Roja Parfums
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Aldehydes arrive with a clean, almost astringent snap, immediately joined by bergamot's nervy citrus brightness—a moment of almost crystalline clarity before the powder begins to settle across the opening like dust motes in lamplight. The top notes feel decidedly cool and restrained, conspicuously absent of sweetness.
Carnation and clove emerge together in a peppery embrace, distinctly pungent and gently spiced, whilst the jasmine and rose bloom through with a creamy, almost cosmetic elegance. The rice powder and iris transform the floral heart into something powdery-soft yet simultaneously spiky, creating an engaging tension between sweetness and pepper that keeps the composition from becoming merely pretty.
Iris, leather, and musk settle into a suede-soft base, the clove's warmth now muted but still present, lending a gently spiced character to the fragrance's final hours. The cedarwood adds a faint woody dryness whilst the musk ensures the scent remains skin-close and intimate rather than volatile, fading gradually into a faint, lingering powder on the neck.
A Goodnight Kiss operates in that rarefied space where florals refuse sentimentality, instead suggesting quiet intimacy and considered restraint. Roja Dove has orchestrated a fragrance that feels less like a declaration and more like a whispered confidence—aldehydes and bergamot present themselves with restraint, their crisp geometry immediately undercut by the powdery whisper of violet and iris beginning their ascent.
What distinguishes this scent is the carnation's peculiar alchemy with clove and those spicy notes in the base. Rather than create a cloying floral, the carnation takes on a peppery, almost piquant character, whilst the clove deepens it further into something vaguely animalic and skin-close. The May rose and Grasse jasmine bloom through the middle, but they're tethered by rice powder and iris—a combination that yields something almost edible, reminiscent of dusted sweets or vintage cosmetics from an era when powder meant luxury rather than camouflage.
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