Light Blue Sun Pour Homme

Ok, So ive spent quite some time with this. Three bottles in so far. This is a very nice summer chill fragrance. If your hanging at the beach or spending the day walking downtown this is an ok go to. Longevity and sillage leave ALOT to be desired, but ymmv mine was roughly 3-4 hours at roughly 6 inch sillage. That puts this in the skin scent category. Lets start with top notes, bergamot, there is some its not overpowering and it plays nicely with the grapefruit fizzy top as well. Ginger, im just not getting or its a very clean fizzy fresh ginger maybe a c02 extract or a previously made accord "definitly not a natural or very very trace amounts", but its just barely there. Im also getting another citrus, orange maybe even tangerine? But the star on top is definitly grapefruit. The tops play very well together here. Very bright and fizzy. There is definitly an aldehyde in here, you get brief hints of it/them in there, which is what theyre supposed to do. Theres also a floral ozone or marine ozone, or both, but those are slightly more prominent than the aldehyde(s) so theyre being used a blender and not as a main character. Moving on to the mid notes, this could very well be considered an osmanthus bomb, its definitly an accord utilizing trace amounts of an osmanthus absolute and carious synthetics to fill it out, nice nontheless. Its definitely the main attraction here though, as the grapefruit is the second on the top. The coconut doesnt appear prominently untill much later maybe just before the dry down begins, its not the suntan lotion type of coconut, and might be an accord made mainly of coconut aldehyde amd others like it like gamma decalactone etc etc, but I get a sneaking suspicion its more of a coconut enfleurage than anything else, maybe even a light co2 extract isolate. The cedar is barely there so its probably just used as an enhancer for the oakmoss and osmanthus, and is barely perceptible unless really paying attention, rosemary could be in there but it plays so well with osmanthus and the osmanthus is so overdosed that you might as well write it off and is probably trace to low dose nuance that its marketing bs just to add aroma "notes." The dry down, very disappointing, the oakmoss is the main player here, and since olivier cresp made this, im assuming he used a firmenich synthetic or an accord that utilizes one or more like oakmoss firbest or veramoss from iff, or both in combination, the musk is a generic white musk, that adds to the oakmoss and is there barely as a supporting character galaxolide is most likely but there are others like exaltolide and exaltone. The vetiver, if there is any is probably a shell of real vetiver and is most likely a version of vetiveryl acetate or vetivrol and again low dosed the vanilla like with so many is low dosed and only used as a nuance rather than a primary note like the rest of the base except the oakmoss. So the dry down is extremely soft and barely perceptile and if you didnt stick you hand right up to your nose you would go as far as to say that there is no base here. Thats the issue with this flanker, this seems to be very poorly balanced that the fixatives in the base were an after thought. Id say 10% base 70% mids 20% tops, which makes for a poorly lasting formula, and you can tell. I repeatedly get this bc i love osmanthus and i think it was well done here, this is my "im just laying on the beach and walking the boardwalk, or taking an afternoon stroll in the city with my kid" scent, this is purely a summer scent, there is no crossover here bc the base is so weak, so it needs that humid heat to shine. Would i pay full retail for this when it released? Absolutely not, there are too many others, even in the light blue family that will be longer lasting and project more. If you like grapefruit and osmanthus, then this is an easy choice to pick up from discounters at no more than $40-45, paying any more than that is giving your money away. Aroma 7/10 Longevity 3/10 Sillage 5/10

Best flanker of the series so far! If you like Light Blue (OG), chances are you will enjoy Sun. I suspect that the majority people will "write off" this flanker from a quick sample hand/wrist spray at local Macy's, etc. If you're on the fence about buying this flanker. I suggest buying a bottle, and wearing it for a week or two to truly experience the beauty of this new flanker. As you can always return the bottle if you ultimately deem that it's a redundant dud. The more you wear this flanker, your nose will begin to notice many of the difference notes, and will enjoy how well each note plays its role to create such a beautiful, yet simple fragrance. The amped-up citrus notes, along with the coconut, and wood/musk/etc notes gives this flanker added dimensions and longevity and performance -- while retaining the masterful formulation of Light Blue (OG). Light Blue Sun can easily be most guy's dumb reach summer cologne for most any situation (gym, night-out, date, professional, beach) et cetera. Projection is strong for the first 30 minutes - 1 hour, but will dial back to an elbow lengths scent. That will performance consistently for 6++ hours on most people's skin. Overall: 8/10

It's been over a month since I first got my bottle, and I've come to the realization that this fragrance does what it needs to amazingly in my opinion. Light blue Sun has such a refreshing opening, its a nice blend of clean lemons and a light airy musky note. Its fruity, but not overly synthetic like many other fresh scents I have. I did not expect it to be so great, I like this one more than the Intense version and the Swimming in Lipari edition. I do have an affinity for fresh fruity scents, and this one is for sure in my top 5. Smells like a breezy day on the beach with a iced fruity drink at your side. Very uplifting to me. Performance is average, lasting about 4-6 hours for me. But, considering it is a very fresh scent, that's really good in my eyes, above-average in that case. Really surprised it is not more popular, but I really recommend you get a sample or something. It's still relatively sold at a good price at the online discounters, I got my bottle from FragX. Longevity: 7.5/10 Projection: 6/10 (Softer) Scent: 8.75/10 (Love it, but it is not amazingly special)

Dolce and Gabbana Light Blue Sun Pour Homme is a limited edition released in 2019 and a flanker of the original Light Blue from 2007. One thing that surprised me the most about this release was how it divided the fragrance community and reviewers as well. What shocked me the most was all the undeserved lukewarm feedback, while the Light Blue Intense Pour Homme gets so much praise from almost anyone. Here are my 5 quick takes: - Probably the best Light Blue flanker in the line - An easy-going summer holiday perfume with great performance - Limited edition release created in 2019 by a master perfumer Alberto Morillas - Based on a tired formula that is in a need of a refresher - Signature-worthy perfume While it’s still available and moderately priced, it would go for this edition instead of Light Blue Eau Intense any day of the week. This may change as the available stocks get rarer to find, and prices start to get high. But until then, you can go wrong with this purchase. Check out the full review at scentgrail.com

Light Blue Sun is another redundant and unnecessary flanker. Light Blue Sun smells 99% like Light Blue, with a tad bit more potency, along with harsh citrus/tart notes. That can actually make this flanker unbearable in hot temperatures. Light Blue Sun doesn't smell as refined, smooth, or as high quality as the legendary Light Blue which is disappointing. Here's the truth, if you already own Light Blue or one of the many other flankers. Don't waste your money on Light Blue Sun, unless you just want to each each flanker. And if this is the case, wait until this flanker is sold at discounters. The reality is....to date Light Blue is the best variant of the series and doesn't need to be recreated. Overall: 6/10 Performance/Projection: 8.5/10