X 1861 Xerjoff for women and men

I thought this was going to be the best citrus I smelled until I found Nio. This is a relatively cheap offering from the house, as cheap as a Bond (comparing it to Little Italy shows you how insane that is) and cheaper than retail on a Creed. It's got a really refreshing combo of citrus and mint, I definitely enjoy it. I think my enjoyment has gone down since finding Nio though. The mint in this is just a little too weird. Great longevity for a mint and citrus fragrance though. Very impressed by Xerjoff and longevity.

Scent: 7/10
Overall: 7/10

I got a sample of this, and had to purchase it! This is so high end. Omg, good enough to wipe the feet of Jesus with my hair. Love Love Love....fresh clean crisp, and not like all the 'generic' brands out there with celebrities names on. So worth having in your arsenal.

Well this opens with a minty lime and citrus freshness that could have been squeezed from the fruit onto my wrists. These are the most natural notes I have smelled in a fragrance.

I'm now picking up the mint strongly but not mint like in toothpaste it smells like the actual mint leaf. So its coming across too my nose as leafty green and minty just after the wonderful opening fanfare.

I am also starting to smell the petitgrain with the green leaf and now a bit of lily of the valley is starting to show its head. I tell you now it smells like I have gone into a Summer garden and applied the fruit and leaves and rubbed them onto my skin.lol

In the drydown it gets woody mixed in with the minty green leaf.

Conclusion

This fragrance has the most natural smelling ingredients I have smelled in a scent. I cannot pick up any chemical notes at all. In a way it feels strange to experience such high quality notes.

You know when you are eating a orange after you have peeled it and the smell coming from it, well imagine that on your skin but mixed in with equally good citrus notes.lol...... It's coming up to five hours and its still going strong on my skin. Wonderful.

With the exception of Xerjoff Homme, I'm coming to the conlcusion that the main points of strength of Xerjoff are citruses. As previously experienced with Nio, the aromatic quality of these elements is handled to never turn into the usual chemical blast, and 1861 is here to confirm it. Fizzy, invigorating, sparkling and clean but, at the same time, it avoids the "synthetic-laundry" vibe of many modern compositions of the same family. I'm not among the buggest fans of this type of fragrances but 1861 is incredibly well done: no doubts!

Bergamot, petit grain and a sort of minty-greeeeen-lime are joined by a subtle yet clearly remarkable lily-of-the-valley note while a clean woody/musky base provides the necessary support to an otherwise efemeral structure. I suspect the presence of woody amber somewhere, but if it's there, it's surely not overdone.

Overall, if you're looking for a long lasting, fresh throughout, citrus centered composition, 1861 is one of the best option you can have on the market and, if compared to other deliveries from the same house, it's also "reasonably" priced. A refined spring/summer fragrance. Neither original nor groundbreaking yet incredibly lovely.

Creed lovers should definitely check this out.

Rating: 7.5/10

An intense citrus bouquet. I only smell the patchouli in the dead of summer. The fresh opening and wood and mint drydown are impeccable.