Xerjoff
Amphorae 39
Amphorae 39, signed Xerjoff, is a warm and intense oriental spicy fragrance. It opens on pepper, cardamom, cumin and clove, reveals nutmeg and ylang-ylang at its heart and rests on a base of white musk.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Pepper · Cardamom · Cumin · Clove
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Nutmeg · Ylang-ylang
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Base Several hours
White musk
What its composition says
- 4 materials on top for 1 in the base: the pyramid plays the opening more than the trail.
- Cumin: its rarest material, which only 36 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 55.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Spicy, musky and floral: 3 registers of raw materials share its palette, with spicy supplying 5 of 7.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection
Generous
fills a room
Ideal seasons
Time of day
Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).
Who is it for?
For those looking for a vibrant, sensual trail.
Avoid if…
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
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