40 Knots

40 Knots is a fresh woody fragrance from the Italian house Xerjoff, released in 2012 and worn by anyone. Everyone who describes it names both freshness and wood, and nothing else.

The notes are few and listed without stages. Sea water and salt give a clean, briny, mineral freshness that sets the scene, the salt in particular keeping it from feeling like a sweet aquatic. Green notes add a hint of leaf and stem. Cedar and further woody notes make up the body of the scent, dry and smooth, which is why wearers rank wood as highly as freshness: the marine side opens the door and the wood is what stays.

Most wearers find it long lasting, and most describe its projection as strong. Season votes are spread, with spring and autumn slightly ahead, and it is worn almost equally by day and night. That suggests a year-round marine woody with more stamina than most of its kind, for someone who likes salt and cedar without sweetness.

40 Knots — unisex fragrance by Xerjoff (released 2012). Notes: Woody Notes, Cedar, Salt, Sea water, Green Notes. — Parfica open fragrance database