Roja Parfums Elysium Pour Homme Decant

Elysium is a citrus fragrance that costs as much as a niche oud, and the surprising thing is that it makes sense. Grapefruit and lime open it with a clarity that cheaper fresh fragrances cannot match, blackcurrant adds a tart fruitiness, and the musk-and-ambergris base underneath gives it a clean, slightly salty sensuality that keeps it interesting for hours.

It is fresh and sophisticated at once, lasting seven to eight hours with generous projection early on. Spring and summer are its seasons, though it works year-round in a warm room. It is one of the most complimented fresh fragrances in existence.

Roja pricing makes this an unrealistic blind buy for almost everyone, which is why it is one of our most-decanted fragrances. Five millilitres is enough to understand it and enough to enjoy for a full summer.