justified 🙂