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La Capitale Xerjoff 2019

8.2 / 10 1447 Ratings

A popular perfume by Xerjoff for women and men, released in 2019. The scent is sweet-fruity. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Sweet

Fruity

Gourmand

Creamy

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Strawberry Caramel

Caramel

Labdanum

Peach

Heart Notes

Amber

Leather

Rose

Ginger

Persian saffron

Base Notes

Benzoin

Bourbon vanilla Oud

Oud

Perfumer

Christian Carbonnel a.k.a. Chris Maurice

Ratings

Scent

8.21447 Ratings

Longevity

8.31354 Ratings

Sillage

8.01341 Ratings

Bottle

9.11342 Ratings

Value for money

6.71141 Ratings

Submitted by Amourage · last update on 12/11/2025.

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Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Spotlight collection.

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Reviews

76 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/24/2019

10Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Vmf
1 Review

Vmf

Helpful Review 5

Very beautiful, very Xerjoff

It opens with a bright fruity chord with strawbery. In the style of Erba Pura, Cruz del Sur 2. Dry down is a spicy Rose with a rich Xerjoff base. It Lets me think about More then Words, Alexandria 2, Bouquet Ideale. Al i al it is a very beautiful perfume. Bright, unisex, strong

02/03/2025

6.5Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

DRKSHDW
140 Reviews

DRKSHDW

3

A FRUITY CARAMEL CLOUD WITH NOWHERE TO GO

Very sweet, very fruity, very amber. I like it, but I don’t love it. In fact, it’s the only Xerjoff I’ve ever decluttered. My issue? It’s just too simple. Unlike most of my other Xerjoffs, there’s not much development here.

You get the fruity notes right away — mostly peach, with a touch of tart strawberry. Then comes the syrupy vanilla and sticky caramel, wrapping everything in a sugary glaze. Saffron is one of the main players here, adding a slightly medicinal edge, and I don’t love saffron — so maybe that’s part of why this didn’t work out for me. There’s also a whisper of oud (and I do mean a whisper—more like the oud tiptoed in, saw how sweet things were, and quietly backed out).The leather is barely there — just a hint of sharpness that I assume is the leather accord. There’s also a bit of sweet rose.

Normally, I love how Xerjoff balances wearability with complexity, layering notes in a way that keeps things interesting. But in La Capitale, the structure feels too linear, without the twists and turns I was hoping for. As it dries down and progresses, the fruitiness fades a little but never entirely. The sticky caramel and vanillic amber stay front and center, keeping everything in that sugary comfort zone. Performance is fine — good, but not great.

If I had to sum it up in one sentence: sticky, fruity caramel with saffron, smoothed out by a tart strawberry note that helps keep the sweetness in check. It’s a dessert lover’s dream, but I guess I was hoping for a full-course meal.

07/14/2019

6Scent 10Longevity 9Sillage

Azzura
5 Reviews

Azzura

5

Dont get the Hype

It's very smilar to Erba Pura but less sweet. Powerfull and long lasting. But It is definetly NOT worth the price. Totaly generic work. It has not creativeness. Last two years Xerjoff can't be creative. Please stop the presentation and make a real niche perfume.

04/05/2025

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Sn0wr1n
8 Reviews

Sn0wr1n

2

La Capitale

Perhaps the most surprising thing is that I don't hate this. It's sweet, but not in the way so many modern designer gourmands are (which I usually find cloying and unbearable). I still find the marketing from this house to be hopelessly gaudy -- in their own words, the goal is "blending the most luxurious materials to complement the most affluent global lifestyles" -- but I will begrudgingly admit this succeeds at smelling very expensive and is quite good for what it is. Not something I feel compelled to buy, but I think it succeeds on its own terms.

04/18/2024

9Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

Tzapan
21 Reviews

Tzapan

2

So damned well rounded

This is definitely a masterpiece.Xerjoff mentions as source of inspiration Moscow,Russia. Subtle, elegant tiny clouds of caramel ,strawberry and peach along with soft smell of leather, not a dirty leather but a very elegant brand new sexy leather note gets you first. The fruits and caramel step back in the background to reveal a beautiful rose that is deliciously served with labdanum ,ginger and amber
The leather with the rose and resins allow space to a soft oud with a sophisticated cloud of benzoin and a bitter sweet vanilla
Which provides the eau de parfum a smokey medicinal sweetness. All the above dance of notes so beautifully choreographed to get to the end of the journey,get to Moscow rose and bourbon vanilla with soft leather and soft oud in glorious benzoin veil.
Hallelujah

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