Xerjoff Naxos vs Xerjoff Erba Pura

Both are Xerjoffs and both are considered the house's most recommended picks, but it would be hard to find two fragrances from the same house that are further apart. Naxos is warm, honeyed and wintry. Erba Pura is citrusy and fruity. If you like one, that tells you nothing about the other.

Property	Naxos	Erba Pura
House	Xerjoff	Xerjoff
Concentration	EDP	EDP
Top notes	lavender, bergamot, lemon	sicilian orange, bergamot, sicilian lemon
Heart notes	honey, cinnamon, cashmeran, jasmine sambac	fruity accords, mediterranean fruit
Base notes	tobacco leaf, vanilla, tonka	white musk, madagascar vanilla, amber
Longevity (community rating)	10–14 hours	10–14 hours
Sillage (community rating)	Very strong	Strong, sweet trail
Full bottle	€240 / 100 ml	—
Price per millilitre	€2.40	—
Decant 5 ml	€24	€23.50
Decant 10 ml	€40	€40

Naxos has lavender and citrus up top, honey, cinnamon and jasmine sambac in the heart, and tobacco leaf, vanilla and tonka in the base. Erba Pura opens with Sicilian orange, bergamot and lemon, has fruity accords and Mediterranean fruit in the heart, and white musk, Madagascan vanilla and amber underneath. All they share is vanilla in the base — and that's exactly why Erba Pura, despite its citrus opening, doesn't stay light to the end. They're practically the same price: a 5 ml decant is €24 against €23.50, and 10 ml €40 for both. So the decision is entirely a matter of season and taste.

Which is more summery?

Erba Pura, no question. Citrus and fruit work in the heat, while the honey and tobacco in Naxos become heavy.

Which is more unisex?

Erba Pura, which is also listed that way in our database. Naxos is listed as masculine, though women wear it too because of the honey.

Does Erba Pura last as long as Naxos?

According to community ratings they're close, which is unusual for a citrus fragrance — credit goes to the vanilla and amber base, which holds the citrus longer than you'd expect.

Which should I take if I want just one Xerjoff?

If you wear fragrance mainly in winter and in the evening, Naxos. If you wear it during the day and all year round, Erba Pura.

Do they overlap?

Almost not at all. They share only vanilla in the base, so both can sit in the same collection without any sense of duplication.