A Midsummer Dream by Roja Dove
Men Women 2016
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Description
A Midsummer Dream by Roja Dove is an olfactory fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2016, this composition was created by perfumer Roja Dove. The top notes unfold the freshness of grapefruit and bergamot; the heart reveals a harmony between elemi, cardamom, moss, orange blossom, pink pepper, rose, and patchouli; while the base notes land with the warmth of…
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Key notes
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Top
grapefruit
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Heart
elemi
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Base
benzoin
Community
958 votes
- Positive 78%
- Negative 11%
- Neutral 11%
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
3,282 votes
What do you think?
Leading answer Love it
958 votes
Season
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1,169 votes
Time of day
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633 votes
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Fragrance profile
About A Midsummer Dream
A Midsummer Dream by Roja Dove is an olfactory fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2016, this composition was created by perfumer Roja Dove. The top notes unfold the freshness of grapefruit and bergamot; the heart reveals a harmony between elemi, cardamom, moss, orange blossom, pink pepper, rose, and patchouli; while the base notes land with the warmth of benzoin, vetiver, vanilla, iris root, cedar, musk, and carrot seeds.
Spices White flowers Flowers Woods and mosses Resins and balsams Musk, amber and animalic
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Longevity
Leading answer Moderate
497 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Moderate
569 votes
Character
Leading answer Balanced
434 votes
Value perception
Leading answer Very expensive
399 votes
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Dr.No
They should have called it ‘Summer Nightmare’ 😵💫. The concept behind the fragrance, the Shakespearean legacy, and the packaging sound great, but the reality is different. Basically, it’s a clean elemi resin that dominates, accompanied by an overly spicy cardamomo. The citrus opens well, but everything rests on a very light vanilla, musk, and woods. It’s versatile, masculine, and linear, with mediocre performance typical of Roja (like PDLN #2), forcing you to reapply every 3-4 hours. A Midsummer Dream has a serious quality issue; it smells sharp and brassy, with excessive cardamomo. It shouldn’t smell like this (though beginners might go crazy for it). The construction is good, but it lacks quality. If you’re looking for something less spicy and more polished, try Pierre de Velay #25, which is fresher and smoother, though it costs around $531. I wouldn’t recommend it after trying it years ago with the travel spray; with the recent price hike (now $400) and the amber Swarovski cap, it seems like a luxury version of the boring ‘Stacy Malibu’. The brand has changed its philosophy and now offers perfumes for the masses, like Oceania, which smells like Acqua di Parma but doesn’t surpass its quality. Roja has become a ‘baby Hublot’, losing the soul of its great creations like Diaghilev or the PDLN line. It’s sad to see them evolve toward the easy and commercial. The dove has left the cage years ago.
PepeRB
Let’s smell it… it’s a fragrance I love and I see it’s hard to dislike (by the way, an air freshener in an optician in Mexico emulated this almost 100%). However, its performance is moderate with normal application; at the cost, if the scent doesn’t turn your head, it may not seem justified, as I see it more for personal enjoyment. I’ve tried the DUA and Alexandria versions, with those you can get an idea, but as happens with many of their inspirations, the quality of the ROJA one is superior, though I’m not sure if so much as to justify paying the difference. Definitely, better for warm seasons; at this price, I see it’s hard to want to use it for extremely casual matters, but the olfactory profile would work for anything. What I do think is that for some noses, this will feel more old-school. I’ll have to use it more before deciding if it stays or goes.
PepeRB
Let’s smell it… it’s a fragrance I love and hard to dislike (by the way, an air freshener in an optician in Mexico emulated this almost 100%). However, its performance is moderate with normal application, so at this price, if it doesn’t turn your head, it might not be worth it, being more for personal enjoyment. I’ve tried the DUA and Alexandria versions, but Roja’s quality is superior, though I’m not sure if enough to justify paying the difference. Definitely better for warm seasons; at this price, it’s hard to use it for very casual occasions, although the olfactory profile would work for anything. I do think for some noses, this will feel more old-school. I’ll have to use it more before deciding if it stays or goes.
MgBonjovani
Very pleasant scent, I don’t detect the citrus but something more aromatic and powdery; with the elemi, rose, and cardamomo it feels more unisex. It reminds me of colorful candies like life savers but in pastel tones. Good performance and longevity, three sprays are more than enough. I would recommend trying it before buying.
MgBonjovani
A very pleasant scent. I don’t detect the citrus, but something more aromatic and powdery, with elemi, rose, and cardamomo; it feels more unisex to me. It reminds me of colorful candies like life savers but in pastel tones. Good performance and longevity; three sprays are more than enough. I would recommend trying it before buying.
Guimagu
I’m testing it and indeed it has that air of Tauer’s LADDM, but this one is less sweet, less sticky, and less changing. It feels more refined and monolithic after the dry down, plus fresher, which gives it greater versatility. The scent sounds familiar to my nose, although having Tauer’s at a third of the price… Cheers.
Guimagu
I’m testing it and it has a certain air of Tauer’s LADDM. This one is less sweet, less tenacious, and less changing. More refined and monolithic after the dry down. And fresher, therefore more versatile. But yes, the scent sounds familiar to my nose. Anyway, having Tauer’s at a third of the price of this… Cheers.