Luxor Xerjoff 2020

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7.2 / 10 282 Ratings

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

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Main accords

Spicy

Resinous

Woody

Oriental

Animal

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Ceylonese cinnamon

Cardamom

Leather

Heart Notes

Tobacco

Frankincense Myrrh

Myrrh

Atlas cedar

Base Notes

Cambodian oud

Thai oud

Indian cypriol

Indonesian patchouli

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Ratings

Scent

7.2282 Ratings

Longevity

8.1253 Ratings

Sillage

7.7254 Ratings

Bottle

9.1265 Ratings

Value for money

6.0180 Ratings

Submitted by Narjesi, last update on 06/02/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Oud Stars collection.

Smells similar

What the fragrance is similar to

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Hero

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Opus IV

Reviews

10 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/28/2024

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

Wusubi
35 Reviews

Wusubi

Helpful Review 7

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

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 8
Sillage 7
Longevity 8
Scent

Omnipotato
296 Reviews

Omnipotato

Helpful Review 4

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.

10/14/2024

10
Pricing 10
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 10
Scent

Eliseoo
8 Reviews

Eliseoo

Helpful Review 4

Myrrh+Oud masterpiece

This was a blind buy, and a successful one at that!
They utilized myrrh in every way in this fragrance.. let me get this clear, if you LOVE resins especially myrrh, this is worth a sample/decant.
Top: It starts off with this beautiful smokiness from the incense and the myrrh adds a deep resinous trait, the Cambodian oud is also presented with a bit of sweetness in the opening, there's an amazing dose of dry Ceylon cinnamon, and there's a bit of tobacco that adds dryness throughout its life.
Mid: The Cambodian oud and Ceylon cinnamon take a step back and doesn't provide sweetness anymore, and you're left with an authentic smokey church incense. This is probably the most challenging part of the fragrance for my personal taste.
Dry down: The Thai oud starts to feel more present from here. The cypriol oil comes in, sort of gives FM Promise vibes (but definitely not as sharp)
Now for my favorite part.. the FAR dry down 6-8 hours later; at this point, everything is gone except for the dryness from the tobacco, myrrh, and Thai oud. Myrrh comes off as both root beer and licorice, the whiffs in the air make it a gamble of what you're gonna smell from it.
This is a myrrh MASTERPIECE, I've been looking for a myrrh fragrance and I just happened to blind buy something that does all of it, lucky me. The oud here is mainly a supporting note for me, its definitely there but the myrrh is the star of the fragrance. I personally don't get anything barnyard/fecal about this fragrance.

08/01/2024

8
Pricing 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 9
Scent

Smirky
452 Reviews

Smirky

4

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.

08/11/2022

9
Pricing 10
Bottle 9
Sillage 10
Longevity 9.5
Scent

BobbyGee
230 Reviews

BobbyGee

1

XerJoff / Oud Stars - Luxor

The fragrance of an Italian producer of a huge range of perfumes, which smells like perfumes from Arab or Far Eastern countries. I do not know where this name and references to Egypt come from, because I do not associate them with the smells found there and the perfumes that I had the opportunity to meet there. Probably too little traveled and got to know. The smell itself is a revelation for me, I did not expect it. The scent of incense, leather, tobacco and oud is intertwined in it. I don't know how they did it at this price, but my nose agar is a really good quality ingredient here. From time to time I still smell cinnamon and cedars. As for the oud itself - it's not off-putting here, so feel free to try. I also suggest waiting a while (20-30 minutes) after use. Something that may not suit some people at the beginning and get the grade 'HATE', then it may be 'LOVE'.
When it comes to parameters - projection at a good level, and very good durability - above 10 hours.
I see…. There is no sweetness in it, which I am very happy about.
Personally, I highly recommend it to all agarophiles, it is definitely worth knowing and I think it is worth having. I found them very late and such a nice surprise.

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