X Xandal

Buying and owning this fragrance has taught me two things so far, and I am grateful for both: 1. A good amount of people that write reviews about fragrances either shouldnt write at all or start working on their patience. Not trying to be offensive but after being on the fence about buying this after doing research across 3 platforms, i assume most people immediately started bashing their keyboard saying this is too alcoholic, unbalanced, earthy or just overall bad. What i did was give this fragrance 2 weeks to begin developing, and write a review ONLY after i was sure i understood what Neeb tried to do here. Everyone has a right to their opinion, but to deter someone from expanding their knowledge about fragrance and scaring them away from trying new stuff is unprofessional. If your way of making a review ("expressing" yourself) is to unbox a fragrance and immediately leave a negative vote within the first 48 hours of using it, that means you dont know what youre doing whatsoever. 2. Patchouli, if done right, is not as bad of a note as i thought it to be so far lol About the perfume itself there isnt much to report, i dont have anything to compare it to because i havent got the chance to try Van py rhum. Up close this smells like an expired vanilla ice cream with dirt sprinkled on it, and by "up close" i mean sinking your nose in your forearm and taking a sniff. at a normal lenght everything comes together much more beautifully. No note prevails over one another, instead they are all balanced to create a comfortable boozy, earthy vanillic scent bubble. maybe amplifying the chocolate among all these vanilla notes would make this a hidden gem but who knows Longevity on my skin is 7-8 hours which is what i expected, with strong projection. (note: the more you move with this the better the sillage will be) Smell: 8/10 Projection: 8.5/10 Longevity: 8.5/10 Bottle: 8/10 Packaging: 8/10 edit (july 27th): i now own van py rhum. this is a very solid attempt at an inspired fragrance, but van py rhum is in its own league and is just better in terms of everything (duh)

Recensione: X Xandal – Aromatix X French Avenue X Xandal è una fragranza che di certo non passa inosservata e che, fin dal primo spruzzo, dichiara la sua natura di "Gourmand d’eccellenza". Appena aperta la confezione, molto ben curata, l'impatto è immediato e sensuale: un'esplosione di rum alla vaniglia accompagnata da una crema al cioccolato estremamente raffinata. Non si tratta di un dolce stucchevole, ma di una dolcezza "boozy" e profonda, in cui il cioccolato resta sottile ma chiaramente percepibile, donando una struttura vellutata all'apertura. L'Evoluzione Il vero punto di forza emerge nel cuore del profumo. Qui la fragranza si stabilizza, permettendo di apprezzare tutte le sfumature della vaniglia dichiarate in piramide: dalla cremosità della Bourbon alla particolarità del Caviale di Vaniglia. È un gioco di incastri perfetto che rende la fragranza complessa e mai piatta. Il patchouli e il gelsomino, pur restando in secondo piano, evitano che il profumo diventi troppo "alimentare", mantenendolo in un territorio di eleganza seducente. Performance e Stagionalità Longevità: Buona (7/8 ore assicurate). Sillage: Intenso, avvolgente e seducente. Stagione: È un profumo nato per l'inverno e l'autunno. Tuttavia, la sua versatilità permette di indossarlo con successo anche all'inizio della primavera o durante le serate di fine stagione più fresche, dove la brezza notturna aiuta a sprigionare le note di base di caramello e fava tonka. Giudizio Finale ⭐⭐⭐⭐🌟 È una fragranza perfetta per chi vuole lasciare il segno e fare colpo. Se l'obiettivo è la seduzione, X Xandal è un'arma micidiale: ideale per un appuntamento romantico con una ragazza elegante, ma non eccessivamente sofisticata. È un profumo che invita alla vicinanza fisica, quasi ipnotico. Un acquisto assolutamente meritato per chiunque ami il genere vanigliato/alcolico con un tocco di mistero dato dall'oud sul fondo. Preparatevi a ricevere molti complimenti e altrettanti baci. Voto: 9

It is a very Mature Earthy, Greener Mossy Vanilla.. Like really powerful. Not a Gourmand. But it is pleasant. Now should it be Blind bought? No, absolutely not. It is High quality and the opening still is harsh. Its a new batch, so its normal. Opens boozy and Harsh, Strong Patchouli mixed with Vanilla, 50/50, half wonderful, half off putting. Dries down to a Rich Vanilla, not so boozy, kinda chocolaty, with an Earthy, Patchouli base, a dark Mature Vanilla scent, that the more it dries down the better it gets. Projection is amazing, my bottle is new but it's already projection 2-3h, people around seem to like the smell, but when asks to smell close to skin, they get away immediately. So take that in consideration. Longevity will go 6-8h with good projection and then it lasts days on clothes, actually the clothes smell amazing days after. Vanilla and Patchouli do really go well when they are tonned down. This coming from someone that has other FA fragrances like Liquid Brun and Aether. This is not a gourmand by any meanings. Buuut it can get a nice layering scent. I tried this with Liquid brun and wow, on days where Liquid brun is too sweet this on top gives the edge I need. Khamrah, Teriaq and other creamy, Vanilla sweet fragrances also pair well. This literally gives the depth that many cheaps lack. Overall a solod 8.4/10 as it is right now, probably maceration and time will do it's thing and I will come back to it. Not blind buy safe. Niche Strong and extreme high quality for the 30/35€ it's on sale for. Inpaid much less, so I couldn't be happier.

This is special. Heaps of vanilla and dark chocolate with a nice earthy patchouli. There is a interesting powdered chocolate vibe going on also. Not as boozy as I thought it would be. Could do with a touch more booze/rum in it but overall. Absolutely love this. As it dries down the patchouli takes a back seat and more of the creamy vanilla and powdery chocolate come forward and the rum rounds it all up. Just wish the rum was amped up a bit more, I really think that would have made this into a truly insane scent. But overall, love it. Update: After a few days, the scent has opened up. The patchouli is absolutely beautiful in this scent. It's earthy yet not to powerful, really helps add depth to the vanilla. And also, the rum has come out to play. Still wish there was a little more, but It's a satisfying amount of rum. I am loving this scent the more I wear it. Truly one of the best if not the absolute best vanilla fragrance at this price range and more. Amazing stuff. It's creamy, lactonic vanilla that is absolutely mouth watering. With the chocolate and rum, It just makes it delicious. Extremely delicious. And the patchouli just makes it intersting. 10/10. Some may love this. Some may hate it. I personally love it. I layer it up with Atkinsons Pirates Grand Reserve and wow. That combo is truly insane. Imagine extremely creamy vanilla and boozy rum. The vanilla and rum just become more intense. Truly they both are a match in heaven

ngl, i hated it when i first bought it, like really hated it, had the same patchouli bomb that carlisle/redtobacco has but without the spices, and i never picked up any vanilla or anything other than that patchouli (no it was high quality patchouli NOT ganja smell) , i sold the bottle to a friend and one month later he wanted to return it and i was fine with it since he didn't use it, thank god he returned it..... BOOM the most gorgeous vanilla bomb ever, and it's veryyyyy unique, dark masculine-ish vanilla with a vanilla extract smell and a doughy chocolaty type of thing to it with a slighttttt plasticky vibe up close, but in the air, its MAGICAL!!! Haven't smelled Van Phy Rum, but this x xandal woooowwww, I could throw all of my winter fragrances and keep this one and be completley fine!!! Amazing and i can't explain it, such an elegant and mature vanilla, not your Bianco Latte!! btw, this shit doesn't come off your skin, the oil concentration is super high that the fragrance might even become sticky if you spray to much, avoid putting this on clothes, projection isn't screaming, but it leaves a lingering that people will smell when you move around for atleast 8h after application!!