Naxos XerJoff 2015

I had my first contact with Naxos in the summer of 2023, when I ordered a small bottling from the Souk. The reviews had made me very curious.

I went all out and sprayed the fragrance on my wrists before we went for a stroll through Bielefeld (on a very hot summer's day).

What can I say, I was immediately impressed by the fragrance itself. This creamy honey scent is addictive and I was also captivated by its fine tuning. The sillage was impressive, the scent was constantly in my nose. Without it feeling like I was wearing it myself. I kept thinking: Wow, who smells so good here? Oh, that's me! ;-)

Now back to the beginning: I didn't write that about the hot summer day by accident. I have my problems with heavy fragrances, they always rob me of a bit of air to breathe. Unfortunately, I felt the same way about Naxos that day. I love the scent, but I probably wouldn't be able to stand it for a whole day. Too bad, I thought. So I put the small bottle back in the cupboard. I didn't want to give it away, it was just too beautiful!
Then in winter, this little bottle caught my eye again and I thought to myself: maybe give this fragrance another chance as a winter fragrance and lo and behold: it works!
I can wear it in winter without it overwhelming me. And that's what I do. So Naxos has become my Christmas market companion, without wanting to say that it is a Christmas fragrance. It suits many occasions, even if it would probably be a little too "loud" for me as an everyday fragrance. I'm going to take it with me into spring and see how our relationship develops. :-)

Definitely a masterpiece and in my eyes it deserves its place at the top, even if the fragrance itself is of course (like every fragrance) a matter of taste and will certainly not appeal to everyone.