We are incredibly proud to announce that Woman & Home readers, and a panel of expert judges, have voted Roja Parfums, Danger Parfum, the Best Perfume in the Woman & Home Best in Beauty Awards 2012. The judges included Woman & Home’s Beauty Director, Jo Glanville-Blackburn, Karren Brady from Apprentice fame, and Sara Stern Head Beauty Buyer at Debenhams.

Last night, Roja attended the Glamour Woman of the Year Awards. It was a fabulous evening and Roja got the pleasure of meeting soul legend Dionne Warwick, who won the Icon Award.  She wore a dazzling black gown embellished with sparkling silver beads, and looked every bit as glamorous as she ever did.

Here is Dionne Warwick with her well deserved Icon Award, presented to her by Ronnie Wood, The Rolling Stones.

Roja was invited to Dubai to attend the Middle East Fragrance Summit 2012 which provides a global platform for industry thought leaders to come together to discuss, ideate and innovate, as well as strategise on how to tap the unlimited potential of the Middle East fragrance retail market. The picture is of Roja doing a talk on niche perfumery with his Diaghilev on the projector, an homage to Serge Diaghilev and his infamous Ballets Russes.

Click HERE for a BBC report on fragrance in the Middle East.

Website: http://www.mefragrancesummit.com/home.php

Twitter: @FF_Arabia

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/FragranceFoundationArabia

Britannia, a limited edition of only 60 perfumes, one for each of her wondrous years, based on the legendary anointing oils used to confirm the British monarch’s assent to the throne. Britannia, Roja’s personal interpretation for a majestic perfume, a serenely tailored creation filled with perfectly balanced noble ingredients: the Rose, symbol of England; Jasmine, the Queen of flowers; and anointing oils of Her Majesty.

This fragrance is available exclusively at Harrods but is selling out fast. Visit the Black Hall or Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie to get your hands on a piece of history today.

Roja created his crown with the aid of inspiration from the age old tradition of the anointing ceremony. Below, Roja talks you through this regal process:

“My crown symbolises the most sacred part of the coronation ceremony – the moment the Her Majesty The Queen was anointed with Holy Anointing Oil. Her Majesty felt this part of her ceremony to be the most sacred, it was the only part of her service she would not allow to be televised, as it makes a direct reference to the announcing of Solomon by Zadok the Priest as written in the bible.

The Holy Anointing Oil is made from a blend of Roses, Jasmine, Orange, Cinnamon, Benzoin, Ambergris, Musk, and Civet. It is applied with four Knights of the Garter forming a cross and holding a silk pall over the sovereign. The scented oil is then applied in the shape of the cross.

The red and white roses at the base of my crown symbolise the White Rose of York and the Red Rose of Lancaster and makes reference to the Tudor Rose and the last queen to bear Elizabeth’s name, Queen Elizabeth I. Above it, and behind the Fleur de Lys, Jonquils to symbolise the continuation of the Queens line through His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales.

On the four branches of the cross there are Frankincense and Myrrh, as well as Tonquin Musk. One of the symbols of the Order of the Garter lead to a small bouquet of red, white, and blue flowers which fall from a garland of Camellias, which have always conveyed  admiration, perfection, gratitude, and nobility of reasoning, whose leaves are covered in drops of oil to symbolise the precious materials used to create The Holy Anointing Oil.

The top of the crown is adorned with Syringa, whose purity wraps around a small volume of Orris, (the root of the Iris), and Vanilla Bourbon – these two materials are priceless – as is Her Majesty The Queen.”

Today, Roja attended the Chelsea Flower Show where his friend Arne Maynard, award winning garden designer, again won Gold for his Laurent Perrier Bicentenary garden design. Roja created a special Rose de Mai candle in honour of the event in conjunction with Laurent Perrier and The Dorchester hotel, where it is on sale exclusively. Pictured with Roja and Arne is another good friend of Roja’s, Daniel Brennan, Head of Marketing at Laurent Perrier.

For a 360 degree view of the garden, click here

We are incredibly proud to announce that Roja Parfums, created by world renowned perfumer Roja Dove, has been honoured with two FiFi UK Fragrance Awards this year: ‘Winner of Best New Female Fragrance in Limited Distribution – Danger Parfum’, and ‘Winner of Best Home Fragrance – Rose de Mai candle’. We would like to thank you all for your support, and look forward to continuing to fragrance your world with Roja Parfums.

It was a fabulous evening full of fun, fragrance, and beautiful people. Here are some pictures of Roja and friends at the FiFi’s.

Harrods celebrates Queen Elizabeth’s Diamond Jubilee in style with over 1,000 Harrods staff members singing Land of Hope and Glory and the National Anthem. Roja celebrates the Diamond Jubilee with his new Limited Edition fragrance, Britannia, of which 60 have been made and over half sold out in but a few days. Visit the Black Hall or the Roja Dove Haute Parfumerie to get your hands on this timeless fragrance before everyone else does.

A while ago, Roja was asked to contribute towards the BBC’s season 3 of Fake Britain which you can watch on iPlayer here. The message, shop smart and don’t fall for a shoddy imitation.

Roja is featured at 17 minutes and at 36 minutes.

A rather spectacular picture of Roja’s display. Fantastically regal.

Today, Roja spoke at the 4th House and Garden Spirit of Summer Fair at the Kensington Olympia, a unique boutique shopping event. Guests experienced a guided tour of an olfactory garden during an interactive “sniff-in” with Roja, whereby scented smelling strips are passed out for the guests to compare and contrast the effects these oils have and how they combine with each other.