Fatal Charme

Xerjoff continues to surprise me with scents that are unlike any other. I know the "Join the club" line from this house doesn't get as hyped up as some of the other scents they've produced - but I've definitely fallen for the ones I've tried, and I'm intrigued to try the others gone un-sniffed! Fatal Charme was the first perfume in the past hundred-or-so that I've tested that made me feel something. What a painfully beautiful fragrance. The opening is ultra feminine; Dainty, crisp, effervescent and bubbly. The combination of powder & aldehydes in the note pyramid led me to believe that this would be a dated, old-fashioned type of scent... but it's actually done in a very modern way! Fizzy, marshmallow-sweet aldehydes, and crisp-powdery-vagueness, like marzipan, or sugar-coated easter almonds with an edge. Really makes you want to snuggle into your arm! Although not listed, I get the tiniest bit of citrus woven through here. It's hard to describe how perfectly synthesized this fragrance is - wonderful sillage, melodic scent, but super soft in texture. Sugared & sweet, but with a velvety smooth depth. Ladylike, but not stuffy! Powdery, without being dry or chalky. This can safely be "an aldehyde-based perfume for those people who don't normally like aldehylic fragrances". (This one *does* lose me a little in the drydown, with it's crunchy-burnt-resinous-ambregris-tobacco combo thing that lingers on my skin... but the first several hours are perfection.)

I just registered on this site because I would like to share my thoughts on this masterpiece. To me, it opens with grapefruit and vetvier. Then oud appears on the stage with a creamy note. Orris dashes around with aldyhides, which is light and not smothering. I could also sense a hint of musk in the deep background. Oud can be honey sweet and minty cool, with its unique oudy note, which adds a dark complicated background. I usually like to experience oud by heating up a simple oud chip/powder, as it itself is a master scent. In this perfume, I experience oud in the above mentioned way, especially the unique scent oud carries. Also the creamy scent rounds up the whole experience and I never get sick of it due to the fresh sour scent from grapefruit, which lights up the night. In my past experience with oud perfume, it feels oud has been overly emphasised on and the effort can be made too hard. With Fatal Charme, oud somehow slides in and happens to be an intelligent move.

Fatal Charme is one of the most beguiling scents I've ever come across ... totally unexpected and the development on my skin is immensely desirable. The first 15 minutes was an all out powdery, clean and crisp floral. I thought it was charming but not impressive nor can I find anything fatal about it. From that spring clean scent emerged a walloping surprise about 30 minutes after. What used to be fresh and powdery has morphed into a snuggly, sweet and captivating aroma. It is reminiscent of a warm vanilla-amber-tonka combo. It is only slightly sweet but exceptionally hypnotic. If you decide to try it, make sure you give it time to develop on your skin. The transformation from beginning to end is quite the experience. I found another scent to love from Xerjoff.

The star of this one is a beautiful anise in the top and mid. With lots of mellow florals and fluffy creamy powdery lightly spiced vanilla fizz . Vanilla is not a listed note but I'm getting a heavy dose of it from the anise in here. The tobacco comes in very pleasantly to help put some manliness in it. Although it does settle into a powdery sugar coated amber tobacco in a makeup bag. I think it's unisex. It has some attitude to it that could make it difficult for some. It smells posh to me. It's a strong fragrance. A solid 8. The Anise in this is very good and last awhile. Two high quality anise ingredients. You can find this anise smell in other Xerjoffs. It turns heads.

Lovely! I think it leans a touch to the feminine. I'm in a 28 degree temp room and it's blooming beautifully in the warmth. It is powdery and a touch aldehydic and sweet. It does though have some umph from the spices and tobacco backing it. They sound a curious combination on paper but it really works. I think I could wear this anywhere really. It does make me think of More Than Words. It is like a very soft version of it but with the addition of orris and aldehydes. The same sweetness. MTW is lovely but it is an OUD BOMB! I get good longevity but sadly it retracts back to a skin scent quite quickly.