Apex

Notes

Top notes

• Lemon Sharp, zesty and clean, like a freshly scored peel.
• Bergamot Sparkling peel of a green-gold citrus, juicy and slightly floral, with a bitter edge that keeps it elegant.
• Mandarin Soft, sweet and honeyed citrus, gentler than orange.
• Orange Sweet, sunny peel with a rounded, juicy glow.

Heart notes

• Jasmine Sweet, heady white blossom with an indolic, almost animal warmth.
• Labdanum Sticky, golden, leathery-ambery resin with a warm, animal-like sweetness.
• Pineapple Tropical, tangy and bright, with a sweet, golden juiciness.

Base notes

• Galbanum Intensely green, bitter and resinous, like crushed stems and sap.
• Elemi Lemony, peppery resin, fresh and slightly piney.
• Patchouli Earthy, damp and chocolatey, dark leaf with a camphor edge.
• Oakmoss Damp forest floor, bittersweet and slightly salty-green.
• Rum Warm, boozy cane spirit with sweet, woody depth.
• Tobacco Leaf Sweet, dry, honeyed leaf with a warm, hay-like smoke.
• Cypress Dry, resinous and green-woody, with a clean, mineral coolness.
• Fir Resin Cold, piney and resinous, like a walk through a conifer wood.
• Juniper Crisp, piney-gin berry with a fresh, resinous bite.
• Cashmere Wood A warm, velvety wood effect, smooth and slightly musky.
• Sandalwood Creamy, milky and softly sweet wood, smooth as polished timber.
• Benzoin Warm, sweet, vanilla-like resin with a soft balsamic glow.
• Amber A warm, golden, resin-and-vanilla effect, soft, sweet and enveloping.
• Olibanum Cool, lemony and peppery resin smoke, like a quiet stone church.
• Leather Dry, supple and slightly smoky, like worn hide.
• Ambergris Salty, sweet, skin-like and slightly marine; a soft, glowing warmth.
• Musk Soft, clean, skin-like warmth, from fresh laundry to warm skin.

Smells like Apex

1. Gucci by Gucci pour Homme Gucci
   45% similar, shares cypress, elemi and tobacco leaf
2. Harrods pour Homme Roja Parfums
   43% similar, shares galbanum, cashmere wood and juniper
3. Luna Penhaligon's
   43% similar, shares fir resin, juniper and ambergris
4. Atlas Doré NBDY
   42% similar, shares cypress, pineapple and elemi
5. Parfum de la Nuit 3 Roja Parfums
   42% similar, shares juniper, ambergris and benzoin
6. Club de Nuit Precieux 1 Armaf
   42% similar, shares pineapple, leather and oakmoss
7. Opus XV King Blue Amouage
   41% similar, shares olibanum, leather and mandarin
8. Encre Noire à L'Extrême Lalique
   41% similar, shares cypress, elemi and benzoin
9. Elysium Pour Homme Roja Parfums
   41% similar, shares juniper, ambergris and benzoin
10. Rocabar Hermès
    41% similar, shares cypress, juniper and benzoin
11. Aridal Xerjoff
    40% similar, shares cashmere wood, cypress and elemi
12. Boundless Amouage
    40% similar, shares elemi, tobacco leaf and benzoin

Alternatives

• Club de Nuit Precieux 1 Armaf