40 Knots XerJoff 2012

All three words somehow fit Xerjoff's 40 Knots. But everything in its time:
Let me start mot the wonderment - for this, perhaps something should be said about the background of the name. All fragrances of the "join The Club" by Xerjoff are assigned to a club - who would have thought it with the name - and the fragrances oriented to these scenarios. I have often been unsure about this, because I found the names somehow inappropriate - the fragrances were convincing, but the names suggested something else. What this has to do with 40 knots? This one also belongs to a club - the yacht club. At first I thought of a light, perhaps yacht plank - therefore woody - and aquatic scent, perhaps with the ingenious Xerjpff performance. But already when I saw Ambre Nuit of Dior listed as a fragrance twin, I realized that I could also be wrong with this JTC: and that was then also so - at least partially:

Because the first time I applied it to a perfume I actually perceived a fresh note, which, however, would also not be unusual for Xerjoff fragrances. Anyway: a still partially fresh, slightly aquatic, although for me not citric opening somehow fit. Quickly, however, the top notes on my wrist seemed to say goodbye. When I arrived home a good hour later, I could smell more clearly what those who compared Xerjoff's 40 knots to Dior's Ambre Nuit meant. I don't detect a rose, but the amber is similar to the Dior. Cozy, warm but just less floral. Instead? A woody base as well as, for me, almost salty heart notes accompanied the amber in its development - and there it was again, the astonishment. Yes, we are dealing with an Abberuft here and this is certainly not a lupenreiner Aquate - well, not really. But the rather masculine scent, separately its notes that play in the background, made the name almost seem sensible again. The drydown then becomes more masculine and actually moves away from the Dior with 40 knots - even if a certain similarity may remain. This would now also clarify what the word inspiration had to look for in the title.

But where we were just at the word "remain": the 40 knots remains - and on the skin. Hats off, the greatest weakness of the distant relative from France was eliminated here namely sovereign and on my skin I would speak here even of a "Beastmode" fragrance. Locker 10 to 12 hours accompanies me the fragrance through the day and if it must be - by the silliest as well as the very neat projection - also through one or the other evening.

Heftig it becomes then at the end again, when it comes to the price. Since Xerjoff was yes nich never squeamish - and the colleague here is no exception. 290€ are called for the 100ml, 180€ for the 50ml ... ouch. Is it worth it, just when Dior offers 125ml of your Ambre Nuit for the 50ml price of the 40 knot? To me, it is: I almost have an obsession.... Conclusion: if you're looking for a much better performing, more masculine alternative to Dior that's still independent enough, you should definitely try this fragrance. From a Blinbuy, on the other hand, I would advise against even for fans of the note, samplen guaranteed worth it! Who now also wants to shell out the money for the fragrance, should become bright ears - a definitely successful fragrance!