Description
“An unusual citrus note of Cedrat is enhanced by the freshness of Rosemary and Rhubarb, where a bouquet of Geranium, Rose, Orange Blossom, Jasmine, Heliotrope, and Violet is further sweetened by Blackcurrant Bud and Peach, warmed by Casmir, Sandal, and Aoud Woods, Saffron, Patchouli, and Oakmoss, the whole nestling on a soft, sensual base of Benzoin, Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Birch, leather-like Labdanum, Leather, Civet, and Musk.” – a note from the brand.
Kuwait by Roja Dove is a Oriental fragrance for women and men. This is a new fragrance. Kuwait was launched in 2017. The nose behind this fragrance is Roja Dove. Top notes are citron and rosemary; middle notes are geranium, rose de mai, orange blossom, jasmine, labdanum, heliotrope, violet, cassis and peach; base notes are rhubarb, saffron, patchouli, oakmoss, cashmere wood, sandalwood, agarwood (oud), benzoin, vanilla, tonka bean, birch, labdanum, leather, ambergris, civet and musk.
Poncho373 – :
Very nice, soft fragrance. Low sillage but longevity is good. A daytime fragrance that definitely won’t offend. I’m not sure it’s worth the price but if you can afford it, go for it but realize it may not garner compliments due to a low projectivity. For initimate close encounters, this may be the one for you.
ComprarViagraAR – :
My first try from Roja’s collection of fragrances inspired by countries of the Middle East, Kuwait is really quite great, a fruity / resinous top & heart sitting on a base of oud, woods, and patchouli.
The note list, however, is much longer, and from it, I mainly get a melange of very mixed florals (rose sticks out a little), peach, sandalwood, benzoin, labdanum, patchouli, and musk.
I dare say it’s sweet but not too sweet, either, the sweetness of the peach in harmony with the florals to give a more balanced sort of heady sharpness as opposed to one that’s purely white or yellow floral or purely fruit. Even when it dries down, it’s still pretty bright with the florals and fruit, though it feels like it has a little more bass overall after a few hours.
It’s a great performer, as expected for its predictably-lofty Roja Parfums cost of $550 for 50ml, and to me, a versatile player, as well, seeming to work well for various occasions (casual vs formal), seasons, and genders/ages.
This an easy win of a fragrance at a price that’s not so easy to stomach, but price notwithstanding, I’d have to give this some thought as a fragrance I’d like to own and wear a lot. This certainly makes me to want to try the rest of the line, though, regardless of price.
8 out of 10
jorka – :
You’ve arrived at your grandma’s house and you smile as you pass her gardens, which are alive and in full bloom. She sits you down in the kitchen where she just finished coating candy apples with syrup and spooning out pomegranates and a manner of other sweet and fruity things, and she offers to make you a vanilla milkshake. You politely decline because you know she’s deliberately fattening you up, and you jump as her cat leaps into your lap and starts wiggling its butt and stroking your face with its tail. Kuwait by Roja Dove.
anry – :
As profound as the Persian gulf, unfolding in never ending layers of depth.
Flamboyant like the golden splendor of the sun, awakening in the desert.
What a magnificent blend, Kuwait makes my heart pound when I breathe the intoxicating aromas of fruits infused in smoke and agarwood all dressed in grown up sophisticated vanilla, lots of it.
The flowers are full bloomed, deep violet accord, roses,jasmine, the brilliant addition of heliotrope to enhance the narcotic quality of the scent, the contrasting earthy patchouli, the animalic nuances of civet and musk laced with peach to add this vibrant animalistic funky juiciness to the composition.
This is just a blend apart from the rest, resting above all, futuristic, arabic, regal.
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FriendJordan – :
I just loved this one . It is surely the best fragrance ever made by Roja. The base note are really amazing.
azich – :
Interesting composition similar to Oud vert intense by Fragrance Du Bois. An upscale all season scent for an elegant rich guy with a beautiful Mercedes Class S or a Range Rover Velar. In my try again list.
tru-vova – :
Anything Roja does should be viewed like a tutorial or a seminar. I come bare skinned ready to learn. Let’s jump head first into this Kuwait biz. Although it has a role, the citron isn’t significant. It’s purpose is to valet the active peach with bitterness giving the savory fruit a more intricate guise. The shrapnel of amber will hit you from all sides. The ambergris is whale made(pun intended) as a brown supplement to an already auburn composition. There’s enough labdanum here to be considered heavy machinery. It affects everything thus appearing in all 3 phases of Kuwait. The oud is not much of a ubiquity and its decayed profile is transient. The benzoin existence is a lot like the labdanum; advantageous to the ambery nature especially in the 2nd half of the fragrance. The cashmere wood, tonka and musk could easily be one conjoined note. What’s a good oriental without a rosy presence? The flower is dense and dusty enough to be confused with Turkish rose or sandalwood. Most of the floral notes were used as highlighters and not for attention. Another Roja in the books and plenty of opinions await. This is not distinctive, different nor offbeat from what we’re accustomed to from the oriental genre. I’m actually surprised that Roja didn’t teach us anything new given the motley of notes. How many different ways can the Hollywood of the Gulf be translated? No doubt, this is all things Middle East…and for that reason, the zeitgeist was expressed accordingly.
Update: Forget everything I’ve said. This stuff is no joke!! I might have to cop this one!!
Maximys – :
It is definitely the best, I even smelled a scent similar to dried strawberries or something like berry jam mixed with roses. This is a profound fragrance
Стрекуль – :
To me this is the second best of the collection; it’s rich and complex and not to be missed! (I’ll probably digest more later)
cornVerne – :
Yes it’s my favorite from the whole line (another two I like is Enigma and Risqué)it smells like rose mixed with some berry jam …..I think it’s the most feminine one from the five.(the other four are UAE, Qatar,Saudi Arabia and Oman).
NIKO300 – :
Tried this one at Roja Dove Burlington arkade recently, and i think Kuwait is the best from this new line.