Apex

Apex by Roja Parfums is a masculine-leaning parfum in the luxury price tier. It opens with lemon, bergamot, mandarin and sweet orange, moves into jasmine, labdanum and pineapple and dries down to galbanum, elemi, patchouli, oakmoss, rum and tobacco. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.

Notes, explained

Opening

Lemon Clean, sour, instantly recognisable. Bright but burns off fast.
Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
Sweet Orange Juicy and cheerful. The friendliest citrus there is.

Heart

Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
Labdanum Sticky, leathery resin. Dark honey and old books.
Pineapple Tangy, boozy and tropical. Loud and hard to hide.

Dry-down

Galbanum Intensely green resin. Smells like snapping a plant stem in half.
Elemi Peppery resin with a lemon-pine lift. Bright and dry.
Patchouli Damp earth and dark chocolate. Either you love it or it's your least favourite note.
Oakmoss Damp forest floor. Bitter, green and the backbone of every chypre.
Rum Boozy, sweet and warm. Adds a grown-up edge to gourmands.
Tobacco Sweet, dried and honeyed. Nothing like a cigarette.

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