Description
Higher up, closer to the treetops, the air smells of rum, of bergamot and of vague hints of grapes. We advance, overcoming one liana after the other with strokes of machete, and approach the inner landscape of desire by walking through scents of lily, cedar, dried fruits, cloves, cumin.
The animals plod on with their legs half submerged in water, while the sun barely filtering through the thick growth of the forest brings out even more strongly the scent of their hide. Here the yearning after lost civilizations is felt most acutely.
Your closed eyes, overwhelmed by the solid base of sandalwood, amber, ladanum, incense, myrrh and castoreum, testify to a frantic search for the mythical city of gold that is much more than an obsession. For once, it is enough to breathe in and drift away.
Cruz del Sur I is available from September 2017 in 50ml Eau de Parfum flacons.
The nose behind this fragrance is Miroslav Petkov.
cashtoday – :
I was looking forward to trying Cruz del sur I & II but neither have really met my expectations. This one opens very strangely indeed and has a signature Xerjoff opulence about it, I don’t find the mixture of an animalic, leather accord, boozy fruits and smoky resins appealing at first but as this thing progresses it gets much nicer. After about five hours it’s now a boozy, rum and minced fruit cake of loveliness, with hints of the animal leather and sharp labdanum and myrrh but much tamer and easier to handle now. Rewind to the opening and it was knocking me sick with it’s spiced diesel fumes and stinky animal musk but with all the nice things I’ve mentioned too, all at the same time…. Cruz del sur I is an insane, statement fragrance. It’s no joke and reminds me of loads of different fragrances non of which I can recall right now due to the sensory overload I’m experiencing. Full of intrigue this one, great performance and if you can wait out the initial harshness, a blissful drydown. When I say it reminds me of other fragrances, it totally does, but has so many phases and notes that it is unique in a sense as well, and who doesn’t like a fragrance that is multifaceted even if you probably wouldn’t wear it and definitely couldn’t afford it.
vovan19731979 – :
In the opening I got a really smoky bonfire note. Interesting but not so pleasant to my nose. I was thinking to scratch it off, but I gave it some time. After 20 min it start to fade into a kind of dark, smokey tuscan leather. Mixed with christmas cakes and there is also a metalic vibe. Gets better and better as it settles down. Addicting effect. Some dried fruits in the background. High quality and I enjoy the dynamic aspect of the scent. If the right person wear this, the scent become a statement of the personality. Can be extremly sexy and bring out the soul of the right person. Good to stand out. Interesting this one, but not my type of fragrance to wear.