Azure Velvet

Oh noooo it's up, I was gatekeeping this big time lol. I've had mine for about 6 months now. Azure Velvet is an airier Layton minus the heavy vaporub vibe. Opening is similar but the green apple is much less sweet. It's more wearable and versatile for all climates. It's freshness is energizing but without being a freshie. The fresh spiciness lasts about 4 hours or so. Drydown is pretty much a typical woody vanilla, still very enjoyable and smooth which lasts till about hour 7+ as skin scent. Performance definitely improved with masturbation. It's superbly affordable ($20!) so just overspray like Unc! Compliment factor is satisfactory. It's not an attention grabber but you'll get pleasant comments. Perfect for the office, casual events, day dates, heck even the gym. To me, a dupe has done it's job if someone asks if it's the original. 8.6/10 for a bargain dupe! Atomizer is niche standard lol.

There's allot of negative comments here that I think are not really justified. I've own other inspired by Layton's (detour noir, the Woods collection - complete with broken atomiser) and a decant of the OG. This is the best one for me and I actually prefer it to the OG - it's possibly a tad more minty fresh. The bottle feels and looks premium and display worthy. You can get this under £30 and it's wearable in almost any situation from casual to formal, all season. Most collections should probably have this scent profile in it, and if you can't or don't want to spend £350 on the OG, this inspired by variant is a very good option. Possibly longevity is the downside, I think I get between 3-6 hours of decent performance from it, so it's not beast mode.

I really like the scent DNA of this release, unmistakably Layton from the opening, still with that medicinal vibe (which I like) but toned down. Drydown is still Layton, almost mild tobacco-like, definitely masculine. Longevity and projection is just moderate. I layer this sometimes over my current Detour Noir Exclusif, 1 spray of DNE to 2 for KAV, and result is excellent, a new scent profile that is still Layton but with improved performance. Azure Velvet is basically a fresher lighter Layton, a nice “flanker” when feeling less dark. It’s like Lalique White In Black, but that is an original composition hyped to be similar to Layton and an affordable designer brand, but Azure Velvet is more faithful to the Layton scent, and is cheaper.

This is crazy good for the price! The best twist on the Layton DNA, much fresher and lighter, easily a three season scent with built-in mass appeal. The vicks opening of the og is also reduced a lot which is a plus. One of the best clones/twists I have tested. Doesn't try too hard to nail the exact scent with cheaper materials, and that makes for a good result that does not smell cheap like Detour Noir (I hate the way that smells, more than I hate its hideous bottle, it's borderline stinky). It nails the Layton vibe, and can be worn in more occasions. You will need some extra sprays to get it to perform, but it's really an excellent way to spend 25€.

Layton PDM + versace eros = Velvet Azure Own all three Layton, haramain detour noir and velvet azure Layton is a mix of high quality scents you can tell with all the different notes it creates. Haramain is a spice bomb 85% close to LPDM but more power spicy not all the notes in the opening but dries more similar, longer lasting Velvet azure is a more mass appealing scent opening fresher like versace eros style a sweet minty And dries more citrusy what makes it more wearable for spring and fall night or day always keeping the LPDM DNA Longevity is not the strongest with 3-5 hrs and a modest Sillage