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Xerjoff Elle
Xerjoff

Elle

amber
citrus
woody
white floral
balsamic
powdery
iris
2007 · unisex

Xerjoff is an Italian niche house founded in 2003 by Giorgio Xerjoff with a focus on high-quality ingredients and complex compositions. The brand has built a reputation for bold, distinctive fragrances that prioritize substance over trends, making Elle a notable entry in their early catalog.

Elle opens with African Orange Flower and bright citruses tempered by galbanum's green bite, creating an immediately fresh impression. The heart introduces a woody-floral character through birch and iris, grounded by patchouli that adds earthiness without heaviness. The base settles into a warm, resinous finish of amber, benzoin, and opoponax, with musk providing soft depth. Overall, Elle balances crisp citrus and florals against woody and balsamic undertones, resulting in a fragrance with both brightness and substance.

Elle works well for those seeking a unisex fragrance that leans neither aggressively feminine nor masculine, making it versatile across genders and seasons. The composition suits daytime wear given its fresh opening, though the woodsy-amber base provides enough weight for evening. This fragrance aligns with The Hedonist, The Sensualist, and The Romantic.

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Main Accordsreported by community
amber
100%
citrus
75%
woody
50%
white floral
50%
balsamic
50%
powdery
50%
iris
50%
sweet
50%
leather
50%
warm spicy
50%
Fragrance Notescommunity verified
Top · 0–30 min
African Orange Flower
African Orange Flower
Orange blossom from African-grown bitter orange trees with a slightly more animalic, honeyed depth than the Tunisian or Moroccan varieties. It has a rich, full-bodied sweetness with a waxy, indolic quality that makes it intensely floral. Used in high-end oriental fragrances when maximum floral richness is required.
Citruses
Citruses
Galbanum
Galbanum
One of perfumery's oldest raw materials, a bitter, intensely green resin with a cut-grass, slightly medicinal quality. It's the note that gives vintage green chypres their sharp, naturalistic edge. Galbanum alone is almost unpleasantly aggressive, but in a composition it adds a vivid green freshness that nothing else can match.
Heart · 30 min – 3 hrs
Birch
Birch
Tarry, smoky, and distinctly medicinal, birch tar (used in classic leather fragrances) has an almost petroleum-like quality that creates unmistakable leather accords. Birch leaf, by contrast, is clean and green. Birch tar is not for the timid: it's the note that makes old-school Russian Leather fragrances smell like what they are.
Iris
Iris
One of perfumery's most prized and expensive ingredients, iris has a powdery, cool, almost carrot-like richness that is hard to describe and impossible to mistake. It's simultaneously earthy and refined, like the inside of an old Parisian couture house. Iris root (orris) adds quiet luxury to anything it touches.
Patchouli
Patchouli
Dense, earthy, and darkly sweet, patchouli is the scent of damp soil and dried herbs with an almost chocolatey richness. It polarizes people because in high concentrations it's overwhelming, but as a supporting note it adds depth and longevity that almost nothing else can match. The backbone of countless oriental and chypre fragrances.
Woodsy Notes
Woodsy Notes
Base · 3–12 hrs
Amber
Amber
A warm, resinous accord rather than a single ingredient, amber is typically built from labdanum, benzoin, and vanilla to create a rich, honeyed, almost solar warmth. It's the quintessential base-note family, adding a comforting richness that makes fragrances feel complete. The difference between a fragrance feeling cold and feeling alive.
Benzoin
Benzoin
Sweet, warm, and balsamic, benzoin resin smells like vanilla mixed with incense, with a powdery, slightly medicinal edge. It adds a comforting warmth and fixative quality to oriental fragrances, and blends beautifully with spices. Often used to smooth and round off sharp edges in complex base notes.
Musk
Musk
The base layer of almost every modern fragrance, a soft, warm, skin-like scent that extends longevity and bridges other notes together. Natural musk was once derived from deer (now banned); today's musks are synthetic and range from clean and soapy to dark and animalic. The right musk makes a fragrance smell like 'you.'
Opoponax
Opoponax
The 'sweet myrrh' of ancient perfumery, opoponax has a warm, balsamic, slightly vanilla-like quality that is softer and more approachable than regular myrrh. It has a honeyed sweetness with a faint herbal edge, creating a rich, complex base note. A pillar of classic oriental perfumery, it adds warmth and tenacity.
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The HedonistBest match87% match
More is more. You've always known this.

Opulent, rich, long-lasting. Vanilla, amber, dense florals, gourmand warmth.

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The Sensualist85% match
You fill the room without trying.

Warm, smooth, projecting. Leather, tobacco, dry amber, bold woods.

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The Romantic82% match
Your fragrance is a love letter you never stop writing.

Warm roses, vanilla, amber, creamy musks. Soft, evolving, intimate.

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Opulent, rich, long-lasting. Vanilla, amber, dense florals, gourmand warmth.
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Scent Profile
amber100%citrus75%woody50%white floral50%balsamic50%

Xerjoff Elle— Prices, Coupons & Buying Guide

Best price today: Elle is $400.11. Without a coupon the lowest price is $400.11. Gush tracks 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.

Are grey market retailers authentic?

Yes. Jomashop, FragranceNet, and MaxAroma sell 100% authentic Xerjoff fragrances through unofficial distribution channels. The fragrance is identical to department store stock. Grey market refers to the supply chain, not product quality. The price difference comes entirely from the distribution channel.

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$400.11 at Jomashop. Gush compares 47+ retailers updated every 2 hours.
What does Xerjoff Elle smell like? +
Xerjoff is an Italian niche house founded in 2003 by Giorgio Xerjoff with a focus on high-quality ingredients and complex compositions. The brand has built a reputation for bold, distinctive fragrances that prioritize substance over trends, making Elle a notable entry in their early catalog. Elle opens with African Orange Flower and bright citruses tempered by galbanum's green bite, creating an immediately fresh impression. The heart introduces a woody-floral character through birch and iris, grounded by patchouli that adds earthiness without heaviness. The base settles into a warm, resinous finish of amber, benzoin, and opoponax, with musk providing soft depth. Overall, Elle balances crisp citrus and florals against woody and balsamic undertones, resulting in a fragrance with both brightness and substance. Elle works well for those seeking a unisex fragrance that leans neither aggressively feminine nor masculine, making it versatile across genders and seasons. The composition suits daytime wear given its fresh opening, though the woodsy-amber base provides enough weight for evening. This fragrance aligns with The Hedonist, The Sensualist, and The Romantic.
What are the notes in Xerjoff Elle? +
Top: African Orange Flower, Citruses, Galbanum. Heart: Birch, Iris, Patchouli, Woodsy Notes. Base: Amber, Benzoin, Musk, Opoponax.
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Grey market retailers sell authentic fragrances sourced through unofficial distribution -- typically excess inventory from authorized distributors. The product is real and identical to retail. FragranceNet (est. 1997), Jomashop, and MaxAroma are well-established with millions of verified reviews.

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