40 Knots
40 Knots by Xerjoff is an unisex eau de parfum from 2015 in the luxury price tier. It opens with bergamot, sea salt and grapefruit, moves into jasmine and marine accord and dries down to cedarwood, ambergris and musk. Expect around 8 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Bergamot Sharp citrus with a faint bitter edge. The opening of about half of all men's fragrances.
- Sea Salt Mineral and dry. Skin after a day at the beach.
- Grapefruit Bitter, slightly sweaty citrus. More grown-up than lemon.
Heart
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Marine Accord Generic 'ocean' — salt, air and water. Clean and uncomplicated.
Dry-down
- Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
- Ambergris Salty, animal, sun-warmed skin. Marine and musky at once.
- Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.
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