XerJoff
XerJoff
96 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
Bergamot cuts through immediately with citrus brightness, almost sharp enough to feel slightly soapy. Within ninety seconds, the florals begin their ascent—the rose and osmanthus surge forward in a concentrated wave of honeyed, stone-fruit sweetness that completely submerges the initial citrus energy.
The fragrance settles into an intensely floral territory where damask rose dominates, sweetened further by vanilla undertones creeping up from the base. Jasmine absolute adds a creamy, slightly indolic density, whilst osmanthus provides an almost peachy counterpoint that prevents the composition from becoming oppressively heavy—though it comes perilously close.
The oud finally materialises, but it's a domesticated, woody interpretation rather than anything challenging. Vanilla and oud merge into a warm, slightly powdery base that maintains the composition's fundamental sweetness, though the intensity deflates noticeably as the fragrance settles into skin scent.
CoExistence opens with a disarmingly bright bergamot that immediately signals intent—this is a fragrance uninterested in whispered subtlety. Yet within moments, the composition reveals its true preoccupation: the floral heart, where Indian Damask rose asserts itself with the kind of honeyed richness you'd find in vintage Grasse absolutes, underpinned by osmanthus's distinctive apricot-tinged sweetness and a creamy jasmine absolute that refuses to play second fiddle. There's a synthetic quality threading through these florals—not unpleasant, but unmistakably present, lending an almost cosmetic luminosity that prevents the scent from ever feeling entirely natural or grounded.
This is a fragrance for those who've grown weary of floral restraint, yet still crave something ostensibly sophisticated. The sweet accords (88% according to the data) aren't subtle—the vanilla base feels almost candied, meeting the Cambodian oud in an awkward standoff rather than a harmonious dialogue. That oud, typically smoky and animalic, emerges here as something considerably tamed, more woody than truly olfactive-challenging. The result is a scent caught between identities: too sweet to read as purely elegant, too synthetic to feel genuinely sensual.
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