Xerjoff 40 Knots - real world fragrance review 

@@guernica5730 happy you like it! It’s a very intriguing fragrance and Xerjoff did a really good job on this 👍

@@sinestesio I’m actually really good at breaking down stuff. I admittedly don’t know a lot, I’m just a consumer that likes explaining to consumers 🙂

@@flyingthundergod3999 thanks for the support ❤️

@@shadyagent so wait, you put the back every time?

@@SeldomlyOften of course. It is not like i m wearing the same scent every day. The coffin keeps the fragrance protected from light, moisture and temperature. For others non xerjoff stuff i even put it back in the carton when there is no box.

@@shadyagent interesting! I guess is makes sense and kudos to you for doing it but it would be too much of a chore for me and I would end up not wearing something due to having to dig it up from the box pile.

@@murglasski I totally get it! It’s loud enough that you have to really own it.

@@EnverC-yp7tr thanks for subscribing!

@@wagstaff6135 thank you 🙏 Means a lot to know my approach comes across this way 🙂

@@andrei-cosmin.popa85 I like the hatch club analogy. Clean, powdery and removed from anything sea and dirty 😂

@@patrickpolak2402 I absolutely love Squid, been wearing it a lot lately. Review coming soon 👍

@@flarmentaro I agree but something happened recently: I decided to get a Xerjoff from a different perfumer and I realized I just don’t like Chris Maurice, not Xerjoff specifically.

@@FRD-HDD I get it, in a way I’m forcing my way through, I mentioned many times that I’m really trying to like the brand.

I relate to that as well, all theirs fragrances are very good but it misses the “niche” factor for me. Only one that almost made me consider buying a full bottle is Alexandria 2 but even so i think it’s not worth the price.

@@joaopaulostasiu1091 Actually Alexandria II was a big disappointment for me. The acclaimed edgy oud never showed its face and all that it got was an overhyped powdery wordy thing (again).

@@SeldomlyOften i was surprised as well that i didn’t find any oud in the fragrance😂 but like it for what it was nonetheless. A nice fragrance but not by any means a “masterpiece” as some youtubers has been saying.

@@KleinOhnesorg thanks for the appreciation!

Yeah, a refined, non animalic honey could be there to give some sweetness actually :)

I have not smelled Ambre Nuit so I cannot comment on that. I’m not getting any cola vibe on my skin to be honest. Still smells good!

@@justaddlight thanks for the continued appreciation ❤️ Yes, name only does not make a fragrance or brand. I don’t like middle eastern clones because they mostly don’t even try to build an identity. Identity and intentions are very important to me, they get my respect no matter if I like the perfume or not.

@@mahyar7126 Richwood is high on the list but it’s a little more difficult to get samples of and there is no way I’m getting a full bottle at mspr 😅

@@SeldomlyOften, I can't wait to see your thoughts on that!😆

@@8RaNDoM8 you rather have silence or just a different theme?

@@SeldomlyOften either tbh mate, there was just an annoying note in the background that was distracting throughout.

@@pullingthestrings5233 difficult to find those though!

@@RyanMcDonnough I want to dive into a citrus forward Xerjoff but want to avoid the usual dry down DNA, I’m looking into my options 👍

@@SeldomlyOften Looking forward to seeing seeing what you choose. Hope that it is Renaissance. 🤞🏻🤞🏻

@@ickis123 thanks for the input. I’m happily wearing this for now, it doesn’t blow me away but it’s an easy wear that doesn’t require any specific mood from me.

@@johannesorth9370 100% agree! I need a fragrance to set off emotions first and foremost. When I said that Xerjoff is ‘soulless’ I meant exact that.

@@goldzahnjackson8729 would you go as far as, for example, buying the refills and using decant bottles (like the Kilian ones) to save on presentation?

@@SeldomlyOften No, I wouldn't do that. To put it more clearly: I love beautiful bottles with great quality, but I would save money on the outer packaging and box. I would much rather have a nicer glass bottle than expensive cardboard and an expensive box that doesn't give me an olfactory or usable experience afterwards. I like the MFK bottles, for example. Simple, beautiful design without the cheap-looking embellishments. You have the feeling of holding a high-quality fragrance in your hand. At first glance, Xerjoff looks great, but in detail the quality is mediocre. The labels are often glued askew and the lids are sometimes tighter and sometimes looser on each bottle. But I would love to use refills if I had the corresponding travel bottles from Kilian, for example. But the overall price-performance ratio is even worse because the travel bottles are too expensive.

@@goldzahnjackson8729 ok perfect, we agree. Xerjoff is over the top and dumb, MFK strikes the perfect balance 🙂

@@AndreasHamberg must be the heavy powdery notes. Some people really don’t like that 👍

I have a bottle that I never use, can sell it to you for cheap if you would like!

I have no where near the influence needed to get a free bottle and I'm not interested in getting any. It immediately creates bias. If I were to ever accept a sponsorship or deal it would have to be for a product that has nothing to do with fragrances.

@@SeldomlyOften WOW!! I respect your reply to the fullest 👍🏾👍🏾!!! Not many true fragrance lovers on RU-vid who genuinely review what they love and most importantly what they purchase with their own dollars. Thank you for your honesty and authenticity!!!

@@ra.j7210 I do like it, I’m not bashing the scent per se. I still wear it and enjoy it.

That one is on my list, seems quite different from the normal Accento.

@@SeldomlyOften it’s like Accento and Erba Pura had a baby and a hint of Oud!! Lasts all day

@@Eirini80 it’s on my list of purchases 🙂

@@SeldomlyOften When i first smelled it i was new on this hobby and i was terrified of the oud smell.Now i cannot keep it out of my mind.I want a full bottle and its so expensive 😭

Never tried Ambre Nuit. I'll try to get a sample :)

@@SeldomlyOften Looking forward to it! Can't speak on behalf of newer batches, have heard it's been reformulated since. Love your reviews btw. I never comment on youtube but felt compelled to comment here, keep it up man! Hard to find "new" authentic reviewers so great job :) Ps, I'm also a Xerjoff hater so maybe I'm biased!

@@zyk4n Thanks for the appreciation! I'm not a Xerjoff hater, I just don't like jumping on the band wagon just because. I'm a skeptical individual and always question everything :D

@@ryanmelville638 I never get any compliments whatsoever, I’m starting to thing people fake it. I don’t really care to be honest, I just think the discrepancy is weird.

Same here . I used to get compliments when I used to wear kourous and than they changed the formula so I quit and went into niche to look for my signature scent

@@stevinaa it does have a big does of woody cinnamon!

@SeldomlyOften The dry down does improve the fragrance, while some of that cinnamon dissipates

@@RobbieSwan I can understand that point of view. It’s very intense on the powdery clean side, almost metallic as you said. I try to spray away from my nose on this otherwise I’m also kind of choked out by the scent.

@@SeldomlyOften have you tried Nio? I'd love to hear your thoughts on that. I think it's the best Xerjoff fragrence and possibly the best citrus based scent on the market. Absolutely beautiful, takes me to the Italien coast by the sea with grass and lemon tress.

@@RobbieSwan I have not, I have my eye on it and will probably pick a bottle up eventually 🙂

​@@RobbieSwan why buy Nio when you can have Varvatos Pure Artisan for €25? Please don't tell Nio's quality is immensely better.

@@FRD-HDD you just answered your own question. Nio has much better quality. The same reason I buy and wear Aventus over CDNIM, it smells much better to wear.

Adjusting dosage is key but this is true for all fragrances. I can't personally identify myrrh from the drydown block.

@@SeldomlyOften True but most niche-high quality frags are very strong for high heat , meaning 35 plus. Even their summer freshies can be cloying in such weather in my opinion !

@@komm13 I can't speak for 35 plus temps anymore. I guess that in those cases you may want to opt for a light cologne type thing :)

@@cantgetright2545 thanks for the comment! I’m always surprised how much scents change on different people. I don’t get much amber at all, and I have a ton of amber fragrances 🙂

@@MikeBrown-bg6wg True but I rather give my actual opinion, which sometimes is formed while I’m speaking of a subject, rather than reciting a script with notes and such. I realize my videos could be more condensed and shorter and to the impatient viewers I recommend going to 1.25 or 1.5x speed 🙂

I like to give an introduction and cover the packaging. I always recommend people use the 1.25x or 1.5x speed for a faster experience, or you can just skip forward :) I'll try to include a quick chapter to the scent profile itself in the future.