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Oud Stars

Luxor Xerjoff 2020

7.2 / 10 292 Ratings

A perfume by Xerjoff for women and men, released in 2020. The scent is spicy-woody. The longevity is above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Resinous

Oriental

Animal

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Ceylonese cinnamon

Cardamom

Leather

Heart Notes

Tobacco

Frankincense Myrrh

Myrrh

Atlas cedar

Base Notes

Thai oud

Cambodian oud

Indian cypriol

Indonesian patchouli

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Ratings

Scent

7.2292 Ratings

Longevity

8.1263 Ratings

Sillage

7.6264 Ratings

Bottle

9.1274 Ratings

Value for money

6.0186 Ratings

Submitted by Narjesi, last update on 11/18/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Oud Stars collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

Thailand Oud in Cairo

Imperial Oud

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Camel

Tobacco Oud

Opus IV

Reviews

15 in-depth fragrance descriptions

10/11/2025

10Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

Merlotsupern
98 Reviews

Merlotsupern

Top Review 10

The hint is in the name: Luxor's oud doesn't fear the sun

Luxor is a 10-out-of-10 composition by the omnipresent Chris Maurice that falls within the Oriental Spicy genre. This fragrance, inspired by ancient Egyptian grandeur, is distinctly non-mainstream, and might turn some noses away... but definitely not mine.

The opening is a complex array of sharp cinnamon, cardamom and leather. This swiftly matures into the heart, featuring a blend of rich, dark myrrh resins, smoky incense, and a robust pipe tobacco, grounded by dry atlas cedar.

Luxor's foundation is a combo of woody thai oud and jammy-sweet cambodian oud. Together, they create nuanced animalic base.

Performance is solid: Luxor consistently delivers over eight hours of longevity on skin. Its structure, which in my experience gains a "better push" in warmer conditions, makes it a rare, versatile oud that works well beyond typical cold-weather use.

In my opinion, Luxor is one of Xerjoff's best and you should sample it if you are looking for a mature, complex fragrance that brings tobacco and oud(a) together in a unique way.

12/28/2024

10Scent 8Longevity 6Sillage

CivetOnly
35 Reviews

CivetOnly

Very helpful Review 8

Fruity oud dipped in honey

Luxor is my first bottle from Xerjoff and a blind buy at that. It was recommended to me by Smirky so I looked at the notes, realized it should be my "dream perfume" and decided to commit. Luckily for me, this was one of the rare examples where listening to a suggestion and trusting the note pyramid actually worked out!

It has two types of oud - if you aren't too familiar with fragrances containing oud essence, keep in mind it has a barnyardy twist. However, the smell isn't unpleasant or overbearing. Upon spraying, I'm greeted by animalic fruitiness, dusty cinnamon sweetness and punchy cardamom. For the first 30 minutes, the scent is spicy, animalic, fruity and woody.

The magic starts happening once Luxor opens up and its heart notes start to shine. Oud becomes less barnyardy and its woody quality is underlined by the more dry Atlas cedar. Combined with resinous myrrh and fading sweetness of cinnamon, the overall feeling is more hay-like and honey-sweet. But wait, there's more!

Simultaneously, I'm engulfed in a smoky cloud of frankincense and tobacco. At this point, it's easy to see the parallels to Egyptian culture. I can associate an Egyptian pharaoh with ingredients such as oud, cinnamon, myrrh, incense and tobacco. After an hour, the scent remains slightly animalic and fruity, but it's also smoky and sweet.

Performance is solid - I get about 8 hours of longevity on skin, which is sufficient given the myriad of stages it goes through. Xerjoff's presentation is great and the fact that it's under the radar allows you to get it for half the retail price at discounters. It's blind buy worthy if you like myrrh and oud, otherwise make sure to sample first.

12/12/2023

8Scent 7Longevity 8Sillage

Omnipotato
405 Reviews

Omnipotato

Helpful Review 5

Fantastically blended spiced oud and tobacco

I think this fragrance must sit in a weird nook to receive such low ratings. It seems to me that it is too oudy and animalic for the folks who are looking for spicy/sweet scents like Carlisle or "XJ 1861 Naxos | XerJoff" and too toned-down and not aggressive enough for the oud lovers who prefer stuff like Musk Aoud or Opus XIII - Silver Oud. But for me, it sits in the perfect spot between those two. Powerful oud/nagarmotha based scents tend to have a difficult opening that you have to get through to enjoy a beautiful drydown. Luxor solves this by placing a soft, sweet cinnamon note in the top end, blocking the sharp resins from coming through until the drydown. The tobacco note hangs around from beginning to end, providing interplay between the sweet opening and the dry closing, a perfect modifier/heart note. Unfortunate that this one does not get more love because it is stunning.

P.S. Value for money is also rated extremely low. Yes, the retail price is over €300 but I'm easily finding it on discounters for under 150 USD. Great value at that price.

09/07/2025

9Scent 6Longevity 5Sillage

Ceesie
133 Reviews

Ceesie

Helpful Review 4

Sublime scent, disappointing performance

Oh Luxor what are you doing to me. You’re such a special scent, but why do you leave me so early?

You greet me with the richest smell of dried fruit, tobacco, frankincense and myhrr. Luring me in, laying me on a bed of high quality rooibos tea (at least that’s how I perceive it). Occasionally whiffs of churchy frankincense keep reminding me of what I’m wearing today. Buy yet a few hours later you’re gone, sigh…

Something to do with skin chemistry maybe, or reformations? I really don’t get anything animalic or fecal from this.

I’ve used up an entire sample, enjoying every drop of it. But this is such a toughy for me. Luxor is a mind bogglingly great scent, the bottle is incredible. But the performance just isn’t there for me to justify a full bottle.

08/01/2024

9Scent 9Longevity 9Sillage

Smirky
483 Reviews

Smirky

Helpful Review 5

Luxurious scent from Luxor

Luxor starts out with a pretty challenging opening. There is definitely a subtle barnyard vibe at the beginning, but not overwhelming. Once it settles though, it becomes an excellent scent of blended tobacco, incense and oud, supported by the other notes which are less obvious and a subtle sweetness that takes the edge off but still keeps it very masculine. Suggest applying about 30 minutes before heading out.

Performance is nuclear. Leaves a good trail, projects and excellent longevity. Strikes me good any time of the year for formal events with casual events suited better in fall, winter or spring.

While I like it a lot, I'm adding this to my undecided list. Want to sample all of the Xerjoff's Oud Stars Collection first. Might find others that are even better.

UPDATE: Have a bottle of Luxor arriving in the next few days. It's the best out of the Oud Stars Collection.

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