Parfum De La Nuit No. 1
Roja Parfums (2015)

Civet cat note lovers, enter in to Parfum De La Nuit No.1!

A thick, resinous, powerful potion that demonstrates Roja Dove's commitment to high-quality, well-made scents (that sometimes, as in this case, demand a HUGE asking price).

PDLNN1 is a mix of sweet, spicy, aromatic, animalic and balsamic ingredients, yielding a highly concentrated scent that goes a LONG way, performance-wise. Within I detect general woodiness, herbals, and powder coming across as potent and no-nonsense. Saffron smells legit, right out of the crocus flower!

It all smells expensive, although I don't know if its sky-high cost is worth it.

Roja Parfums Parfum de la Nuit trio is mostly a try out of curiosity, as the retail pricing ($1,400 for 100ml) means I'll never buy a full bottle.

As expected from Roja, the blend is sophisticated and powerful.

I suspect that the main contributors that give it a certain sharpness are the cistus flower and styrax, two notes that I do not know well, as the rest of the blend gives of woody, earthy, sweet, semi-spicy mix. Benzoin and labdanum resins mix with vetiver and patchouli and guaiac. Additionally, tonka could contribute to the powderiness, but I get a nearly lipstick-like vibe that comes from iris, mostly, in my expereince, so I'm borderline confused as to why the blend has that acidity to my nose, almost disturbingly so (I don't become anosmic to it but just become overwhelmed if I repeatedly smell it too close to my skin, and that's just from a small Luckyscent dabber).

If nothing else, it's obvious that this extrait concentration juice is even stronger than most of Roja's other offerings, packing a special punch usually not provided from what I deem a rather light application (a few strokes of a .7ml vial dabber on each wrist, and on neck).

I like the fragrance somewhat, but certainly not enough to lend credence to it being worth its retail value.

7 out of 10