Apollonia

This perfume is exactly what I thought it was gonna be and more. blind bought it looking for a clean musky fragrance for the summer knowing that the musk xeirjoff puts in their perfumes is to die for. It’s a soft silky cool musk perfume that hugs u in the nicest way possible. It has that light fresh citrus opening that erba pura has and then the beautifully blended pink musk comes through and drys to a perfectly subtle skin fragrance. It’s not loud or old lady like, it’s delicate and feminine and encapsulates the moon as a goddess so well. So **** addicting can’t stop smelling myself ah yet to see how the longevity is but really is a perfect addition to my collection as I don’t have anything like it yet.

Absolutely beautiful scent. Despite its simplicity, this expertly blended perfume is creamy and smooth, smelling opulent and more complex than the note breakdown indicates. Longevity is good but projection is moderate to minimal. My wife enjoys this perfume very much and I appreciate its subtlety.

I blind purchased this after reading the notes on Fragrantica which included powdery, Iris, musky, earthy, white floral and animalic.

This is not a soft unassuming musky powdery perfume but has animalic oomph in it after an earthy and ozone and almost metallic opening. It quickly develops into an animalic musky powder with notes of orris and faint white florals. I don’t however smell any Iris.

The bottle and box are beautifully presented while a small gold plate that is dedicated to man first walking on the moon in July 1969. While this perfume is an ode to an historic space moment in 1969, it’s certainly not a retro perfume.

This perfume is contemporary, complex and complicated. But comforting at the same time.

While it is mean to be unisex, I think it is more feminine than masculine. It’s the sort of perfume I have to be in the mood to wear and one small squirt is plenty. Longevity is at least 6-8 hours and even longer on clothing.

I’d recommend you sample before buying as online reviews typically describe it as a soft unassuming white floral musk - which I found it is not.

I got a sample from libertine because I’m obsessed with white florals .

It’s a soft unassuming clean musk but I could not stop smelling myself all day .

Xerjoff is a rather pricey brand so I bypassed the thought of purchasing a full bottle .

I then tried over a hundred abs fifty samples yet kept getting drawn to the silvery , cool , powdery iris with soft musky woodsy tones .

It’s such a luxurious , elegant scent that was never meant for loud statements .

I find loud perfumes very offensive , like their human counterparts .

I had to have a bottle so my partner bought it for my birthday and wow how impressed was I with the packaging !!! So worth the money .

Longevity is out of this world and it’s my daily go to .