Azzaro Chrome Extreme

TLDR one of the best cheap aquatic fragrances in term of performance and scent quality for the price. Good first buy! Opening: The opening is a strong synthetic mandarin off the first 10 minutes or so. After that it sweetens up and starts to become a mix of a realistic, bright, mandarin mixed with a sweet and juicy juniper accord right under that. The cashmeran and amber notes are not really felt in the opening. After about 30 minutes it continues to project a juicy mandarin with the cashmeran and salty ocean note resembling AQD Profondo. Opening is 8/10 for the price, mass appealing, unique, and compliment monster after the synthetic quality fades away. Sillage is also pretty "extreme" for the first 30 minutes to an hour. Drydown: After about an hour the projection drops off or I have become anosmic. The scent is a warm soapy, oceanic scent. Very realistic and pleasant; the best part of the scent. The amber is rich and smells addicting, while also meshing perfectly with the soapy warm scent of cashmeran. The ocean note becomes deeper as if night has fallen and the scent overall becomes more mature. This scent does perform differently in different temperatures, in colder temps it is a sweeter fruitier scent, while in hot weather it is a sharp masculine aquatic with a fresh oceanic vibe. 10/10 Performance: Sillage/Projection is good for the first hour, after that it becomes more of a skin scent. Longevity: I don't know what kind of skin these people have but Chrome extreme only lasts around 6 hours on my skin before I cannot smell it anymore. This is in moderate weather 68-75 degrees, it may be better in summer. Compared to Rasasi Hawas, I get half of the longevity with Chrome Extreme but a much better scent. 7/10, better than any EDT chrome flanker Overall: Decent Performance, Amazing Scent, Awesome Price; 9/10

I got this fragrance early on in my journey, and my only regret is that I got a 50ml and not a full size. I love it. Being insanely hot where I live during the summer, freshies often fizzle out early. Not this. This is refreshing, pushes, and has decent longevity for a citrus, summer frag. A lot of comparisons get made to ADG Profondo, but do not get confused, this is not a clone of that fragrance whatsoever. You'll mostly get the similarities far in the drydown and Profondo has a notable saltiness that Chrome Extreme does not. I'm going to try my best to describe what this reminds me of and trust me this is not a dig at the fragrance. Old Spice shower gel. Lots of reviewers compare blue frags to shower gels but I always felt that was a really reductive way of describing things and not really helpful for those trying to get a more in-depth breakdown. So forgive me when I say this literally reminds me of the Swagger blue shower gel from years go (not sure if they still make it). Sure it's synthetic and sure it may not be a unique smell, but you will smell clean in this. Perfect for high heat where sweat can get a little heavy, or for the gym. For the price at discounters I think this is a good price, great value for said price, less polarizing than OG Chrome, and a good performer in high heat. (Reminder to actually shower folks, don't be using this as a replacement of that lol)

Opens with a burst of mandarin orange. Then it quickly develops into the juniper and aquatic heart notes. The cashmeran presents itself in the dry down until it's a skin scent. I do not detect any amber notes. Projection is quite strong within arms length, and longevity is about 6-7 hours on my skin. This is a unique take on the classic "blue" fragrance. I would say it's in the same category as ADG Profondo, but they do not smell the same. In my teenage years I used to wear Axe Phoenix, and this one kind of reminds me of that scent, but a very high quality Axe Phoenix. Don't get me wrong, it's not a synthetic smelling Axe like fragrance; it is a great quality smelling perfume. A great summer and hot weather dumb reach, although I wouldn't wear this to any formal events. Good for casual and work/office environments. Also good for the gym, though it is a bit strong, so I'd go easy on the sprays for indoor situations. Although it is unique for the category, it's still a blue fragrance and may smell "generic" to most fragrance connoisseurs. But if you want a fantastic blue fragrance that is inoffensive, mass pleasing, and is different from your typical blue fragrances, get this if you can find it on a discount. I would not pay retail though.

I’m very disappointed when I bought it Not because of the perfume itself but the website I bought it from , when I received my package i can smell it already even though it’s inside the box 📦 which gave me a big smile , but when I opened it The bottle was leaking so I contacted the website ( maxaroma ) and i provide them with pictures and videos about it , unfortunately they rejected the return even though I paid the shipping insurance . That’s what makes me sad about this perfume not because of the perfume , because the bad experience Anyway the perfume is solid fragrance for summer It basically Profondo on a budget Daniel Craig on a 🛥 Fresh , aquatic So easy to love . With good performance. People will smell you and notice you even behind masks. Sadly my bottle 20% is gone due to the leaking in my humble opinion : Great perfume Bad experience it’s 8.5 for me Update regarding my issue with maxAroma : They contacted me And they apologized for what happened, told me to keep the bottle plus all what I paid , they gave it to me in my store credit So just to be fair I should mention how they handled my problem.

This will easily be one of my more frequent reaches. It is amazing. There is a true transition with the top-middle-bass notes, and each one is fantastic. I get zero Polo blue vibes, I own Blue EDP, Deep Blue Parfum and love those, and don’t get that comparison (I’ve smelled all the other flankers and same). I also don’t get any Acqua Di Gio Profundo. And, I also think this should be its own line, it’s not Chrome at all in my opinion, and I actually really like the Original, but love this one. Now, this is very much a unique fragrance; however, the only thing that came to mind as a comparison was Clinique Happy for men (I’ve compared one other frag as a vibe, but this really reminded me of it). I’ve always loved that one, but it’s linear, seasonal and has terrible performance. ChromeE is to me possibly like if Happy were reimagined, or an Intense version.. and made with better quality ingredients. I almost hate to mention that comparison but felt compelled to. It’s also way more versatile, and has WAY better performance. 100% recommend as a blind buy.