Xerjoff Oud Stars Zafar Eau de Parfum 50ml Spray Elizabeth Taylor Peony and jasmine lead

Peony and jasmine lead

Two or three spritzes hold from morning through to evening

The shower gel that smells like the fragrance — amber

deliberately cheap-smelling in the best way

The base is a thick sandalwood and musk that sits close to skin

Xerjoff Oud Stars Zafar Eau de Parfum 50ml Spray Elizabeth Taylor Peony and jasmine leadOud is the headline not the funky, animalic kind that dominates the room, but a roasted, almost burnt wood note that sits close to the skin. Xerjoff wraps it in saffron and amber, so it reads warm and expensive without the projection. Unisex EDP, 50ml. Two sprays carry from morning through evening; three if you want people in the lift to notice. Closer to a skin scent than a statement fragrance let it sit on clothes and come to you.