Allende

I never write reviews after one wear, but I feel confident writing that this is one of the xerjoff offerings that justifies its price. It's a semisweet vanilla backed by a powdery cacao note and beautiful white floral nuances from the magnolia. The vanilla note changes throughout the wear, which keeps the fragrance interesting and avoids the dilemna of it ever being labeled as "simple." It blends very well with the cacao note, to the point where an inexperienced nose would find them to be inseparable. The vanilla/cacao mix is sweet enough to be considered gourmand but stops short of ever becoming cloying. Leans ever so slightly feminine but definitely fits in the unisex category. 3 sprays (2 on the neck and 1 on the chest) filled a room for 3+ hours and overall the fragrance lasted well past the double digit hour mark. To be perfectly honest, I bought this at a reduced price from a reseller and planned to sell it quickly for a profit but I don't think I'm capable of removing this gem from my collection. Will update my review with my usual numerical system rating after more time with the fragrance, but for those of you staring at the Xerjoff Universe page wondering if you should complete the order and trying to justify it with Fragrantica reviews, go for it. You won't be disappointed. EDIT: Anyone voting that this fragrance has no longevity is either nose blind to it or has a personal problem with xerjoff. Excellent longevity on both me and my wife, and days on clothes.

What a little treasure this scent is! Delicious gourmand with a hint of white flower. I wouldn’t wear it every day but on a weekend when want to slow down and just enjoy life. Update: wore it to a stressful appointment and it worked like a charm with its calming, mellow, warm effect! EDIT: Ok. Had to come back to add more thoughts on this one. I’m loving it more and more. I wear it everyday and it’s autumn/winter (making it safely for me, an all year rounder frag). Wear it to work, going out, at home, it’s just such a pleasant scent I can’t stop using it. And when I say pleasant I mean for Xerjoff’s complex and unique DNA. It’s not just simply vanilla, it’s white flowers, broken with slightly bitter cacao maybe a bit of oris buttery vibe, I like others also notice coconut but what makes Allende coconutty is that vanilla/cacao/magnolia mixture imo. Really decent siliage and long lasting power, yet still it’s cosy and I dare say a skin scent - as in makes your skin smell heavenly. I’m in awe.

Extremely unusual vanilla scent. It’s bitter at first and really similar to the fragrance of flowering tulips you know I mean their black stamens covered with pollen. They have such fresh dense and bitter aroma. No doubt Allende is gourmand perfume but really unique because of that strange dark flower smell. As for me Allende is attractive and memorable scent. I absolutely love its very special milk vanilla with bitter flowers. Allende is a bit similar to Rococo by The Merchant of Venice because of their common cacao notes.

Gosh, this is stunning! Very addictive! The notes are correct in the description. Don't listen to silly remarks here, you have to test it yourself! I promise you won't regret it. It might smell strange only if you smell it directly off your skin right after spraying when your nose is touching your skin. Don't do this. Try to spray it on your arm, wait a minute, resist the temptation and then smell it like others will be smelling it on you. I know it's hard but try to train your nose, it's worth it!

Don’t believe the bad reviews. This is a simple vanilla gourmand. It remainds me a vanilla pudim 🍮. It has some evolution that is not dificult and the dry down is sweet pleasent true vanilla. Not like kyali or vanittas but warmer like a coocked vanilla pudim. If you want a Xerjoff gourmand all year around this is for you. It is not complex as cruz del sur 2 but it is a warm gourmand vanilla.