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The Aquatic That Dances to Its Own Tune
There are fragrances that you immediately associate with certain situations. According to Xerjoff, the scent is meant to evoke a yacht club. Personally, I find it very fitting, even though I have never been to a yacht club!
With 40 Knots, I quickly found myself in a situation reminiscent of warm summer nights, the sea, and dining in a beautiful high-class restaurant by the beach after my first sniff!
It is probably the salty yet by no means synthetic opening that instantly brings to mind days and nights by the sea. Relatively quickly, a light sweetness emerges, which steers 40 Knots away from a classic aquatic towards a woody, sweet scent. In the drydown, it becomes powdery without losing the connection to the "salty." The powdery and sweet drydown gives me the impression that there must also be amber notes present.
A quick side note: At the airport in Istanbul, I was able to test Dior's Ambre Nuit, and I definitely noticed some parallels to 40 Knots in my scent memory! 40 Knots plays more with salty, maritime notes, while Ambre Nuit focuses on rose.
The longevity of 40 Knots is good - it lasts about 8-9 hours, and the sillage is in the upper mid-range. It won't overwhelm anyone, but it will certainly be noticed.
The versatility of use is quite broad. Personally, I mainly wear 40 Knots in the summer and early autumn for a nice dinner - unfortunately not at a yacht club - or on vacation during a lovely beach stroll in the later hours! As a classic daytime scent, it is too special for me, but that is something everyone must decide for themselves!
The listed normal price is unfortunately, as is typical for Xerjoff, quite steep! However, sometimes 40 Knots can be found on sale for around 150 euros for 50ml. For the quality, the promotional price is definitely justified!
Overall, I find 40 Knots to be a very exciting fragrance that combines both the salty and the woody and sweet, making it an aquatic that dances to its own tune - one of so many top scents from the house of Xerjoff!
With 40 Knots, I quickly found myself in a situation reminiscent of warm summer nights, the sea, and dining in a beautiful high-class restaurant by the beach after my first sniff!
It is probably the salty yet by no means synthetic opening that instantly brings to mind days and nights by the sea. Relatively quickly, a light sweetness emerges, which steers 40 Knots away from a classic aquatic towards a woody, sweet scent. In the drydown, it becomes powdery without losing the connection to the "salty." The powdery and sweet drydown gives me the impression that there must also be amber notes present.
A quick side note: At the airport in Istanbul, I was able to test Dior's Ambre Nuit, and I definitely noticed some parallels to 40 Knots in my scent memory! 40 Knots plays more with salty, maritime notes, while Ambre Nuit focuses on rose.
The longevity of 40 Knots is good - it lasts about 8-9 hours, and the sillage is in the upper mid-range. It won't overwhelm anyone, but it will certainly be noticed.
The versatility of use is quite broad. Personally, I mainly wear 40 Knots in the summer and early autumn for a nice dinner - unfortunately not at a yacht club - or on vacation during a lovely beach stroll in the later hours! As a classic daytime scent, it is too special for me, but that is something everyone must decide for themselves!
The listed normal price is unfortunately, as is typical for Xerjoff, quite steep! However, sometimes 40 Knots can be found on sale for around 150 euros for 50ml. For the quality, the promotional price is definitely justified!
Overall, I find 40 Knots to be a very exciting fragrance that combines both the salty and the woody and sweet, making it an aquatic that dances to its own tune - one of so many top scents from the house of Xerjoff!
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Great review on it!