Xerjoff
Begum
Amber Woody · 2015
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
Moderate
Occasion
Casual
Seasonality
All Year
A lush, creamy floral bouquet of rose, jasmine, ylang and lilac over a chypre base of patchouli, moss and vetiver. Red berries and vanilla soften the edges, making something opulent and full-bodied, sweet but grounded.
Taste Profile
The Natural
The Easy Choice
Always works, always easy.
The one to reach for in a hurry. It fits the moment because it always does. Don't think, just go for it.
See your own Taste Map →How Begum smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Begum leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears, and is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure.
Begum sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 44th percentile for warmth across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Begum 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 63rd percentile for projection across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Begum is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 42nd percentile for risk across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Begum leaves its components exposed, shifting as it wears. That is among the highest in the catalogue for texture across 5,322 scored fragrances.
Begum carries sweetness without letting it define the scent. That is 82nd 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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