XERJOFF - Alexandria II | FRAGRANCE REVIEW | EXTREME PERFORMANCE
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- Hello my friends, in this video I would like to present you Alexandria II from XERJOFF:
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Xerjoff - Alexandria II
Release date: 2012
Perfumers: Chris Maurice
Gender: Unisex
When to use: All year round
Top Notes: Lavender, Rosewood, Apple, Cinnamon
Heart Notes: Bulgarian rose, Cedarwood, Lily of the valley
Base Notes: Amber, Laotian oud, Sandalwood, Thai oud, Musk, Vanilla
Inspired by the ancient Arabian art of perfumery, Alexandria II is a scent steeped in history and rich culture.
Alexandria II Xerjoff opens with fruity hints of apple that meet floral lavender and rose wood, it leads to a classically oriental heart of cedar wood, lily of the valley and Bulgarian rose.
Inspired by the thousand year old capital city, Alexandria II Xerjoff has warming base notes of amber, sandalwood and precious Laotian oud.
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00:00 Intro
05:30 Spray
06:40 Notes
08:50 Conclusion
THE COLLECTION
The Oud Stars Collection by Xerjoff, a collection inspired by the Arab perfume making tradition, contains the most prosperous and precious ingredients in the world: oud.
A collection capable of carrying the wearer to another world where this original Oriental style is refashioned by Italian craftsmanship and creativity.
Guiding us into new, stimulating universes and unveiling intense emotions with each spritz of perfume.
Oud Stars is entirely inspired by, and dedicated to, the journey of Ibn Battuta. As vast as the voyage taken by him, each exquisitely crafted perfume in this collection bears the name of the cities he visited and described in his book. - Zábava
Razvan, I enjoyed watching your perfect review of Alexandria II by Xerjoff. I have not smelled the fragrance but I will very soon. Thanks for always making excellent fragrance videos.
Ed my friend, thank you for the kind words :D ! I enjoy AII very much and it was about time to make a review about it. When you have the chance, give it a try and let me know what you think. Take care !
Thanks for the great review! I also thought this smelled like hairspray or the kind of alcohol scent from a beauty supply store initially, but over time it that has evolved and really grown on me. Now I absolutely love it and I'm so glad I gave myself time to become accustomed to it as it's a gorgeous and luxurious scent. Performance and longevity are incredible as well which I appreciate.
Hello my friend, thank you for the kind words :) Yeah, for the price you do get a very special product and it's still cheaper than many Rojas. What else do you like from Xerjoff?
@@razvanyke Yes, definitely cheaper than Rojas especially if you can get it on discount. From Xerjoff I love Naxos, Uden, Uden Overdose, and Starlight. I have a bottle of Torino22 as well that I won in a giveaway and I really like the opening but the dry down is a little musky on my skin for my taste. I also love 1888 from their Casamorati line as well as Lira.
As always, great breakdown/review, Razvan! I've always wanted to get my nose on Alexandria II and see what it smelled like. You got me more interested now that I've seen your video and if I decide to purchase it, my wallet will be very unhappy with you! Hahahaha. Keep up the great job my friend!
Hansen my friend, many thanks for the great words. If you live in EU, look around before you buy, the price is very volatile and goes up and down all the time 😀. Take care!
The performance of this on my skin is nuclear. One of the best fragrances for my skin. It a great scent. Not my favorite but man does it work on me
Hey, same for me, it's a monster performer .. maybe not my no. 1 but it's so good 🙏
What year is your Alexandria?
Agreed some Frags need to grow on you with wear and time like TF Tobacco Vanille did for me. Alexandria II is a masterpiece imho.
Hey my friend, TV is really nice and yeah, it takes a bit of time to get used to it. I used to own the Phaedon TABAC Rouge option, and it was stunning 😀 Have a great week!
I love Alexandria ii 10/10
Did you receive your Jubilation 40? Mine arrived last Friday! It's every bit as good as I was hoping it would be. 😊
Hey my friend, congrats ! I got it today and the review is coming up later today! Check it so let´s see if our opinion is similar. Alexandria II must be in the hall of fame of perfumery, it is all what a perfume should be ! :D take care
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I would give it a few wearing before rushing a review out. It lasts 24 hours on my skin, and takes a few wearings to really enjoy it. For me, it's vintage Jubilation XXV with more Oomph. Any fan of Jubi cannot be disappointed with Jubi 40 🙂
Hello again my friend , good video ( as usual ) AMOUAGE ROYAL TABACCO and AMOUAGE SILVER OUD...your thoughts ? I am going to purchase both .
Hello my friend, thank you for the feedback ! Have you won the lottery? : ) The Amouages you mentioned are very expensive. I smelled them both in a store and I am not impressed, there are better way to spend the money on scents, I think. Let me know what you decided !
@Razvan Andries lol no lottery win . I'm a big amouage fan , I love the dark , oud , Incense fragrances. A friend of mine is in ABU DHABI so he will get them for me ( IM PAYING ) so I will keep you informed with my opinion. Keep up the good work 👏 errr did i mention they are blind buys 😉
I own both and King blue I have a backup bottle of silver oud. So good
I bought silver oud, then royal tobacco and recently purchased king blue! I want interlude 53 to finish off my Amouge collection. All 4 are masterpieces!
This was a great review and I related to you perfectly when you said you might get in love with it if you smell it and you'll want a bottle 😂 that's exactly what happened today. To me, it needs a bit of time to develop on the skin into something woody, vanilla rose sweet but not in a sickening manner. It has a perfect balance and perfect warmth to it. Having been spoiled with Amouage fragrances over the last 5 years, I've developed a sense and nowadays I can immediately smell artificial scents and alcohol in perfumes which is a big turn off for me. Xerjoff achieves an amazing result with Alexandria ii. There's no chemical or alcohol smell, just really good quality. I sprayed it on my arm in the shop then outside in fresh air with the gentle breeze it smelled so delicious, so warm and rich and deep that I was literally paralysed standing there in the car park unable to move. I felt compelled to go back to the store and purchase it. It gave me such a sense of happiness that I had not had with a perfume in a very long time. It is indeed extremely expensive, but so far to me it seems like long lasting and extremely powerful, so definitely worth it. 😊
Hello Alina, I sense a big fan of perfumes right there 😃 Alex II is still in my collection, but still too powerful for my taste, haha
@@razvanyke oh, I am a very big fan of perfumes and I've developed a great sense of smell and knowledge about ingredients. I actually like strong perfumes. I remember the day I purchased Opus VII now Reckless Leather by Amouage. It transported me to this dark, earthy but super powerful place making me feel invincible and I sprayed... A lot! I took a taxi and the driver opened the window in the middle of the winter 😂 I think it had something to do with the fragrance. Alex II is not the same. I feel it's much more sweet and feminine so perhaps that's why it might be too strong for you.
This Parfüm is very very strong and absolutly beast mode. In Germany give Alex 2 for 100ml for 350€ and 50ml for 220€ and this ist mega Price for this
Hey Marcus, 100% .. the 100ml will last for a lifetime 😃 Thanks for the feedback
Hey, can you please share the Batch Code? I know it was reformulated but Xerjoff lied to me, saying it wasn’t. Mine also does not have that dark colour. It performs well but first 2-3 months it was a very weak fragnance. I did see that my batch code was the issue as many others had. That’s why I am asking. I want to buy another one again
I am just curious if its a different code than 17221N
So?
@@Bogdan-mg2bc hey Bogdan, it is 02722N.
Awesome review! I am tempted that I bought a 100ml bottle online! May I know whats the batch code on your bottle?
Thank you friend, sure. It is: 02722N :)
@@razvanyke thank you! Also I saw some videos it says “Eau De Parfum” at the bottom of the bottle. Is it the same as yours?
@@fauzanjamahat1 what you expect eau de toilette?
@@pullingthestrings5233 definitely not. Razvan mentioned in this video that his bottle is “extrait de parfum”.
@@fauzanjamahat1 wrong. go back and listen to what he said
Ce mi-ai recomanda între Naxos sau Alexandria 2, eu sunt fan parfumuri sufocante, orientale, gen Amouage
Hey, sunt foarte diferite .. AII e puternic si special, umple o camera imediat. Naxos e versatil si dulce, romantic cumva. Depinde de tine unde vrei sa le porti. Eu as lua Naxos pt ca e si mai ieftin decat Alex II.
L-am luat pe Naxos, e un parfum drăguț, dar nu are puterea unui Amouage, per total, sunt mulțumit de 🙂
Xandria is around a 90% dupe, and Gritti's Beyond the Wall is like 80-85% (lacking the oud). I wear A2 as a signature, mainly in business-formal occasions. Great fragrance to stand out with, especially if you're from a country where niche perfume is basically invisible/inaccessible/unaffordable to most people.
Hey, thanks for the feedback. I do not know the Xandria or Gritti, but Burdel is very close 😀 I am smelling A2 from the lobby right now, and it has been on my jacket since weeks
@@razvanyke I smelled Xandria once at Harrods on a strip, opening seemed different but drydown basically equivalent yep. The Gritti one is a little bit more lactonic, has some different vibes included (e.g. mild cola hints) and has no oud at all in the scent structure.
I bought a 100ml bottle last month, the smell is awesome, but idk about the performance, i mean, it's not bad, but i don't think is that good either.. maybe i need to let it macerate for a little while :D. Probably the latest batches are not that good as the older ones, tho :(
My friend, literally the Alexandria II, is confronting face to face the mighty Ombre Nomade for me. I don't know your expectations from a scent, but AII, for me, is a monster in the true sense :)
@@razvanyke I also have a sample of Ombre Nomade, and surprise, that one is not the best performer either:)). Maybe i become noseblind to them, or maybe it's my skin chemistry that devours every fragrance, idk :(. The truely beast-mode fragrances that i have are Amouage Interlude Black Iris, Nishane Hacivat/Sultan Vetiver and Marc Antoine Barrois Ganymede :D
I bought Alexandria II 2 months ago. I really like the scent. It's a 9½/10 for me. However, after a little while I can't smell it. I'm not sure if it needs to maserate so I sprayed it a few times and I'm leaving it in the box for a couple months then I'll use it again
@@user-mv7kh5sv9zhow is the performance now after maturing? I have the same problem
@@jurryblessed4372 It's much stronger! IT really worked
AII and AII oud stars what a different? Not the same?
Hey, they have some differences :)
Is that true that alexandria is more more long last then ombre nomade? 😮
Hello my friend, yes it´s true ! They are both very powerful scents so it´s not such a big difference.. but Alexandria II lasts longer.
This is very fecal and medicinal to my nose, i was so disappointed because i was very excited to try it 😞
Hey my friend, really? I do not get that oud at all, mostly the roses and the lavender. Then it´s coming with tons of musk in dry-down. Maybe you give it another try, in another shop? : )
@@razvanyke yeah, maybe. I definitely get a ton of lavender…but there was something in the background my nose was not agreeing with and i assumed it was the oud.
I’ll try it in a different neiman marcus this weekend
You're the first person that has said it's fecal. You sure it was Alexandria ii and not Alexandria orientale?
Chiar atât de bun e?
I love this fragrance but it’s too expensive. There is Xandria by Ormonde Jayne it’s cheaper and smoother
Hey, I agree that Alex II is madly expensive. The scent is good, but yeah Xandria or Bùrdel from Terenzi will give you more for your $$. Happy holidays!