Wanted by Night

Azzaro Wanted by Night EDP opens with a strong projection of sweet, spicy, citrus, smoky, and fruity notes. The opening is bold, delectable, inviting, intense, unique, and versatile. The cinnamon, mandarin orange, fruity notes, and incense are the prominent opening notes. The mandarin orange and fruity notes give this fragrance its delectable, fruity, citrusy, and very sweet accord; the cinnamon sits by their side with a noticeable sweet, warm, powdery, spicy, and delectable touch. The incense is one small step behind but growing fast; smoky, dark, burnt wood, and projecting, not churchy. As time passes, the incense gains strength, closely followed by a tobacco note. The tobacco in this fragrance is mild, noticeable but not pungent or dark; it blends well with the incense creating a masculine and bold accord. The next group notes provide support; the vanilla, benzoin, ISO-E Super, cedar, cumin, leather, and patchouli are part of this group. The vanilla and benzoin are prominent, warm, resinous, dense, honey, and sweet. The cedar and ISO-E Super also have modest participation, a fresh woody accord. The leather is a projecting note but lacks a specific accord. All other notes remain in the back of the fragrance. The fragrance has a noticeable opening to dry down. The opening is delectable, sharp, moist, mostly spicy, citrusy, sour, sweet, and fruity. Towards the dry down, the mandarin orange and lemon lose some intensity, the incense and tobacco grow, the vanilla and benzoin add an ambery sweetness; the initial sharpness smooths out, the fragrance becomes dry, and the incense boosts the fragrance. Once Azzaro Wanted by Night EDP has reached its full dry down, it can be summarized as a moderate projection, very sweet, spicy cinnamon, fruity, smoky incense, tobacco, resinous benzoin, vanilla, and woody fragrance with spicy, green, and citrus notes. The fragrance feels ambery, bold, casual, comforting, cozy, delectable, dense, dry, elegant, exotic, fruity, inviting, masculine, mild, moderate-quality, modern, nicely-blended, nocturnal, playful, resinous, rich, short-lived, smoky, sweet, warm, woody, and very pleasant. BATCH REVIEWED: 2020 (#0937170) WOW RATING: 9/10. A great sweet, spicy, smoky tobacco, resinous, and woody fragrance. DISLIKE RATING: 1/10. The fragrance is sweet. UNIQUENESS: 8/10. The notes are common; the resulting scent has a unique touch. MASS APPEAL: 9/10. Sweet fruits, vanilla, benzoin, the fragrance is delicious, a crowd-pleaser. PROJECTION: 4/10. Moderate, about 4 feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 4/10. Moderate, about four feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: 4 atomizations. LONGEVITY: 4/10. About 4 hours. It projects well for about 2 hours. SEASONS: Winter, spring, summer, fall, colder days, daytime, nighttime, and climate-controlled environments. OCCASIONS: Formal events, outdoor gatherings, office, casual, holidays, vacations, romantic, dating, clubbing. This is an office-friendly fragrance. VERSATILITY: 7/10. A great fragrance for casual wear, mild or cold weather. GENDER: Masculine. Its spicy, tobacco, and smoky notes lean it to the masculine side. AGES: Any. RECOMMENDATION: Azzaro Wanted by Night can be found discounted for under $40. Its longevity could be better, but other than that, it delivers a great value for its price, bold, unique, and delectable. This is a great buy. BLIND-BUY: Yes, but only if you are familiar with its main notes. SIMILAR: These are examples of other fragrances in the same genre. • Animale “Animale” EDT Men is a very good, very sweet, fruity, floral, green, tobacco fragrance. • Aquolina Steel Sugar EDT is a good, mild, sweet, tobacco, gingerbread, spicy, and ambery fragrance. • Azzaro Pour Homme Ginger Lover EDT is a very good, mild, sweet, spicy ginger, green vetiver, and lime fragrance. • Baldessarini Nautic Spirit is a sweet, passion fruit, mango, and spicy fragrance. • Calvin Klein CK One Shock EDT is a good, mild, dark tobacco, sweet ambery, spicy, cardamom, patchouli, and dark woods fragrance. • Diesel Only The Brave Extreme EDT is OK, mild, a very sweet, resinous, tonka, styrax, leather, and labdanum fragrance. • Ferrari Scuderia Forte EDP Men is a great and versatile fruity, cinnamon, and woody fragrance. • John Varvatos EDT Men is OK, a faint, sweet, vanilla, caramel, fruity tamarind, dates, and ambery fragrance. • Mandarina Duck Black EDT is a very good, mild, delicious, mandarin, and tonka bean fragrance. • Parfums De Marly Herod EDP Men is a great, intense, sweet, tobacco, smokey incense, vanilla, and spicy fragrance. • Solo Loewe Esencial EDT Men is a good, very sweet, mint, spicy, woody, smoky, and citrusy fragrance. • Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Extreme EDP Men is a very good, unique, strong, vanilla, tobacco, pepper, and caraway fragrance. • Viktor & Rolf Spicebomb Night Vision EDT Men is a very good, sweet tonka, green mandarin, green apple, spicy chili pepper, sage, and cardamom fragrance. • Zadig & Voltaire This Is Him, is a good, sweet, vanilla, sandalwood, and incense fragrance. • Azzaro Wanted by Night EDP is a great, very sweet, spicy cinnamon, fruity, smoky incense, tobacco, resinous benzoin, vanilla, and woody fragrance. SUMMARY: A moderate projection, very sweet, spicy cinnamon, fruity, smoky incense, tobacco, resinous benzoin, vanilla, and woody fragrance with spicy, green, and citrus notes. The fragrance feels ambery, bold, casual, comforting, cozy, delectable, dense, dry, elegant, exotic, fruity, inviting, masculine, mild, moderate-quality, modern, nicely-blended, nocturnal, playful, resinous, rich, smoky, sweet, warm, woody, and very pleasant.

For the Culture Azzaro Wanted by Night was received so very well by the community that one who hasn’t smelled the original would likely imagine the two to be vastly different — and they would be quite mistaken. Surely the original Azzaro Wanted is fresher, but the overall scent structure is actually very much intact. If you enjoyed the original, I can’t gather how you would not enjoy Wanted by Night, and vice versa. Alas, I digress. . . . Wanted by Night shares the same realm as the multitude of conventional date night fragrances, such as Dolce & Gabbana’s The One, and The One EDP, being both warm, sweet, spicy, and sitting relatively close to the skin after application — although, I’d be remiss if I didn’t applaud Wanted by Night for its superior performance as it pertains to longevity. Whereas with many of the typical “come hither” fragrances the product is rather fleeting, with Wanted by Night, the scent has the staying power to last you well into the next morning if the need arises. Wanted by Night is dominated by the orange at the top, along with the cinnamon, and everything else within the provided note breakdown seems to cling to the patchouli, and ISO E Super molecule in vestigial amounts, providing an apparent, though vague sweetness that lends itself less towards a ripe orange, and more towards what would be a spicy, sugary orange marmalade. Having said that, there’s something about the composition that prevents it from meandering aimlessly into the territory of gourmand, while imbuing the fragrance with an air of slight modernity, and class. Stated plainly: it smells as if you were daring enough, you could eat it, but it’s clear you should not. As I mentioned before, there is nothing to be desired in the performance category. You can expect at least eight hours, with strong projection for at least two hours. You’d do especially well not to immediately make your departure after application, though: the cinnamon in this fragrance is loud, and while it may very well cause the wearer to go anosmic quickly, others could easily be overwhelmed within the first thirty minutes. I mention this, because it is very likely that if you drive to your date, during your time in the closed vehicle, you could cause an encounter where the fragrance could be cloying or offensive. Because I love you I will advise you to allow the fragrance to dry down before beginning your evening. Fret not. The fragrance is somewhat linear, so that lucky someone will not miss much. In the end, Wanted by Night is quite lovely. By no stretch of the imagination is it a paradigm shattering masterpiece, but it is undoubtedly a great staple in any enthusiast’s collection — capable of being worn any evening not exceeding 80° Fahrenheit. For me, it is a 8.5/10. I enjoy this. On a side note: I want you to stay safe, stay healthy, and I wish you the best. See you around, superstar. Be easy. Very Sincerely & Respectfully Yours, Nobody.Really

This... is an exceptional fragrance. Azzaro's Wanted by Night marked my first bottle of cologne as a young adult after graduating from scents like Polo Double Black. It also marked the beginning of my love for fragrance. This cologne is a perfect signature scent for the right wearer -- I ran through the entire bottle until there was not a drop left. I wore it daily for years. It opens with crisp and warming citrus and cinnamon, reminiscent of a masculine embodiment of MarketSpice tea. It dries down to a beautiful and rich woody smell that is perfectly sweet and spicy, dark and light, heavy and lifting... truly a demonstration of mastering real balance in a fragrance. I got compliments on it on a handful of occasions. It is sultry and bold, yet agreeable and inoffensive to anyone. It projects just enough. People say it is a winter scent, which is true -- I also feel that it works in any weather without becoming cloying or too heavy. I am very sensitive to sweet smells in the heat, and never had a single complaint with this one. This fragrance is unique and special, as not many people wear it -- it is not very mainstream. I miss having it and will likely end up buying a second bottle someday.

Wanted by Night is a gorgeous fragrance. The combination of warm spices and vanilla with undertones of fruit and a hint of citrus all combine beautifully together. It makes for a very pleasant extremely easy wearing fragrance that while it isn’t the most complex or original, is amazing. It is in that perfect area of simple but interesting, easy wearing but not plain or boreing. Performance wise Wanted by Night unfortunately suffers a little on the longevity side of things. I got 5 hours of wear time on my skin and about 6 on my clothes. A solid 5/10 here. Projection wise Wanted by Night was quite amazing for the first 2 hours, raising nicely off my skin and projecting just outside my arms length. Unfortunately after the first 2 hours projection absolutely tanked, dropping to a very close skin scent. A 7/10 here. Overall I really enjoyed Wanted by Night, it’s a very pleasent take on the sweet spice and vanilla side of the fragrance world. The fruit notes with the hint of citrus are a lovely addition to this type of fragrance. It’s a solid 7/10 for me. It’s an easy wearing less complex sweet spicy fragrance that feels like an easy daily grab.

I managed to get a tester that is around the 2019-2021 batches I presume, since the bottle has some rust on the metal parts, the juice remains untouched. This fragrance is absolutely stunning, I immediately got reminded of Spice bomb, what you get with this is a sweet, warm, leathery, and tobacco amber fragrance. The opening is bubblegummy sweet, with some type of minty accord that stays throughout all of the mid, which is where this fragrance shines. The mid is this absolutely beautiful blend of amber, spices and tobacco, the leather on this is suedey and smooth, nothing crazy, but all around this is so well blended for such a cheap fragrance. Women love this btw, this is not going to get you crazy compliments but it will get you people trying to get closer since it is such an alluring scent. In terms of performance, I disagree with the others, this performs like crazy on me. I get 8-10hrs with strong projection for like 2-3hrs, and it never really dies down to skin scent until the very end of the fragrance. I am unaware if this has been reformulated or discontinued.