Suede & Stone

The initial opening is a slightly sweet fruity scent with undertones of citrus. 15 Min - I am still getting some of the sweetness with some citrus undertones, but I am also picking up on some of the Musk notes. 30 Min - The fruitiness and citrus are starting to settle down and I am getting more Musk in the scent profile. 60 Min - Although the the fruitiness and citrus continue to settle down, they are definitely still present. However, I also continue to get the creamy Musk scent along with a undertone of Vanilla. Dry Down - The dry down of this fragrance is a sweet and a powdery musk scent profile with a slight gourmand undertone. Performance: Projection of this fragrance is Good with the frangrance creating a scent bubble of about 2 feet for 2 hours. The sillage is also Good with a scent trail of about 2+ feet for over 2 hours. Longevity on my skin is Good with the fragrance lasting on my skin about 6 to 7 hours, but becoming a skin scent at about 3 hours. My rating on this fragrance is a 7.5 out of 10.

Misleading name and marketing/description. This isn't suede and stone, no minerality, no leather, not the "not a note, but a texture, confidence, not cologne - warm and close inside of a well worn coat" description stated on the website. This is unmistakeably an Erba Pura dupe. Disappointing and very confused by the marketing here as it is fruity and unisex and loud. Good performance tbh. I received a sample and it lasted an entire work day, but yes nothing like I was hoping for based on the description. Not getting any cashmere either. Everything from this house has been a miss for me. If you're looking for a good Erba Pura dupe then maybe, but there are better from Zara.

Very disappointed in this one unfortunately, it’s Xerjoff Erba Pura. I was hoping to discover a new niche brand with their own DNA’s or at least something a little different. The name is misleading, not that it matters much, but the notes threw me off completely. I did blind buy the fragrance so it’s a risk I took, I already own Erba Pura so it’s a waste for me. I did get some samples of their other fragrances which I’ll try, however this one missed the mark by a mile in my opinion.