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Roja Dove · Sold as unisex
Pierre de Velay Extrait No. 23
The quiet sophistication of a city park in early autumn, where the crispness of fallen leaves mingles with the subtle warmth of the sun on the skin.
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Pierre de Velay Extrait No. 23Luxury · $250+
53%Similar accords, often for lessJoop! Femme Joop! · JoopMid-range tier, $40–100 · shares 6 of its 18 notes8 matches →How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Launched in 2013, Pierre de Velay Extrait No. 23 by Roja Dove is a complex chypre floral that balances bright citrus and aldehydes with warm spices and rich animalic notes. The fragrance opens with mandarin orange and bergamot, which cut through the sweetness of jasmine and ylang-ylang before settling into a heart of rose and violet. The base layers in sandalwood, vetiver, oakmoss, and leather for an earthy warmth that is both powdery and musky.
Apply this fragrance lightly — the aldehydes and citrus top notes can be quite bright initially. Allow it to settle into your skin for at least an hour before reapplying if needed, as the rich base notes develop slowly over time.
Fig. 01 — Pierre de Velay Extrait No. 23, Roja Dove
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Roja Dove
The Professeur de ParfumRoja Dove, born Roger Bird in 1956 in Sussex, was captivated by scent from childhood, later abandoning a medicine degree at Cambridge after a visit to the Guerlain boutique in Paris changed the course of his life.
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Adds floral, fresh spicy and aldehydic; shares aldehydes and bergamot and 7 more notes.
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What people
are saying.
Warmly received so far: loved by 67%, disliked or hated by 11%.