Laylati

Xerjoff blah blah, almost a copy and paste of most of my reviews except... Blind bought pleasant surprise. Yep, typical Xerjoff. I’m upset though... Only because the brilliantly slightly subtle opening of green wood freshness lasts five minutes (great) where in the amazing photorealistic cedar overtakes and a peep of tobacco (more so blonde and as per a cigarette) - also great- developes which between 1 and 3 hours the gorgeous musky ambery base with vanilla comes in and I’m in love but the last phase of this 3 phase experience is what annoys me. By and large - irrespective of the note make up for the long dry down it’s more or less the same for any number of Xerjoff and if I’d have known I would have a)Bought a smaller bottle b) bought La Capitale where the subtle strawberry drives me nuts before the same dry down happens OR c) maybe even Erba Pura - just replace Strawberry with Fruit. Strangely I found a sample of Thameen Cullinan Diamond which I loved and held off purchasing for some reason - my brain kicked into gear and I sprayed on the back of my hand and sure enough, it’s not far off the Xerjoff dry down. Well, don’t pass this up on my account. For me this is a predominant woody perfume rather than anything else. I also bought Amabile and that has turned out to be possibly the best blind buy in a long time...

I received my Italica (2021) purchase today and was excited to open the package and test the fragrance. After doing so, I opened the sample pack and noticed Laylati, a fragrance that I was not familiar with. When I sprayed it, I INSTANTLY fell in love! Let me get straight to the point: If you love Nasamatto's Black Afgano, then Laylati is the fragrance for you. Unfortunately, I was already wearing Chocolate Makes Me Happy, so I could not truly test its performance, longevity, etc. But I definitely will test it and update this short review.

It dried down good on my 18 hour unwashed, nope I sprayed on the back of my hand. It was washed and not remoisturized at least an hour before. The first thing in mind when I sniffed it was “baby” like diaper without staining. Just good parts of that reassuring healthy, loved baby feeling. 45 minutes later it was a lovely greenness on my right hand. Who knew?

One of my favourite Xerjoffs. Together with Don and... ok Naxos, although I consider it overhyped. This one is very different and original. Heavy but in a playful way. Not for everyday use but I would say for more official occasions.

Got a decant of this today. Doesn't last an hour on my skin. And doesn't project well at all. By looking at the notes I was pretty excited to try it. 6.5/10. I do love the smell though.