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Roja Parfums Elysium
Roja Parfums

Elysium

Citrus
Fresh
Floral
Rose
Jasmine
White Floral
Fruity
EDP · 2017 · men

Roja Parfums is the independent fragrance house of Roja Dove, a renowned perfumer and fragrance consultant known for his work with luxury brands and his distinctive approach to classical perfumery. Elysium, released in 2017, represents his vision for a refined men's fragrance built on traditional structure.

Elysium opens with a bright citrus burst of grapefruit, lemon, bergamot, and lime, layered with herbal notes of thyme and artemisia for a crisp, slightly green quality. The heart develops into a complex aromatic composition anchored by vetiver and juniper berries, with black currant and apple adding subtle fruitiness, while a floral middle of jasmine and lily-of-the-valley prevents the composition from becoming too austere. The base settles into a warm, slightly animalic finish with ambergris, leather, and vanilla supported by benzoin and labdanum, creating an amber-woody foundation with enough depth to carry the scent through the day.

This is a composed, intelligent fragrance suited to someone who appreciates classical proportions and doesn't need obvious projection. It works well in professional settings and translates equally to casual wear, particularly during cooler months. If you gravitate toward sophisticated herbal aromatics with restrained sweetness, Elysium belongs in your collection. Similar profiles can be found in The Tactician, The Aristocrat, and The Homesteader.

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Main Accordsreported by community
Citrus
100%
Fresh
97%
Floral
80%
Rose
18%
Jasmine
70%
White Floral
36%
Fruity
18%
Green
31%
Aquatic
50%
Aromatic
33%
Woody
60%
Vetiver
50%
Earthy
33%
Musky
50%
Amber
100%
Spicy
18%
Balsamic
100%
Vanilla
100%
Sweet
100%
Gourmand
50%
Leather
50%
Fragrance Notesbrand verified
Top · 0–30 min
Grapefruit
Grapefruit
Bittersweet and juicy with a faintly metallic zing that sets it apart from sweeter citrus notes. Grapefruit is uniquely energising, it reads as clean and modern rather than traditionally 'citrusy.' It pairs effortlessly with musks, making it a staple of office-safe, all-day fragrances.
Lemon
Lemon
Sharp, clean, and instantly familiar, the pure zest of fresh-cut lemon peel, not the sugary juice. In perfumery it reads as crisp and energising rather than sweet, and is often used to amplify other light notes. It fades quickly, so it's almost always a top note that makes a striking first impression.
Bergamot
Bergamot
A sun-ripened Italian citrus with a brightness that goes beyond lemon, simultaneously tart, floral, and slightly spicy. It's the defining note of Earl Grey tea and the backbone of countless fresh colognes. Perfumers love it as an opener because it lifts the entire composition without overpowering what follows.
Lime
Lime
Crisper and greener than lemon, with a faint bitterness that keeps it from smelling like a cocktail mixer. Lime zest has a raw, almost herbaceous quality that pairs naturally with aquatic and green accords. It signals freshness and informality, the note of beach bars and gym-fresh colognes.
Thyme
Thyme
Herbal, slightly medicinal, and earthy with a warm, honey-like underpinning that sets it apart from greener herbs like basil. Thyme adds a French countryside quality, rugged but refined. It's used to add character and specificity to herbal-woody compositions that might otherwise feel generic.
Artemisia
Artemisia
The wormwood family, artemisia adds a dry, herbal, slightly bitter greenness that evokes wild Mediterranean hillsides and ancient apothecaries. It's the botanical that gives absinthe its distinctive aura. In perfumery it grounds compositions in something honest and slightly difficult, which makes them feel more real.
Galbanum
Galbanum
One of perfumery's oldest raw materials, a bitter, intensely green resin with a cut-grass, slightly medicinal quality. It's the note that gives vintage green chypres their sharp, naturalistic edge. Galbanum alone is almost unpleasantly aggressive, but in a composition it adds a vivid green freshness that nothing else can match.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Vetiver
Vetiver
Earthy, smoky, and complex, vetiver root is extracted from a grass native to India and has a scent that is simultaneously rooty, woody, and slightly lemony. It's one of perfumery's great base notes: tenacious, unisex, and endlessly adaptable. A fragrance built around vetiver feels grounded and deeply confident.
Juniper Berries
Juniper Berries
Dry, piney, and slightly citrusy, juniper is the botanical soul of gin, with a resinous, slightly spicy freshness that is entirely its own. In perfumery it adds a crisp, outdoorsy quality that bridges woody and spicy families. Used in masculine fragrances to evoke cold mountain air, stone trails, and bracing northern landscapes.
Black Currant
Black Currant
Apple
Apple
Fresh, crisp, and slightly cidery, apple reads as clean and natural rather than candy-sweet. Green apple is sharper and more aromatic; red apple is rounder and juicier. Both add an approachable freshness to florals and fresher orientals, and green apple in particular is a signature of certain classic masculines.
Pink Pepper
Pink Pepper
Fruity, slightly rosy, and gently spiced, pink pepper is softer and more aromatic than black pepper. It occupies a unique space between citrus, floral, and spice families, which makes it exceptionally versatile. You'll find it in contemporary fresh fragrances where it adds lift and personality without aggression.
Cedar
Cedar
Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha
Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha
Lily-of-the-Valley
Lily-of-the-Valley
Rose
Rose
The queen of floral notes and the most-used ingredient in fine perfumery. Real rose is simultaneously velvety, honeyed, and slightly spicy, nothing like the synthetic candy version. Depending on the variety used, it can anchor a composition or drift through it like a ghost, adding warmth without dominating.
Jasmine
Jasmine
Intoxicating, heady, and slightly animalic, jasmine is one of the few flowers that smells as rich in a bottle as it does climbing a garden wall at dusk. It has an almost fleshy, indolic quality that stops it reading as purely 'clean.' Jasmine is a workhorse in both feminine and masculine perfumery, adding depth and soul.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Ambergris
Ambergris
One of perfumery's most storied materials, a waxy substance produced by sperm whales with a uniquely salty, sweet, earthy quality. Real ambergris is nearly unobtainable; most perfumers use synthetic alternatives. It adds a marine warmth and incredible fixative quality, making fragrances smell more 'alive' and skin-like.
Leather
Leather
One of perfumery's most complex accords, smoky, animalic, and slightly woody, evoking tanned hide, polished saddles, or fine gloves depending on the recipe. Leather adds sophistication and edge simultaneously, and is deeply associated with masculinity in Western perfumery (though the best leather fragrances transcend gender entirely).
Vanilla
Vanilla
Warm, sweet, and universally appealing, vanilla is to fragrance what salt is to cooking. Real vanilla is complex and slightly smoky, though most perfumery vanilla is synthetic and reads as clean, sweet, and creamy. It slows the evaporation of other notes and is the reason certain fragrances feel like a second skin.
Benzoin
Benzoin
Sweet, warm, and balsamic, benzoin resin smells like vanilla mixed with incense, with a powdery, slightly medicinal edge. It adds a comforting warmth and fixative quality to oriental fragrances, and blends beautifully with spices. Often used to smooth and round off sharp edges in complex base notes.
Labdanum
Labdanum
A resin from the rock rose plant with a dark, animalic, honeyed quality that anchors many classic oriental fragrances. Labdanum is simultaneously leathery and sweet, with a raw complexity that synthetic materials struggle to match. It's a cornerstone of amber accords and chypre compositions.
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The HomesteaderBest match84% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

Warm skin musks, sandalwood, soft cedar, clean vetiver. Grounding, intimate, unhurried.

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The Romantic83% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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The Sensualist83% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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Scent Profile
Citrus100%Fresh97%Floral80%Rose18%Jasmine70%
Fragrance Family
Floral Woody
EDP
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What does Roja Parfums Elysium smell like? +
Roja Parfums is the independent fragrance house of Roja Dove, a renowned perfumer and fragrance consultant known for his work with luxury brands and his distinctive approach to classical perfumery. Elysium, released in 2017, represents his vision for a refined men's fragrance built on traditional structure. Elysium opens with a bright citrus burst of grapefruit, lemon, bergamot, and lime, layered with herbal notes of thyme and artemisia for a crisp, slightly green quality. The heart develops into a complex aromatic composition anchored by vetiver and juniper berries, with black currant and apple adding subtle fruitiness, while a floral middle of jasmine and lily-of-the-valley prevents the composition from becoming too austere. The base settles into a warm, slightly animalic finish with ambergris, leather, and vanilla supported by benzoin and labdanum, creating an amber-woody foundation with enough depth to carry the scent through the day. This is a composed, intelligent fragrance suited to someone who appreciates classical proportions and doesn't need obvious projection. It works well in professional settings and translates equally to casual wear, particularly during cooler months. If you gravitate toward sophisticated herbal aromatics with restrained sweetness, Elysium belongs in your collection. Similar profiles can be found in The Tactician, The Aristocrat, and The Homesteader.
What are the notes in Roja Parfums Elysium? +
Top: Grapefruit, Lemon, Bergamot, Lime, Thyme, Artemisia, Galbanum. Heart: Vetiver, Juniper Berries, Black Currant, Apple, Pink Pepper, Cedar, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Lily-of-the-Valley, Rose, Jasmine. Base: Ambergris, Leather, Vanilla, Benzoin, Labdanum.
What fragrance family is Elysium? +
Roja Parfums Elysium belongs to the Floral Woody fragrance family. It is an EDP.
What other fragrances smell like Roja Parfums Elysium? +
Based on shared notes, Roja Parfums Roja Elysium (Ambergris, Leather, Vetiver, Juniper Berries), Fragrance World Pride for women (Leather, Vanilla, Black Currant, Apple), Armaf Oros Sacre Bleu (Leather, Vanilla, Apple, Rose), Guerlain Habit Rouge (Leather, Vanilla, Cedar, Rose), Boadicea The Victorious Monarch (Leather, Vanilla, Pink Pepper, Lily-of-the-Valley) may smell similar to Elysium.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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