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hatunzew – :
I was about to buy a new belt as my trousers kept riding down, however instead of that, I bought this scent. It made my wallet so light that my trousers can stay up around my waist belt-free 🙂
On another positive note, I smell fantastic – riding the fine line of a unisex scent – it’s smooth and creamy (and possibly bi-curious). I award this 9.5 Luipa’s out of ten.
danlog2 – :
I bought it recently. As all Xerjoff sophisticated punch of diff. Notes usually filled of layering.
A tip , if u wanna really know Xerjoff, u should spray on ur skin ( not paper) give it time. Smell, then after hours another smell for the dry down.
Begum for me , fresh, floral, woodsy.
I agree, u will smell rich. Xerjoff usually use very high quality stuff ( no doubt)
Excellent longevity as all Xerjoff and same sillage.
For sure , u will smell diff. This can be a signature scent. What i like more about begum is the versatility of it. Wearable all the time in all occasions ( if u r crazy enough to spend the money 🙂 )
HeLLs – :
After first sniffs (first on paper and then on my wrist) I wasn’t much impressed with Begum. Imagine that you eat sharp red berries and now turn that into scent. Then imagine you lick cold stainless steel and turn that into scent. My guess is that this impression is generated by the berries, lemon and bergamot combo in the head notes. Or maybe the patchouli, which I perceive as medicinal, has it’s voice here too. That phase lasts for up three quarters of an hour maybe. Then the beautiful floral heart of Begum emerges. I can definitely smell roses and iris. Lily of the valley nicely rounds it up with its sweetness. My other guess is that ylang (a bitter note in my opinion) makes Begum’s heart refined and balances the lily of the valley and the lilac (sweet notes). There is definitely jasmine, which is warm and cosy and I believe it’s jasmine that transitions this scent into its base of woods. For me the base is spectacular, very warm, very pleasant. It’s like a cashmere, soft shawl, that kind of shawl that has been touched to the skin scented with many different fragrances and now has this beautiful smell of its own: smell of musk and sandalwood, a tiny hint of vanilla, just the teeny tiny bit of rose and iris lingering around. Warm like amber that’s been in the sunshine and now it pleasantly radiates the warmth. And the smell of skin.
For me this is a beautiful scent, I feel like I’m in my nice warm bubble when I wear it. It’s also a scent that I try to rush by saying to it: oh come on, warm up. Enough of this coolness. I know it doesn’t come cheap, but it also doesn’t smell cheap. I received few compliments and comments when wearing it: you smell luxurious and rich. Funnily enough, two other fragrances that also get me this kind of comments are Damarose and Irisss. So well done Xerjoff!