Actions Count
| Edp | Concentration | Edp |
| U | Gender | U |
| - | Year | 2012 |
| £ | Price Tier | ££££ |
More Than Words
ScentArt
Which Should You Buy?
A budget-friendly Perfume Parlour interpretation of Xerjoff's More Than Words (2012), Actions Count leans into the original's smoky resinous opening of olibanum and labdanum, a warm ambergris heart, and an oud-amber drydown for wearers who want the niche-luxury mood at a fraction of the price.
Chris Maurice's 2012 entry in Xerjoff's Join The Club line - a luxury oriental-woody built around a jammy rose-oud heart wrapped in heavy labdanum, frankincense and ambergris. Reads dense, dark, and unmistakably niche. Polarising but well-regarded among rose-oud collectors.
Scent Profile
| Citrus | 5% | 10% |
| Floral | 30% | 65% |
| Fruity | 30% | 45% |
| Green | 5% | 10% |
| Sweet | 40% | 55% |
| Warm | 95% | 85% |
| Woody | 85% | 60% |
| Earthy | 55% | 30% |
| Animalic | 55% | 50% |
| Fresh | 5% | 10% |
Mood
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Accords
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
Smoky olibanum, labdanum, ambergris and a deep oud-amber base land squarely in cold-weather territory; winter is the strongest fit with fall close behind. The resinous density and warmth would feel oppressive in summer heat.
Occasions
An evening-coded oriental with a niche-luxury backbone reads best for date nights and formal dinners where presence is welcome. Office and casual wear are weaker fits because the smoke and oud are too assertive for daytime contexts; sport wear is a non-starter.
Seasons
Heavy labdanum-ambergris-oud base with a jammy rose heart is firmly autumn-winter territory; the resinous depth reads heavy in warm weather. Spring at low dosage; summer is incompatible.
Occasions
Luxury rose-oud-amber with strong projection fits formal evening, dinner, and date wear naturally. Too distinctive and heavy for office or sport.
Similarity Breakdown
Both share Amber, Oud, Fruity accords and Rose, Oud notes
Subtle differences in overall composition
Where to buy
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