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Roja Parfums Manhattan
Roja Parfums

Manhattan

warm spicy
vanilla
woody
sweet
aromatic
tobacco
powdery
2022 · unisex

Roja Parfums is the independent fragrance house founded by Roja Dove, one of the industry's most respected perfumers and evaluators. Known for high-quality compositions and a focus on artisanal craftsmanship, the house creates fragrances designed to be timeless rather than trendy.

Manhattan opens with bright top notes of basil, bergamot, and lavender that establish a fresh, herbaceous character. The heart brings warmth through coconut, heliotrope, jasmine, may rose, and violet, creating a sweetly floral heart with subtle gourmand undertones. The base is densely layered with benzoin, cedar, vanilla, tobacco, and spice notes including cinnamon, clove, and ginger, grounded by patchouli, vetiver, and oakmoss. The overall composition balances creamy vanilla-forward sweetness with woody, spiced sophistication and earthy depth.

This is a fragrance for those drawn to warm, complex orientals with enough spice and aromatic character to prevent it from feeling one-dimensional. It works equally well as a versatile everyday wear and an evening option, though its fuller base makes it better suited to cooler months and evening occasions. Manhattan resonates with The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Reverie.

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Main Accordsreported by community
warm spicy
100%
vanilla
100%
woody
100%
sweet
75%
aromatic
75%
tobacco
75%
powdery
50%
coconut
50%
fresh spicy
50%
cinnamon
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
Basil
Basil
Sweet, spicy, and vividly herbal, basil has a green freshness with slightly anise-like and peppery facets that make it more complex than most culinary herbs. In perfumery it adds a lively, Mediterranean quality and pairs beautifully with citrus and woody notes. An underused note that rewards those who seek it out.
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.
Lavender
Lavender
One of perfumery's most essential and beloved notes, clean, herbal, and slightly sweet with a calming, familiar quality that works in almost any context. Lavender is simultaneously the most versatile and the most human of ingredients: it appears in barbershop colognes, romantic florals, and sophisticated orientals alike. A note that simply works.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Coconut
Coconut
Creamy, tropical, and slightly sunscreen-like, coconut reads as summery and carefree. In light doses it adds a beachy sweetness; in heavier use it can veer into suntan lotion territory. Most effective when paired with citrus or florals to lift it from the beach bar and into the realm of wearable tropical fragrance.
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.
May Rose
May Rose
Violet
Violet
Sweet, powdery, and faintly green, violet sits between floral and earthy in a way that feels distinctly old-world glamorous. The leaf and the flower smell quite different: the flower is sugary and delicate, while violet leaf is fresh and slightly vegetal. Together they create a note that feels both nostalgic and current.
Base · 3–12 hrs
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.
Cedar
Cedar
Cinnamon
Cinnamon
Sweet, warm, and instantly comforting, cinnamon bark has a familiar warmth that slides easily into oriental and gourmand fragrances. Used sparingly it adds a pleasant warmth; used heavily it can dominate. It has a slightly sharp, peppery facet alongside its sweetness that keeps it from being purely foodie.
Clove
Clove
Intensely aromatic and medicinal with a sharp, almost numbing warmth, clove is one of perfumery's most assertive spice notes. It appears in classic oriental and masculine fragrances where its forcefulness is a feature, not a bug. Even in small amounts it announces itself clearly, adding drama and depth.
Ginger
Ginger
Warm, zesty, and slightly medicinal with a bite that sits between spice and citrus. Ginger root adds a lively, invigorating quality to fragrances, it energises rather than soothes. Depending on how it's used, it can read as fresh and zingy or warm and earthy, making it unusually versatile across fragrance families.
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.'
Oakmoss
Oakmoss
The defining ingredient of classic chypre perfumery, damp, forest-floor earthy with a faint bitterness and incredible complexity. Real oakmoss is now heavily restricted by IFRA regulations, which is why vintage chypres smell so different from modern ones. When present, it creates a raw, outdoorsy anchor that no synthetic fully replicates.
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.
Pine Tree
Pine Tree
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.
Tobacco
Tobacco
Rich, sweet, slightly smoky and earthy, tobacco in perfumery is the idealized version: dried, cured, and faintly honeyed rather than ashy and stale. It adds a deep, contemplative warmth to oriental and woody fragrances. Tobacco fragrances feel settled and confident, the scent of someone who's entirely comfortable in their own skin.
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.
Who Wears ThisScent DNA matches
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The RomanticBest match86% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

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

🍷
The Hedonist86% match
More is more. You've always known this.

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

✨
The Reverie83% match
You live slightly outside the present — and your scent proves it.

Warm, experimental sweetness. Caramelized woods, unusual ambers, avant-garde gourmand.

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Scent Profile
warm spicy100%
vanilla100%
woody100%
sweet75%
aromatic75%

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Roja Parfums is the independent fragrance house founded by Roja Dove, one of the industry's most respected perfumers and evaluators. Known for high-quality compositions and a focus on artisanal craftsmanship, the house creates fragrances designed to be timeless rather than trendy. Manhattan opens with bright top notes of basil, bergamot, and lavender that establish a fresh, herbaceous character. The heart brings warmth through coconut, heliotrope, jasmine, may rose, and violet, creating a sweetly floral heart with subtle gourmand undertones. The base is densely layered with benzoin, cedar, vanilla, tobacco, and spice notes including cinnamon, clove, and ginger, grounded by patchouli, vetiver, and oakmoss. The overall composition balances creamy vanilla-forward sweetness with woody, spiced sophistication and earthy depth. This is a fragrance for those drawn to warm, complex orientals with enough spice and aromatic character to prevent it from feeling one-dimensional. It works equally well as a versatile everyday wear and an evening option, though its fuller base makes it better suited to cooler months and evening occasions. Manhattan resonates with The Romantic, The Hedonist, and The Reverie.
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Top: Basil, Bergamot, Lavender. Heart: Coconut, Heliotrope, Jasmine, May Rose, Violet. Base: Benzoin, Cedar, Cinnamon, Clove, Ginger, Musk, Oakmoss, Patchouli, Pine Tree, Pink Pepper, Tobacco, Vanilla, Vetiver.
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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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