Oroville by Xerjoff

Xerjoff

Oroville

Amber Woody · 2009

ChamomileOrangeClary SageTobaccoAfrican Orange FlowerCarnation

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

Chamomile and clary sage give a soft, apple-tea herbal opening, with tobacco and carnation adding warmth and spice over orange and orange flower. Cool and a little unusual, it feels calm and contemplative, an herbal-floral with a hay-like edge.

Taste Profile

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How Oroville smells, measured

On Zenyra's five taste axes, Oroville keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere, and reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin.

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

Warmthcool, open0.33

Oroville reads cool and open, nearer to citrus and air than to skin. That is 24th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.

Projectionmid-range0.48

Oroville sits mid-range on projection.

Riskmid-range0.36

Oroville sits mid-range on risk, neither a clear crowd-pleaser nor clearly divisive on the evidence available.

Texturebalanced0.45

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

Sweetnessdry0.28

Oroville keeps the sweetness pared back, dry and austere. That is 30th 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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