Cruz del Sur I by Xerjoff

Xerjoff

Cruz del Sur I

Amber Woody · 2017

RumGrapesBergamotDried FruitsClovesCumin

Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.

Reported longevity
Good
Reported sillage
Moderate
Typical occasion
Romantic/Evening
Typical season
Winter

These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.

Reviewed profile

Rum and dried fruits give this a dark, macerated depth, with cloves and cumin adding a savory warmth that keeps it from turning simply sweet. Despite the fruit, it reads dry and rich, with a dense, resinous feel that settles in close.

Taste Profile

The Anchor archetype

The Anchor

The Dry Warmth

Warm enough to be felt. Dry enough to mean it.

The warmth here is firm. It arrives unapologetic and stays put. Substance comes first, every time.

How Cruz del Sur I smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Cruz del Sur I keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory.

Reviewed profile. This profile has received a focused catalogue review.

Warmthwarm, close0.81

Cruz del Sur I reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is 90th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.45

Cruz del Sur I sits mid-range on projection. That is 34th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.42

Cruz del Sur I sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 69th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Texturebalanced0.45

Cruz del Sur I carries some body without feeling heavy. That is 42nd percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.10

Cruz del Sur I keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 5th percentile for sweetness across 5,283 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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