Xerjoff
Luxor
With Luxor, Xerjoff composes an ample and textured woody fragrance. It opens on cardamom and leather, reveals cedar and myrrh at its heart and rests on a base of oud.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Cardamom · Leather
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Cedar · Myrrh
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Base Several hours
Oud
What its composition says
- Only 5 materials declared, against 7.6 on average in the catalogue: the formula is tight.
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 1 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Myrrh: its rarest material, which only 40 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 50.
- Woody, spicy, leather and amber: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 2 of 5.
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 Luxor 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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