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Well? Curious about the title? I hope so, because this fragrance is worth getting to know.
You get to a lot of great scents by accident, if you want to call it that - a swap here, a swap there. You know the drill. But let's get to this great composition without further ado, which knows how to impress through the combination of light, fresh notes with again opposite, namely heavy and sweet.
"Nero70" captivates in the opening by a neat Nerolischwall. The predicate of this movement is rather symbolic nature, it should rather stand for "impress" or similar. Because here nothing stings in the nose ... really not.
The neroli has a wonderfully metallic-cool appearance. The emergence of - I put it gently - "granny" associations is skillfully prevented by just the right amount of added citrus. Which citrus fruits are exactly, I can not smell out, however.
With every second, every minute and every hour, the vanilla then emerges more and more clearly. This is very soft, not too sweet and not at all sticky or penetrating, which is probably due to the light and subtly fruity neroli. This kind of interplay between light and heavy notes is one that seems to have been perfected at Xerjoff and that you will find again and again at this fragrance house. Take a whiff of "Uden" or "Naxos." Then you'll understand what I mean.
But back to "Nero70", where we now have a slightly metallic neroli vanilla compound - long lasting, not too brutally radiating, to my nose even quite subtle (and that at Xerjoff) as well as cross-seasonally suitable for everyday use. It will probably be at its best in spring, but this fragrance also does well on colder days, even in sub-zero temperatures. So if you're looking for a modern neroli scent that works almost year-round, you should test it!

When I wrote my "Uden" comment, I also mentioned "Édition Blanche" by Chanel, because I could find unmistakable parallels. Both fragrances captivate with a citrusy freshness at the beginning, which is contrasted a little later by a vanilla creaminess - a combination of lightness and heaviness, which in both cases is very suitable for everyday use and wearable across seasons.
Now, of course, "Édition Blanche" is the less expensive fragrance. But does that make him worse?

No, just different!

"Édition Blanche" has a similar citric as "Uden" from the house of Xerjoff, only knows this over a longer period of time a fresh.transparent appearance to lay down. In general, this masterpiece from the house of Chanel is therefore a high-summer suitable fragrance, which I would not say with "Uden". The latter may have more depth, allows a little more wood and, for my sake, also minimally dosed coffee to beguile the wearer's nose, but thus also comes along much denser, which could make it difficult to wear in midsummer. This "weakness" (quotation marks are deliberate) is not found in "Édition Blanche". Lemon and vanilla dominate. Creamy and airy at the same time smells this combination, can always be worn and, I find, actually not like.
The durability is okay, the sillage rather restrained. Here "Uden" may perform a little more, but whether you want to put down more than 200, - euros, is probably the question par excellence. If I did not already have enough other fragrances that are used in situations in which "Édition Blanche" would also make a good figure, I would own this wonderfully timeless perfume long ago.

Those who test fragrances from the house of Xerjoff often come across creations that literally bite into the skin and also know how to contaminate entire building complexes. However, this contamination takes place in a not so unpleasant way, which is due to the often airy sillage, which I could already detect with "Naxos" or also "Fars" from the Oud Stars collection. The fragrances are wahrnehmar, but hardly disturbing, as long as you do not completely overdo it when spraying in the morning.
With "Accento", the fruit fragrance in the more than probably eye-catching plush or velvet flacon, it's not much different - a sillage to the country of origin of the fruits used here, but incredibly transparent. The own nose, however, fades this actually very pleasant fruitling very quickly and that even with careful spraying. Normally, the adaptation process always starts when half the contents of the bottle lands on the skin or clothing. Here, three careful sprays from the mini atomizer, which, as we know, only delivers small amounts per spray unit, are enough to make the scent very quickly perceived only very faintly. This fragrance blindness is somewhat regrettable, it is "Accento" a really suitable for everyday use, for the spring and summer in itself predestined perfume.
The prelude is fruity-citrusy. A prominent pineapple note as in Creed's bestseller comes here, contrary to what the fragrance pyramid would suggest, less to the fore. However, its presence can be sensed, but not really smelled out due to the presence of other fruits. In general, I like that this fruit cocktail doesn't have that scratchiness often typical of fruit scents, which immediately makes me feel reminded of cheap shower gel. Here everything is relatively soft, for a few moments also very airy, almost aquatic.
With the insertion of a not at all lipstick-scented iris, it tingles pleasantly in the nose shortly thereafter and the composition gets a few rough edges to stand out from other 'ordinary' fruit scents. This would actually also describe the scent progression.

Conclusion:

"Accento" is for me, to sum it up, a pleasant fragrance, where I can understand that he finds his lovers. The fruit fragrance already in my collection, however, he could never replace. It lacks a bit of refinement, at least in my personal opinion. The fast-onset fragrance blindness I also already mentioned.

I'll try to make it short: Who likes leather fragrances in principle, but is afraid to wear them in everyday life, because they often come along very polarizing and loud, "Oro 1920" should definitely take under the nose. For me, this is one of the best leather fragrances I have smelled so far. Price-wise it is steep, we don't need to talk about it. Over 300, - euros for 100ml ... ouch! If you then click on the "Fragrance Twins" button to find cheaper alternatives, you'll immediately come across "Tuscan Leather" by Tom Ford. This one I already know and yes ... both fragrances smell really very similar, are also quite loud and should therefore definitely be dosed with caution.

Even if the price of the "Tuscan Leather" is significantly lower than that of the "Oro 1920", I would without hesitation, of course, only if money would not play (*sniff), reach for the latter, because it is here the clearly more adult leather fragrance. Daring and special are both, but "Oro 1920" knows with a slightly smokier note, probably due to the fir balsam, to impress, in which then a much more discreet and so for me more pleasant raspberry mixes. The leather plays here, of course, still the first fiddle, is wonderfully dark, but without drifting into the unwearability, in the "leathery-muffy" of a worn armchair.
With "Tuscan Leather", on the other hand, we are dealing with a candidate who, on the one hand, wants to be more daring, more edgy, by playing with even more leather than is the case with "Ombre Leather", for example. At the same time he wants to make this edginess bearable for all those who usually can't cope with it. This making bearable is attempted with a much too loud raspberry, as fruity-sweetness is something pleasant for many. I don't want to condemn this by any means either, however this raspberry overload is too much for me. "Tuscan Leather" tries to find a middle ground edginess and pleasantness that just doesn't work. The more adult, with the raspberry better economizing "Oro 1920" does everything right in the end - the financial now excluded.

"Uden" from the Shooting Stars collection was one such Xerjoff fragrance that I was particularly excited about. Both here in the forum and in the vastness of the World Wide Web (does anyone still say that) it is described as a very pleasing, uncomplicated to wear and high quality fragrance - no - even celebrated. Through a swap I got hold of a sample, which I immediately tested on the day it arrived. So I also realized what is meant by everyday suitability and uncomplicated.

"Uden" starts with a citrusy freshness, without evoking any toilet cleaner associations - what a word. The briskly starting vanilla, underpinned with not too little creaminess, knows how to prevent this skillfully. Whether the creaminess is due to the amber, the coffee or even the sandalwood, I can't say, as I don't smell any of the individual scents just mentioned separately. The fact that some here perceive coffee as a particularly prominent component makes me a little envious, as this should truly give the fragrance a fair amount of uniqueness. But the way "Uden" presents itself on my skin, it reminds me a lot of "Allure Homme Édition Blanche". This is not a bad thing, the Chanel is also a great water, but - and I can not avoid to say it clearly - is a lot cheaper. I wouldn't say that the two are absolutely identical, as the Xerjoff has a bit more depth at the end, while the Chanel fragrance has a bit more citrusy freshness and less creaminess over the entire course of the scent. The parallels are however clearly erriechbar.
We can therefore state that "Uden" from the Shooting Stars collection is a really great fragrance. This lasts a long time on the skin, but without - almost untypical for Xerjoff - times not to contaminate the entire environment. The skillful play between lemony lightness and vanilla-creamy heaviness knows to please and reminds in its concept very much of "Naxos", in which, however, was worked with honey and tobacco. So who is looking for an everyday fragrance and is willing to not ask the financial question, can even access here blindly. One will truly not be with this little water. I recommend nevertheless to sniff also times "Allure Homme Édition Blanche", which is by the way, different than the denser "Uden", also suitable for high summer. The Xerjoff I see preferably in the spring and perhaps on mild summer days, but not at over 30 degrees