
Xerjoff
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A luminous blend of citrus and lavender softens into honeyed warmth, grounded by tobacco leaf and tonka bean's creamy sweetness.
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Best Clone
The best clone of Xerjoff Naxos is Muharib by Maison Asrar, with a 83% accuracy score. A fraction of the cost of the $290 original.
What people who wear Xerjoff Naxos report, based on votes and reviews from a large fragrance community.
Listed as Unisex (leans male)
“I just love Naxos. I know many hate on this fragrance, mostly because it has been hyped for years now and is a bit more pricey. But honestly this is a beautiful scent, became my signature. I also use Maison Asrar - Muharib to not waste too much from the original. The only thing that can make you unhappy is the performance difference between batches. My first bottle was weak and didn’t last more than two hours. The one I have now lasts 6-8 hours and projects okay. The more you dressed up when you wear this fragrance the better it will smell on you.”
“2nd review: this was my SOTD on summer day party, I got so many compliments it's insane, people asked me what was I wearing and I even got complimented twice by same person saying that I'm smelling crazy good. I did respray it after 4h. So for anyone saying this is not good for summer just try wearing it in heat and you will see. It was around 30° Celsius.”
“This is a nice fragrance which lasts for a long time on body and clothes. I see high similarities between this and Bogart pour homme. Bogart is also a good fragrance with a very low price. There is some screechiness in Bogart , which is not present here. This similarity is coming from tobacco note.I am not a fan of this kind of tobacco ,but people around me like this on me.”

Maison Asrar
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Price
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Longevity
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Sillage
Swaps some of the original's vanilla and cashmeran for cashmere wood.

Nusuk
$39
FragranceNet
7-9 hours
Longevity
Strong
Sillage
Brings amber, cedarwood and coumarin to the mix and skips bergamot, lemon and cashmeran from the original. Voters say it lasts longer on skin. It projects more than the original.

Paris Corner
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Price
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Longevity
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Sillage
The clone may show reduced longevity and projection compared to Xerjoff's formulation, with a slightly more straightforward sweetness that lacks some of the original's complexity in the mid-development. The tobacco leaf nuance is less prominent in the clone version.

Emir
$20
FragranceNet
5-7 hours
Longevity
Moderate
Sillage
The clone trades some of Naxos's bold tobacco-honey intensity for a sweeter, more linear sweetness. Longevity and sillage are typically 1-2 hours shorter on Voux Elegante compared to the original's robust projection.

Armaf
$33
FragranceNet
7-9 hours
Longevity
Strong
Sillage
Club de Nuit Intense Man skews more vanilla-forward and loses the prominent jasmine and honey notes, resulting in a simpler sweetness profile. Naxos offers greater aromatic depth with its lavender opening and tobacco leaf undertones, making it feel more sophisticated despite similar performance metrics.

French Avenue
$80
FragranceNet
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Longevity
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Sillage
The clone exhibits noticeably shorter longevity (typically 4-5 hours vs. 8+ for the original) and softer projection. Naxos maintains a more sophisticated balance between spice and sweetness, while Fierte Luna edges toward a more linear, candy-adjacent vanilla tonka sweetness in the later stages.

Dua
$43
Dua
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Longevity
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Sillage
Fortune exhibits slightly less longevity and sillage than the original, and the tobacco leaf note is less prominent, making the fragrance feel sweeter and less nuanced overall. The opening citrus brightness is comparable, but the dry-down loses some of Naxos's creamy spiced refinement.

Dua
$36
Dua
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Longevity
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Sillage
The clone likely lacks the depth and longevity of the original, with a thinner projection of the honeyed floral and a less refined tobacco-tonka development. Xerjoff's version exhibits superior sillage and a more complex, layered evolution throughout the wear time.

Dua
$75
Dua
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Longevity
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Sillage
Dua's version typically exhibits shorter longevity and reduced sillage compared to the original Xerjoff composition, with the tobacco and spice elements being less pronounced in the mid-development. The overall character is somewhat sweeter and less nuanced, particularly in the interplay between cinnamon and tobacco leaf.
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