XerJoff International

In 2004, following a natural attraction to beauty and encouraged by an interest in the world of luxury fragrances (a passion inherited from his father, an assiduous traveller of the orient), Sergio Momo founded XerJoff International together with Dominique Salvo, designer and corporate image coordinator.

The result is XJ 17/17 collections - exceptional fragrances with unique olfactory characteristics and packaging crafted from unprecedented materials. The positioning of XerJoff International is summarised in the pay off which defines the brand: "Naturae Xquisite", the excellence of nature. Everything concerning the collections of "jewel perfumes" is closely linked with nature: from the choice of ingredients from which the perfume is distilled, to the hand sculpted quartz and blown Murano glass bottles.

The birth of Luxury Fragrances
The XJ 17/17 collection was created by a team characterised by international skill and experience in Grasse, in the South of France. After a year of tests, an excellent result has been attained for all fragrances, which develop around a refined and mysterious fragrance composition. However, it is the ingredients extracted from the most noble plants with the aid of the latest technology that accentuate the unprecedented character of all fragrances, truly special compositions, combining tradition and modernity. A patient search for the ingredients, gathered during a trip round the world, witnesses the natural and cultural diversities of our time.

XerJoff’s Universe
Talking about XerJoff means going beyond the olfactory dimension, to enter a wider universe. Where the perceptive and sensorial area meets all things deluxe in a search for "partial paradises", an increasingly important need in today’s world. Where the poetry of everyday life rediscovers and allows itself to be regenerated by the great cycles of Nature and the biological rhythms of the existence of every individual. Where art and the skill of "man’s work" come together, recuperating the archetypical alliance to offer the world its very best works. In this direction and with this sensitivity XerJoff has succeeded in moving with great wisdom and uniqueness in terms of character and history, emerging in a world which is becoming richer and richer in tailor made fragrances: a challenge for the creators of exclusive products, as well as for the big names, which design collections that can be mixed to create a personal, individual harmony. The inaccessible skill and riches of Nature are the privileged partners of XerJoff, from the search for rare ingredients to the wisely created combinations and growth and "blossoming" cycles of its Primary Works, from the recovery of arts and trades which can give the precious contents just the right "shape".

The Fractional Distillation Technique
Fractional distillation is a highly technological extraction process which makes it possible to break down the scent of an ingredient into its various constituents to select only those of greatest interest, depending on the result required. In XJ 17/17 HOMME it is used to obtain Lysilang, Flowers of Lavender and Vetiver Heart. Lysilang is the result of the fractional distillation of essential oil of Ylang-Ylang from the Comores Islands, which makes it possible to extract the most interesting part of the scent of the flower: that pure and natural scent of white flowers, with accents of Monoi, Jasmine, frangipane and a delicious note of coconut milk. The Flowers of Lavender obtained with this process has a scent of very fresh crushed lavender, with clean and powerfully herbaceous-aromatic head notes and a very persistent, dry amber base. In XJ 17/17 ELLE it is used to obtain Lysilang and Patchouli Heart.

Co-distillation
Co-distillation is an extraction process which dates back to the earliest days of the history of perfumery. It was used by the Arabs, who had discovered that the result of the joint distilling of two ingredients was much richer and more complete than that obtained by simply blending the same two separately distilled scents. Perfected thanks to the latest technologies, this technique reappears in the proposals of XerJoff to create unprecedented scents, with defined proportions for each of the two ingredients. The aim is to reach an olfactory balance that varies, depending on the result required. The unusual perfume of “Tonkiphora Balm” used in XJ 17/17 ELLE is obtained by co-distilling two gums: Siamese Benzoin and Somali Opoponax. The result obtained is a creamy, vanilla scent with hints of caramel that contribute to the creation of a warm "gourmand" base.