Xerjoff
1888
Amber Woody · 2013
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
Moderate
Occasion
Romantic/Evening
Seasonality
Summer
Saffron and clove spice a rose and neroli heart, with smoky Russian birch adding a leathery edge over Mysore sandalwood and amber. Rich and textured, it feels warm and slightly daring, an amber floral with real character.
Taste Profile
The Anchor
The Slow Depth
A rich and warm centre of gravity. Change is part of the journey.
Everything around you may shift but this stays constant. The depth here takes time. It opens slowly and rewards patience. Some things get richer the longer you stay.
See your own Taste Map →How 1888 smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, 1888 leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears, and keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere.
1888 sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 68th percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.
1888 sits mid-range on projection, which for a fragrance with thin wear data reflects an absence of reports rather than a measured middle. That is 75th percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.
1888 sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 85th percentile for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.
1888 leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears. That is among the highest in the catalogue for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.
1888 keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 29th percentile for sweetness across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.
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