More Than Words

More Than Words is Xerjoff's 2012 fragrance by Chris Maurice, a dense resinous oud made to be worn by anyone. Woody, resinous and amber are the main descriptions, and about half of wearers also find it sweet and floral.

The notes are listed as one group. Oud sits at the centre, dark, smoky and slightly medicinal, with frankincense adding a cool, dry, incense-like smoke around it. Labdanum and ambergris supply the amber side, a sticky, warm, faintly animalic sweetness, and the floral and fruity notes soften the whole, which is where the sweet and floral impressions come from. Woody notes give it a dry backbone.

Performance is the headline: about half of wearers call the longevity eternal and most of the rest long lasting, while the sillage is strong for half and enormous for a third, so a little goes a long way. Winter and autumn take most of the votes and night is well ahead of day, which places it firmly in cold evenings, special occasions and the hands of people who like their oud big.

More Than Words — unisex fragrance by Xerjoff (released 2012). Notes: Agarwood (Oud), Ambergris, Floral Notes, Fruity Notes, Labdanum, Olibanum, Olibanum (Frankincense), Oriental notes, Woody Notes. — Parfica open fragrance database