Diaghilev Roja Dove for women and men

Opening on a note of juicy orange , progressing to a soft rose heart ( but only briefly ) , Diaghilev has a gorgeous classic chypre base with a pronounced chocolatey patchouli tempered with oakmoss and vanilla . Totally beautiful , my everyday fragrance from the first day I sniffed it !
Now available in 250 ml aluminum flacons from Roja Dove , this is not sold out as most believe .

This wonderful golden elixir is a truly gorgeous magnificent fragrance ! ~
Not only the very best chypre fragrance I've smelled in ages, but gets my vote for overall best fragrance of the year ! (If this scent does not get a well deserved FiFi award. Then it's proof positive that the FiFi's often ignore the most deserving candidates).
Mr. Roja Dove has IMO really outdone himself with this beautiful scent, creating an outstanding masterpiece ! ... It was designed to invoke those beautiful classic chypres of the 20's and 30's. Which he has done to absolute perfection !
It does not smell like Mitsouko (which was incidentally Diaghilev's favoured scent). Though it does certainly have a certain "Mitsouko-ness" to it. But imagine a Mitsouko that's been stripped of it's central spice and then smoothened and softened with a cushioning of vanilla. And you might start getting an approximation of what this magical elixir smells like. ...
To me personally I find it a totally intoxicating scent. ~ And pretty much my perfect chypre ! (Isn't it just typical that it would be a severely limited edition ! ~ Drat ! ... )

Beautiful traditional chypre - just gorgeous, really. I'm very pleased with my blind purchase and glad I got it before they sold out. The only issue I have is with the bulb atomizer - doesn't spray all that well and is probably prone to leakage/evaporation. I'll just keep this precious juice capped instead :)


*edit - Just found out about the 250ml refills from Dove's site. I'm so glad that I can replenish my supply!

opulent ,rich and perfect as a compliment to the Ballet Russes exhibition. It is a lot like Mitsouko and a great compliment to Roja Dove. I could not afford his other fragrances so had to have this and have no regrets at all even though it was bought blind .