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Groove Xcape XerJoff 2023

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6.5 / 10 281 Ratings

A new perfume by XerJoff for women and men, released in 2023. The scent is spicy-smoky. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Spicy

Smoky

Resinous

Woody

Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Pepper

Ginger

Cardamom

Elemi resin

Heart Notes

Frankincense

Myrrh

Rose

Mimosa

Base Notes

Patchouli

Benzoin

Cedarwood

Labdanum

Perfumer

Karine Vinchon-Spehner

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Scent

6.5281 Ratings

Longevity

8.0264 Ratings

Sillage

7.5258 Ratings

Bottle

9.2278 Ratings

Value for money

5.6224 Ratings

Submitted by Spl3xx, last update on 10/06/2024.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance was created in collaboration with Italian musician Max Casacci.

The fragrance is part of the "Blends" collection.

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Statements

4 short views on the fragrance

PetarMolnar 7 months ago

5
Bottle 7
Sillage 9
Longevity 5.5
Scent

Damn sneezing dust bunnies! Really peppery interpetations of resins and amber done boring.

2

Bodomic 9 months ago

8
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Peppery and resinous. Thought of tires blazin'. Earthy patchouli, incense and some powdery rose. Can't see me getting FB but it's great.

1

Gndias 2 years ago

PEPPER PEPPER PEPPER everywhere.....just run from it
terrible release

3

NicheOnly 2 years ago

10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 5.5
Scent

Resin/amber dominated warm spicy scent w/ moderate incense & very mild rose. Smells more like an Amouage. Leans masculine, fall-winter.

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6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

06/24/2023

7
Pricing 1
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Omnipotato
90 Reviews

Omnipotato

6

Great scent, bad marketing

There is a weird disconnect between this fragrance and everything surrounding it, including the choice of collaborator, name, bottle, etc.

Groove Xcape (just typing that makes me feel silly, it sounds like a roller-coaster at Six Flags) is a dark, smoky, resinous-woody patchouli fragrance. It gives the impression of a dingy shop that sells energy crystals and tarot cards whose owners use a patchouli-scented incense stick to cover up the weed smell. It's actually not bad, but nothing about it makes sense.

What is Groove Xcape? Is it a groove-scape? Or Groove Escape? Max Casacci's track/EP that was released around the same time is called Urban Groove Scapes. Why is it not called that? Why does the bottle look like it contains an aquatic freshie? How does the dark resinous peppery patchouli represent the "sacredness of sound" or "explore the power of rhythm and scent, transporting the wearer to new, celestial heights"? It's as if they came up with a nice scent, and wanted to collaborate with Max Casacci, and just threw everything together without any care. The name is what throws me off the most. Imagine someone complimenting your scent and asking you what it's called, and you have to say "Groove Xcape." Really embarrassing.

Regardless, I think the scent is great and the rating for some reason is unfairly low on this site. Maybe it's people like me who were expecting something completely different, and confused by the name, bottle, or marketing.

03/13/2024

7
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 10
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Ickis
9 Reviews

Ickis

2

Surprisingly nice and calm (after the initial blast fades a bit)

The opening hits you with a lot of pepper, closely followed by resin and frankincense. The pepper is very realistic and strong in the beginning, but after couple of minutes fades little by little and lets the other tones come out.
The mid is dominated by frankincense and resinous and ambery tones, the wood is also quite prominent, with some florals and spices in the back. The pepper never goes away completely though.
When I close my eyes and sniff this, I see an old castle library, with wooden shelves filled with books, dark portraits on the walls and comfy armchair or perhaps a cathedral, warm, sunlit, inviting for a contemplation.
The projection is medium, definitely not a room-filler. The longevity is 8+ hours on my skin, although it becomes rather faint after ~6 hours.
I can imagine, it is not going to be a favorite for everyone. And I see why others see this more fitting into Amouage line - it is however much more european in my opinion.
In any case, this is not a blind buy material, definitely try first.

01/07/2024

5
Pricing 10
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 3
Scent

Kalli1990
13 Reviews

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Kalli1990

3

What a bottle ..... why this fragrance ?

My love for Xerjoff is untouchable, I love this brand very much, but with some fragrances I really wonder why I am so stupid and blindly buy the fragrances based on the bottle without informing myself.

The fragrance ..... is not a perfume in my eyes, I only smell pepper. 2 sprays in the apartment were enough to only perceive a pepper smell for 12 hours, despite airing.
When I tried to fight it with 2-3 sprays of Alexandria2, I could still smell a pepper note.
The power of this perfume is very strong, more than 1 spray is probably not necessary, but the strong spicy/smoky scent must suit you, I definitely recommend testing this fragrance and not buying it blindly ;-)

The bottle is a smooth 11/10, beautiful ....
If I didn't have space problems, it would still be in my collection today because of the bottle

08/02/2024

3
Pricing 6
Bottle 6
Sillage 10
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Splitter
56 Reviews

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Splitter

Helpful Review 5

Do I really want to like a Xerjoff after all?

In my opinion, there is no way around Xerjoff in this community. Everyone knows them and/or has something from the brand at home. And I've also tried Xerjoff a lot and have already tried the bestsellers as well as a few other fragrances. It feels like you can now get it in every perfumery, which wasn't the case a few years ago. And even then, the hype surrounding Naxos was already dizzying. But the fragrances I tested always had one thing in common: I reached the base and below too quickly and the fragrances that many people found so opulent and unique were simply unbearably sweet for me. Or simply too expensive for my taste. So no Xerjoff has ever made it into my collection. Is this one any different?

During one of my forays and when I was looking for a smoky fragrance, I was presented with this one and was immediately won over on paper. Smoky spice with beautiful resins and woods. Must be tried. That's what happened. But there is no trace of smoke. Instead, pepper immediately takes over and I have the feeling of a somewhat more balanced but not far removed Lacrima. A whole lot of pepper, a little ginger and noticeable resins. These then become more and more apparent, are initially creaky and later softer and softer, where they then level off. Benzoin and incense nestle softly and skillfully around woody impressions. And as finite as the keyboard of fragrances is, I am very clearly here with Ithaka minus the citrus. And I actually really like that one. But its price tag is only half as big and even if it is of course nice to have a great progression with changes, I still like it when I can adjust to a fragrance for the whole day. So I will still not be wearing Xerjoff.

12/08/2023

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 10
Longevity 9.5
Scent

Mariusbl906
3 Reviews

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Mariusbl906

3

Pompous and powerful, yet calm and meaningful at the same time - a contradiction that the Groove Xcape gets to the heart of

Do you remember when you used to go to church with your family at Christmas? Grandpa had exactly this scent on him, a scent that smelled so noble, so calm and so profound. It's a time of year when the first snow has fallen. It is the time for a pompous calm. Does this sound contradictory? Well, it reflects Groove Xcape perfectly in my eyes.

To start with, no, the fragrance is not just for old people and no, I absolutely cannot understand the very mediocre reviews. Xerjoff Groove Xcape is supposedly deceptive in name, but it is a first-class representation of what it is supposed to be: a resinous incense fragrance which, in my opinion, is outstanding in this category.

As is typical for Xerjoff, Groove Xcape is a full fragrance in its sillage, which is still strongly perceptible even after a long time, but in no way disturbs, no, rather powerfully accompanies the experience. The lasting power is at least as long as a day: the perfume lasts an extremely long time and is still partly perceptible on my skin even after showering.

The fragrance opens very smoky and peppery, it almost stings a little in the nose. It is spicy, but not too spicy. This quickly subsides and a warm, very calm aura emerges, a warm resin carries the fine incense and an only slightly perceptible rose. It lies comfortably on the skin and spreads an almost sensual atmosphere. Groove Xcape is not suitable for a wild party night, but rather for a get-together in a chic bar, a jazz club or for occasions whose importance is emphasized by this perfume. In the dry-down, the fragrance still retains a strong incense component, but becomes more woody and the spicy notes fade.

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