Notorious Xo

$260.00

Cognac in the opening of Notorious Xo gives pepper and watery notes a warm, boozy character that reads as deliberately masculine: confident from the first spray. Cinnamon, leather, and cardamom in the heart are the core of the composition, tonka bean and oakmoss giving them both sweetness and a green, resinous depth. The base is the resolution: praline and vanilla giving the leather warmth, amber and sandalwood extending the finish into a drydown that is smooth, sweet, and lasting.

Why We Carry This

Notorious Xo is M. Micallef making a case for the leather-cognac-praline axis as a contemporary masculine oriental. The oakmoss in the heart is the classical touch that grounds the composition in a longer tradition, and the praline-vanilla base is handled with enough restraint to prevent the sweetness from becoming the story.