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Xerjoff Cruz del Sur II Parfum Sample
Mango, green leaves, cedar and vetiver
Xerjoff Cruz del Sur II grew out of founder Sergio Momo's travels deep into the Amazon rainforest, where he met nature at its most awe-inspiring. This Parfum from the Shooting Stars collection takes the wearer through a South American jungle: fruit first, then a floral bouquet among green leaves, grounded by cedarwood, musk and vetiver. Trying it in 10 ml shows how the jungle idea holds up.
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The composition
How it unfolds in notes
The curve shows the order in which the notes come forward, not their strength.
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Top notes
- Apple Blossom
- Mango
- Pineapple
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Heart notes
- Green Leaves
- Floral Bouquet
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Base notes
- Character
- Moderate
- Concentration
- Explore by note
In the same spirit
Similar in character
On the skin
How it unfolds
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Fruit at the edge of the jungle
Apple blossom, mango and pineapple open it. Mango and pineapple are ripe and tropical, and apple blossom adds a light, floral freshness that stops the fruit becoming heavy. The first test is whether you enjoy such an openly fruity start in a perfume.
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Leaves and a floral bouquet
The heart is green leaves with a floral bouquet. The brand does not name the individual flowers, so this page does not either. The green leaves give a damp, shaded feel, the bouquet softness, and the mix is the part that carries the rainforest idea.
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Cedar, musk and vetiver
The base is cedarwood, musk and vetiver, which ground the scent. Cedar is dry and clean, musk soft, vetiver earthy and a little smoky. Together they keep the fruit from running away and leave a steady woody finish, which is easy to judge in a second wearing.
Testing it
How to test it, for whom and why
How to test it
Try it on a warm, mild day, with a few modest sprays on the neck and wrists, and let it settle over the working day or an easy weekend. Notice how the fruit and green leaves feel at first and what remains once the woods take over. A second test in cooler air shows its range.
Who it is for
The brand states no gender, and this page lists it as unisex. It suits people who enjoy a fruity, green floral with a woody base and who are curious about a perfume built on a travel story. If you prefer dry or dark scents with no fruit at all, a decant shows early that this is brighter.
Why try Xerjoff Cruz del Sur II as a sample first
A fruity floral with a woody base can be fresh on one person and cloying on another, and the brand's note list is short and broad. Our 10 ml decant, filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle and labelled by us, lets you judge it over several wearings before you commit to 50 ml.
At a glance
- Year
- 2017
- For
- Unisex
What you receive
How we fill your sample
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From the original bottle
We start with a full bottle of the perfume. Nothing is diluted, mixed or added.
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Into a glass spray vial
Filled by hand into a clean glass spray vial of 2, 5 or 10 ml and closed straight after filling.
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Labelled by us
Our own label names the brand, the perfume, the concentration and the size.
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What is the story behind it?
Founder Sergio Momo's travels deep into the Amazon rainforest, where he met nature at its most awe-inspiring. The perfume takes the wearer through a South American jungle.
What is in the sample vial?
A 10 ml decant in a glass spray vial, filled by FragranceGems from the original bottle and labelled by us. It is not an official brand sample, and Xerjoff is not involved.
Is it sweet and fruity?
The top has mango, pineapple and apple blossom, so fruit is present. Green leaves, cedarwood, musk and vetiver then give it a dry, woody, grounded side, so it is not a plain fruit scent.
Which collection is it from?
The Shooting Stars collection, which the brand presents with a certified meteorite fragment. The decant naturally includes only the perfume.
The brand
About Xerjoff
Xerjoff was founded in Turin in 2007 by Sergio Momo and Dominique Salvo and describes its own approach as artistic, maximalist and opulent: every scent a work of art inside another work of art. The range is organised in collections, from 1861, which marks the unification of Italy, to Join The Club, whose notes are kept secret. With perfumes this rich, and some whose notes are not disclosed at all, a 10 ml decant is the sensible first step.
- Turin, 2007: the house is started by Sergio Momo and Dominique Salvo
- The cap takes its shape from the Deshret, the Egyptian Red Crown
- Collections include 1861, Join The Club, Shooting Stars, Oud Stars and Blends
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