Xerjoff Reviews Thread

Hey everyone. All who sent in requests for Xerjoff samples will be be receiving them in 2-3 days via USPS priority. All samples sent out today. Please enjoy and post reviews and discussions here on this thread. Mysticknot, who has already received the line, has begun posting reviews on the Female forum so I decided to copy her reviews over here and we can carry on in tandem. Thanks!

Reviews below are from Mysticknot (Hat tip ):

Casamorati 1888 Xerjoff Vintage Collection

Mefisto EDP - sampled twice . Oriental - notes of Italian bergamot,Grasse lavender,rose and iris. Really bright ,sparkling fresh opening with that bergamot and lavender and then melds into the rose and iris. Long lasting ,airy- bright but tenacious. QUALITY ingredients for sure . It's very well blended ,progresses smoothly . Classically elegant ...in a word .....class. unisex,suave, very slightly powdery .

Fiore d'Ulivo EDP- sampled twice. Citrus -notes of lotus and olive flowers,jasmine, magnolia.The sample card says 'fresh,light and citrus'.
This is indeed a ' magical springtime potion' - it opens up citrussy , clean . I smell the olive and the lotus flowers but the jasmine and magnolia seem to meld together on my skin. It has a 'soapy' character- very fresh . Definitely evokes italian spring flowers and sunshine. Exquisite.

Both the EDPs last 4- 6 hours on my scent eating skin . Mefisto is more complex to me. Both are kind of enigmatic , classy .
These are definitely wearable by both men and women .

XJ 17/17 Collection

IRISSs. Parfum Concentration. Sampled twice.Yes- it's spelled that way - not one of my usual spelling errors. It lives up to its name. Oh My - this is GORGEOUS iris. Notes of iris,carrot seeds,rose ,ylang,ylang, rare woods,resins, incenses and musks.This was created with one of the most exclusive varieties of iris butter - as is stated on the card.
People- if you love iris, you will adore this. On my skin, this is iris,iris, iris- it's beautiful. Almost a soliflore .Wonderfully iris and slightly carroty opening - I mean I swooned. The carrot aspect goes quickly and it becomes powdery ,then buttery ,deeper and deeper. it's magic. I love this one very much.

Elle. Parfum Concentration. Sampled twice.Floral- oriental, Wood, Amber. Notes of citrus accents, galbanum resin, orange blossom,iris, leather of birch,woods, pathcouli,amber,musk and tonkiphora balm .
On my skin, this opens sweet, almost gourmand in sweetness. Within a few minutes, it calms ,the sweetness pulls back a little and I get ambery deep,woods and musk.Quite mysterious, tenacious ,much' thicker' in nature compared to Irisss ,Mefisto and Fiore d'Ulivo which are more ethereal.
A sexy,earthy siren perfume ! Well blended .


XJ 17/17 - Homme . Parfum - highest concentration.Sampled on husband and sampled on myself. Leather-Wood .Notes of citrus,spices,cloves,lavender flowers,Lysilang,ylang ylang,leather, vetiver,woods.
OK- this is seriously sexy leather. It's immediate, strong, apparent .
The thought that comes to mind is a woodier ,less potent Onda by Vero Profumo. ( As much as I appreciate Onda as a quality perfume - I get TCP - in the UK - this is a strong, tenacious skin disinfectant. I apologise ! )

Onda I can't tolerate ( sorry ! ) but this is sexy - it never verges on the ' TCP' area ,but skims around it though staying quite tart - did I say that it's sexy ? Think -' strong gorgeous man on horseback' / or strong sexy woman on horseback ...... other imagery ... " sexy man / woman in spanky new Ferrari whith the best leather upholstery smell wafting ......"
On my husband it is manly, has that 'Grrrr' factor. *GRIN*
On me ,it's Marlene Dietrich I guess ! The vetiver I can smell and it just enhances this perfume. A+++ ! Strong, dynamic.
*Primrose- I think this is up your street ,lady !

Lysilang is robertet fraction of Ylang oil - searched for and taken from the Official Basenotes Xerjoff thread.

XJ 17/17 XXY. Parfum - highest concentration. Sampled,tested once this evening ,as a going out fragrance. Chypre- Oriental to me. Notes of black pepper,patchouli,bergamot,jasmine,amber,woods.
It has a delicious citrus opening ,almost savory ,bright ,alittle black pepper that comes in , the pepper gets stronger on me and stays ,swirled in with the pathcouli and jasmine . Lovely drydown - I get pepper, patchouli ,amber ,woods . Opens bright, turns down on volume ,still pulsates beautifully on my skin


Shooting Stars Collection EDP

Modoc. For men ( but really unisex I think ) EDP. Chypre . Tested on husband and tested on myself.Green ,floral ,amber,woody. Notes of Vetiver, butter of Florentine iris ( sounds yummy ) ,wood musk.
When I first applied this the vetiver and iris just pops out - it's deliriously good. The vetiver and iris are warmed ;rounded by the ambery woody musky notes. It goes on strong,spicey,smooth and distinctive -it stays like that with the vetiver being most prominent on me .
Equally good on my husband as on me. A rich perfume in notes and character. It's quite a 3 dimensional perfume - long lasting. There is a little sweetness- nothing heavy or gourmand - just 'wood sweet'.
Dimitri calls it 'captivating' and 'deliciously velvety' in his article and I have to agree.

Dhofar. For men. ( aw... c'mon- it's unisex ! ) EDP. Aromatic fougere ? Tested on myself. Notes of lavender, pine needles,Jatamansi ( muskroot ) ,orange flowers,carnation,amber, australian sandalwood, Ciste Labdanum .
( Dhofar is a region in south Oman ,next to Yemen. Frankincense is what it was known for )
Starts off really fresh and spicey on my skin - must be the pine needles and gradually the lavender takes over, the carnation is gorgeous and adds to the spicy kick,lovely labdanum. I swear I get cinnamon too !
This is a calming fragrance, a mind clearing, calming fragance with notes like lavender, jatamansi ( which is used for ayurveda to aid the mind and balance the body ) ..labdanum . Quite centering. I love it. Spiritual and evokes the exotic middle east. This is quite an interesting fragrance- soulful .A++++

Tobacco Oroville EDP.For men. Green floral ?? Sampled twice.Notes of roman chamomile,clary sage,orange flowers,italian neroli,carnation,tobacco leaves from Cuba, Mysore Sandalwood,galbanum,vanilla,amber, white musks. This opens up spicey ,herby on my skin - it's quite an unusual fragrance,strong at first. A lot of the spice is coming from the carnation I think - it's a lovely mix of herb and warm spice with the carnation kick. Quite complex,quite sexy I think .
** On the website ,this perfume is just called Oroville but on the sample and in the little description on the website - it is called Tobacco Oroville.


Uden EDP.For men. Sampled twice. Citrus ( on me ) . Notes of citrus, guaico wood,rum absolute,coffee, amber, vanilla. I love this one. It remains mostly citrus to me but it's the combination of citrus, vanilla and amber that appeals to me so much . I wonder if there is a little musk in this too. Quite beautiful . Fresh ,very wearable. As it dries down ,it reminds of the opening citrus of Nasomatto Silver Musk which I was crazy for at one time. Gets a little more woody as it progresses. Lovely ! Perfect lasting citrus ,woody, light musk .

Kobe EDP. For men. Sampled twice.Citrus- Oud- Wood. Notes of citrus,Italian neroli, petitgrain from Paraguay,rose woods, balsamic resins,Calabrese bergamot, Florida oranges.
This is one of my favorites and surprsingly it has Oud in it- not one of my liked notes ! Although the website says this is citrus, I would have to say it is more oriental on my skin . When I first apply this perfume, the petitgrain is amazing- I love petitgrain. Then it whoa ! 'what's that lovely smell now ?'....which turned out to be a smooth and soft but persistent Oud ! ( Not a big Montale Oud ) Beautiful, refined,broody even.
I even get a little incense. So it begins fresh and bright, progresses to Oud and becomes this warm ,soft and persistent fragrance. Alittle exotic ,very wearable again by both men and women .

Nio EDP.For men. Sampled twice.Herb-Grass-Citrus.Notes of citrus,neroli,Calabrian bergamot,spicey notes,cardomom,nutmeg,rose pepper,cedar,guiaco woods,haiti vetiver,Indian patchouli.
What I am noticing about the Xerjoff citrussy scents is that although these are 'light' in character ,they persist in strength which is a good thing . On applicaton , this is very aromatic grassy ,a little herby ,fresh . There is little, very little spice to this on my skin.The citrus never goes away and is joined by cedar. Like walking in the morning on fresh tall grass ,near lemon trees. Zesty !

Shingl EDP. Oriental. Notes of bergamot,basil, anise,iris,rum,vanilla,amber and musk. The only way I can describe how this perfume smells at first ,from the opening notes- is 'shiny' - it's a very shiny- ( like sun reflected off metal ) fragrance. The opening to me is herby bright and especially the anise strikes immediately .Then it becomes it's semi-sweet -almost fruity and the rum adds that bit of edge. Very tenacious with depth. So on me, it's rum-anise-amber-vanilla. A lovely fragrance which I think a man could pull off too . Very lasting - I can imagine two good sprays of this would be sufficient for quite some time! Anise + rum are the big players here - it's a good combination -a good cocktail !
I find it uplifting and fresh in some ways. You must like anise to love this- I do love anise.

Dhajala EDP. Floral Oriental. Notes of orange blossom,orange, galbanum,jasmine,rose pepper ,wood,Tonkiphora balsam,amber, Myroswelia Balsam .
( Both Tonkiphora Balsam and Myroswelia Balsam come from Robertet - a natural aroma / fragrance and flavor company,if I am right. )
***This fragrance has an appropriate name for the Shooting Stars collection because Dhajala in India is where pieces of a meteorite landed in 1976 !

This perfume opens big ,bold floral and some sweet orange on me,kept a little green with the galbanum.Then it calms down after a few minutes and the spicey notes pick up ,it gets smoother -hard for me to get the jasmine. The green remains in the background throughout this perfume. It's more woody incense as you go to the drydown. Lovely deep and broody,warm, slightly green drydown- like floral ,green/herbal forest-woody, incense in drydown. I like this very much . This is quite a bold fragrance.
This perfume progresses so the drydown is quite a contrast from the opening in many ways. I find the drydown extremely sniffable and addictive .
After sniffing and wondering - the drydown reminds me a little of Ormonde Jayne Woman ...or even Absinth by Nasomatto in some aspects.Mysterious,addictive, greenish incense magic elixir! ( I hope my sniffer is not going awry ! )

I think personally the entire line is so beautiful but I think Homme is the most daring scent. It is such a true leather scent that I cant think of another leather scent on the market that capture that note so well. And it lasts well over 24hours on the skin... it is so potent. I am interested to see what the guys who will be receiving the samples think about it.

Awesome Craig! I am glad you had a great experience with them. You most likely spoke to Sergio himself.

Fiore D'Ulivo is a really unique scent for women based on the Olive Blossom. They grow on olive trees and only bloom for just a few days each year so it makes capturing the olive blossom at the right time a very difficult thing to do. This scent is made for women but, like Dimitri always notes, is really quite unisex and not flowery at all. It has a really clean citrus note with just the right amount of floral going on to not push it over to the feminine side. Here is Dimitri's review on this one as well as Mefisto:

http://sorceryofscent.blogspot.com/2...livo-your.html

No problem. I really look forward to reading everyone reviews who received the samples!!

I always recommend Homme, Irisss and XXY as the first scent to try to really get a sense of the quality of the materials used as well as the excellence in blending that is done. The notes are so well blended. Homme is the scent to make leather scent haters convert! It is second to none.

Here are some images to feast on while you are smelling the scents. Click on pics to open a link and click again for beautiful high resolution pics.

No problem everyone!

I think yours will be in today Seth based on the tracking i see. My goal is to knock off #1 and #2 from your top eleven list and get some Xerjoff on there Seth LOL!!

Beck I know you so well and I know what you like and I am not surprised by your review of Homme. That's why I speak so highly of that scent. People tend to automatically judge this line based on price but Homme along with the other 17/17 deserve to be displayed in such ornate bottles as they come in. They are works of art placed inside works of art even though they are being released in the fall in normal 100ml bottles. The bottles are going to be just like the shooting stars line but have beautiful cut stone on the front. Homme will be black onyx and is beautiful!

I think the key with this scent is restraint which results in elegance. Its about balancing the notes since nothing pops in your face harshly. Its so well blended and classic in its approach.

That's correct. The line will be launching with both Parfums Raffy and Luckyscent in the next few weeks hopeully. I should be receiving all the stock from Xerjoff in the next week or so and will sending them out to retailers to be stocked.

Its interesting you found that site because he is still working on it and it is not complete with the entire stock of whats going to be carried. It shouldnt be seen yet. So dont look at that site as the final representation because I know he is still working on finalizing all the pictures and descriptions.

PS: FULL DISCLOSURE... It is obvious here as I have noted in previous threads that I am personally working with Sergio of Xerjoff to stock and distribute this line in the USA. That is why Mysticknot noticed me and Sergio at luckyscent, because he was visiting the store.

I have been in love with this line for a while but found it impossible to get as I was only able to get it from Harrods with the help of a few basenoters. I finally got tired of that and began speaking with Xerjoff to bring this line to the USA. I just wanted to obviously make that public so it is known. Basenoters here know me to be an honest person and a perfume lover so I am not here to push product or do anything. I am just a guy who loves perfumes, went after an opportunity and am trying to share what I feel is one of the most beautiful lines I have ever tried, with my basenotes friends and hopefully the entire USA. I thank you all for your understanding.

Actually the best way will be when Xerjoff releases the 100ml version of the 17/17 line. They will be 100ml beautiful glass versions with different stone fronts. Homme will be an onyx front plate and is beautiful!! I have seen it. These will be released in the fall and will be $650.00

The refills are only for people who have the Murano bottles and will not be able to be purchased if you dont have one. Believe me, the new 100ml 17/17 line is going to be a really beautiful presentation. Keep an eye out for it sometime September/October!

I understand what you are saying but I dont think it is forcing anything on anyone. This is why they came out with the new regular bottles because not everyone was able to get the Murano versions. Every company has a price point they are looking to sell at. But you can see that even with the shooting stars line, they are now introduced at new prices as well as the 17/17 line so I mean Xerjoff is reacting to the market.

Either way beck, have you had a chance to try the samples I sent . I really look forward to your reviews so what was your impression of the line.

Have any of you guys had a chance to sample the line. I would love to hear impressions.

I always tell everyone that it was UDEN that was the first Xerjoff I ever smelled. I was at Harrods in London on a visit that I smelled it and purchased it. It was love ever since. The warm woody creamy citrus did it for me. Not to mention it last 10+ hours on my skin.