1888

Before adding 1888 from Xerjoff Casamorati line into my collection, I heard a lot of good things about it and went ahead, blind bought it when I got a chance. This is my 2nd Casamorati after Mefisto, which I love, and wow, it didn't disappoint! Casamorati 1888 is not just an ordinary fizzy root beer, it's the best childhood memories of root beer float at A&W (if you don't know what that is please google it because I can't even...) that you were only allowed to have when you did something good. So you can imagine how happy I am wearing this perfume for the first time today. From the note list, I'm aware that there's no vanilla in it but I picked a hint of it lingers in the back ground, also there's some yummy burnt caramel popping up from time to time when I moved and got a whiff of it and it's just so good! Maybe because of amber and sandalwood in the base note that's quite prominent, it rounds up the whole composition beautifully with birch and patchouli. Funny thing is I can't really see this as a floral scent as I couldn't really feel the carnation or ylang ylang's presence there (and that's a good thing to me), maybe a little bit of Niroli which contributes on the fizzy feeling, and just a tiny bit of rose. On performance I would say it's very decent. I got around 8 hours+, sillage is very good too but I might just also oversprayed it (unintentionally of course). So this is definitely a keeper for me. It's that type of fragrance that you thought it's good in the beginning and later on it just keeps getting better and better through out the day. I wouldn't recommend a blind buy though. I can see why people would have a total different perception on this one. However, it's quite nostalgic, that's for sure. ;)

This is simply gorgeous. Beautiful melody of florals, ambers and spice. It’s in the 60’s and raining today and this perfume is beyond delightful. Though I wouldn’t reach for this on hot summer days as I have many others to reach for that are better suited, but on cooler summer evenings this works magically. As soon as I sprayed this for the first time it triggered a scent memory, I find this very similar to Initio’s Blessed Baraka. So much so it’s somewhat redundant for me to own both but I do love this DNA so for the time being I’ll keep both. I’d have a hard time choosing which one to part with if I were to get rid of one. Both have a very alluring, smooth, almost gourmand, subtle sweetness to them with the slightly fruity ambers, florals, sandalwood, and spices, smelling like a blueberry bagel toasted with strawberry cream cheese or something lol. In this case, many are comparing 1888 to root beer and I can totally see that, it comes up towards the mids, reminding me in a way of Roja Dove’s Enigma/Creation-E. I think this can be worn anytime but I mostly gravitate to this in the late afternoons and evenings. Autumn is the ideal season to wear this. For me, this is best suited for date night and romantic evenings or out on the town but can also be worn in the office. This is quite elegant and perfect for any formal affair. Performance is outstanding. All in all, a complex, masterfully blended and perfectly executed composition that smells high quality, exotic, approachable, seductive, and somewhat mass appealing. If you like scents like Enigma/Creation-E, Blessed Baraka, Straight to Heaven/Extreme, Herod, Oajan, Tuxedo/Rochas Moustache, Armani Code Profumo, Grand Soir, etc. you’ll love this. I’d say ages 25+

I have heard so many great things about this fragrance, so I decided to get a decant of it alongside Dama Bianca, and wow, I have to say this is one of the most complex scent I have smelt In the opening, I get a very strong carnation smell which I despised. The only thing which helped to balance the carnation scent was the spiciness from the pepper and coriander, even then it's still very prominent. I kept on smelling it while thinking "where's the beautiful amber everyone keeps talking about?" and I was a bit disappointed, but I let it sit on my skin for a while and after fifteen to twenty minutes, the carnation started to fade and the amber began to shine through and I cannot stop smelling myself. The amber in this is really sexy, slightly animalic. It's dark and bold, but not overwhelming. The sandalwood and patchouli really works as a side support which makes this perfume even more irresistible. I wear this myself but I would LOVE to smell this on a man, I think it's going to be really sexy on a man as it's masculine leaning, but it's still quite unisex. It has an amazing projection and longevity, I easily got 8+ hours wear with this fragrance on the skin, and I can still smell it on my clothes the next day when I woke up. Definitely best worn during night time, on colder weather, but it definitely works on summer night as well, because I can picture wearing this in a luxury cottage somewhere tropical like Bali at night time. Easily a 9/10, if it wasn't because of the carnation in the beginning, I would give it 10/10, but overall it is a winner for me.

I’ve been obsessed by perfumes for a long time and this one has knocked my socks off. I am super sceptical about any fragrance I try and always see the downsides, even though I may really enjoy the fragrance. But I’ve truly fallen in love with this one. I never imagined that my favourite fragrance ever would be a floral fragrance. I thought my favourite fragrance would be a gourmand. Some YouTube reviewers are saying this has mild to moderate projection. But for me this is as beast mode as it gets. It should be illegal for me to wear this while driving or operating machinery as it has the power to paralyse me in a state of awe and wonder. In my opinion, the objective of any respected perfumer is to create the perfect contradiction. What I mean is a scent that is weird, wonderful, artistic, complex, multi-faceted and yet at the same time wearable, appealing, versatile, timeless. This fragrance to me is a hole in one on both aspects. There are some noses who will smell this and think “eww no, not for me” but those kinds of people only like boring minimalist perfumes that sit close to the skin. It could be classed as a marmite fragrance, probably more suited to Eastern rather than Western noses. But my gosh it’s simply beautiful.

AndMon and others basically say the same thing below: this isn't a signature scent. I think most of us view fragrances as we do clothes: different styles and pieces for different occasions. This is my nicest suit or a tuxedo. It's the pair of gorgeous Italian leather shoes that mostly sit in a velvet bag, in the back of my closet. Is it because I don't like them or because they're not comfortable to wear? No, being hand crafted, they feel like an extension of my feet - like they were always there or a part of me. They stay hidden in a bag because I rarely have anything on my calendar that reaches the place where a pair of shoes so decadent, classy, and unique aren't overkill. And because of my job, i wear a suit or jacket at least once a week to attend political events, non-profit galas, and meetings with C-level executives. Even then, I almost never wear my best suit or my italian crafted leather shoes. That's what 1888 is except that it's not the most expensive fragrance in my collection: it's just the most dressed up and only suitable for very specific occasions. But when I wear it, I feel like the f'ing rainmaker. I don't know why anyone would buy the larger bottle: one 30oz bottle will last me the rest of my life.

Pure bliss. There are a lot of hyped fragrances that I've tried that have been good, but not great. I miss the wow factor that everyone's talking about. 1888 is no such scent. Instantaneously I knew I was going to really enjoy this one. Creamy, with florals and an amber base, this fragrance is stunning. The ylang-ylang and carnation give 1888 a dreamy, airy quality while the amber and sandalwood give a comforting warmth that envelops you as you wear it. Elegant and unisex, but it can definitely lean more feminine or more masculine depending on who wears it. 1888 is plush, luxurious, but not pretentious. It's one of those rare scents where most people who smell it are going to love it, but on top of that, they will recognize this as something unique and extremely well blended. I asked my whole family what they thought of this one and everyone had immediate, positive reactions. But this is no generic, boring scent. While extremely likable, it's complex and the perfumery shines through in this one. Highly recommend to test it out.

What a wonderful scent: Dark, thick, spicy, floral and slightly sweet. A friend sent me a 5ml sample, which I'd used almost entirely and knew that it was FBW for me after that. Luckily I was able to get a trade from a Fragrantica member for it and couldn't be happier. FWIW, This is only Xerjoff out of all of them that I've sampled that I wanted a bottle of. For the most part, I've been unimpressed by the house. Decent projection, as in not a skin scent and not a beast but it has excellent longevity. *** Update *** Do you know how it is when you sometimes get a fragrance and you're all excited about it for the first few days and then it becomes "ok" or the excitement wears off? Well, this isn't happening at all with this fragrance for me. I went through the sample before I got the bottle and I'm still absolutely in love with it. It will always have a welcome place on my shelf. Aside from this fragrance, I'd never found another Xerjoff that really "wowed" me but this one sure did.

Vintage Italy in a bottle! Great smell with awsome performance! Yes, it's a mature scent, great for spring/autumn! After you spray, you will be hit by the smell of powdery carnation, a looooot of carnation with pepper and i might say that the first hour it leans feminine, but the middle stage and the drydown it is more masculine, a mix of flowers, spices with a leather touch! Definitely the scent is very bold and one of a kind! I love Italy, especially Venice, and this perfume reminds me a lot of it, and i might say that you can pick this smell in the air when you walk through the canals in Venice! Smart-casual for the day or a formal suit in the evening might be appropriate when wearing the scent! For me it was a risky blind buy, but thank God that it's not completly a fail! It's a like, not a love....but I let time to decide more! Such an interesting scent, definitly needs a try! Totally unisex, if you can deal with the flowers and the vintage smell!

Just lovely, draws the concept of XIXth century so well! An ambery, spicy, sweet, dry carnation on a flower's bed with a punch of pepper, sandalwood and birch. In the drydown it wires more on coffee - vanilla - powdery - cocoa kind of scent (maybe the patchouli, neroli, saffron, coriander combination - without trespassing into gourmand type (!). It is sweet, luscious and dense without to be cloying; even into the first stage, that is dramatically sweet. A little powdery, too. I feel this could be bottle worthy if you are into this genre of fragrances. Can be pulled off by anyone who is into the right mood. Starts feminine, wires more masculine with woods and spices. A must try! Italian niche smoothness as usual... Edit: added to collection, indeed. That is just such a memorable scent... special! I start now to smell the yellow floral component and it is very strong, that Iranian saffron is just wildly oriental and charming.

Details matter when you are the best at what you do. If you have not tried the house of Xerjoff, then your knowledge of perfume perfection might still be lacking some details. This house really embodied the expression "beautiful inside out;" they never settle for less. 1888 Casamorati is a fragrance so beautiful you'll want to sniff it every second. It's prominent notes are Amber, Carnation, and Sandalwood. Also, there are notes of Ylang-Ylang , Coriander, Pepper, Rose, and Saffron in small doses. A fragrance with excellent transitions; the combination of Amber and Carnation here is breath taking with Sandalwood balancing the sweetness nicely. The spices are not overwhelming, everything is just right. Signature worthy but I will wear this more in a semi-formal setting. Although you can pull it off anytime, any place, anywhere with more than 8 hours longevity. This is a perfect fragrance in my humble opinion.

One of the best amber fragrances out there! This has amazing quality, it's very elegant and well blended. I get a beautiful spicy amber with something like a cinnamon touch, it's smokey like incense maybe from the birtch, with the carnation which is powdery, elegant and not at all mature. There is also a creamy sandalwood undertone. Performance is great, not beast mode but close enough. I get over 10-12 hours longevity and great projection. It's a room filler scent, a state maker that makes people come closer to smell you. This is a versatile fragrance and if you arrange your sprays you could wear it all year round except the really warm days. In an office/closed environment i would wear just 2 sprays, they are more than enough. This is in my opinion the best amber scent! It has it all! Sweet, spicy, vanilic, creamy, balsamic, floral, powdery, woody... If you like amber scents you should try this one!

such a ravishing, dazzling fragrance. boy is it delightful! I want to write down every synonym of "beautiful", but it's never enough. 1888 makes me elated, on cloud nine. most likely carnation (or clove, I still can't differentiate them) or smth else, whatever inside the gorgeous bottle is pure charm. although two quite different scents, for me it evokes similar feelings to Nuit d'Issey. spicy-floral, enveloping and enlivening, kind of providing necessary vigor and verve to continue to stand on your feet in this dreadful, grim and banal world. I can't stress it enough. first time it gave me shivers and some tears of joy. I can't and won't forget that. until drydown, for a moment it might smell a bit "outdated" or lady-like powdery, yet it's also alluring and totally unisex. but still for serious enthusiasts. worth gatekeeping. easily 10 out of 10. need to buy a full flanker ASAP.

Guys, I’ve bought this fragrance by mistake a month back.. And I was so frustrated coz.. I didn’t know anything about this scent. Tried a few reviews online... no good explanation was able to convince me otherwise... I was still doubtful about this Ylang Ylang stuff.. (wtf is that?) but Here it is now ! Tested a min ago.. and now... I freaking love it🤣 I got the returning order code everything was set up to send this back to the seller and here I am... in love with what I’m smelling on my arms haha This fragrance is hands up to die for.. Luxurious, bright, unique this is a master piece... I can’t see myself wearing this around like on a day-to-day thing.. This is for when the president comes for a visit.. Jesus I couldn’t be happier.. Guess it doesn’t need to go too heavy on the trigger as this stuff screams.. my whole apartment smells carnation.. Highly recommend!!!

Very enjoyable wear. Smelt unique to me. I get what people are saying with the root beer and cola vibes, but it's not too realistic to be worrisome. Just a nice quirk. The drydown is an amazing bend of floral and amber and though it is powerful, it is still light-wearing enough for most seasons and occasions. Feels like it can be dressed up or worn casually. Has definite quality. I had a decant and at first It was a fragrance I thought was too wacky for me to wear seriously. But just like wearing clothes for the first time that are not my usual style, I slowly grew into it and the noise of the initial shock toned down and could wear it to appreciate its uniqueness. I had a similar experience with MKF BR540 Extrait. Shock led to attraction. So 1888 is a DNA that I find myself longing to smell, so I may end up with a FB in my collection.

Very nice feminine scent. It’s not unique tho, doesn’t project or last very long. But I still like it. Because I own 21 bottles of various Xerjoff fragraces, I decided to only buy the 30ml size. It’s more than enough for me . Wearing it today. I now have flies chasing me ..hmmm I must smell like a flower to them....lol Anyway I do recommend this perfume. And u can buy this 30ml for about $70. At the discounters. It’s worth the price. 6/10 because it doesn’t project or last long on my skin . But everyone’s skin is different. Most frags don’t last long on me so please sample this one for yourself. I must admit it smells very familiar, like one of the Initio scents . I own a lot of Initio too so when I figure this out, I’ll be back . But yeah I know I’ve smelt this scent before. Maybe Mugler and not Initio...hmmmmm

This is an exquisite fragrance - this does not smell like "soda" or "cola" in any way. That is a poor description this is rich and smooth and yes it is most definitely unisex and it is gorgeous. Very rich and ambery/vanilla and it does not scream female although it is sweet and projects very well. My colleagues down below described it pretty well but the "soda/cola" description is so improper - it is so much better than that and I don't get soda whatsoever. This is refined, rich, elegant, sweet yet not too sweet and very well done. Get a sample - I got mine from fragrance line for pretty cheap. its well worth it and like I stated earlier the projection will not be a problem for you. Very well done and the amber and vanilla are very well done. This can most certainly be worn by men or women. 1888 Overall: 8.3/10

I get a fizzy root beer opening, and I’m reminded of another perfume that I don’t think anyone has mentioned: Safanad by Parfums de Marly. Opening is so similar on both, and my connection between the two was immediate. Dry down is very different though. And I think the dry down with 1888 is superior. The only way I can describe it is a woody, sweet amber with a dusting of light powder (emphasis on light). It’s hard to describe, but that scent does linger for several hours. I’m not getting stellar performance and that’s okay because usually that means certain kind of synthetics need to be in the mix. Anyway, I’m not picking those up aroma chemicals and I’m happy about it. I would love to have this in my collection, but I have my eyes on a couple of others I must purchase first.

Im not much into florals but this one is just very nice. There is a strong carnation note from the first spray to dry down. The amber here is not sharp smelling but rather smooth and is not overpowering. Blends side by side with carnation supported by the creamy sandalwood and it creates 1 feet of scent cloud around you. Nice for spring and fall. Lacks the "in your face" punch to be suited for winter. Leans feminine because the amber is not strong enough but can be worn by both sexes. Mature 28+. Can be worn in any occasion. Update: Longevity on this is just insane! It lasted me 24 hours. I put this on yesterday at 630am and now while preparing for work at 7am i still smell faint whiffs of it when i move my head around. Projection is moderate about 2 feet for upto 2 hours

This is an interesting concoction. I didn't know what to expect from this aside from a root beer vibe which I do get. I love root beer so I figured let's give this a try. I feel like this is what English Laundry was trying copy with Windsor although this is much better than Windsor in every conceivable way. It also lacks the synthetic tobacco note that Windsor carries. So, is this good? Yes it is. But...it's borderline cloying. It has a sweet root beer syrup vibe.Drydown is a sweet bourbon. Wife isn't crazy about it so that's one strike..My fragrance collection kind of revolves around warm weather fragrances since I live in a hot climate. This would be strictly cold weather. Performance is strong with 1888. It's like pink Joop strong. Only need a couple sprays.

Opens with a effervescent floral root beer. Transitions to a bright spicy amber vanilla with the perfect amount of sweetness. Spices are definitely not heavy, but gives it a sort of a great attribute. The mid is quite long and it is nearly the same as Un Bois Vanille's body. Then OH MY GOODNESS that drydown. One of the sexiest woody musks you will ever put your nose on, similar to Grand Soir's body. Sillage is quite good. People will pick up whiffs of you from the next table, but they will mostly pick up the light woody musk and light waxy vanilla more than the spice. It has that middle eastern performance. Transitions in multiple phases, but my description is 3 phases for the sake of brevity. Scent? An easy redline 10 on the meter.