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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...

Oud Stallion isn't groundbreaking. If you've dabbled in leather perfumes, you've likely smelled this before. Floral and fruity nuances are used to bring liveliness to leathery and woody notes. It opens with rose oxide sourness, cherry sweetness...

While King Blue boasts a barnyardy aspect and certainly wasn't created for people who aren't familiar with Indian oud, it's a surprisingly fresh perfume. Yes, it still develops into a dry scent, but it avoids the pitfall of amber-ouds: powderiness. Even...

Silver Oud is a polarizing perfume. Revered by some, hated by many, it's a masterpiece by Cécile Zarokian and the most refined take on Assam oud. As with most scents that contain real oud, it's not a love at first sniff, especially given...

Oud Cadenza is the most intoxicating spicy/sweet perfume I've experienced. The quality of Givuadan's Orpur® ingredients is truly remarkable and it comes at a 32% oil concentration. On my skin, it lasts for 12 hours with 4 hours of nuclear projection. At...

As Omnipotato said, Ombré Leather is the standard by which other leather fragrances are judged. Sonia Constant uses black leather that doesn't smell creamy or animalic, but rather like the leather seats in a new Mercedes. Combined with a sweet...

This is a joint review of the last five Stronger With You flankers (2020-2024). Cécile Matton keeps getting better at composing flankers that aren't only enjoyable and mass-appealing, but also have enough character to strike my fancy....

Overture Man is the sexiest perfume I own. While the scent itself is a bit challenging, it's also nuanced and everchanging. Karine Vinchon-Spehner created a coherent masterpiece, where each facet is presented at the right time. Saffron,...

I can't call this scent the king of tobacco; it's the queen of licorice. G used to be a bit smokier, presumably due to higher concentrations of incense and tobacco. I've tried H batch and well, let's just say it's a different beast. Current...

While some perfumes can make me feel confident and put-together, Herod literally fills me with happiness. It's a cozy and inviting fragrance that still has a masculine character due to some spiciness and a mild tobacco note. You have to like...

Forget about commercially safe vetivers from Guerlain, Hermès or Tom Ford. This is vetiver in its full natural glory. Aromatic, earthy and dirty, with an opening that can be challenging if you aren't used to overly green nuances. It should...

Interlude Man is one of the manliest and best performing fragrances I've tried. It has a simple, elegant scent profile that captures rugged Omani appeal. Pierre Negrin created a masterpiece, the French idea of a Middle Eastern man. Opening...