Oceania

Oceania by Roja Parfums is an unisex parfum in the luxury price tier. It opens with lemon, bergamot, grapefruit, lime, mandarin and litsea cubeba, moves into geranium, jasmine, ylang-ylang, violet and sambac jasmine and dries down to galbanum, oakmoss, vetiver, cedarwood, sandalwood and benzoin. 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.
Grapefruit Bitter, slightly sweaty citrus. More grown-up than lemon.
Lime Sharper and greener than lemon. Reads a bit tropical, a bit barbershop.
Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
Litsea Cubeba Also called May Chang. Sharp, lemon-sherbet brightness from a small peppery berry.

Heart

Geranium Rosy and minty at once. Reads masculine more often than not.
Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
Ylang-Ylang Banana-custard floral. Rich, tropical and slightly rubbery.
Violet Powdery, sweet and a bit retro. Parma Violets in flower form.
Sambac Jasmine Greener, more tea-like jasmine. Less indolic than grandiflorum.

Dry-down

Galbanum Intensely green resin. Smells like snapping a plant stem in half.
Oakmoss Damp forest floor. Bitter, green and the backbone of every chypre.
Vetiver Dry, earthy, smoky grass root. Smells like soil and citrus peel.
Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
Sandalwood Creamy, milky wood. Soft and almost edible.
Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.

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