L'Eau par Kenzo Colors pour Homme

Stumbled across this in a small chain fragrance store, which was a surprise given that getting Kenzo scents in the UK is sometimes a thankless task. So, the scent itself. It's definitely got citrus there, a lot more so that the original L'eau Par. Though the citrus is more aquatic than say compared to Chanel Allure Homme Blance edition, it's definitely tempered and gives way to a herbal note, as the mint and sage notes suggest. The spiel says this is woody but compared to Kenzo Woody this is a copse rather than a forest. Sillage, not overly strong. Bearing in mind how close the original can sit to the skin. (Out of the L'eau Par flankers I'd say this is the weakest I've smelt, compared to Indigo and the Wild editions. Longevity, four hours later and I can smell it close to my skin and perhaps half a foot away. It's not overpowering. However, I can see its place as a summer scent. Heat would definitely make this react differently in my view and on the drydown it's even nearing some of the Miyake summer scents, but in a slightly more mellow sense. I also think heat would make it project more, it has that feel to it. Overall, a different direction for the L'eau Par series and one that's in my view a touch more nuanced. Definitely going to be worn in the summer to see what it's really capable of!

A very casual but not ordinary fragrance. It's surprising for who wants for a day-by-day or day job fragrance, refreshing something citrus (it's not lemon), light spicy and woody. A safe path to success, hardly somebody will be disapointed, it's very kind and good taste. But soft sillage and longevity, 1 or 2 hour in my skin, I have retouch it ever... it's different of the traditional. I really love it (much more than CK One Summer editions). You better try the Mirror Edition....

Great smelly, fresh, watery, unisex and lime fragrance for summer:) On my skin after 1 hour is similar to Armani code sport, the sillage is low and the longevity is 2 hours

Reminds me of Nautica Oceans, watery and little salty. Both are made to sunny days. A good blind buy. Projection 7/10. Sillage 7/10. Longevity 8/10.

Unlike L’eau Pour Homme, Kenzo Colors is harsh, bitting you from the get go with a potent ginger, loud and unapologetically synthetic, when the sage and cardamom joins it feels like a mess of cooking ingredients with no direction. If L’eau pour homme gives a sense of calmness and peacefulness, L’eau Colors is the opposite, like going from a balanced state of mind to a total nervous breakdown. The drydown is much better, probably thanks to the musk and some light woods but at this point is barely perceptible. I’m not enjoying this fragrance. I’m going to leave it here and let it be.