Chrome Eau de Parfum

I will agree. It does have a Bleu de Chanel vibe but like, 40% of it. Not even remotely enough to substitute it. Its more green Profondo. Instead of those mineral notes, add some pine. And the pine comes off as generic as fuck! Strong synthetic alcoholic pine. If you know that metalic synthetic opening of the original, you can have a better understanding. Once it settles down it mellows into a more pleasant pine with aquatic fresh fruity sweetness. It is okay, but way way under on the list of what you need to buy. There are dozens of fresh green slash blue showergel frags that are light years better. The best in line would be Extreme which is 95% Profondo just without mineral notes and more fruity but the similarities are spot on to the point that in the air, no one will know if you are wearing Profondo or Chrome Extreme. The only win Chrome Parfum takes is longevity. Easily 8+ hours. Do take into account that in heat, it gets sweeter and that synthetic vibe goes away fast so this might be good only for hot summer days but even for that, the Extreme beats it. Not a fan. Get Extreme or even Aqua which is super green and refreshing or one of the million other generic blue frags. People will love it on you as it is guys only and women cant pull it off.

I typically find blue scents to be nauseating, but I felt nothing of the sort when smelling this one. Having never smelled the OG Chrome, not sure how it compares, but this fragrance on its own is wonderful. The best way to describe the opening is "juicy". The mandarin in the opening has just the perfect amount of sweetness that comes off as fresh. After the mandarin fades, the pine note starts to take center, but it isn't too harsh and still somehow keeps the vibes of a blue scent. The lavender is very subtle but rounds out the perfume. I found that in humid environments, on my skin, the scent does fade a bit faster (in like 3-4 hours), but in drier places (and even on cooler days) it stays for a good 7-8 hours. While people do associate this profile with warmer weather, I actually found it really pleasant when the weather was in the 50-65 °F range, especially due to the pine/lavender notes; I've already been wearing this year-round. Perfect dumb reach for a day with friends or working in an office. The only complaint I have is that I wish it projected a bit longer in hotter weather, but it's a great scent. Especially for the price, I'd say this is a solid buy.

I picked this up recently for $25 (50 ml), and it is an absolute steal at this price point. I get good performance from the original, but I'm getting even better longevity (8+ hours) off of 4-5 sprays around my neck and chest. This doesn't project as much as the EDT, but it leaves a solid sillage trail when I wear it. I like the fresh clean style of the Chrome DNA, so I really enjoy the modern blue/pine elements surrounding the nods to the original concept. I think it's a great value If you can pick it up for 25-30 bucks like I did.

Just sprayed it at Macy's on my wrist. This is so good. Do not expect it to be revolutionary or mind blowing. It does smell like Profondo lights, maybe not a 100% Profondo lights but almost close. The beginning is Profondo but just a bit lighter (hah get it?) then afterwards it just turns a medium fresh. I love it, I will definitely be getting a bottle. You can't really go wrong with it unless maybe you find that Profondo is too harsh. When it hits resellers definitely it will be worth it. 8.5/ 10

This is such an underrated fragrance. If you like AdG Profondo, you will probably like this one too. Is fresh, sweet citrusy shower gel off the top & then woody clean lavander in the dry down. Got a lot of compliments from women wearing this one. Longevity on my skin is 7h with 1.5 - 2h of projection. Works in any situation. For 43€ this is perfect and insanely underrated. If this was in a YSL bottle it would've been hyped to the moon.