Torino 22

Just coming back to reviews of Torino 22 after wearing it for more than two years on and off. Saying that "this smells nothing like BR540" will win Fragrantica's 2026 Review Phrase Meme of the Year award after having come in second place in 2025. I honestly wonder if anyone ever actually said, "This smells like BR540." Very much fake news I suppose. Yeah, so this fragrance still basically has a little bit of many profiles and runs in its own lane, or maybe moreso on the shoulder like those a$$wholes who bypass traffic using the emergency lane. Yes, I like the way I described it this time. T22 is a shoulder fragrance. I mean, spray it where you want. I don't literally mean your shoulder. I mean shoulder of the road but you can spray it on your shoulder, only if you want. You'll like this if you rollerblade on the bmx track. You'll like this if you bike on the ice rink, you know what I'm saying? Peace to you people who like reading about how stuff smells. Lord knows we're somewhat unusual. If this review has done nothing but confuse you, imagine how i feel.

This fragrance opens up with fresh woods and herbal notes backed up by ALOT of saffron. Now usually saffron either smells "burnt" or "sweet" but in this case it smells like both, this leads to a fresh burnt wood type of smell in the opening with a sweeter drydown. This is very good stuff, it works year round and has crazy good performance. This is one that i prefer to smell in the air as up close can tingle your nose hairs. Unfortunatly for me i think this fragrances down fall is it's versatility, it's very versatile but there's usually something else i end up wearing for whatever the weather is so i don't wear this much. Side note this does not smell like BR540, much fresher and herbacious.

Opening is very zingy, very bergamot forward, or like more yuzu to me. Mate and dry wood dominate, but it remains airy, sporty and pleasant thanks to the eucalyptus and citrus. Earthy, warm without being rounded. Saffron plus the woods give this almost the quality of some delicious food being cooked or smoked. It's definitely a signature scent, but I think it's very versatile; I can see it fitting an outdoors-man as well as someone who likes to dress up and have a nice night out. I think it's sophisticated without being obnoxious, just effortlessly cool. I enjoy it a lot.

Wow. Torino 22 is a masterpiece and is overlooked by almost everybody. It serves as a breathe of fresh air compared to many other releases from xerjoff aswell as other niche house. Its different but in a very good way. Lasts a solid 8 hours and projects quite well. It is quite complex and I can guarantee you havent smelt anything like it. I personally dont see many similarities with baccarat extrait but I can understand it slightly. Very masculine scent aswell, not sure how people are finding it feminine. Overall, this is a MASTERPIECE from the house of xerjoff, 10/10.

My favorite from the house of Xerjoff and one of my top 5 scents of all time. This on the sweeter fresher side, but it is unique to say the least. The opening can be kinda harsh on a new bottle, but after it dries down you get this amazing mate note that will have people asking who smells so good.