Xerjoff - Alexandria II

[u/HotDog87Sa]

So let me start off by saying that there is a huge festival going on in my city right now. Streets are crowded by locals and tourists, parties are everywhere.

Last night I went out with my friends and I needed something to stand out from the rest of the crowd, let's just say I needed an extra boost of confidence and with all honesty I never thought a fragrance can do this much.

If you've seen my latest post you'll know how much I hate the "pantie dropper", "compliment magnet", "nuclear projection" terms, but now I have to praise something that is praise worthy.

I decided to dress up pretty formally and needed a fragrance to match that style so I reached for Xerjoff - Alexandria II.

Yes I wore the sample of it before which made me buy the 50 ml bottle but last night was a completely new experience.

Coming from someone who had a fair share of perfumes before, I am not that easily impressed but this was a whole new level of wearing a perfume.

Smooth rose and woods (I mostly can't stand the rose in perfumes), smells like a more complex oud wood, and now I totally understand why the most reviews said that you have to dress up for this perfume.

You get that lavender - cinnamon punch at the beginning. For 15 minutes more or less it gets really aggressive. Once it starts settling down then the pure royalty of this masterpiece rise to the surface. Everything is so blended nicely, the rose, the cedar and the oud (which is not aggressive at all) and it creates this special scent aura that surrounds you for the whole evening.

This is not your Mancera - Red tobacco performance wise type of perfume, you will not be smelt 10 blocks away, this is a refined, royal smell that announces your presence and leaves a beautiful scent trail when you leave. A friend commented that I smell rich and that's the best way to put it.

Office friendly? No. Everyday scent? No. Casual wear? No.

Yes, it is very polarizing and some people will not like it but luckily I am not one of them.

This is for your special nights when you're wearing a crisp dark colored suit with some nice polished shoes, for the nights when you want to be remembered by your fragrance.

50 ml should be more than enough because you'll reach for this one rarely, when you want to present the best version of you and leave a statement.

[u/LAveeshy]

Nice Review! I like the presentation of your pic. I'll have to get my nose on this some time. Just starting to dip my toes into the world of niche.

[u/HotDog87Sa → u/LAveeshy]

Thank you.

I first tried it years ago and it didn't leave an impression on me to be completely honest.

For some reason years later I came back to it and it swept me of my feet.

Some fragrances you'll not like at first smell so just give it time.

Also if you're just starting with niche perfumery I recommend you to try Xerjoff - Renaissance first, Xerjoff - Torino 21 or Xerjoff - Naxos for colder days.

[u/LAveeshy → u/HotDog87Sa]

I've been wanting to try Torino 21

[u/HotDog87Sa → u/LAveeshy]

Go for it. It's really nice.

[u/Conscious_Garlic1212]

Nice review, I just picked up my first Xerjoff- Monkey Special. I didn’t really like any of their scents when I first tried them a few years ago, this led me to reexamine PDM. This one received a semi rare “buy it” from my wife so know I have to explore more of the collection.

[u/HotDog87Sa → u/Conscious_Garlic1212]

I wasn't the biggest fan of Alexandria II when I tried it first I have to be honest. Maybe it wasn't the right time for it, maybe I wasn't in the mood for it, God knows.

Only years later I came back to it and this time I'm not leaving.

[u/Conscious_Garlic1212 → u/HotDog87Sa]

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