Chrome Legend

Sorprende! hoy en dia, que la composición de notas se sientan todas proyectando al mismo tiempo. Es un aroma "cromàtico" cuya clasificación de aromático-afrutado define exactamente su fragancia. Aquí no hay piramide olfativa, ni progresión de notas por tiempos. Las notas se entrecruzan de forma chispeante y fresca junto con matices amargos y verdes picantes. Ninguna nota olfativa sobresale o decanta la fragancia, que sorprende por ser un EDT con cualidades de perfume duradero. El aroma es intenso, proyectante, persistente y aunque hay ocasiones en que se sienten notas individuales claras, como la naranja amarga o el te, todas sus notas altas permacen presentes y bien ligadas a sinteticos de almizcle, tonka, vetiver y ligeros ambar. 17 años más tarde, y en el 2024 de hoy, nos sorprende el performance que tenian estos trabajos anteriores perdidos y memorables. Este tipo de aromas, habrá dado a muchos expertos en marketing la idea de venderlo como "EL frescor Oceanico" porque incita a pensar en paisajes de playas paradisíacas. El precio reducido de fragancias con tiempo en el mercado, la hacen una opción de compra muy recomendable, para quien quiera sentirse fresco, limpio y con sensaciones de recién duchado, durante muchas horas, ya que el aroma residual que se queda a ras de piel, parece no terminar en todo el día. En cuanto a cantidad de aplicaciones recomendables, hay que tener en cuenta que es una fragancia intensa y potente, aunque se sienta (en contraste) ligera y suave, puede llegar a saturar su persistencia, por tanto, un spray en piel y otro en ropa, van a cumplir su cometido, sin llegar a combertirte en un ambientador humano😁😂😂 Se distingue y aprecia, el trabajo profesional que se ha conseguido, en esta innegable fragancia aromática-frutal, masculina. Pero no todo son virtudes, ni existe la fragancia perfecta, en contra, puede que no guste a todo el mundo por varias razones; -El aroma general recuerda las fragancias usadas en los geles de baño, lo que puede hacer que los demás, no lo identifiquen como perfume. -Hay matices sintéticos y de fantasía (poco naturales), que enturbian la experiencia. -Su salida es muy distinta a las fragancias actuales. -No es un aroma polivalente y por tanto existen mejores opciones en distintas situaciones, como en clima frío y ocasiones formales Mi valoración final es que es una fragancia bien construida y agradable, que funciona muy bien y es sorprendente. Muy buena opción para días de primavera y verano. Con buen precio es compra segura. Un saludo 🎉

Ok, so here goes. I've sampled the Azzaro Chrome Legend old and new. NEW: slightly more sweeter, fresher, aquatic. The musk is there. Top heavy sweetness in a pleasant way with the green apples, but the intensity is not there. Stays this way for 2 hours until the Tonka bean takes over with the tea, and then the musk. It's fresh, clean, still nice. I like it actually. Longevity is about 3 to 4 hours, projection is about 2 to 3 feet. L' O'real acquired azzaro and mugler in 2019. Bottom of bottles says Mfd for CFG Neuilly France(clarins fragrance group). Anyway, still nice and fresh, sweet aquatic. OLD: very, very, heavy green apples, sweet tea and musk. Tonka and tea come later on in the drydown. NOT as aquatic. Still fresh, but not as the new version. Intensity is more long lasting with the opening notes of apple and tea. Longevity is about 7 to 8 hours, projection is about 3 feet or more. Very beautiful drydown of musk and Tonka. Bottom of bottle says Chrome Legend eau de toilette, Mfd for CFG, France. Also has the chrome mettalic collar around sprayer that says 'Chrome Legend'. Sprayer is chrome also and is smaller than new version. Both new and old bottles are very similar in shape, size, wording of Azzaro on bottom front of bottle in the 3.4oz size. Width seems about the same too. But, it's all in the nose; the smell, longevity etc,. One cannot help but wonder why these darn fragrance companies are purposely destroying these incredible and fine fragrances??? ***On a side note; I've noticed that when a store receives a new fragrance, the smaller bottles tend to have more intensities of the scent notes in their tester units AND the first and second year releases are the best time to buy them: because the moment that the word gets out about their longevities, the cost cutting begins with the corporate whores!

This is the most complimented summer fragrance for me. It is a magnet for positive comments. You will be asked what the name of the fragrance you are wearing. It catches the eye everywhere. Women like it very much when a man wears it. At the beginning of the fragrance there are green apples as well as oranges. And in the middle there is tea, and in the dry the musk and tonka beans. It is a sweet musky fruity fragrance with touches of tea, cedar wood and amber. Fresh, clean, fruity, sweet, pleasant and attractive smell, purity is not the best thing , it is a bit synthetic, the gradation of notes is not very clear, so the fragrance may be semi-linear, the perfume (jaguar classic black) is very similar to it. Perfume is a performance beast in every sense of the word, its longevity on the skin is more than 12 hours, sillage is more than 4 hours, it fills the room or the hall completely, two or three sprays of it are enough. Suitable for summer and spring with casual wear, for work, university, shopping, outing, sports ، gym, daily wear, for young men and middle-aged men. The fragrance was released in the beginning of 2006, in 2011 azzaro company announced to stop production, but it is strange that the fragrance remained in the market, and each year there are batches produced from it, and the company that produce it unknown. And in 2019, the Azzaro Company returned to announce that it would be re-produced by it, In fact, the fragrance was released in the same shape as the bottle, with the design of the stopper changed .The bottle I own is from the 2015 batch, and I have not tried the new versions, but I heard that the perfume was reformulated and became weaker in terms of performance, and this is a pity.

Well... I got this in the mail the other day... two days of wearing it, I think I can make a "review". I would like to state, as I have in my previous posts, I am not an expert on scents. My opinion is that of a person who just really wants to smell good. :) Azzaro Chrome Legend is supreme. I go from an inside environment to an outside environment constantly for my job. It was 80 degrees the last few days (nearly, anyway), and this stuff lasted until I got home and even after I worked out. I kid you not, I put it on at 7:30 AM and it worked well into the 12 hour mark. It also seems like the sillage is barely altered throughout the day. It still projects to a foot after 8 hours. In terms of sillage, it is a monster. In my opinion. But, as a friend of mine put it, it is a soft and subtle smell that doesn't rush into your nose. When you are 4 feet away from me and smell it, it doesn't change when you get closer. It is great. A female co-worker said she actually couldn't stand next to me because it smelled so good. :P throughout the entire day she raved about it. The good thing about this cologne is you can wear it any time, anywhere, and in my opinion, any season. Last night I wore it to a restaurant and it served me well. :) Right now, this is a favorite for me. Great job by Azzaro. UPDATE 9/11: Having worn this 90% of the time this summer, I'm pleased with it entirely. :) I've received a ton of complements and some of them are from 10 feet away with the wind blowing and I was upwind from them lol. The only other summer frag I use that got compliments was Hugo Boss. Which I still got ten times more with Chrome Legend. :) it's hard to beat it for a summer fragrance, and not only I think so.

***Updated Review on new 2023 Reformulation by Azzaro*** I was recently gifted a new bottle of the 2023 Azzaro release of this fragrance, and boy, what a huge difference there is between the super cheap version that was being made by Coty, and the new 2023 version under Azzaro! Compared to the Coty version, this new reformulation under Azzaro is better in every way. They only provide three notes of Orange Essence, Aquatic Notes, and Patchouli. But, this new formula still maintains that very familiar legend smell with the strong citric orange opening and the familiar Chrome metallic hint throughout the base. The aquatic twist is a great fresh rework on this fragrance while the patchouli gives it a better performing base and longevity than the previous Coty version. The bottle presentation and atomizer are both infinitely better than the horrid, cheap Coty variation, and the juice color has basically remained the same. The performance of the new formula is far superior as well. I have had two full wearings, and I can safely say that I get 8 strong hours with this new formula, with 2-3 hours of moderate projection. The new 2023 Legend is best suited for the Spring, Summer, and the early fall. Primarily for daytime casual or office settings. This is a very easy to wear crowd pleasing type of fragrance with just enough base to get through a work day, and not too much projection to bother any co-workers. If you can find this at discounters or rackstores for $25-30 (100ml bottle), and you don't have a lot of freshies in your collection, then I think this is a worthy pickup. I happen to really enjoy the Chrome line and fresh frags, so I don't mind having another fresh Azzaro scent on my shelf!