La Capitale
La Capitale by Xerjoff is an unisex parfum in the luxury price tier. It opens with caramel, labdanum, peach and strawberry, moves into ginger, saffron, leather, amber and rose and dries down to benzoin, oud and bourbon vanilla. Expect around 10 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Caramel Burnt sugar. Rich, sticky and unapologetically sweet.
- Labdanum Sticky, leathery resin. Dark honey and old books.
- Peach Fuzzy, warm and slightly creamy. Soft rather than sharp.
- Strawberry Sweet and candied. Rarely smells like the real fruit.
Heart
- Ginger Warm, zesty and slightly soapy. Bridges citrus and spice.
- Saffron Leathery, medicinal and slightly metallic. The signature of modern niche.
- Leather Smoky, dry and a bit animal. Can be a new jacket or an old saddle.
- Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
- Rose Can be jammy, green, peppery or soapy depending on the type. Not one smell.
Dry-down
- Benzoin Sweet balsamic resin. Vanilla-adjacent but drier.
- Oud Resinous, medicinal, barnyard-adjacent wood. The most expensive note in perfumery.
- Bourbon Vanilla Richer, boozier vanilla. Darker than the standard version.
Smells like this
- Lancôme Idôle Nectar
- Swiss Arabian Dehn El Oud Shaheen
- Memo Paris Kotor
- Fragrance Du Bois Rude Oud
- Zara Cold Caramel
- Nina Ricci Nina Rouge
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