I blind bought Alexandria II due to the immense hype surrounding this fragrance, I mistake I won’t make again as I soon sold it on. This opens with an intensely synthetic and almost plastic combination of apple, lavender and rosewood. There’s some cinnamon and florals in there but they’re quite subtle. Onto the dry down - it doesn’t take a genius to work out that Xerjoff doesn’t use real oud, but this smells like some of the cheapest synthetic oud I’ve ever come across. It’s bitter, rubbery and abrasive - almost smells like a badly kept old man’s basement. This was a very disappointing fragrance for me and I can’t understand all the love for this scent, especially considering how much it costs. I think there are far better offerings from Xerjoff and far better oud-based scents for a similar price on the market.