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Xerjoff 40 Knots vs Givenchy Oblique Fast Forward
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Notes
———Accords
Woody
100%
Marine
65%
Salty
60%
Green
48%
Aromatic
48%
Performance
LongevityLong lasting
SillageStrong
Best Seasons
springsummerfall
About
40 Knots by Xerjoff is a Aromatic Aquatic fragrance for women and men. 40 Knots was launched in 2012. The fragrance features Woody Notes, Cedar, Salt, Sea water and Green Notes. Join the Club Collection includes ten perfumes representing ten different kind of virtual clubs. Fatal Charme is about elegance, glamour and fashion; Ivory Route is an adventure and travelling club; Marquee represents a theater club; Kind of Blue is all about jazz; 40 knots is a yachts club; Ascot Moon is a horse club; Birdie is for golf lovers; Comandante is for fine cigar lovers; Shunkoin is for meditation and More than Words captures the world of writers and poets. The ingredients of these fragrances are to be kept a secret. However, each fragrance will have its identification card with a number which one could use to join the real club of the owners of these perfumes. That’s how the concept goes from virtual clubs to forming a real one. The bottles of the fragrances are made out of authentic blue glass; not the tinted kind but the glass of which the production is limited and are very rare.
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Notes
Top
Sea waterMelonGreen Notes
Heart
JasmineSichuan Pepper
Base
CedarMusk
Accords
Marine
100%
Aquatic
80%
Aromatic
75%
Ozonic
64%
Salty
58%
Woody
57%
Performance
LongevityModerate
SillageModerate
Best Seasons
summerspringfall
About
Oblique Fast Forward by Givenchy is a Floral Green fragrance for women and men. Oblique Fast Forward was launched in 2000. Oblique Fast Forward was created by Ilias Ermenidis and Alberto Morillas. Top notes are Sea water, Melon and Green Notes; middle notes are Jasmine and Sichuan Pepper; base notes are Cedar and Musk.
Notes in Common
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No shared notes — these are very different compositions.
Only in 40 Knots
Only in Oblique Fast Forward
Sea waterMelonGreen NotesJasmineSichuan PepperCedarMusk
Rating
4.25vs4.24
Ratings
5,913vs630
Concentration
EDPvsEDP
Launch Year
2012vs2000
Which should I buy?
Too close to call on ratings — choose on character.
- The community rates them about the same (4.25 from 5,913 ratings vs 4.24 from 630).
- Longevity votes lean "long lasting" for 40 Knots and "moderate" for Oblique Fast Forward.
- Sillage votes lean "strong" for 40 Knots versus "moderate" for Oblique Fast Forward.
- 40 Knots is voted best for spring and summer; Oblique Fast Forward for summer.
- Xerjoff is a luxury house (typically $250+), while Givenchy is premium (typically $100–250).
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