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

I blind bought this as I love HOB and their feminine fragrances (I own bombon & ave Maria). It is gorgeous, but it smells identical to dopamine rose by l’epoque parfums to me and I already have that fragrance so it’s a bit redundant for me. It’s a watery, bright modern rose scent. It’s perfect for anyone who usually hates rose, but wants to find a rose they actually like. I’d be down to sell it to anyone interested since I already have a scent like it.

I love it! It was a blind buy and I got seriously terrified right before it arrived that maybe I made a mistake. However, it’s my very first rose scent and I absolutely love it. I really love fizzy, sparkling, fruity scents and this is just a perfect first rose for me for that reason. It feels flirty and fun and sparkling I truly love it. I find that it lasts quite long on my skin, same as Ava Marie

For me this is a very fresh rose with hints of macaron making it creamy. The white musk is very present on the dry down. It is beautiful. It is addictive. I had to have it. I snagged it before prices went up. I will eagerly be awaiting sales if I ever purchase from them again! They are too over priced!

I think it's beautiful. I was afraid when people used the word jammy, but it's way lighter and I don't get jam. The clementine is stunning until the citrus note fades, and then it's a rather intimate rosy sweet saffron scent that lingers. House of Bō nailed it.

I really like this one. I find it sparkling and very pretty. Performance isn’t the best on my skin but I still really enjoy it. I don’t find it to be very similar to Delina or Impadia. I actually don’t like Impadia.

Xuxu is what I wanted Delina to be minus that rhubarb note that ruins it for me. Since Nina Ricci’s Rose Extase is discontinued and Atomic Rose is more expensive, I may need this fragrance in the future.

This is one of the best-smelling and “me” perfumes that I smelled in a while. It’s so playful and fun but feminine and elegant. It’s not overpowering but not boring. The best fruity floral ever!

Ditto to all the things said below by @Aroma_Antics. Similarly to her, I find that there is almost a rebellious nature to Xuxú but in the most sophisticated and elevated way. A stunner!

This is so pretty...it is everything I wish Delina was. This is soft, elegant and mildly gourmand.

A love child of Delina and MFK Gentle Fluidity Gold

This is my new favorite fragrance.

If I didn't know what this was, I could probably identify the house just by the lingering signature. House of Bo fragrances all have a bit of a 'mineral/earthy' note to them... definitely not in a bad way.... Just in a way that is easy for me to pick out. I like that. Kind of like Chanel... you know every Chanel perfume right from the get-go. I have full bottles of La Mar, Ave Maria, Agua de Santos, Casa Blanca and now Xuxu. And minis of all their other scents except Cosmos. I was a bit surprised that they chose to do another rose-centric fragrance for their 2026 release. Rosario is also beautiful... a fruity, lighter rose. This is beautiful, as well. But not mind-blowing. The opening is a strong, (not screechy) sparkling heavy and bright floral/rose. The opening reminds me a lot of BDK Impadia. But then Impadia dries down to a soft floral vanilla/sandalwood. Xuxu just keeps going strong with the rose. I find this quite unlike any of the three Delinas, other than the fact that they are all rose-based fragrances. It does give a bit of a "designer" vibe, which is unusual for House of Bo. Mid to strong projection and decent longevity on my skin. I will try some of HoB suggestions for layering this one for sure. It needs a little umph. Not a love, but no regrets.

UPDATE: I'm going to give it Xuxu more time as I'm starting to like it the more I wear it. On my skin, Xuxu opens with a big splash of champagne and then the rose kicks in... hard but, smooth. I thought to myself, this smells so familiar, LOL. Now, is the blackberry note some kind of new molecule that smells like rose and/or rose? Macarons, where? After about 2 hours or so, I do get a touch of sweetness, probably from the vanilla. I'm hoping it gets stronger as the weeks go by. It's been 5 hours since I sprayed and it's an intimate scent bubble. It's a beautiful fragrance but the House of Bo needs to knock it off with flamboyant marketing!

I sampled this before reading/watching any reviews and got Delina right away. It has a sharp opening but I found it to go away rather quickly. With Delina, the tartness lingers throughout the whole life of the wear. With Xuxu, that's not the case. Also, Delina is more rose forward. Although I can still smell the rose in Xuxu, it's a lot more blended where it doesn't stick as a singular note, as much. I can see myself getting a bottle if I didn't already have Delina La Rosee.

I’m not a huge rose fan so I appreciate the berries & vanilla, however, I do wish the earl grey note was more prominent. I think they could’ve leaned into the theme a litttle harder. But it’s pretty, I’ll definitely wear it, and it’s inoffensive. I don’t think anyone NEEDS it though. I get the effervescent brightness at the top, then the jammy blackberry really comes through. The rose is there but not super prominent, then it’s all vanilla & a warm saffron.