XerJoff
XerJoff
301 votes
A unique visual signature based on accords, character, and seasonality
The plum hits with confiture sweetness, thick and almost sticky, whilst white blossoms—likely orange flower or magnolia—add a creamy, slightly soapy floralcy. The leather announces itself early, soft and powdery rather than harsh, creating an immediate tension between fruit bowl and boudoir that's utterly compelling.
Davana's rum-soaked apricot character deepens the fruity accord whilst jasmine blooms into full indolic glory, bordering on fleshy. Labdanum's amber-resinous depth grounds everything, preventing the sweetness from becoming cloying, whilst the spices (likely from the davana itself) add a subtle warmth that prickles at the edges.
The raspberry emerges properly now, melding with benzoin's vanilla-tinged sweetness and earthy patchouli to create a skin-close veil that's both comforting and seductive. The leather softens to a whisper, more suggestion than statement, whilst amber rounds everything into a glowing, slightly powdery finish that clings tenaciously to pulse points.
Muse is XerJoff's unapologetic exploration of sweet, fruity leather—a composition that pivots dramatically between the plush and the animalic. The opening marriage of plum and white blossoms creates an almost overripe lushness, their sugared intensity immediately tempered by the soft rasp of leather that hovers just beneath. It's not the sharp, feral leather of cuir de Russie; rather, it's broken-in and intimate, like the interior of a well-loved handbag left open on a dressing table strewn with jasmine petals and fruit.
As the davana unfurls, it brings its peculiar apricot-like warmth, amplifying the jammy sweetness whilst the labdanum adds a dark, resinous undertow that prevents this from tipping into pure gourmanderie. The jasmine here is no demure whisper—it's indolic and slightly overblown, pushing against the amber and benzoin base with a heady insistence. That raspberry in the foundation is a masterstroke: not ozonic or screechy, but macerated and velvety, weaving through the patchouli to create an almost liqueur-like richness.
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