Xerjoff
LOUIS XV – 1722 ROSÉ
2025
pear
raspberry
blackcurrant
caramel
plum
geranium
rose
cedarwood
Patchouli
sandalwood
vanilla
musk
‘The successor to Xerjoff’s collaboration with Champagne House Maison de Venoge (2024’s Louis XV), the Louis XV 1722 Rosé is inspired by the sophisticated Princesse Rosé de Venoge Champagne. Its bouquet is one of florals and alluring red fruits, with gentle notes of rose, cedarwood and plum complemented by a base of woody Amyris and smooth vanilla.’ – Harrods
Louis XV Rosé is the successor to 2024’s Louis XV, which I’ve also reviewed; I found it solid, but not a top Xerjoff. I think with Rosé they definitely stepped it up, at least for the first half of the wear, which is where it truly shines.
Because for me Rosé is a tale of two sides. The top notes and first hour or two is one of my favorites that I’ve smelled all year. I was instantly hooked and I think it’s arguably the best rendition of this red fruits, berry, ‘champagne’ fruitiness that I’ve come across. It’s vibrant, but somewhat watery at the same time, making for my favorite style of fruitiness in perfumes. I mostly smell grape; it feels a bit higher frequency, brighter and more transparent than your average plum/blackcurrant fragrance. It has a nice edge that remind me of more acidic skin fruits.
What really sets it apart is a butteriness however. Hard to explain and maybe I’m just imagining it, but to me, it feels like there’s a buttery smoothness to it all; as opposed to the ‘sparkling’ or sharpness that usually comes with the champagne theme (for example Atelier des Ors Pink Me Up). It makes Louis XV Rosé feel more refined and luxurious to me. From memory, its fruitier than Liquides Imaginaires Dom Rosa, but it gives me a similar vibe.
One of the more addictive starts to a fragrance and both times I wore it so far, I kept smelling my hand every few minutes.
It slowly becomes sweeter and there comes a turning point where I lose a chunk of the magic of the opening. The fruitiness, albeit subtle, sticks around and the drydown is still one of the better renditions of that sweeter style, but it’s definitely not as ideal for me as the earlier hours. It feels more candied and gourmand than I expected; caramelized, almost like the airy, sugary, cotton candy body mists of late, but done at a high level (something the brand also managed in Casamorati Levar del Sole). Less one note here, due to the fruity edge that sticks around. It definitely feels more youthful and I would also say more traditionally femme leaning than the first half of the wear.
Overall, this is one of the best Xerjoff’s in recent years and one that I think nails the concept a lot more than the original Louis XV. Off the top I can’t think of a Xerjoff since 2021’s Iommi that I liked as much on first impression (perhaps the never-released and for now scrapped Im-Perfetto came close). Thumbs up.
