Bronze Goddess Azur

This is an interesting one, and definitely a sharp departure from the other Bronze Goddess scents. Don't blind buy this based on other BGs you have smelled! I initially disliked this in the bottle. I first smelled it on a cool, rainy day (thanks British summer) and found it sharp and unpleasant. It was slightly better on my skin but still just kind of "meh". The citrus had an unpleasant bite, almost like a cleaning product. However I kept coming back to it (such a pretty bottle!!). But DAMN! this fragrance in the summer!! Wearing this on a warm (30C) day, its so much nicer. Its much better rounded and really develops nicely. On my skin, I mostly get the neroli, bergamot and marine/salty notes; the other citrus and coconut are there but more subtle. (Although that sharpness is still present in the opening--luckily on me this only lasts a couple minutes.) Its very, very summery, and was made for warm weather. This will be a vacation scent, as its rarely warm enough in the UK to wear it! Or I'll just have to turn my heating way up and pretend I'm on vacation while wearing this. Longevity is very poor on me, lasts about 2 hours. Projection is also weak; it sits very, very close to my skin. However its such a nice smell (and I was able to pick this up cheap) that I will keep it and douse myself in it liberally.

A new favorite for the summer. There's a good reason why there are so many Tom Ford fragrances listed in the Reminds Me Of section. It's that good! I'm sure that his influence and a similar fragrance he created for Estee Lauder must have had some influence, though he was long gone by the time this came out. I love neroli in the spring and summer, and appreciate that the coconut doesn't overwhelm everything else. It just adds a slight creaminess along with the smell hovering in the background. I can also detect the fig note, which is very luscious. It adds "something" to the composition - I can't quite put my finger on it, but I think it would completely alter the scent if it was absent, even though it's certainly not a dominant note. I think it's a very sophisticated summer scent, and I like it much more than the Eau Fraiche Skinscent, which is very good. But this is a love, and when I use a perfume primer, I get about 5 hours longevity with moderate sillage. Given my husband's sensitive nose, I'm sure he would say more than moderate! As much as I love many of TF's summer perfumes, purchasing this instead of, say, Neroli Portofino is not a compromise at all. It's just that good!

I was so excited when I heard this was coming out. I bought it not long after it was released, there was maybe 1 YouTube video review at this point. So it may as well have been a blind buy for me. I have never smelled TF Neroli Portofino, but others have likened this to it. And for a fraction of the price. If you think this is anything like the original BG it is not. It is all citrus to my nose. I see coconut listed in the notes but I don't detect any. Instead it is an extremely fresh scent which has no sweetness. Smelling it from the bottle does it no favours. You need to wear this on your skin in the high heat for this to do its thing. Moderate sillage - i can still get wafts of this throughout the day and others can smell it in a closer proximity, but it doesn't really project. For an EDT I think this is good. Close your eyes and you may think you were on the Amalfi Coast 🍋

Bronze Goddess Azur smells just like the color of the bottle. It's the most refreshing tropical scent I own. In the opening, I get fig, salt, and neroli with slightly bitter citrus. The bitterness is fleeting and the fragrance gains a nuanced sweetness from the coconut and orange blossom. Yes, it's super light and airy, but that's precisely what I love about it. It's the feeling you'd have if you were sitting in a garden at a resort on the Mediterranean coast, wearing a luxurious suncream under the warm sun, enjoying a cool, gentle breeze. Perfect for summer. I'd buy a backup bottle if it lasted more than a few hours. Edit: This has now become a summer staple. I wear it alone when I want to feel uplifted or layer it with Tom Ford Eau de Soleil Blanc when I want to be transported on a Mediterranean holiday. They are a magical combo that boosts the longevity of both perfumes.

This was a blind buy, but I tested Nuit in Boots and I saw this one online. It really is such a beautiful scent and has a really nice edgy in the winter breeze, especially with the salty sea notes. Longevity is long, I kept smelling it on myself 5 or 6 hours after I sprayed it. The notes play out differently in the cold weather and it takes on a new life, because the coconut isn't as strong smelling. The scent throughout doesn't really transform on me, but in the winter I get the salty sea, neroli and the orange blossom. I do also get a bit of musky orange. In the warmer weather, the coconut and musk smell a lot more prominent, but I don't smell as much neroli. Sillage is more intimate in the summer and more moderate in the winter.