Description
“A blend of Lime, Mandarin, Artemisia, and sparkling Aldehydes adds its freshness to a bouquet of Rose, Geranium, Jasmine, Chamomile, and Violet, further sweetened by Plum, Raspberry, Blackcurrant, Strawberry, Banana, Apple, and a Candyfloss Accord, which is enlivened by Pink Pepper, Cinnamon, Clove, and Saffron, warmed by a base of Cedar, Sandal, and Aoud Woods, Patchouli, and Oakmoss, where Fir Balsam, Vanilla and Cocoa add their softness, the whole underscored by a sensual blend of Leather and Musk.” – a note from the brand.
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Roja Dove is a Oriental Spicy fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Kingdom of Saudi Arabia was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Roja Dove. Top notes are aldehydes, lime, mandarin orange and artemisia; middle notes are geranium, rose de mai, jasmine, chamomile, violet, apple, black currant, strawberry, raspberry, plum and banana; base notes are violet leaf, pink pepper, cinnamon, cloves, saffron, patchouli, oakmoss, cedar, balsam fir, sandalwood, agarwood (oud), cotton candy, vanilla, cacao pod, leather and musk.
DEADTH – :
My favorite Roja. I get a leather and banana/vanilla on my skin. It evolves like a symphony with a non synthetic leather as the conductor. I don’t find it overly sweet as the sharp leather keeps it line. It’s safe for virtually any occasion because it’s a soft scent that is sexy yet relaxing. I only have a sample that was relatively small so I can’t comment on its longevity but would love to own this masterpiece one day!
Assistedliving – :
A nice fruity oud fragrance with a vanilla base that is too similar to Candy Aoud also offered by Roja. If you have Candy Aoud, skip this one. This smells NOTHING like Aventus.
Smudger – :
Like a niche version of Versace Man / Versace Pour Homme Oud Noir. :). But with a skanky oud in the beginning at least.
fourfague – :
Hmmmm strange one. I can really pick up the banana and the raspberry along with some marshmallow candy floss…. all that mixed together smells very sickly
Not my favourite Roja release however need to see what it dries down to
Ezoptron – :
My third try in this line by Roja Parfums, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia seems to have elements of both Kuwait and UAE. It’s sweet with very heavy use sweet fruit elements (raspberry, strawberry, plum, blackcurrant) but it still has a rose/oud mix that is reasonably heavy. It dries down to a base of sandalwood, vanilla, musk, and a few other elements that are well-blended. As with other fragrances in this collection, the note list is intimidatingly long, but it’s superbly blended, undoubtedly expected for Roja’s pricing ($555 for 50ml, in this case).
I get far more of a tart berry element in the sweetness (strawberry, raspberry) than the bright sweetness of the blackcurrant or quasi-booziness of the plum or apple. It’s far brighter at the onset due to a citrus/floral bouquet of opening notes, followed by the fruity blend shortly thereafter (within a half hour of application).
The dry down is still sharp but is a pleasant blend of the sweet, woody, and animalic elements. The rose and other florals are still there, as well, but it’s far more about the vanilla, sandalwood, leather, musk, and some lingering combination of fruit at this point (several hours in).
The comparisons to Aventus seem downright odd to me but to each their own–I speculate that the blackcurrant commonality is the main cause.
This is a great fragrance–I prefer it to UAE but Kuwait may still edge it out. Roja does it again. I need to try Qatar and Bahrain still.
8 out of 10
valentovanikol – :
This is a very pleasing unisex tutti fruity type of fragrance, lots of fruity candy notes.
Roke – :
Fruity patchouli opening and the dry down is very similar to the most fruity batch of Creed Aventus but the performance seem to be weaker. Nice scent but I prefer Aventus over this one considering the price.
Рittermtn – :
There are ALOT of Aventus clones out there. This one opens up with a fresh and citrusy oud. It quickly dries down to an EXACT clone of Aventus. Not the weak airy Aventus of today, but the rich, dense, birch and pineapple of the very 1st release of Aventus. This doesnt project that much, and doesnt last that long on clothes or skin. I wish the oud lasted longer because the fresh/ dirty oud combo was intriguing. This is a very tough sale at $555 with less than stellar performance.
zigmund – :
This is a really nice & modern “fresh” green woody oud (with slight spicy & fruity facets) akin to Ormonde Jayne Nawab of Oudh, Rasasi Oudh Al Boruzz Asrar Indonesia, etc. (I’d add The Spirit of Dubai Meydan but that’s more leathery)
It’s my 3rd favorite from this collection 🙂