Xerjoff
Tempest
Tempest, signed Xerjoff, is a warm and enveloping amber fragrance. It opens on elemi, ginger and lemon, reveals ambroxan, rose, cedar and cypriol at its heart and rests on a base of amber and white musk.
Main accords
Pyramid & evolution
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Opening First minutes
Elemi · Ginger · Lemon
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Ambroxan · Rose · Cedar · Cypriol
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Base Several hours
Amber · White musk
What its composition says
- 4 materials in the heart, against 3 on top and 2 in the base: the heart carries the composition.
- Elemi: its rarest material, which only 30 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 66.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Amber, floral, spicy, musky, citrus and woody: 6 registers of raw materials share its palette, with amber supplying 2 of 9.
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
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
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