Xuxú

I blind bought a full size bottle of Xuxu. I own 7 different full size bottles from House of Bo. This house does fragrance like no other house. This parfum is gorgeous. Anyone scared of the chili pepper, don’t be. It’s fleeting, but adds depth in the beginning. The champagne, blackberry, rose and vanilla are the stars here. Is this groundbreaking? No. Not at all. But it’s gorgeous. I hear people say it’s Delina (which I own) but with blackberry. I get that, but this is more complex and more beautiful. The ONLY issue I have with this is longevity. I’m getting 2-3 hours on skin. 4 on clothes. Maybe I become nose blind to it. This is my first full day trying this out. I’ll need to spend more time with her. But, I LOVE this fragrance. When Ave Maria came out last year, I blind bought the full size bottle too. I was disappointed at first. But then it became a staple in my spring/summer rotation. I already love this. I see the same thing happening with Xuxu.

This opening is seriously to die for. Effervescent, bright citrus and then the pepper hits the back of my nose and really adds a fun kick! 🌶️🥂 The opening dies down for me around 20 minutes in and the blackberry/macaron is what I notice next. A tiny bit of gourmand. Very soon after the rose comes in too and intertwines with the macaron. About 1-2 hours in is where I get the Delina comparison pretty strongly. I can appreciate it, but this beauty has much more dimensionality. I always wear my fragrances on my skin, and I am getting solid longevity, personally. The mid notes haven't faded too much until ~8hrs, and I still have a noticeable vanilla/saffron musk at that point. Still get some whiffs of the rose/macaron from where my clothes touched as well. I might agree this may not be groundbreaking per-say, but damn is the opening worth it! Also, this has far more of a fun/transformative wear than anything I've seen it compared to.

A burst of sass in the opening with champagne and a little rebel kick of chile that my nose loves! There's the clementine that comes in to sweeten things up a bit. Xuxú has a gorgeous rose note that intertwines with the macaroon, my nose does not get the tea as other do, but the vanilla and the saffron are prominent making Xuxu a rebel one, but also elegant and classy. The musc on Xuxu serves to give it a wonderful balance to my nose: it's not screechy, but it is still loud enough to get your attention. Sit with Xuxu for a day or two, and you'll see that she borrows from no other fragrance simply because she shares a note (lYKYK)

I almost never blind buy fragrances, but I did with this one, and it was a huge success for me. I crave this scent! If you're expecting a gourmande, you'll be disappointed. But if you want a light, airy, very delicately sweet rose scent, this could be for you. On my skin, I get the champagne and chili powder strongly at first, then it settles into this ethereal fairy princess rose with a dusting of berry and vanilla sweetness and a hint of chili pepper still in the background. Absolute love.

this is amazing. the spice is controlled and allows the softness of the rose and champagne to come through. one of the only blackberry perfumes i’ve tried, and it’s so appealing. sweet without becoming overwhelming. this is refined and definitely a crowd-pleaser. i first tried it at scent bar in nyc, as well as a bunch of other house of bo releases. i can see this house quickly becoming one of my favorites. super excited to have this one in my collection