Ok, so you wanna know ’bout this Roja Elysium stuff, huh? For men, they say. Smells good, I guess, or so they tell me. Never smelled it myself, mind you. Fancy stuff ain’t for the likes of us, always too busy workin’ the land.
They say it’s got all sorts of things in it, like grapefruit, lemon, you know, them sour fruits. And somethin’ called bergamot? Sounds foreign. Lime too, and thyme, like what you put in your chicken soup. Ar… tem… isia? And gal… ban… um? Lordy, these city folks and their fancy names! Makes a body’s head spin, it does.
- Top stuff: Grapefruit, Lemon, Bergamot, Lime, Thyme, Artemisia, Galbanum.
Then there’s the middle part, the heart of it, they say. Vetiver, juniper berries, like them little blue things on the bushes. Black currant, apple, even pink pepper! Imagine that, pepper in your smell-good stuff. Cedar wood, too, like what the rich folks use for their closets. And somethin’ called cypriol oil, or nagarmotha. Lily of the valley, that’s purdy flowers. Rose and jasmine, too. Smells like a whole garden, I reckon.
- Middle stuff: Vetiver, Juniper Berries, Black Currant, Apple, Pink Pepper, Cedar, Cypriol Oil, Lily-of-the-Valley, Rose, Jasmine.
Now, the bottom part, the part that stays with ya, they say, that’s the ambergris. Heard that’s whale puke or somethin’. Disgustin’, if you ask me, but what do I know? Leather, too, like a good pair of boots. Vanilla, that’s nice, like in cookies. Benzoin and labdanum. More fancy words. Sounds like somethin’ a witch doctor would use!
- Bottom stuff: Ambergris, Leather, Vanilla, Benzoin, Labdanum.
Why’s it so expensive, you ask? Well, they say it’s ’cause of all them fancy ingredients. That ambergris stuff, they say it costs a fortune. And they put a whole lotta that smell-good stuff in there, not like them cheap colognes they sell at the market.
Roja Parfums, they call it. Sounds highfalutin, right? Started in Britain, in 2011, not too long ago. They only make the real strong stuff, Parfum and Eau de Parfum, they call it. Nothin’ weak about it.
They got different kinds too, you know. This Elysium Pour Homme Eau Intense, it’s strong, they say. For men who wanna smell… intense, I guess. Then there’s the regular Elysium Pour Homme. Fresh and zesty, they say. Like lemons and such. Good for spring and summer, but you can wear it anytime, I reckon. Dress up, dress down, it don’t matter.
So, is it worth all that money? I couldn’t tell ya. Never had the money to spend on such things. But if you got the cash and wanna smell fancy, go ahead. Me? I’d rather smell like good ol’ soap and sunshine. That’s a smell you can trust, a smell that says you worked hard and ain’t afraid of a little dirt. But hey, to each their own, right?
This whole perfume thing, it’s a bit of a mystery to me. All them fancy words and smells. But if it makes folks happy, then I guess it ain’t so bad. Just remember, smellin’ good ain’t everything. It’s what’s inside that counts, you know? Being kind, workin’ hard, and treatin’ others right. That’s what really matters, perfume or no perfume.
This Roja Elysium Pour Homme, it might be a good smell, might not. Like I said, I ain’t never smelled it. But if you’re lookin’ for a man’s smell, somethin’ strong and fancy, then maybe this is the one for you. Just don’t go breakin’ the bank over it, alright? There’s more important things in life than smellin’ good, that’s for sure.
Anyways, that’s all I know about this here perfume. Hope it helps ya make up your mind. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go tend to my chickens.
