Xerjoff
La Capitale
With La Capitale, Xerjoff composes a warm and enveloping amber fragrance. It opens on caramel, labdanum, peach and strawberry, reveals ginger, leather, amber and rose at its heart and rests on a base of benzoin and oud.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Caramel · Labdanum · Peach · Strawberry
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Ginger · Leather · Amber · Rose
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Base Several hours
Benzoin · Oud
What its composition says
- 10 materials declared, against 7.6 on average in the catalogue: the formula is fuller than usual.
- 4 materials on top for 2 in the base: the pyramid plays the opening more than the trail.
- Strawberry: a niche material, declared by only 16 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
- Amber: conversely, a material of the common core — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
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).
Ideal occasions
- Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.
- Evenings & nights out A present trail that holds its own when the light drops.
Avoid if…
- you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.
If La Capitale by Xerjoff seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.
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