Zefiro XerJoff 2015

When I'm on vacation, you can find me in one perfumery or another, where I always like to test fragrances. As a fan of the 1861 range from Xerjoff, I had to try Zefiro alongside Naxos and Renaissance (both of which I really like). In Palma on Mallorca, the time had come for me to try it out for the first time and I have to say: what a statement fragrance.

When I first sprayed it on, I found the scent too much on my skin at first and my wife was anything but enthusiastic - it had something musty about it at first and I didn't really see the scent on me either - I have to say that it was my first test with an incense fragrance.

We strolled on through the day and the scent lingered in our nostrils the whole time. The sillage of the fragrance is pleasant, but not overwhelming.

One phenomenon for me was actually the longevity. The weather was really warm that day (25 degrees) and we were still driving in the open-top convertible, I had a shower in the evening and I could still smell the fragrance. I kept sniffing my arm in bed in the evening and I finally liked it because it was much more subtle.

Highly rated, but I'm still not adding the fragrance to my collection - why?

I can well imagine that the fragrance suits older men in suits very well and is also a real statement, but unfortunately the fragrance doesn't suit me - maybe I'm just not a fan of incense.