Oud Stars

Alexandria III XerJoff 2019

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Ranked 97 in Unisex Perfume

8.6 / 10 775 Ratings

A popular perfume by XerJoff for women and men, released in 2019. The scent is oriental-woody. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Oriental

Woody

Floral

Spicy

Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Lavender

Rosewood

Cinnamon

Heart Notes

Bulgarian rose

Cedarwood

Lily of the valley

Base Notes

Laotian oud

Thai oud

Amber

Musk

Sandalwood

Vanilla

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Ratings

Scent

8.6775 Ratings

Longevity

8.9738 Ratings

Sillage

8.6735 Ratings

Bottle

9.4728 Ratings

Value for money

7.0584 Ratings

Submitted by Jazzbob, last update on 09/17/2024.

Interesting Facts

The first edition of 99 pieces was exclusively sold at Harrods.

The fragrance is part of the "Oud Stars" collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Alexandria II Parfum

Alexandria Orientale

Alexandria II Anniversary

Alexandria Imperiale

Burdèl

Beyond the Wall

Statements

10 short views on the fragrance

JoeTraudl 1 year ago

10
Bottle 9
Sillage 8
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Almost soapy florals and a shy rose breaking through an oudy-woody ground time after time. A wholesome dance to participate

Topfpflanze3 1 year ago

10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

Alexandria 2 combined with probably the most pleasant rose I have ever smelled, incredibly elegant and sexy without being too oriental

BoBoChamp 4 years ago

8
Sillage 9
Longevity 8
Scent

A bright and powdery spicy-floral Mid season fragrance, balanced by warm and creamy oriental-woody base. Nice lavender and rose-oud combo!

BertolucciK 2 years ago

10
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

A rounder and more wearable Alexandria II with an enhanced rose note. Soapy oriental, lavender, rose, with a soft oud in the base. Luxurious

RisingChaos 2 years ago

7
Sillage 8
Longevity 7
Scent

Alex II: Soapy, woody lavender with juicy apple-cinnamon. Alex III: Delete the apple, amp up the rose significantly, and very chalky.

Estbienla 3 years ago

Having a decant , it smells like rose water for the bath that we used before with touches of creamy wood. This does not justify its price!

MrLawman 3 years ago

9
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

A softer version of Alaxendria II with a delicious dose of rose. The rosewood gives off a clean vibe and makes the scent extra rosey. Winner

Janaferreira 5 days ago

8
Bottle 9
Sillage 8
Longevity 7
Scent

Aus meine Meinung ist diesen Duft nicht notwendig ganz bessere die original Version
Praktisch identisch…

Kvepalunatos 10 days ago

5
Bottle 8
Sillage 7
Longevity 1
Scent

extremely expensive and boring. don’t buy it, unless you want to smell like old woman, don’t get it why people rate this one so high.

Holscentbar 1 year ago

8.5
Scent

oriental easy to approach, for beginners or connoisseurs. Excellent creation

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17 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/25/2023

8
Sillage 8
Longevity 8
Scent

Kurai
386 Reviews

Kurai

Oriental soap

Maybe I got misled by the name, but I was expecting some oud. Instead I got a load of floral soap. Now don't get me wrong, I do enjoy a good floral soap - and this IS a good floral soap - but I can get a divine floral aldehyde blend anywhere for a fraction of the price, so what is the added value here?

Hmm, well, while investigating from up close I start to get some fine nuances. Little bit of spice, some wood, amber maybe. All rather subtle, but their combination adds a certain oriental taste to that floral soap. This oriental twist is something new to me and I like it. It is a slightly different approach to high-end luxury. Comfort levels remain equally high while a smooth transition from soapy to something more woody-ambery takes place.

Overall I am quite pleased with the scent, even though I had something different in mind at first. Its artistic value may be secondary to the whole luxury experience, but I can live with that. However, at the moment I am on the lookout for something more oud-forward, so I am going to continue my search. I am keeping the sample, though. Will wear again.

04/26/2024

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

PhilMalone
3 Reviews

PhilMalone

The older brother of Alexandria 2

Xerjoff Alexandria 3.

In the fragrance community Xerjoff is a loved brand by many and all for the right reasons. It's luxurious, extremely high quality and delivers on every release. The line of scents Xerjoff is the "Oud Stars".

Oud of course is one of the highest priced ingredients which you can use in perfumery. It is specifically known for it's use in Oriental scents, which are often very heavy with a massive silage and equally great performance on skin.

The most coveted and well known scent out of the "Oud Stars" is of course the Alexandria 2. Basically everyone who delved a bit into niche perfumery knows this scent by now.

But sometimes i personally like to do things differently than most other people.

On the 28th. of October 2022 I went out to a fragrance store in Downtown Vienna. It was my last day of a 1 week trip i did with a good friend of mine. Of course many shopping malls with high end goods were visited but it all just resulted in window shopping. I wanted to take something home with me to remember the trip.

On the first day I already noticed a really nice but small store in the city center it's called "Le Parfum" and if you are there i can recommend you to check it out. Since it was the end of October that meant winter is coming and i really wanted to something to upgrade my collection with a great winter scent. I heard a lot about Oud till then but never really smelled it before this day.

So after i told the sales person my intentions that i wanted a winter scent with Oud it started. We went through a lot of scents and eventually we reached Xerjoff because i told him i liked the brand. We tested the Alexandria 2 and i really liked it. But i knew there is also Alexandria 3 and I also wanted to test it. I also wanted to try Luxor again but they didn't have it in stock. Which is normal because that scent is a completely different beast but i digress.

I tried Alexandria 3 and this was something it was completly new to me. Alexandria 2 is an Oud scent that everyone can like, but Alexandria 3 had something very special. If you ever heard Oriental Fragrances this the perfect scent to describe it. In the end it beat out the competition and it went home with me.

Packaging: Like all Xerjoffs the Packaging is top notch. But since we went up a few classes also on price it is even better than what you find compared for example the "Vibe" collection. You get a cardboard sleeve over the artificial leather trunk in the the bottle is presented in. It is the same that you find in a lot of other collections form Xerjoff so this gets a 9/10:

Bottle: The bottle design for Alex 3 is absolutely stunning. It looks like it is designed from the 1001 nights stories. The cap feels heavy and sturdy as always and the Atomizer works wonderfully. 10/10

Head Notes: The official headnotes states Lavender, Rosewood and Cinnamon. Personally i get much of the cinnamon but a huge cloud of the Lavender mixed with the Rosewood. This scent is a rose monster and that the key difference between Alex 3 and Alex 2.

Heart Notes: Oud scents are typcially something you buy because of it's heart and its base. That is also true with Alex 3. The heart is what is the biggest difference between the Alexandria. Both have the name note breakdown. We have Bulgarian Rose, Cedarwood and Lily of the Valley. Alex 3 is an even more Oriental version of Alex 2 which shows in the focus on the Rose note.

The Oud and Rose combination is nothing new to the industry but here its the focus. On Alex 2 its more smooth and with a bit more focus on the woody notes. But Alex 3 goes full blast on the Rose which makes you feel like a Sheikh that left his palace in Abu Dhabi.

Base Notes: The Base is full blast Oud. We have Oud from Thailand as well from Laos, the is accompanied by Amber, Sandalwood, Vanilla and Musk. If you buy an Oud Star its guaranteed that you get the real deal of Oud. No artificial stuff here. This makes the Scent Strong and masculine.

If it wouldn't be for the Sandalwood and the Vanilla you would go all out on the fecal Oud but those bring out a nice texture and makes this a pleasant wood base.

For the scent overall i give a 10/10

Wearability and Seasons: An Oud Scent is not something you wanna wear everyday except if you live in the UAE then it's good manners you have. For our more western community this is a Winter, early Spring and autumm scent. Nothing for the summer. For me this is my personal "special occasion" Fragrance. I wear it on fests which are more high end or not that casual. But if you want you can rock it whenever you want. 8/10

Performance and Silage: Like most Oud scents this is a beast in both departments. The Silage is wide with loud projection so you will surly get noticed if you wear this. Don't go to heavy on the trigger tho this stuff is potent. Performance 10-12 hours easy.

Price: Retail is 330 € for 50 ml which is fucking expensive but you get what you pay for. It's still a lot of money so i can only give it a max of 7/10

06/28/2024

Ninamariah
173 Reviews

Ninamariah

Underrated Alexandria

Unisex

This is unique beautiful, soft, woody, powdery oud scent with a hint with rose. This is definitely not a traditional rose oud, this is different and very complex, nice, round and mysterious (which I like always) blend.

In the opening there is soft Palisander Rosewood, Lavender and Cinnamon. Lavender gives a fresh aromatic feeling and I think it’s the note which gives soapy vibe for some people. For me it’s not soapy, it’s just clean. Cinnamon is difficult to separate as a note in any kind of way but it brings warm powdery vibe which I like a lot. Since there is Cedar in the middle notes and Sandalwood in the base notes, this is really woody but in the soft milky (not lactonic) way. And the whole point of this perfume: Oud. There is Laotian Oud and Thailand Oud and the last one with Musk give s*xy and attractive, very slightly animalic vibe to this creation which I adore. Vanilla is impossible to detect as a note but it brings more soft touch to the scent. Beautiful hint of the Rose is lingering in the background and it has to be there, otherwise this wouldn’t be as addictive as it is.

Now the common question: how this differs from Alexandria II ?
Since the main accords and notes are almost same it’s easy to think that these two are similar. II was too boring for me and I felt that there is missing something. That was soapy for me and I love soapy scents normally. This is more rosy, somehow more special. I’m so glad that I gave a chance for III but that wasn’t love at the first sight either. I was testing this scent for a couple of weeks and after that I was totally in love. I tried to give many opportunity to II as well - but that wasn’t for me.

But oh, I LOVE this Alexandria III Beautifully blended, totally unisex masterpiece!

The longevity is eternal and a sillage is huge. This scent is for cool days and evenings, it needs a certain mood, it's not my easy reach.

11/26/2020

10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Razvanyke
204 Reviews

Razvanyke

Wow, what a beauty !

I wanted to test Naxos and Alexandria II but only the A III was available in Douglas Kö so I tried it on a paper tester. On the spot I said "nice, but not extraordinary" .. and then I went on with testing others. The tester in my pocket, perfumed everything and it was such an addictive aroma, I kept smelling it again and again.

After I got home, I put it on my desk and then left it there .. and the sillage from the two sprays is really a monster, since 5 days it stays there and each time I pass by, it is such a wonderful smell tempting me to bring it to my nose.

The smell is a flowery woody oriental and it is just too good, not having any wow factor for me or being animalic like many say .. I do not even feel the OUD notes.

I am thrilled to test Alexandria II, whenever will be available somwhere.

A III is wonderful and smells expensive, however for a sweet woody smell without the wow factor, it is too expensive at the current level.

08/05/2020

10
Bottle 10
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

HIRH
45 Reviews

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HIRH

Top Review 28

Majestic Art

Since my commentary on Alexandria II was mainly about my special associations with this fragrance, this one is more about the olfactory aspect.

The DNA is unmistakably the same as in Alxandria II. Lots of lavender, lots of rose, lots of oud. Already with Alexandria II I noticed a big difference to other rose ouds. The Alexandrias are simply not the normal rose ouds. They are an opulent harmony of the highest quality natural ingredients in an extraordinary fragrance composition. A few fruity floral and a few woody oriental notes round off the total work of art in a supporting way. Lavender definitely plays the special role here. In rose ouds an otherwise rather seldom chosen ingredient, which, when chosen, is much weaker dosed than here. The lavender is one of the few non-dry representatives of its kind, which nevertheless has a natural scent and fits perfectly into the other components. It also does not evaporate in the heart or base note of the perfume, which remains. The oud is nevertheless unmistakably present, becoming stronger as it progresses. At some point, the beguilingly anal oud note becomes so present that I, as an oud fan, like Alexandria II best. By the way, I think that this combination of lavender and rose oud can only be described in words and will not be revealed to anyone who has never smelled the fragrance before. Alexandria fragrances have the potential to positively surprise everyone. Really everyone, even those who entered testing with a false expectation.

And with the third Alexandria, all this will be much better. Alexandria III is an Alexandria II on steroids. Although the olfactory DNA is the same. But the oud is so much more present. The beguilingly anal notes described above come directly at the beginning and not only in the course. These notes were my favorite in Alexandria II. And it is these notes that Alexandria III now offers me from the beginning of the olfactory progression. Amazing! It's only a matter of time before this most wonderful of all wonderful scents is allowed to enter my collection.

A true 10/10 composition that is unrivalled. The most successful prank by XerJoff, the most successful "reformulation" I can remember. A bottle that sets new standards in beauty and oriental appeal. Durability and sillage are alien. I wish I could be more objective here. But isn't it the highest possible compliment to a perfume that you can't judge it objectively because you're so enthusiastic about it?

Conclusion: Close your eyes, swipe the credit card and enjoy. Nobody can do anything wrong here. Although I've tried almost the entire collections of XerJoff, Tiziana Terenzi, Stephane Humbert Lucas, Kemi and many other Nieschen labels, for me the most outstanding fragrance to date, together with Alexandria II, is the one I've ever created. Is that still perfume or already art? Cheers

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