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Roja Parfums Aoud Extraordinaire
Roja Parfums

Aoud Extraordinaire

sweet
fruity
gourmand
white floral
citrus
fresh
musky
unisex

Roja Parfums is the in-house fragrance creation label of British perfumer Roja Dove, one of the industry's most respected noses. Known for uncompromising quality and distinctive compositions, the house creates fragrances that prioritize complexity and longevity over mass appeal.

Aoud Extraordinaire opens with a bright, fruity top featuring apple, bergamot, and stone fruits like peach and plum, rounded out by jasmine and citrus notes. The heart shifts toward a lush floral arrangement of rose, orange blossom, and heliotrope, with cyclamen and geranium adding structure. The base is where the fragrance reveals its complexity: agarwood provides the expected woody spine, but it's supported by an unusual sweet-gourmand foundation of cotton candy, toffee, and vanilla, grounded by amber, leather, and musk. The overall DNA blends floral sophistication with indulgent sweetness, creating something that feels both refined and approachable.

This fragrance works best for those who appreciate florals with genuine depth and aren't put off by gourmand elements. It's equally suited to cooler weather and intimate occasions. Fans of The Heirloom, The Romantic, and The Hedonist will find much to admire here.

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Main Accordsreported by community
sweet
100%
fruity
100%
gourmand
100%
white floral
75%
citrus
50%
fresh
50%
musky
50%
powdery
50%
tropical
50%
woody
50%
fresh spicy
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
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.
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.
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.
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.
Mandarin
Mandarin
The softest and sweetest of the citrus family, less sharp than orange, rounder than bergamot. Mandarin has a slightly floral, almost candied quality that bridges the gap between fresh and oriental. It's often used to add warmth and approachability to citrus openings without tipping into fruit salad.
Mango
Mango
Tropical, lush, and intensely sweet, mango has a ripe, creamy warmth with a faint green edge from the skin. In perfumery it adds an immediate, unambiguous tropical richness. Can read as deeply exotic or simply cheerful depending on context. Often used in combination with citrus or floral notes to prevent it from feeling one-dimensional.
Peach
Peach
Ripe, juicy, and velvety, peach has a warm, slightly creamy sweetness that feels lush rather than childish in the right context. It adds a fruity sensuality to floral and oriental fragrances, and its slightly fuzzy quality can even play into tactile, skin-like accords. A note that feels like high summer.
Pear
Pear
Gentle, watery, and slightly floral, pear is one of fragrance's most delicate fruit notes, with a clean sweetness that is closer to flowers than to heavy tropical fruits. It adds a soft, luminous freshness to compositions and pairs naturally with rose, iris, and light musks. Often the note that makes a fragrance feel effortlessly elegant.
Pineapple
Pineapple
Plum
Plum
Dark, slightly tart, and warm, plum has a wine-like depth that makes it more serious than cherry or peach. It adds a fruity darkness to oriental fragrances, with a slightly fermented quality that bridges fruit and leather families. Used to add drama and depth to floral-oriental compositions.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Cyclamen
Cyclamen
Crisp, watery, and slightly green with a delicate floral sweetness, cyclamen is one of perfumery's more transparent flowers. It evokes mountain air and rain-wet gardens rather than a florist's shop. Used to add a clean, airy quality to floral compositions that might otherwise feel dense.
Geranium
Geranium
Green, rosy, and slightly minty, geranium is one of perfumery's most useful ingredients, sitting at the intersection of floral, herbal, and green families. Rose geranium adds a natural, slightly ragged freshness to rose accords that synthetic rose can't match. It grounds floral compositions in something earthy and real.
Heliotrope
Heliotrope
Powdery, sweet, and slightly almond-like, heliotrope is the quintessential 'retro' note of Victorian-era perfumery, now experiencing a fashionable revival. It smells of sugar, vanilla, and just enough floral to keep it interesting. In modern fragrances it tends to read as nostalgic, soft, and unapologetically pretty.
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.
Lily Of The Valley
Lily Of The Valley
Crisp, green, and dewy, this spring flower smells like rain on cool grass with a clean, soap-like clarity. It's one of perfumery's most requested scents despite being nearly impossible to extract naturally, so it's almost always recreated synthetically. The result is fresh, tender, and timelessly elegant.
Orange Blossom
Orange Blossom
Sweeter and more honeyed than neroli (both come from the same tree), orange blossom is a floral note with a warm, almost edible quality. It floats between citrus and floral families, adding richness without weight. A signature note of classic Mediterranean and Middle Eastern perfumery.
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.
Base · 3–12 hrs
Agarwood
Agarwood
The raw source of oud, agarwood is the resinous heartwood of infected Aquilaria trees, producing one of the most complex and expensive natural scents in the world. Dark, animalic, sweet, and smoky simultaneously. The distinction between 'agarwood' and 'oud' is mostly semantic; both refer to the same extraordinary material.
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Cashmeran
Cashmeran
Cotton Candy
Cotton Candy
Purely sweet, airy, and nostalgic, cotton candy in perfumery evokes fairgrounds and childhood, with a clean sugar sweetness that is lighter and more transparent than caramel or toffee. Used intentionally as a playful, unabashedly sweet note in gourmand fragrances that embrace their non-serious character.
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).
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Toffee
Toffee
Warm, buttery caramel with a slightly burnt, bitter edge, toffee is more complex than plain caramel, with a depth that comes from the cooking process. It adds a rich, slightly dangerous sweetness to oriental fragrances. The note of certain leather and tobacco compositions that want an unexpected warm sweetness.
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.
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.
Woody Notes
Woody Notes
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The HeirloomBest match88% match
You carry something beautiful that most people have forgotten.

Powdery, soft, classically sweet. Iris, aldehydes, gentle florals, quiet vintage warmth.

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The Romantic87% 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 Hedonist81% match
More is more. You've always known this.

Opulent, rich, long-lasting. Vanilla, amber, dense florals, gourmand warmth.

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Scent Profile
sweet100%
fruity100%
gourmand100%
white floral75%
citrus50%
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Roja Parfums is the in-house fragrance creation label of British perfumer Roja Dove, one of the industry's most respected noses. Known for uncompromising quality and distinctive compositions, the house creates fragrances that prioritize complexity and longevity over mass appeal. Aoud Extraordinaire opens with a bright, fruity top featuring apple, bergamot, and stone fruits like peach and plum, rounded out by jasmine and citrus notes. The heart shifts toward a lush floral arrangement of rose, orange blossom, and heliotrope, with cyclamen and geranium adding structure. The base is where the fragrance reveals its complexity: agarwood provides the expected woody spine, but it's supported by an unusual sweet-gourmand foundation of cotton candy, toffee, and vanilla, grounded by amber, leather, and musk. The overall DNA blends floral sophistication with indulgent sweetness, creating something that feels both refined and approachable. This fragrance works best for those who appreciate florals with genuine depth and aren't put off by gourmand elements. It's equally suited to cooler weather and intimate occasions. Fans of The Heirloom, The Romantic, and The Hedonist will find much to admire here.
What are the notes in Roja Parfums Aoud Extraordinaire? +
Top: Apple, Bergamot, Grapefruit, Jasmine, Mandarin, Mango, Peach, Pear, Pineapple, Plum. Heart: Cyclamen, Geranium, Heliotrope, Jasmine, Lily Of The Valley, Orange Blossom, Rose. Base: Agarwood, Amber, Cashmeran, Cotton Candy, Leather, Musk, Toffee, Vanilla, Vetiver, Woody Notes.
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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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