Tempest by Xerjoff
Men Women 2023
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Description
Tempest by Xerjoff is an olfactive fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2023, this composition features Brazilian orange, ginger, elemi, Calabrian bergamot, lemon, lavender, and Paraguayan petit grain in its top notes. The heart reveals amberwood, Bulgarian rose, sambac jasmine, cyperus, Atlas cedar, and Gurjum balsam. The base closes with Laotian oud, Haitian vetiver, musk, amber, sandalwood, and Singaporean…
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Key notes
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Top
Brazilian Orange
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Heart
Amberwood
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Base
Laotian Oud
Community
112 votes
- Positive 66%
- Negative 22%
- Neutral 12%
The olfactory pyramid
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
335 votes
What do you think?
Leading answer Love it
112 votes
Season
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134 votes
Time of day
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70 votes
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Fragrance profile
About Tempest
Tempest by Xerjoff is an olfactive fragrance for men and women. Launched in 2023, this composition features Brazilian orange, ginger, elemi, Calabrian bergamot, lemon, lavender, and Paraguayan petit grain in its top notes. The heart reveals amberwood, Bulgarian rose, sambac jasmine, cyperus, Atlas cedar, and Gurjum balsam. The base closes with Laotian oud, Haitian vetiver, musk, amber, sandalwood, and Singaporean patchouli.
Flowers Resins and balsams Woods and mosses Musk, amber and animalic
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How it wears
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Longevity
Leading answer Long-lasting
50 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Strong
50 votes
Character
Leading answer Balanced
58 votes
Value perception
Leading answer A little expensive
46 votes
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Community reviews
6 reviews
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I love Tempest. In my experience with Kemi, now that Xerjoff has the K line, this is the easiest to wear. I find it very friendly, with those citrus top notes and an oud that isn’t as aggressive as its siblings, plus that vetiver when dry.
Hard to describe. Imagine leather bags in a souk, spices in the distance, the scent of bare feet in sweaty babouches, horse sweat, storm-soaked esparto, wet straw, mud, and petroleum. It’s super animal, dark, intriguing, nocturnal, and wild—tarred yet luxurious, radiating power and distance. It leaves a massive trail. As it dries, the animal and tar notes recede, becoming more woody and elegant, improving significantly, though it’s still hard to wear. On a man, it suggests someone powerful who hides something and doesn’t say everything they know. If you want to stand out among the very elegant, you won’t go unnoticed. For a woman, it would have to be an older, extremely elegant lady.
Oh my god, what have they done? Here’s one I used to cherish from Kemi. It ran out, so I bought this without trying, thinking it wouldn’t be too far off the original. The price did drop, but I expected a similar scent even with lower-quality ingredients. Nothing like that: it doesn’t resemble it at all, and the quality drops significantly due to synthetic ouds. The original had a perceptible orange note at the start that blended with florals before giving way to a resinous, animalic but restrained, and most importantly, natural oud. In my opinion, Tempest alongside Jabir were Kemi’s most original jewels. Now, this new Tempest by Xerjoff is a disaster. There’s the oud, but the cypriol takes center stage. When dry, it resembles Promise. Regarding the oud, it’s a synthetic accord like Oud Wood or Oud Silk Mood. I doubt it contains natural oud, or if so, in minimal doses. I think they replaced it with amberwood. It’s a bad fragrance compared to Oud Silk Mood, Promise, or Oud Wood, but coming from Kemi’s Tempest, it’s a total letdown. It shouldn’t share the same name. Anyone buying this thinking it’s the Kemi version, don’t do it, for god’s sake. It’s a typical oud + cypriol blend without personality. In the end, only a synthetic musk remains. The notes that gave life to Tempest are gone here.
Pure horror. It’s unpleasant even without spraying; it smells like a stable, and I don’t detect a single pleasant note. I apologize for being so blunt, but it’s totally unbearable.
I love Tempest. With the K line from Xerjoff, Kemi is something else entirely, but this is the easiest to wear. Very friendly, with those citrus top notes and an oud that doesn’t bite like its siblings, leaving that vetiver when dry.
Tempest is a beast. Imagine leather bags in a souk with spices in the distance, bare feet in sweaty babouches, horse sweat, storm-soaked esparto, muddy straw, and petroleum. It’s animal, dark, intriguing, and nocturnal, yet luxurious and powerful. The trail is enormous. As it dries, the animal notes recede while the woody and elegant ones rise. Hard to wear: it suggests a powerful gentleman who hides something. If you want to stand out among the elegant, you won’t go unnoticed. For women, only for an older, extremely elegant lady.