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Luxor

Amber Woody · 2020

CinnamonLeatherCardamomMyrhhTobaccoIncenseAtlas CedarThailand OudCambodian OudCypriol Oil or NagarmothaPatchouli

Notes checked against a published listing.

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

Cinnamon and cardamom spice a smoky base of myrrh, incense, tobacco, and oud, with leather and cedar adding dry structure. It projects strongly, dark and resinous, a smoky woody composition with real depth and a slightly challenging edge.

Taste Profile

The Anchor archetype

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.

How Luxor smells, measured

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

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

Warmthwarm, close0.95

Luxor reads warm and close to the skin, in amber and resin territory. That is among the highest in the catalogue for warmth across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Projectionroom-filling0.80

Luxor carries across a room and announces itself. That is among the highest in the catalogue for projection across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Riskmid-range0.52

Luxor sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available. That is 92nd percentile for risk across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Texturedense0.85

Luxor feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is among the highest in the catalogue for texture across 5,320 scored fragrances.

Sweetnessdry0.14

Luxor keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 11th percentile for sweetness across 5,320 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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