In regards to the concentration, because I'll admit it was confusing at first, these are actually all edp concentrations. The "cologne" aspect comes from the traditional eau de cologne scent profile from hundreds of years ago which had a very vibrant and fresh opening. It's the same as Aventus Cologne by Creed, which is also an edp concentration. It's simply a fresher take on the original version.
Then why’s it dry down so instantaneously?? I have yet to have someone tell me, after an hour of wearing this, that I smell nice. Hell, I barely am able to tell myself that Bc it seems to be undetectable
This is why we can always trust Aaron. His taste is subjective but he doesn't let it affect his judgement so the review remains objective. I kinda go back and forth too in considering Elysium, even in discounters it's already quite pricey with the 200-300 range, now given the performance it gets times more expensive to my feel. Still, a fantastic summer magic potion that people would not dislike, by any means.
Thanks for the review! I have a hard time with blue fragrances. I’m always searching for something I can wear in the summer that isn’t blue or like everything else. Fingers crossed Legend will do it for me!
Hi Aaron, just received my bottle of Legend, it’s a superb fragrance I love it. Also thank you for the 2ml sample of Maverick, it’s also beautiful and it nearly blew my head off when I first smelled it! Unbelievable value for money, thanks Aaron x
Great, honest review. Of course we won't all like the same things, life would be boring if it would be like that 😑 looking forward to the next review 👍👍
Hi Aaron!! I have been following your video since the beginning and I’ve always wanted to smell your fragrances. I knew that they would be amazing because of how passionate you are about them. I finally got to smell them they are amazing.
First, compelled to make a comment for the algorithm (brand ambassador unicorn? 😂), to give a shout out, ordered my bottle of Legend, can’t wait….and, am I the only one that sometimes gets nervous with these reviews, specifically something liked? I’m a fan of this, and was like uh oh…thought “is Aaron going to Jo Malone Oud and Bergamot this?” Oud and Bergamot is one of my casual favs, like my favorite dumb reach. Don’t typically wear it out, but enjoy wearing working from home and around the house. That review….oh boy lol Mad respect and love Aaron, keep rocking it
Great review as always! Love your take on fragrances. I would love to see your take on the fragrance Costume National Homme! Also I'm hoping to get one of you new signature scents soon, just trying to decide which one to get first!!
This is my favorite fragrance! I love the heavy Juniper, I used to wildland firefight and Juniper is just one of those smells your gonna hit eventually out on the mountain
I can watch ur magic hands all day lolol. Also appreciate ur input and free education on fragrance. I do wish u would review more affordable fragrances. :). Best wishes.
Aaron, really would like to hear you about Roja's Aoud line, there is a sample pack for 40 pounds or something around that, it contains 7x2ml samples with all his Aoud parfumes
Glad you did this one as I'd wondered what your thought would be. I bought it a few months ago and I do enjoy it but I'd agree it doesn't last on skin, so I spray in on clothes as well and the projection isn't great so, if i'm in somewhere less inclosed, I sometimes put a couple of sprays of ambroxan over the top.
Which one do you like more? Do you think Maverick would be a date night fragrance? Do you think they're mass appealing, is it hard to not like these two?
Hi Aaron I received my fragrances today, Notorious and Forbidden! They are superb thanks so much I also received two testers also which are equally as good.. Satisfied customer thanks again
Dear Aaron, i think you should re-review Prada L’homme Intense. I do believe it deserve another one. It felt like your mood influenced the review. As always im very thankful for your reviews.
This is one of my favorite fresh fragrances. I love it personally. Also, looking forward to trying Maverick when I can cough up the shipping cost to US 😬
My note on packaging: As I like the visual, and I do. From a dollar stand point on my end. I would rather not have to pay for it. Simple and straight forward. Rather have money in the juice quality.
hey aaron hope youre well I'd love to see you do something w Roja Dove A collab or something do you think thats something you'd be up for would be intesesting to see how 2 strong perfumers work together
ROJA line by far the best the niche I’ve ever experienced. I’ve been a collector of high end fragrances since 2012. ROJA Elysium cologne I wear it everyday. So addictive. It’s so good that I end up buying vetiver cologne. I’d like to collect them all but it’s so pricey. 😂
For me, there's always a bit of a clash between what I like, how I want to smell, and what my significant other prefers. For example, I like chanel antaeus but she likes bleu. I guess this may come down to the Jungian psychology concept ot the differences between the ego and the persona. Discuss...
I’ve always told people that this is a blue fragrance and targeting that audience, but no one ever believed me, due to the brand and expensive price. Glad to hear you say that. ☺️
I received this in a beauty box and although geared toward men, as a woman I’m finding this very unisex where women should really try this for something light and fresh. Have only worn it about 20 min though
The only ROJA Parfums that I have is a travel size 10 ML bottle of ROJA Parfums Scandal. Have you tried that one? Scandal is citrucy in the opening as well but it does it in a middle aged, classy, and sophisticated way.
If I understand correctly the parfum cologne line is an EdP concentration but buffing up the top notes with slightly less base? So pop like cologne but EdP? Something like that. I see so many people saying longevity is bad. I usually get like 8-10 hrs from it. Skin chemistry must play a major part in it i guess?
The Alexandria clone Zion is so much better than the legit Parfum Cologne version of this. I’m guessing the clone is of the original version, and the Cologne version is just overpriced shite.
I just discovered a house called majda bekkali the fragrance I have is mudejar obscur. I’m curious what you would think about it. Very different than anything I’ve smelled before
Great Review Aaron Roja Dove Parfums Excellent House. Ok Idea im sure this could happen interview or Meet Roja Dove meets Aaron Terrance hughes. Fragcomm wld go nuts see this . Cmon ppl lets get this happening...................
I agree. I’ve had a few bottles and notice it with most fragrances including this one. I think it’s indicative of standard practices in todays world. Where as years ago they would pre-mature then prior to sale 🙌
Aaron, I don’t understand the science behind sweet fragrances. Why wearing sweet fragrances during a high heating of summer makes the fragrances become even sweeter..??
Aaron you need to get your nose on his Danger parfum cologne. I think you would really enjoy it and for his parfum cologne line danger has great longevity for me
Hey, Aaron, what do you think are the best accords to make a fragrance smell sufficiently human, such that it can become your scent, or a part of you? I quite like barnyardy leather accords based upon isobutyl-quinoline and castoreum. Jasmine is phenomenal in this aspect too.
The hands were going more than expected on this one! At the price they want for the Parfum Cologne - it's just not interesting enough to excuse its short lifespan (despite the 3000 ingredients he uses!) I don't know...I'm yet to be caught up in the Roja hype machine. I really like Burlington 1819's opening and something like Diaghilev is clearly masterful perfumery, but when he's wearable its often fleeting and where he's interesting and it lasts...it's because of old man musks and accords that smell of leather and furniture polish. This might sound mental but a decent number of his fragrances smell like old rich people's houses. I want to smell mid-30s, not mid-1930s.
I feel like elysium is incredible but also that it’s missing something to anchor the brightness. Something that balanced out the sharpness would take this to the next level.
@@Payton77 Molecule 01 (iso e super, woodsy) and Molecule 02 (ambroxan, sweet) are probably the two you will be recommended to wear the most. Most people get confused on how the brand works, but youtuber ‘The Perfume Guy’ has a pretty cool breakdown that makes it pretty clear if you just search his Escentric Molecule review.
Why do I feel that every time an English person saids that something is fantastic, I get the feeling that they do not really like it, Great review, by the way.
Review is spot on Aaron. Lovely scent with very mediocre performance. I’d wear many of your fresher fragrances before this and I do. Been wearing both Legend and Maverick and love them both. Very different but both wonderful in their own way.
@@AaronTerenceHughes Legend is a fabulous fragrance Aaron. The many hours spent perfecting it have paid off big time. Performance is great on both Legend & Maverick. Have been wearing Maverick to the office today. Applied it at 0630 and could still smell it well into the afternoon. That’s proper performance at less than a third of the price of Elysium.
Which one do you like more? Do you think Maverick would be a date night fragrance? Do you think they're mass appealing, is it hard to not like these two?
@@IcarsisTV they are very different. Legend definitely fresher and Maverick sweeter. Maverick great for cooler weather. Legend whilst fresh, is versatile enough to wear all year round. Both are easy to wear and will be regular office scents for me.
It’s odd that you say ambroxan however Roja on his own channel says that he uses natural ambergris for his fragrances. Which also makes me scratch my head because I thought natural ambergris was completely banned across most countries at least
I've bought a few Roja PCs, and the performance is as you describe when new, but the performance radically improve over several months, and the scent kind of blossoms and changes for the better. If you happen to see this comment, please let me know if you've experienced this and if so what causes it? I can say now that I've had my Elysium PC for a while the performance is quite good and what you'd expect for an EDP concentration with lots of ambroxan, iso-e and musks, it's typical for the genre.
The concentration is not Eau de Cologne but rather Cologne Parfum which is a new formulation concentration invented by Roja Dove. It has the same freshness as an EDC but it retains the same depth and longevity as an EDP.
The strangest thing about Elysium Cologne is that the Roja website says it’s an EDP. I love the scent but can’t get enough hours out of it. I will keep trying until my decant runs dry.
Aaron you're my only hope! Please tell me what is the material or note in this that gives off that pencil shavings smell? Is it amberwood? Cedar? Is it the type of vetiver he used? I'm dying to know because I don't like it, ruined this fragrance for me. I want to know what it is to avoid in the future. Btw got smoulder and just ordered Legend from Max Aroma :)
I'm not Aaron, but I know (and hate) the smell you're talking about lol. You're probably hypersensitive to the cedar note, which can come across smelling like pencil shavings, a wooden clothing chest, or even hamster cage bedding. I find that sandalwood heavy fragrances smell that way, too, particularly if the harsher Australian sandalwood is used rather than Mysore, the use of which is strictly controlled. Vetiver tends to smell more like dried-out grass or weeds to me and I can't stand it, either.
How many sprays? Just got a bottle and I'm disappointed with the longevity and projection. It becomes a skin scent after 20 mins and after that I need to put my nose straight in my arm to try to get the smell.
@@alexis.x agreed. If you really want it to last longer I suggest the Parfum pour Homme version. It has a higher concentration. It last longer but doesn’t project as much. I have layered them before to great effect.
Someone already mentioned it but im gonna do it again just to give my two cents on this. It is an cologne type smell, not a cologne concentration, it’s an edp and i had a decant of this. And i can only validate that it’s not your skin, elysium is reminiscent for being insanely weak performing, especially for that pricetag. In my opinion 300 bucks for it is absolutely ridiculous. And i know that it’s not just a skin thing. I had 2 more people using this and they all assured that it didnt last longer than 3-4 hours on them. It’s simply a nice smelling but super weak juice in a pretty bottle. Nice review as aleays aaron.
@@titusalabat5173 i guess you got it second hand ? cuz roja actually doesnt discount their stuff for more than like 5-10% MAX on special occasions. back before i knew how terrible it's performing i was looking for it so many times and the best deal i could find was 250€ with some code. yeah maybe some people get it to 6-8h, hard to believe someone ever getting 10h off it though, not gonna lie lol. most people on review sites confirmed that it's lasting poorly though. also with the performance it has i wouldnt even pay 100 bucks for it. it's nice but it's not groundbreaking or irreplaceable imo.
@@bigboyfinesse8310 I got it at maxaroma 100ml tester. They still sell it at that price probably. I knew it was over 8 hours for me because I sprayed on me 7am in the morning before work and when I get home around 5:30pm the smell is still there until I wash it off. Like I said, I got lucky with my skin chemistry on this fragrance.
@@titusalabat5173 u really did mate. oh there are testers aswell lol, almost forgot about those. i wish it would last on me, with 8h i would def cop it at 150-200. but i get 4h at best with it and i cant find it anywhere under 250, just rechecked lol.
Hi Aaron, do you have anything from your own work that Aventus lovers like myself would appreciate? Looking for something strong with that Aventus/Sauvage feel to it.
I've been wearing this stuff for 2 years now. If you like Aventis, you will like this. Absolutely FRESH... It's worth the $290 price tag, but it goes on sale at Neimans every year around Christmas.
Always found it sounded nice, but at a price twice or thrice what I'd be willing to pay. The important lesson I learned today, if I ever get invited to Aaron's birthday, he's not getting anything with vetiver in it.
Wasn't the biggest fan of the "king". However, I came across a Dua fragrance that was IMO, a better, more balanced version. I believe it's (Poseidon Elixir Gen X)
If I may answer despite not being ATH: When the box/bottle lists the ingredients according to legal standards. i.e. to make sure people can check for allergens etc.
I picked up decants of both Parfum/Cologne and the Parfum. 100% agree with the Parfum/Cologne....it didn't last as long as I would have liked. I got only an hour of projection and it turned into a skin scent for maybe 4 more hours and it was gone. The Parfum on the other hand projected much longer and could still detect it 10+ hours later....much longer on clothing. I ended up picking up a bottle of Elysium Parfum and the longevity/projection issues the Parfum/Cologne had never creep in my mind. Great video as always!! BTW....Maverick and Legend are on their way to my front door as we speak! Cheers!!!!
@@AaronTerenceHughes since I work from home, the complements come from my wife and kids!! LOL!! She seems to sit closer to me when I wear Homme and Notorious!!
@@AaronTerenceHughes yeah i know lol. But i smelled them both and can't decide which one i want. They're both expensive so i'll have to chose one. Amouage it is then 😁. Thank you for the responce.
