Louis XV 1722

This fragrance opens up with a bubbly but moderate champagn accord supported by plum notes and then transitions into a warm spicy choclate/coffee/hazlenut and floral-woody drydown on me. I'm new to fragrences so my vernacular in this department will not be rich but having looked at mainstream designer fragrences, Xerjoff was a new experience to behold in terms of the quality, depth, and complexity of the fragrance. This is the type of fragrance that I would wear to button up events but has a lot of versatility if someone wants to wear it a different way. This was the first Xerjoff bottle that I ever bought (after going through 4 different samples) and this was my favorite out of my sample set (Naxos, Zefiro, Erba Gold, Louis XV). I really hope they don't discontinue this (as this apparently is a limited release) but keep it around!

Philballs description is spot on,This is a fantastic release and is very well blended. To add , in the open a citrus sparkling champagne that quickly fleats (10 minutes) once the citrus disappears it becomes darker, sweeter, woodier but never fully commits itself to gourmand or woody. I like the idea of gourmand Fragrances but i never love them and get bored quick.That being said, i love LouisXV and how multi faceted it is, it gets as sweet as Starlight and/or Naxos but never gourmand.LouisXV has it's own happy dark woody,cocoa with a sparkling citrus open that peaks in throughout the life which makes LouisXV a more unique scent than anything I have tried.I can say 100% with owning Argos- Fall of Phaeton they do not smell similar to me.

Off of first spray and the wafts of it through the day give me a big Aventus vibe. It is not to say its a clone. But it has that bright and clean aspect that Aventus has. This has a darker side to it that contrasts the bright and fizzy. I am personally a fan of Aventus, so this is a like for me. Champagne has been my latest obsession and trying as many champagne forward fragrances as i can. Oddly enough, the most common and forward material used for a champagne accord is aldehydes, citrus, and rose materials like PEA. Do not get any coffee or cocoa, not upset about that. There is a certain breadiness to this fragrance that can probably be contributed to the pyrazines or furans used to make the nutty or coffee note.

I enjoyed this a great deal. I have several champagne fragrances like Sparklin Jo, ScentXMe, Dom Rosa Millesime and Remarkable People and Xerjoff does thing differently than those. Louis XV is much less about the champagne than the others mentioned. It is much more about the woodiness and Musk. The sparkling champagne only lasts 30-45 mins and its really nice while it lasts. It's really enjoyable experience overall. Plenty of freshness but also deep and complex. I think you can wear it day or night, pretty much all year. Perfectly unisex as far as I can tell. I don't know if it's a hit but it's my favorite xerjoff since Monkey Special, maybe before

Xerjoff is known for their excellence in blending, where everything is in perfect harmony. Examples: the blending for More Than Words is superior to Nishane Mana, which itself is better than LV Ombre Nomade. Same for Uden vs Chanel Allure Homme EB. So I think many reviewers are taken aback by this scent, where it's not a holistic, harmonious scent. Instead, this scent is all about tension, a perfect balance between the top notes, the mid notes, and the base notes. It's endlessly fascinating and hypnotic. This might be their greatest achievement in blending; finding that perfect balance point must have been difficult indeed.