Louis XV 1722

Yes! I'm excited again! Thank God. I thought it was me! I thought I was the one that was becoming disinterested, and that was making me sad. Turns out it was not me. It was the trash that was being released! The last four days in the fragrance world I have experienced some brand new releases and I have to say we are back on track baby! I won't say what brands I have tried, but I will say they are all very well known and you are in for a surprise. This one included! I absolutely love this fragrance! Louis XV 1772. Perhaps I'm the only person that does this, but every once in a while I will smell a fragrance and it will completely change me. Louis XV 1772 has done that for me. Again most people do not understand, like they do not understand the difference in wine tasting. I am one of those people I will be honest. I understand fragrance much better and I understand Louis XV 1772 is special. I think it has to be in order to be an official partner of House de Venoge. It's my understanding they are a prestigious house. It is obvious their associated fragrance has to be prestigious as well. I heard some people say Louis XV 1772 is not representative of champagne. My response to those people is you are wrong. Simply put. Not only do I get the effervescence of a brand new bottle, but I also get the very unique fermentation quality that is very specific to this brand. You might think that does not sound appealing, but trust me it is. It's fresh and slightly tart while at the same time a little bit sweet and smooth. It's wonderful. Finally something for fragrance aficionados.

This was a rare blind buy with a Black Friday discount and fortunately it’s everything and more I’d hoped for. In fact, this is one of those rare fragrances that live up to expectations from the listed accords at the top of this page. Although it has certain gourmand notes, it’s not, thankfully for me, a gourmand fragrance. I’d characterise this primarily as a warm spicy, musky fragrance with some powdery aspects juxtaposed with a sharper edge up top along with a subtle nuttiness. It’s the sharp aspect that I particularly like, giving it a slight freshness which dissipates over time to dry down to a comforting and creamy woody base with a touch of leather. It has a sweetness to it without being overly sweet. There’s a slight hint of coffee and the champagne is noticeable but I’d say no particular notes stand out. As it dries down it settles into a soft, powdery, woody scent that is a little more familiar. Overall, it’s beautifully blended to produce a classy and versatile fragrance that could be worn across all seasons and for a variety of situations although I find it more on the formal side. I think it’s a delightful fragrance of high quality that, to my nose, leans slightly masculine with great longevity and moderate/light projection. As usual, the Xerjoff presentation is beautiful. I just love everything about this fragrance.

Tested it on skin: To my nose Louis XV is a very crisp, clean effervescent masculine leaning (while remaining unisex) fragrance. The opening is quite citrusy/vegetal and reminiscent of a Creed creation with Naxos undertones without smiling like either. It's light and airy, not dense but substantive if that makes sense. It has very well-blended fruits and florals with a hint of sweetness in the dry down. If you're into white wines/champagnes, think of a crisp dry citrusy aromatic sparkling summer white with a hint of sweetness that anchors the composition. The sweetness is addictive once your nose picks it up (just like a good wine ☺️), I couldn't stop smelling myself. It creates a very nice scent bubble, with moderate projection that lasts forever. I could wear this year around but I think it would shine in the heat of summer and would also layer beautifully with sweet/fruity fragrances. Notes I pick up: Champagne Saffron Musk Unrippened/tart plum flesh Grapefruit (and a lime/bergamot note not listed) Lavender Leather Notes I don't detect: Hazelnut Coffee Rose Cocoa Incense Sandalwood, unless it's the "pickle" variety which can explain the vegetal note that I get (I don't typically get pickle juice from sandalwood though). Nonetheless, a beautiful composition and blind buy success for me 🙌🏾💕.

Wow this stuff is good. I mean, really, really good. Really. Just received my backup bottle. This has to be one of my fav Xerjoff releases since Homme Anniversary. Since going through a quarter of a bottle, and since my last review here, I've noticed something about this fragrance that I didn't really when I first bought it and started wearing it. Don't just sniff & run. Or wear it once and dismiss it. Give it a little time... It has much more depth than I initially gave it credit for. There is a definite bright, effervescent nature to the opening that is incredible. Is it 'Champagne-esque?' Yes, yes it is (I don't drink alcohol, but I have smelled many champagnes in the past and this is in the ballpark). But the mid and drydown...holy moly this stuff is just damn good. 8-10 hours easy out of a few sprays. Sillage is massive and noticeable for at least four or five. The drydown is incredible, and easily one of the best I've encountered. Openings don't really matter. Drydowns you are stuck with for a while and this one is great. Has easily moved into my top 5 Xerjoffs of all time.

Xerjoff is known for their excellence in blending, where everything is in perfect harmony. Examples: the blending for More Than Words is superior to Nishane Mana, which itself is better than LV Ombre Nomade. Same for Uden vs Chanel Allure Homme EB. So I think many reviewers are taken aback by this scent, where it's not a holistic, harmonious scent. Instead, this scent is all about tension, a perfect balance between the top notes, the mid notes, and the base notes. It's endlessly fascinating and hypnotic. This might be their greatest achievement in blending; finding that perfect balance point must have been difficult indeed. I'm pretty sensitive to lavender and I don't find it overwhelming as others have said. I wouldn't want any more of it but it's not nearly to the level of Mefisto Gentiluomo, where it takes over the fragrance for me. Probably not a safe blind buy, grab a decant.

This fragrance opens up with a bubbly but moderate champagn accord supported by plum notes and then transitions into a warm spicy choclate/coffee/hazlenut and floral-woody drydown on me. I'm new to fragrences so my vernacular in this department will not be rich but having looked at mainstream designer fragrences, Xerjoff was a new experience to behold in terms of the quality, depth, and complexity of the fragrance. This is the type of fragrance that I would wear to button up events but has a lot of versatility if someone wants to wear it a different way. This was the first Xerjoff bottle that I ever bought (after going through 4 different samples) and this was my favorite out of my sample set (Naxos, Zefiro, Erba Gold, Louis XV). I really hope they don't discontinue this (as this apparently is a limited release) but keep it around!

Philballs description is spot on,This is a fantastic release and is very well blended. To add , in the open a citrus sparkling champagne that quickly fleats (10 minutes) once the citrus disappears it becomes darker, sweeter, woodier but never fully commits itself to gourmand or woody. I like the idea of gourmand Fragrances but i never love them and get bored quick.That being said, i love LouisXV and how multi faceted it is, it gets as sweet as Starlight and/or Naxos but never gourmand.LouisXV has it's own happy dark woody,cocoa with a sparkling citrus open that peaks in throughout the life which makes LouisXV a more unique scent than anything I have tried.I can say 100% with owning Argos- Fall of Phaeton they do not smell similar to me.

Wore this today for the first time. Thoroughly enjoyed every minute of it, and still am. I was curious based on the notes Be forewarned: don't come here looking for champagne. Ignore the note breakdown altogether and sample it for yourself. Many here who are posting aren't pinning this down, and I doubt that I can articulate it either, so I won't even try. It is a multilayered olfactory experience that transitions so much throughout the wearing that you'd be hard pressed to describe it. At least I am. I can tell you that I don't get champagne. Dry down is barber-shoppy and I love it. That's about it. Acquired a full bottle. Exquisite stuff from Xerjoff.

I enjoyed this a great deal. I have several champagne fragrances like Sparklin Jo, ScentXMe, Dom Rosa Millesime and Remarkable People and Xerjoff does thing differently than those. Louis XV is much less about the champagne than the others mentioned. It is much more about the woodiness and Musk. The sparkling champagne only lasts 30-45 mins and its really nice while it lasts. It's really enjoyable experience overall. Plenty of freshness but also deep and complex. I think you can wear it day or night, pretty much all year. Perfectly unisex as far as I can tell. I don't know if it's a hit but it's my favorite xerjoff since Monkey Special, maybe before

I got this alongside Amouage Timber to replace my Roja A Midsummer Dream and Amouage Overture. Both have cocoa, incence and lavender. But Louis XV is sparkling zesty in the opening that reminds me of my almost empty Creed Aventus bottle which I have no intention of buying again due to it's poor performance. I don't like the aldehydes just like I disliked them in the Roja A Misdummer Dream. But the drydown is delicious: chocolatey musky wood. No trace of coffee yet but I believe I will detect it as the perfume macerates with time. It smells different and better on my skin to on paper. This is my 1st Xerjoff and I love it

I initially got a sample of this and it was love at first smell. I went ahead and got a bottle not too long after I killed the sample haha! On paper, I do get what people say about this being green and what-not, but I do feel like this scent is much more elevated on my skin. As it dries down, I start to get the champagne notes and eventually the sandalwood begins to shine through and it is definitely softened by the chocolate, hazelnut, and lavender. I do feel like this does lean a lot more masculine. This is definitely an amazing scent that I love enough to selfishly rock in my home office all day as I work from home.

Just got this for a great price. It’s definitely not a crowd-pleaser, but something about it kept pulling me back. I found myself returning to decode its scent profile. To my nose, it’s a clean, woody, incense-leather blend with a subtle hint of spilled champagne. It feels refined and serious, a true masculine scent. Honestly it’s hard to imagine a woman pulling this off, but I didn’t buy it to please others. I got it for special occasions and important meetings, it carries presence and weight.

Absolutely gorgeous fragrance. Grapefruit with champaign opening like aspirina commented. It is similar to other fragrances in the drydown, but I couldn't really pinpoint what - I did side by side, and no. On my skin, it boils down woody musk with some nutty nuance, but could not really detect solid notes such as coffee or lavender. The composition is similar to uden, but not at all similar to Uden or Uden overdose. Remarkable People has fruity aspect through its life, but this does not.

Gorgeous. Great sparkling feel with the champagne up front. Just the right amount of sweetness. Super cozy drydown. I have Zefiro and love it. This may actually beat that. The projection could be better. Not a show stopper. 8 hours easily for longevity. Really great. Iffy on the cost. However, the scent is great enough that I will contemplate getting it.

Absolutely loved this right away, very stylish, classy and was fresh energetic burst initially. Really made me feel good to go out for dinner . Picked up quite a few compliments which is great as not had a lot of late so always good to uplift ones spirit. A very bright uplifting start and settles nicely as well. Long lasting too.

I don’t get that release, I do not hear any champagne notes at all, even Via Cavour smells more like champagne than this one, smells more like linseed oil tbh. The scent as a whole is weird, bitter green, something like Caron pour un Homme, and in the same time it wants to be like Ganymede, but not quite it.

A unique and modern take on the barbershop scent. Really love this one! The notes are difficult to discern as it is a complex blend, but I would describe the vibe as plum, the color dark purple, and aristocratic. Surprisingly versatile if you adjust the sprays accordingly. Longevity is excellent!

"I don't get the champagne note" ....I don't think alot of you ppl have ever tasted champagne. This fragrance definitely reminds me of champagne, not to sweet, a little bitter and sparkly. Amazing work from Xerjoff, never smelled anything like it before.

It's a lighter version of Naxos IMO... I get the champagne fizziness on the opening. I think it's the lavender that put me in the Naxos vibe. It's Airy and sweet like Paragon doe. It's a year round scent on my first impression. I like it alot 😂😂

Xerjoff can be hit or miss but when they hit, they hit hard. This one is a winner. I got a sample with a luckyscent order and well damn I went ahead and ordered the bottle. Would've gone for the 100ml if it were available.