Light Blue Swimming in Lipari

This is a unique scent to say the least, Dolce & Gabanna really did not play a safe hand here, and I think it worked well for them, but you need an open mind going into this fragrance. The opening smacks you with ambergris and sea salt. The sea salt is top note while the ambergris is in the bottom, but its AMBERGRIS ! if you do not know what it is ....look it up this will clear a lot up. So you are struck by a very oceanic scent in the truest sense like being in the middle of a salty sea with the seagulls too... I mean ultra authentic. I think that is what throws some people off is how honest of a scent this is, truly aquatic, pretty as nature is intended not by design. The woody, citrus notes dance around as well, but are so low in the blend I dare say this is a dual layered fragrance...Salt and whale excretion...sounds gross, but it works ! and I promise you will get compliments.

9/10 from me! This is definitely a hidden gem. In comparison to the original light blue it has less of the over the top pepper notes and in comparison to the eau intense less of this somewhat annoying orange peel note. It just is the light blue DNA in its perfection. It has a clean bright and refreshing grapefruit opening mixed with an amped up saltiness in comparison to the other light blues. Over time the grapefruit fades slowely and the scent evolves into a beautiful white musk. Where I have to agree is that the projection and sillage is better in the eau intense version but not bad nevertheless. It get about 6-7 hours of longevity. Guys, try it out as long as its still available. Its already beginning to sell out as not many shops still have it on sale.

One of the best beach day scents you could possibly have. The beach day I'm talking about isn't some exotic, elegant, chill, snobbish kinda day. It's an old-school beach day with friends, towels spread out on the sand under the shade of a tree, dried sea salt on the shore, small plants sprouting randomly from the sand, and, if you're lucky, a slightly warm bottle of beer with a slice of lemon stuck in it, bought from a nearby kiosk. Although not explicitly stated in the notes, it's quite an aquatic scent, with sea salt being the obvious main player. The citrus notes also make their presence felt without being overpowering. It's also true that there's a slight green woodiness to it. It's a shame it's discontinued.

First of all sorry for my poor English! I am Italian guy.. well I bought it today after some tests in the shop and I liked it very much. I am in love with sea scents and this is a strong one... it smells like freedom. It's ipnotic and electrique. I'm used to wear Armani White and Acqua di Gio, this D&G sounds like a mysterious scent and I am happy of my new purchase. Every time I wear this perfume It's like to have a bath inside my mediterranean sea...such a crisp and clear scent! Salt and grapefruit are indeed the top notes! I've bought another 125ml bottle cause it's no more produced. One of the best aquatic scents I smelled so far... 9/10

Absolutely love this fragrance. Very masculine, very mass appealing, very fresh, and very aquatic. If you’re not a fan of summery, salty marine scents you likely won’t enjoy this one. I personally love that style and this one kills it. It’s very fresh and very clean with an great opening (albeit a bit harsh at first) but the dry down is fantastic. The only thing I dislike about it is the performance. The performance is bad. Really bad. At least on my skin, I usually can only squeeze off a few hours max which sucks because I love the scent so much. Overall it’s a great buy I highly recommend, and who knows, maybe it will last longer on you.

Swimming in Lipari is my favorite Light Blue version so far. I tried to give Eau Intense a good chance but it's just too strong and overwhelming for me and I like strong scents. Lipari is pretty close scent-wise for me but it's much easier for me to wear and has outstanding longevity for me. It's been too long since I've tried original Light Blue but this seems like a slight tweaking on that one rather than a drastic change. This is said to be a saltier take on the original but I'm still trying to wrap my head/nose around what salt is supposed to smell like. Thumbs up.

This is one of the first fragrances I fell in love with, even with 10 or 12 years of collecting, because it is absolutely beautiful and it performs like an absolute beast. It’s fresh, has a perfect blend of salt and aquatic notes as well as woody ones. I love it and I can usually still smell this on my skin the next day. As far as clothes, days... I am so glad I bought backups because this is Light Blue’s best ever flanker in my opinion. No wonder it was a limited edition with that performance. Basically it’s a stroll along a beach in the Med. 10/10 all round.

I bought this fragrance blindly as it was on 50% discount at an Airport. I started wearing this fragrance in office in Summers (India). I received amazing compliments. Till date i have received compliments every time i wore it. Trust me, I got 10 times more compliments for this as against Dior Sauvage or Blu de Chanel. this is an amazing Aquatic sea salt fragrance that will surely get you compliments if you are in a tropical region. GO FOR IT !!

Light Blue Swimming in Lipari is very salty but it makes this perfume agreable and original. After some hours, it becomes slightly sweet. This perfume really reproduces the feeling of being at a beach. I'm sorry that it has moderate to poor projection. Among the salty-sweet fragrances, Nautica Voyage or Aqva Marine are preferable because they are stronger.

After wearing this fragrance I can tell u this it smells like 70% invictus aqua 2016 30% light blue intense,i wasn't expecting it to smell as good as it does,this would be a excellent replacement if it wasn't discontinued as well,but for the price its at now its a steal,good longevity with a beautiful aquatic aroma,I would rate this a 9 out of 10

Bitch, he's good. It is more unique than the intensity or foreVer version.. That's why it was discontinued. The people in the lower ranks are not ready for such a unique sound.. I'm sorry for this loss. I was interested in the same type of aromas in the style of aqua di Joe. some of them smell like shaving foam. This one was better.

A great version for the summer Excellent 7 hours longevity mixture of fresh and sweet together Very balanced Reminds me soft version of black XS good Scent

Better and more interesting than the original Light Blue. This one smells great and easy to wear, also garners compliments. Great scent for summer!

This smells good on the back of my hand. Got compliments on this today, it is a killer summer scent, the best of the lot.

Really great release from d&g the smell is one of the closest to the ocean breeze though longevity is moderate

This review keeps us in the sun drenched Mediterranean catalog of Dolce & Gabbana to explore another limited edition summer flanker: Light Blue Pour Homme Swimming in Lipari. Released in 2015 as a follow up to previous summer editions, this fragrance draws inspiration from the largest of the Aeolian Islands, aiming to evoke the imagery of crisp, clear waters and Mediterranean volcanic stone. Much like Discover Vulcano, this is a long discontinued and hard to find flanker that requires some patience to track down today. Because Discover Vulcano turned out to be a bit of a letdown for me due to its overly aggressive citrus sharpness, I am diving into this bottle hoping that Swimming in Lipari can offer a much needed house redemption. Where our previous review focused on a dry, structured woody and aromatic layout, Swimming in Lipari focuses heavily on a refreshing marine landscape. Based on the main accords, this composition is heavily driven by Citrus, Aromatic, and Marine elements, hinting at an open, breezy, and distinctly oceanic experience, sharpened by Fresh Spicy nuances and grounded by a clean Musky foundation. Let us see if this island inspired creation can bring a genuinely unique aquatic identity to the classic collection and secure its redemption, or if it blends seamlessly into the standard blue summer crowd. Opening: The opening is citrusy, salty, and aquatic. The primary notes I get are grapefruit, sea salt, ambergris, and mandarin orange, with the grapefruit and sea salt leading the composition. True to the standard Light Blue nature, the fragrance starts off with a burst of citrus from the grapefruit. It is juicy and bright without crossing over into the bitter or hyper photo realistic territory found in Light Blue Forever. The sea salt follows closely behind, imparting a mineralic saltiness accompanied by a general oceanic vibe. Working together with the sea salt is the ambergris, layering in some warm, musky, skin like tones, but with a distinctly aquatic undertone to help amp up the watery vibe. Lastly, the mandarin orange adds a bit more citrus on the backend, but with some inherent sweetness to help it stand out from the grapefruit. The result is a super fresh and aquatic opening that is very typically Light Blue, heavily reminiscent of Light Blue Eau Intense but with the saltiness turned up. Dry Down: The dry down remains citrusy, salty, and aquatic, maintaining a very strong consistency with the initial spray. The primary notes I get are still grapefruit, sea salt, ambergris, and mandarin orange, with the grapefruit and sea salt still leading the composition. The dry down is very similar to the opening, making this a fairly linear fragrance that delivers a reliable profile throughout its wear. The only discernible difference I could find is that the saltiness from the sea salt becomes perhaps a bit sharper and more pronounced as the hours pass. Other than that minor shift, it is still a dry down centered entirely around citrus, salt, and the ocean. The result is a dependable scent profile where the refreshing coastal atmosphere remains fully intact without any jarring transitions. Performance: The initial projection within the first hour is strong, reaching out about six feet and making a clear statement in warm weather. The sillage matches that energy perfectly, leaving behind an easily noticeable scent trail that flows through the air. After about three to four hours, the projection draws in to about three to four feet. Similarly, the scent trail becomes noticeably lighter during this period, but it remains fully perceptible to those around you. At the seven hour mark, the projection sits firmly within arms length, and the scent trail becomes only faintly noticeable. The fragrance ultimately becomes a skin scent around the same time, marking a respectable seven hour lifespan that holds up well for a fresh citrus profile. When to Wear: Staying true to the overarching nature of the Light Blue line, Swimming in Lipari is a quintessential spring and summer fragrance that is best suited for daytime wear. Its highly bright and fresh profile makes it a fantastic pick for casual scenarios, outdoor gatherings, beach days, or simply relaxing on hot weekend afternoons. Typically speaking, many of the Light Blue flankers can also pull double duty as office fragrances due to their clean nature. However, Swimming in Lipari feels just a bit too overtly aquatic and mineralic to match a professional office vibe suitably, as the heavy salt note leans much more toward a rugged vacation aesthetic than a corporate boardroom. It would not work well for formal wear or special evening occasions for that exact same reason, as it lacks the warmth or spice required for an intimate night setting. This is firmly a high heat utilitarian fragrance, intended specifically for casual wear during sun drenched weather when you want to feel immediately refreshed. Blind Buy: If you are already a fan of the deep, oceanic vibes found in Light Blue Eau Intense, Swimming in Lipari will likely feel very familiar and welcoming to you, making it a fairly easy blind buy on a purely olfactory level. It delivers exactly what enthusiasts of the aquatic genre look for without throwing any avant garde or polarizing curveballs into the mix. However, given its long discontinued status and the premium pricing it now commands on the secondary market because of that scarcity, pulling the trigger sight unseen carries a much higher financial risk than a standard designer purchase. If you can manage to track down a decant or a partial bottle from a trusted collector, sampling first remains the most prudent choice. It is wise to verify that you absolutely love the amped up, mineralic salt note before investing significant time, effort, and money into hunting down a physical full bottle. Final Verdict: In a lot of ways, Swimming in Lipari feels like it was the direct conceptual precursor to Light Blue Eau Intense. They both take that familiar, casual Light Blue DNA and remix it into something much more ocean centric and deep. If I had to take a guess, I would say Swimming in Lipari was most likely discontinued because of how prominent and uncompromising that mineralic salt note is, and was essentially revived later in Eau Intense with the saltiness turned down just enough to be a bit more universally mass appealing. As a fan of Eau Intense, I think Swimming in Lipari is a great fragrance in its own right that really drives home the coastal story behind its island name. However, as an owner of Eau Intense, I do not really find enough of a structural difference between the two to justify spending excessive time and money tracking down a rare bottle of Swimming in Lipari. It would just feel a bit redundant on my shelf. That being said, it was an enjoyable wear, and if I happen to casually cross paths with an reasonably priced bottle of it in the future I will definitely pick it up. Scent: 8/10 Longevity: 7/10 Sillage: 6/10 Versatility: Low Compliment Factor: Average Gender: Masculine Value: Fair

D&G Light Blue Swimming in Lipari Pour Homme EDT opens with a strong projection of citrus, salty and musky notes. The opening is fresh, oceanic, crisp, fresh, intense, and pleasant. The grapefruit is the most noticeable citrus note, bitter, and sharp although the mandarin is also noticeable with a lightly sweet citrus touch; the sea salt is the second and also prominent note, it adds a noticeable seawater touch, evocative of beaches and the ocean. The musk and ambergris are base notes, but they come up as soon as the fragrance is applied, the ambergris is the third most noticeable note, earthy, slightly mineral, mossy, musky but not animalic or offensive. The rosemary and woody notes are soft support notes, they add a spicy and woody touch but not as intense as the featured notes. As the fragrance has a couple of opening to dry-down chances, the citrus notes are intense during the opening, but the lose some intensity towards the dry-down leaving the sea salt and ambergris to take the lead; also, the initial strong projection drops to moderate. Once D&G Light Blue Swimming in Lipari Pour Homme EDT has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a moderate projection, marine/salty, and ambergris fragrance with citrus, lightly spicy and woody accords. The fragrance feels bitter, casual, earthy, fresh, marine, modern, musky (ambergris), natural, oceanic, refreshing, relaxing, salty, sporty, tropical, unisex, white, and pleasant. BATCH REVIEWED: 2020 WOW RATING: 7/10. A very good aquatic fragrance with a clear oceanic vibe. DISLIKE RATING: 2/10. The salt and ambergris, are noticeable notes. UNIQUENESS: 5/10. Aquatic fragrances are relatively common, and this house has several. MASS APPEAL: 7/10. This is a fragrance that most people will enjoy. PROJECTION: 3/10. Moderate to low, about 3 feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 3/10. Moderate to low, about 3 feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: 6 atomizations. LONGEVITY: 4/10. Moderate, about 4 hours, it projects well for 1 hour, then it significantly recedes. SEASONS: Spring, summer. OCCASIONS: Outdoor gatherings, gym, casual, holidays, vacations, clubbing. VERSATILITY: 5/10. A good fragrance for casual wear during the warmer months of the year. GENDER: Advertised as masculine, the notes and resulting scent are unisex. AGES: Any. RECOMMENDATION: D&G Light Blue Swimming in Lipari Pour Homme EDT can be purchased for about $50, it is a good aquatic, salty and musky fragrance. The similarities with Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Eau Intense Men EDP are significant. Light Blue Swimming in Lipari is a good buy, Light Blue Eau Intense is a fantastic buy. BLIND-BUY: Yes, but only if you are familiar with its main notes. SIMILAR: These are examples of similar fragrances. Bvlgari Aqua Atlantique EDT is a great aquatic and marine fragrance with excellent performance; Caron Pour Homme Sport EDT is a short-lived but pleasant fresh white musk, citrus, lemon verbena, and cedar fragrance; Chanel Allure Homme Sport Eau Extrême is sporty and highly versatile; Davidoff Cool Water Wave is a marine, salty, woody, and citrusy fragrance, pleasant but lacks performance; Dior Homme Sport EDT features grapefruit, ginger, and woods; Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Eau Intense Men EDP is a fantastic aquatic, citrus grapefruit, salty, woody juniper and musky fragrance; Giorgio Armani Acqua Di Gio Men EDT features marine, floral and spicy notes but poor longevity; Issey Miyake L'Eau D'Issey Summer is a very good marine fragrance; Mont Blanc Individuel is a very good, fresh fragrance with excellent performance; Nautica Voyage is perhaps the most affordable yet a strong performer; Ralph Laurent Polo Ultra Blue is a lemon verbena, basil and aquatic fragrance, very pleasant; D&G Light Blue Swimming in Lipari Pour Homme EDT is a good, marine/salty, ambergris, and grapefruit fragrance. SUMMARY: A moderate projection, marine/salty, and ambergris fragrance with citrus, lightly spicy, and woody accords. The fragrance feels bitter, casual, earthy, fresh, marine, modern, musky (ambergris), natural, oceanic, refreshing, relaxing, salty, sporty, tropical, unisex, white, and pleasant.

Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Swimming in Lipari is a Light Blue Pour Homme meets Invictus Aqua to my nose. Now it isn't as clean as Invictus Aqua, but the sea salt and ambergris give me an Invictus Aqua like vibe. That and this, Light Blue Pour Homme and Invictus Aqua's main citrus is grapefruit. As I mentioned before, Light Blue Swimming in Lipari's three main notes are grapefruit, sea salt and ambergris. The mandarin orange in the middle is somewhat noticable but not as much as the top three notes. The rosemary offers some added spice too. The woody note is there and the musk is just there enough. Light Blue Swimming in Lipari's performance is not Invictus Aqua and more along the lines of Antonio Banderas Blue Seduction. Swimming in Lipari is not that strong but will project for about an hour to an hour and a half. From there it lingers for about four hours for about five/five and a half hours tops before it is virtually non existent. Unlike Living Stromboli, Swimming in Lipari is strickly spring and summer. The spice isn't strong enough to use in warmer early fall weather. It is a day scent again due to the lack of spice. Use wise is casual and work. Overall Light Blue Swimming in Lipari is nice but can be a bit of a skip. I love aquatics and this is different enough, but if you own Light Blue unless you love the entire line, this can be redundant. I rate Swimming in Lipari a 7 out of 10.

Bought this probably because I got bought into the romance of "Swimming in Lipari", and its gorgeous bottle and font. It does evoke that imagery, only to have it killed by its poor projection and average longevity. If you have issues with projection, overspraying helps a little with this one. It gave me headaches initially, possibly due to the aquatic notes. But I've gotten used to it. Definitely much more aquatic and marine-based. It's beautiful and mediocre at the same time, because the scent is so linear and generic. Dries down to a musky, floral (?) note. Should you get it? Only if you're into the beautiful aquatic/marine vibes it evokes. But do bear in mind the quiet/REALLY subtle existence 5 minutes after spraying it on. You can always overspray. I'm keeping this — mainly to just spray as and when I like, and maybe for the beautiful bottle. I might refill Eau Intense in it once this bottle is done. Update: The more I sniff the more I love this scent. Longevity + Projection is still terrible. But it actually brought me to the sea, and I feel like I'm swimming in it. If there's any aquatic that's done tastefully, it's gotta be this. It's more natural smelling than the synthetic mess that is Eau Intense. But, it's just a linear aquatic. That's all!

I am a fan of the first limited edition Light Blue by the name of Living Stromboli, so when I saw this bottle at Sephora I decided to try it out on the paper strip.. Swimming in Lipari opens up very fresh and aquatic.. I guess the aquatic vibe comes together with the combination of citruses and salt.. At first sniff I was reminded of Living Stromboli but soon that vibe started to change as ambergris made itself known.. The ambergris emerges rather fast and takes over this scent.. Swimming In Lipari is a lot more of a fresh aquatic scent but I cant help but to find similarities between Swimming In Lipari and Paco Rabbane Invictus.. Overall I still prefer Living Stromboli but Swimming In Lipari is definitely much better than last year's Discover Vulcano which did not do much for me at all.. Fans of Living Stromboli and Paco Rabbane Invictus should definitely give Swimming In Lipari a sniff..