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Warm Spicy · 2025

Notorious XO

by M. Micallef
Rating4.0 ★ 179 votes
GenderMen
Year2025
Warm SpicyWoodySweet
Best for fallNighttime wearstrong sillageLong Lasting
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87% match
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The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
13 notes
topfirst impression
CognacPepperWatery Notes
heartthe character
CinnamonLeatherCardamomTonka BeanOakmoss
basethe foundation
VanillaPralineAmberSandalwoodMusk

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
69
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
50
intimateenormous
Price value41
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean80
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8
Warm SpicyWoodySweetVanillaAmberCinnamonPowderyLeather
Full accord breakdown

Main accords

top 8
Warm Spicy
Woody
Sweet
Vanilla
Amber
Cinnamon
Powdery
Leather

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
1%
moderate
25%
long lasting
70%
eternal
4%
Sillage
intimate
9%
moderate
35%
strong
54%
enormous
2%
Season
spring
10%
summer
3%
fall
44%
winter
43%
Time of day
day
32%
night
68%
Gender
female
1%
unisex
24%
more male
30%
male
45%
Value
way overpriced
13%
overpriced
22%
ok
54%
good value
10%
great value
1%

What people say

What people love
smoothwellblendedcompositionsophisticatedunisexappealidealcoldweatherwinterbalanced
What people criticise
misleadingcomparisonspopularfragrancesoverwhelminghighheatsoftsafeperformancelackstypical

Smells similar

by scent profile
87% match
Kismet Magic Maison Alhambra
Maison Alhambra
woodycinnamon
85% match
HoS N.001 House Of Sillage
House Of Sillage
warm spicycinnamon
85% match
III THRILLER MAISON ASRAR
MAISON ASRAR
ambersmoky
85% match
Khamrah Qahwa Lattafa Perfumes
Lattafa Perfumes
warm spicycoffee

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

Black PepperWatery NotesCognacTonka BeanLeatherCardamomOakmossCinnamonMuskVanillaSandalwoodAmberPraline
topheartbase

Signature pair: Cognac and Tonka Bean

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In plain words

The main accords of Notorious XO are warm spicy and woody. It opens with Cognac and Pepper, reveals Cinnamon and Leather at its heart, and dries down to Vanilla and Praline. It lasts long and projects strongly; people reach for it in autumn and winter, mostly in the evening.

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