Avanguardia

Prices are 460/430/410 in euros for blue/orange/green bottles respectively. Avanguardia being most expensive. It has black cherry-blackberry nuance that dries down like plummy leather on my skin. Worn it twice now and I really enjoy it. Violet and Rose make it very sexy and steer the scent away from being too masculine or heavy on leather. I can see it getting popular between all genders, kinda like Ombre Nomade did back in the days. Pricing is close to the Hobas and Emerald Star from 100 ml shooting stars range. Not bad, I was expecting it to be between sketchbook limited editions and large size shooting stars like Elle and Irisss which are around 600eur if my memory doesn't fail me.

This scent profile is new to me and therefore I was pleasantly surprised. Beastmode performance and huge longevity. Dark smooth leathery with cherry and a rose detailing. It smells like a rich lady’s man in his new lamborghini. Should have been released in late summer or early fall, since it’s unwearable in high temperatures. Cant wait for colder weather tho!

Xerjoff Avanguardia opens up with a mix of a cherry and leather. Soon after cherry disappears and leather stays for several hours, imagine Tom Ford Ombré Leather, but less dense and a bit sharper. Finally goes towards tonka bean as a skin scent.

I finally got my sample of this, and I was pretty surprised by how heavy the cherry is. But damn is the leather smooth and realistic, it's almost reminiscent of a clean leather car interior. If only it didn't cost THAT much.

Probably one of the highest quality cherry notes I've ever smelled, but not worth justifying the high price point, if you have TF Cherry Smoke, I'd consider this somewhat redundant.