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Roja Parfums Majestic Aoud
Roja Parfums

Majestic Aoud

woody
musky
fresh spicy
aromatic
animalic
earthy
amber
2018 · unisex

Roja Parfums is known for crafting high-end niche fragrances with uncompromising ingredient lists and precise composition. The house, founded by Roja Dove, has established itself as a purveyor of luxury through meticulous attention to raw materials and artistic vision.

Majestic Aoud opens with bergamot and rosemary, delivering fresh spice and aromatic brightness before transitioning into a floral heart of osmanthus, jasmine, and rose de Mai. The base is where this fragrance reveals its complexity, layering oud with a substantial animalic foundation of civet and castoreum alongside patchouli, vetiver, cedar, and guaiac wood. The woody and musky accords dominate throughout, creating a structure that feels dense and sophisticated rather than overtly animalic, with supporting notes of saffron, pepper, and labdanum adding depth and spice.

This is a fragrance for someone seeking a serious oud composition with genuine animalic character, suitable for evening wear or cooler seasons. Majestic Aoud works well on those who appreciate bold base notes and aren't deterred by the raw materials that give it presence. It aligns with The Mystic, The Homesteader, and The Cipher fragrance profiles.

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Main Accordsreported by community
woody
100%
musky
50%
fresh spicy
50%
aromatic
50%
animalic
50%
earthy
50%
amber
50%
patchouli
50%
oud
50%
warm spicy
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
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.
Rosemary
Rosemary
Herbal, camphorous, and slightly pine-like, rosemary is a Mediterranean herb with a clean, almost medicinal crispness. It adds freshness and a culinary familiarity to fragrances, grounding more abstract notes in something real. A pillar of classic fougère (fern) fragrances and modern herbal compositions.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Osmanthus
Osmanthus
Apricot-like, leathery, and floral all at once, osmanthus is one of the most beloved flowers in Chinese culture and one of the most interesting in Western perfumery. Its dried-fruit, suede-like quality makes it feel simultaneously sweet and sophisticated. A note that elevates almost everything it touches.
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.
Rose de Mai
Rose de Mai
Base · 3–12 hrs
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Agarwood (Oud)
Agarwood (Oud)
Civet
Civet
An animalic note with a raw, musky, slightly fecal quality that might sound unappealing but adds extraordinary depth and sensuality in small amounts. Natural civet is no longer used (it was obtained unethically); modern substitutes are kinder but similarly provocative. A hallmark of classic Chanel and Guerlain fragrances.
Castoreum
Castoreum
One of perfumery's most storied animalic materials, castoreum comes from the scent glands of the North American beaver. It has a complex profile: leathery, slightly smoky, and sweet, with a warm, skin-like quality. Natural castoreum is rarely used today (ethical concerns); synthetic versions recreate its distinctive warmth in classic leather fragrances.
Valerian
Valerian
Amyris
Amyris
Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha
Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha
Gurjan balsam
Gurjan balsam
Pepper
Pepper
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.
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.
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.
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
Ambrette (Musk Mallow)
Cedar
Cedar
Saffron
Saffron
The most expensive spice in the world has a leathery, honeyed, slightly metallic quality that is immediately recognizable. In perfumery, saffron adds a dark, animalic richness, it's the note that gives oud-rose fragrances their distinctive regal depth. A little goes a long way; too much reads as medicinal.
Guaiac Wood
Guaiac Wood
Smoky, slightly rosy, and dry, guaiac wood has a gentle, transparent smokiness that doesn't overwhelm. It's often used to add a campfire-distant quality to woody or oriental fragrances without going full leather or incense. One of perfumery's more understated and quietly beautiful materials.
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The MysticBest match92% match
You wear what others can't place — and that's exactly the point.

Warm incense, dry resins, airy woods, smoke with softness. Never obvious.

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The Homesteader84% match
Rooted, warm, and entirely self-sufficient.

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

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The Cipher81% match
Barely there. Never forgotten.

Airy, cool, abstract, almost invisible. Sheer musks, iso e super, ethereal woods.

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You wear what others can't place — and that's exactly the point.
Warm incense, dry resins, airy woods, smoke with softness. Never obvious.
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Scent Profile
woody100%
musky50%
fresh spicy50%
aromatic50%
animalic50%
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Roja Parfums is known for crafting high-end niche fragrances with uncompromising ingredient lists and precise composition. The house, founded by Roja Dove, has established itself as a purveyor of luxury through meticulous attention to raw materials and artistic vision. Majestic Aoud opens with bergamot and rosemary, delivering fresh spice and aromatic brightness before transitioning into a floral heart of osmanthus, jasmine, and rose de Mai. The base is where this fragrance reveals its complexity, layering oud with a substantial animalic foundation of civet and castoreum alongside patchouli, vetiver, cedar, and guaiac wood. The woody and musky accords dominate throughout, creating a structure that feels dense and sophisticated rather than overtly animalic, with supporting notes of saffron, pepper, and labdanum adding depth and spice. This is a fragrance for someone seeking a serious oud composition with genuine animalic character, suitable for evening wear or cooler seasons. Majestic Aoud works well on those who appreciate bold base notes and aren't deterred by the raw materials that give it presence. It aligns with The Mystic, The Homesteader, and The Cipher fragrance profiles.
What are the notes in Roja Parfums Majestic Aoud? +
Top: Bergamot, Rosemary. Heart: Osmanthus, Jasmine, Rose de Mai. Base: Patchouli, Agarwood (Oud), Civet, Castoreum, Valerian, Amyris, Cypriol Oil or Nagarmotha, Gurjan balsam, Pepper, Labdanum, Ambergris, Vetiver, Ambrette (Musk Mallow), Cedar, Saffron, Guaiac Wood.
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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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