Purple Accento Xerjoff 2016

Xerjoff Purple Accento had been on my wish list for a very long time; I almost bought it blind. The idea of buying it blind is, of course, completely crazy in a way, but that's how it is with our hobby. Fortunately, I managed to hold back and not take the plunge into a blind buy.

Now I want to criticize something that certainly not everyone will understand: How can this fragrance be called Accento? The two fragrances have absolutely no similarities. This personally bothered me a bit, and I deduct a point for this in the fragrance rating.

For me, Purple Accento, which is very similar to Erba Pura, doesn’t really have a development. There’s mandarin, vanilla, musk, and amber in an extreme amount. As a difference, there’s also a gentle pineapple and some oud, along with a light floral note from the hyacinth. However, the oud note only comes through for me after 30 minutes.

I have to say that I see no reason to buy Purple Accento for myself. I already own Erba Pura, and somehow the difference here is just too small for me. I also have the better and cheaper alternative, Tiziana Terenzi Halley. Halley offers me a better differentiation from the typical Erba Pura note and takes a different direction.

The longevity is, of course, extremely good, as is typical for Xerjoff. I could still perceive Purple Accento lightly after 14 hours. The sillage is also very strong again. In the first few hours, Purple Accento fills entire rooms. Only after 10 hours does Purple Accento become close to the skin.

The fragrance is good, but simply not unique enough to convince. In the end, it’s also the price that has made the fragrance completely uninteresting for me, as I won’t pay €600 for something that is similar.