Comandante

Weirded out! Awesome unusual scent. First - the marketing for this misleads - representing the most exclusive cigar club in the world is not what I get from this - doesn't matter it’s still great. Secondly - some reviews here must be bogus or confused or ultimately people by the sounds don't even own a bottle so maybe they bought a fake? - its nothing like One Million or Diptyique Volutes AT ALL. FULL STOP. Thirdly - the voted note table is completely skewed. My skin is not that unusual - I find I smell what is usually listed or the same as per experienced noses that write the most succinct reviews. For example - A light unsweetened Cherry some may smell is a complimentary mid note that is from the mix of fruit, cedar, spices and honey and whilst I can envisage that it actually smells to me like the separate notes - its no cherry bomb! The vanilla may be there but its complimentary to assist rather than to be smelled per se. There is also clearly Tobacco in this however it is muted enough to sit just above the cedar and just be picked out without becoming dominant. Whats not listed is the slight menthol vibe with the patchouli grounding the scent. In fact this scent with its blend could almost be categorised as either an Aquatic, a Fruity, a Woody or a Tobacco scent (maybe, maybe also a floral) such is the balance of the notes. No - what this scent is to me would be like sitting on a deck chair at the back of a yacht on a sunny but cool day on a fresh water lake as its plowing through the water. With the speed it is making your splashed in your face with fresh water and wind, just in front of you a bowl of over ripe fruit (apples,pears, grapes) sits on a freshly cut cedar table and wafts toward you in the wind whilst someone 30 metres away at the front throws a bowl of spices in the air which sparingly mixes in the wind, meanwhie you notice your wearing your unwashed shirt from this morning that has absorbed the smell of the cigars that fell out of the canister in your suitcase. In a pleasant way it also reminds me of Windex Window Cleaner with tobacco, cedar and a spice kick. Refreshingly different. May not be the most challenging original Xerjoff but the reviews here don't do it justice and frankly - I don't think I have smelled anything like it (for reference I own Parfum De Marly Herod, TF TV, Miller Harris Feuilles De Tabac, CSP Rhum Et Tabac, Ex Idol Ryder, a number of Killian, Atelier Cologne Tobacco Nuit, Slumberhouse Baque, Creed Tabarome, & SS Farmacia Annunciate Tobacco D'Autore - which this last one is the only thing close to it) It took me many sample tries to decide wether I liked it (in itself a nod that I wasn't sure wether it was worth the high price - maybe it isn't but its worth having). Now, I'm buying another bottle...

This was a blind-buy purchased at the end of 2023. I was initially kind of put off by the first 20 minutes of the very fruity opening. I thought it kind of screechy. The fruity tones moved into the background after that. But after the first few wearings that opening is now somewhat pleasing. Regardless, right from the jump, after the first 20 minutes, this fragrance is gorgeous. It's a vanilla/floral with soft tobacco and a woody, light patchouli base. It evolves and changes throughout the drydown. After about 9 hours I am left with the most beautiful skin-scent. Though the tobacco is there in the background, this is not a primarily tobacco fragrance, so don't buy it if you are looking for a "tobacco scent". It is unisex leaning masculine but some women could pull this off. If 5 is down-the-middle unisex, then this is a 7, imo. It's not an overly dense fragrance either. Rather, it's ethereal/airy, making it easy to wear. This quality will make it wearable in temps up to about 22C (72F), I suspect. But I haven't had a chance to test that out yet. I'm going to wear this Jan-April and then Sept into November. It has a moderate projection, good longevity and a very good sillage. Comandante is the easy-reach cool weather fragrance that my collection sorely lacked. It's a people-pleaser (if you are into that sort of thing). If you prefer something more challenging from Xerjoff then keep it moving. This is not for you. Otherwise, give it a try if you are looking for something that is easy to wear in the cool months, yet still smells high-quality and is not linear. I never wear the same fragrance more than once a week outside of the summer months. But this one, I cannot go more than 3 days without craving it. This is going to be my most worn fragrance by far in 2024 (and hopefully going forward). Don't blind-buy.

When I first discovered Comandante by Xerjoff, I thought it was a fantastic scent. It’s actually a bit difficult to describe because the blend feels very smooth and well put together. I can’t say I detect every note listed, but I do pick up a fruity opening mixed with subtle floral touches. Normally I’m not a big fan of fruity notes in fragrances, but in Comandante it works surprisingly well. The composition feels polished and easy to wear, and it consistently earned me the most compliments out of any Xerjoff fragrance I owned. Performance is also excellent. This one easily pushed 10+ hours, and even when I thought it had faded, someone nearby would still comment that I smelled good. That said, after spending more time with it I realized the fragrance felt quite linear on my skin. While the scent is pleasant and well blended, it doesn’t evolve very much throughout the wear. Eventually that consistency started to feel repetitive to me, and I found myself reaching for it less and less. Because of that, I ultimately sold my bottle. It’s still a beautiful fragrance with great performance and crowd appeal, but in the end it didn’t quite align with what I look for in my collection. Scent: 8/10 | Longevity: 9/10 | Projection: 8/10 | Overall: 7/10

Sensual, Alluring, Mass Appealing I just picked this bottle up recently and tested it out for a couple of days. I can’t pinpoint what this fragrance reminds me of but It reminds me of a designer fragrance in a great way. This stuff lasts on my clothes and skin for days. Also, this is more of a masculine scent I can’t see women rocking this. Comandante by Xerjoff to me smells very clean like laundry and sweet with vanilla, tobacco, and honey. It has buttery soft florals in this fragrance but nothing feminine at all. This composition is blended to perfection. The tobacco with the honey and florals and fruity notes make this very wearable all year round but highly recommended for special occasions being dressed up with a suit and I can’t stop smelling my wrist it is very addictive smelling. If I had to describe this I would say this is a gentleman/ head of the office type of scent. No corporate employee I mean the head of the table CEO.

So, this is one of my favorite Xerjoff fragrances. Why? Well, it has mass-appeal. Truth be told, I didn't need this fragrance. If you own: Armani Code EDP 2024 or Code Profumo, this could be redundant JPG Scandal (particularly Absolu) ,this could be redundant One Million (pretty much any of them) ,this could be redundant Paco Rabanne Phantom Intense ,this could be redundant etc.... Having said that, obviously this leans heavily into the designer space. Interestingly, I don't get the Darley or Le Male comparisons. It smells higher quality, but can't touch the longevity of the designers, which is disappointing for a 'niche' fragrance. It is an attention magnet, and the reactions are plenty and positive. I purchased my bottle from a discounter for about the same price as the above mentioned designers cost at retail. So, not too shabby. I do really like this one. This one is a keeper.

It's very nice, smooth, great quality, very natural, but it's a bit incoherent. There's tobacco, there's sweetness, but there's also lots of freshness and florals. It's unisex, but not in a way to suit everyone - more like it has a bit of masuline things, a bit of feminine stuff, and these don't join super well. This smells like a shaving foam, smooth like sandalwood, almonds, there's tobaco, but at the same time this is full of feminine florals. It's fresh, energizing, but also sweet a lot and smooth. It's great, natural, strong, but for me this tries to hit lots of things that don't mix with each other. Smells great, but I'd like it way less sweet but fresher, or less fresh but with more tobacco. On a tester strip this is very, very fresh shaving-foam like, but on my skin it gets much sweeter. I'd love it to smell on me like it does on a tester strip - I'd bought it then.

Honestly this is one of my favorite xerjoff's, it's sweetness done right with some lavander, tobacco, patchouli, and fruity notes that don't smell synthetic or overdone. It's not super sweet or cloying to my nose. I can see some of the comparisons to armani code EDT (original), but this is definitely a stronger more niche version of that fragrance and definitely superior as far as scent profile, especially the newer version of armani code EDT. I personally think it smells more like a niche superior version of Mancera's Aoud Blue notes rather than Armani code. I also prefer it to offerings like 40 knots and Uden, and they would probably serve the same use cases. This isn't a linear fragrance which stays the same for it's length, it does change and is quite potent with great longevity. For me at least this is a winner

OMG! Went in blindly for this one - full presentation for $110/100ml truly was a no-brainer. My first Xerjoff and, interestingly, nothing like I was expecting: challenging Italian niche, "never going to reach for it" kind of an idea. Totally the opposite! Super easy and pleasant experience, throughout the whole fragrance. Nothing too complex, but still smells more mature than the references listed above as "smells like." Easy signature for anyone, quite masculine, and for the price really worth it as dipping toes into the brand (likely nothing similar to it as you go deeper into it). Pleasant opening, great development through the entire wearing experience. Even my wife liked it, and out of my collection she probably enjoys 20-25% of what I own.

O-K, so this is fruity & floral and the notes pretty much match up with this. What I am happy about though, it's not so feminine in it's composition. It's so neutral and well balanced that, nothing overpowers the other... so a big plus for me. A compliment getter without question. As for the people flipping out about the comparison to 1 million... keep in mind, it says "Reminds me of" not that "It is exactly like" This does remind me of 1 million but no, its nowhere near close. It's a lot more subtly beautiful and classy, where as 1 million is POW in your face, take it or leave it. This is definitely one to consider for a permanent fixture for the cool/cold/winter season. ( can go either way as well for men or women, safely )

Really pleased with this one. I get the designer vibes, bit of a clubbing scent but done to a high standard and with some beautiful touches. The honey will remind you of Pure Havane, Naxos, Evasion etc and it has a similar body and feel as something like Guilty Elixir and Le Male Elixir. First day of wearing, after 9hrs off skin it has a sort of white chocolate scent. Off clothing it has retained the majority of the scent with some sweetness and a little lively freshness on top. I'd take this over 40 Knots any day, and while I haven't tried Naxos in a while I'd take it over that too (but I really must revisit Naxos soon).

Another hidden beauty from this house. It leans slightly more feminine on my skin and It's the right amount of feminine and elegant I want to see in my scents. I'm way passed tutti frutti cotton candy phase in my life (with few exceptions of course) but this one is a drop dead gorgeous fragrance! I get very little blonde tobacco in here and some honey but on my skin it's not about those two notes. It's all about the spicy florals and succulent fruits grounded by resins and woodiness. It's very fresh and clean scent. Longevity and sillage are great on my warm skin. Absolute love for me

One of the more mass appealing scent from Xerjoff due to the 'designer vibes' that many has commented. But i don't think its a bad thing especially when its of so much quality and balance. The niche quality shows when it starts to dry down and of course this last and projects better than most of the designer it has been compared to. oh and a point to note, this smells way better on my skin compared to a test strip. i was on the fence but once i tried it on my skin, i immediately added a full bottle to my collection

The first thing what came to my mind after smelling was Le Male and Reflection Men Amouage. Smells very same BUT (!) and here comes the big but because the balance here is fantastic, not too sweet, not too floral. Evereything in a very nice balance and this is why it is more wearable for me then La Male what is way too sweet (vanillia) or Reflection what is way to floral (Jasmin bomb and Neroli). Xerjoff Comandante is a fantastic, easy to wear, fresh floral fragrance and the quality is just fenomenal.

I can still smell it on my arm 25 hours after spraying it. The first hours it was heavy smelling so I would use 2 sprays max. It is luxurious smelling, but I have difficulty describeing all the notes that Fragrantica has listed. I get sweet florals in the start with some fruits and a sharp clean smell. I'm not going to buy a new bottle when it runs out, but I can see why people love it.

Totally different type of tobacco scent, it smells kind of soapy and sparkling, a bit sweet but not too much, but very pleasant. Performance is solid, lasts 7h+ on skin and projects very nicely for the first 3-4h. Definitely a hidden gem from the JTC collection that is not talked about enough, whole hype is around 40 knots. Great daily i would say. Overall 8.5/10

Another beautiful fragrance from the house of xerjoff. I absolutely love this one. Fruity attractive florals made for men with the tobacco, honey, vanilla creaminess. Versatile compliment getter, attractive scent. For me it’s a year round fragrance just not summer days. Ideal for spring and nights out

This does not smell like a cigar lounge like the branding implies, but it is still very very good. Fruity, floral, sweet, with just a hint of vanillic woods. It’s incredible and a very nice unisex scent that can be worn to basically anywhere any time (minus the summer)

Picked up 100ml of this, and to me it's worth every penny. Clean, crisp, and perfect for warm to hot weather. Gives off a little bit as a dyer sheet initially, but becomes so complex in the dry down. IMO this is a masterpiece.

Piece of art. I don't know what is it inside, none then less wonderful mix, great balance. It associate a bit on ''blue clolour'' : sea, ocean, sky...Slightly similar to 40 knots. It is deffinetely abstract scent.

Maybe it smells like a designer but last designer I bought was Code Eau de Parfume. Haven’t smelled any ever since . Does it worth the money it’s subjective , to me yes because I use 2 sprays and lingers all day