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.

It is the juice that Black Opium le Parfum wants to be. Allende is pure and light, vanilla dream. Very unisex, simple but elegant, nice for every day, any occasion, but it creates a relaxing atmosphere, so if you need to focus on some serious business, it pulls a little hippie.

this is one of the 2 most classy vanillas I have ever smelled. And as a vanilla fan I have smelled A LOT. My other pick is GFG by MFK. This is sweet, not cloying, sophisticated. You can wear this to every occasion. To the office or to your own wedding.

This is what I wanted symphonia and via cavour to be a simple pleasent gourmand.

June7rose down below is absolutely correct about Allende somehow smelling like almonds! I found the opening quite awful... There was a certain screechy playdoh-ish note and, well... That's kind of a no-no for me. After tempering for about 30 mins on skin it becomes more palatable; more vanillic, some dry cocoa and, of course, that blasted note of almonds. The dry down is where the vanilla really starts to shine and the almonds finally (nearly) DIE. This is the part I like the most. Longevity is truly stellar on me and some serious sillage can be built up with a couple of sprays. Allende is the kind of perfume that lives on forever on scarves and jackets. If you like playdough vanilla and almonds, without too much sweetness, this may just be the ultimate perfume for you.

Liking vanilla, I thought this was going to be a safe blind buy, but it is not was not like that... The opening has a pungent element that tickles my throat; I smell "cold vanilla" and herbs. As it dries, the spiciness calms down, but the herbs are still there, and the vanilla takes on almost a waxy quality...it reminds me of Afternoon Delight by Maison Margiela, which I don't like. My heart sinks...I love my Xerjoffs so far, but this...I think to myself..."oh no..." But then, after 45 minutes, the herbs are gone, and so is the wax. I start to smell like 99 cone with a flake: cold whipped vanilla and cocoa. A smile appears on my face. As it dries down further, it warms up and becomes quite delicious. "Phew" 😊🍦🍫🤍

Allende opens on my skin as very gourmand, overly sweet for my taste and with heavy coconut notes. It reminds me a lot of La Danza di Libellule in the opening. Fortunately for me, the coconut note dies down and I'm left with a lovely drydown of vanilla, creamy white florals, cocoa and caramel with some amber resins. It's pretty, but I think Xerjoff's Lira is a much more complex and interesting fragrance than Allende. I'm using my samples happily but I do not find Allende FB worthy.

Steamed vanilla milk with savory fatty taste and chocolate powder with fine particles. Before I met this perfume, I thought it would be similar to Chabaud's 'Lait et Chocolat', but it's completely different. 'Lait et Chocolat' has a strong lactic feeling. And it felt a little repulsed to me. But the scent of 'Allende' is a little drier than that, and it doesn't feel too Gourmand. I came across a lot of chocolate and milk-scented perfumes, but I decided to settle down here.

The opening of xerjoff allende is magic. You get taken back to your childhood, smelling plastic beach balls on the seaside, while your mom is rubbing your back with sunscreen. Its probably the most emotion-evoking fragrance opening ever for me. I want to smell it every day. However the drydown really lets me down. In the drydown, the wonderful nostalgic scent completely dissapears, and your left with this cheap feminine sickely sweet vanilla. Its such a shame

Well, knock me sideways this is strong. I'm so glad I didn't blind buy. Strong smell of cocoa, jasmine and definitely coconut. If a bounty bar was turned into A scent then this would be it. It's not awful but it smells a bit artificial. Is magnolia part of an accord that makes coconut?? There is something a bit cheap about the sweetness. A shame as I think there was great promise with these notes. Big sillage and longevity.

Nice. Weird scent on initial spray - becomes very sweet, thick, vanillin which evolves to a very sweet fluffy vanillin, ta da. Not a bakery type vanilla & not a safe blind buy. Can be cloy or is cloy. If you like TF Vanilla Sex or Replica Afternoon Delight - chances are, you will like this fragrance. I can see how this fragrance would be a compliment magnet but the person wearing it may have headache. Rated: Vanilla

has pretty good projection. you don't have to do any more than 2 or 3 sprays. it's a very lovely scent. reminds me of cocoa butter for some reason even though it's notes are magnolia, cacao and vanilla. perfect fragrance for winter and fall. might be a tad too intense for summer

I came in expecting absolutely nothing and I’m so glad I did because I was pleasantly surprised! I really really like this and if not for the high price tag, it would’ve been a love! Good creation! EDIT: Now I own a bottle and I love it! Underrated beauty!

This is such a unique and comforting scent! The vanilla is definitely the star, but it's balanced beautifully with the floral notes and a hint of spice. It's sweet, but not overpowering, and lasts for ages on my skin. Perfect for cooler weather.

Smells like bandaid in the opening, but dries down to a pleasant peach roohibos tea sweetened with lots of vanillic condensed milk.

This is such a beautiful creamy, buttery vanilla chocolate. I wear this from time to time, especially in spring in evening.