A spontaneous blind buy for a low price from the web. 2x100 ml, well if I'm going to do it, I might as well go all out. Maybe it really is as interesting as reported here. Then one bottle would go straight into the car. But no such luck. The disillusionment came relatively early. Despite the pleasant scent, I can't really recommend Night Time for perfume lovers. However, I immediately learned to appreciate it as a room fragrance. After that, I am currently on the lookout for more. This room fragrance came from the packaging. After all, it had quite an impact. However, spraying it afterwards on the empty box did not provide any further enhancement. It could have been a hit. Of course, also for the car.
No, it hasn't come to that. Almost 14 days have passed now, and Night Time landed yesterday with my 65-year-old dad, who likes sweet scents like Joop Homme and especially grapefruit. After the first spray, he hasn't complained and hasn't returned it to me. However, the second bottle was already sent back to the retailer. That was a bit too much. But with the Lalique fragrances, that worked excellently. What a shame.
So how does it smell besides bitter lemon and rhubarb? I find it actually only smells like that. I haven't really noticed anything more. Very soft, maybe in the background, but hey, we are talking about Azzaro and not... well, okay. I actually wanted to title this Azzaro Elixir Light, but I’m doing it here so that the next blind buyer knows what to expect. It doesn't have the wannabe leather note of Elixir, but the concept and structure are too similar for me. Although I think Elixir was significantly stronger and had more sillage. If someone finds Elixir too strong and likes the aforementioned fruits, they could really give this a try.
Maybe a tip regarding longevity. Whenever I leaned forward at the sink, that pleasant light fruity scent suddenly came back. Did it come from the proximity to my chest or just because my forearms came into contact with water while washing? No, I can't keep going to the sink to smell Night Time or reapply it every time. It doesn't seem to disappear; after multiple sprays, it left an unpleasant heavy impression.
I'm curious to see what Dad will say about it. It does suit him. After almost a year of consistently wearing Lalique, especially Hommage, this change wasn't really for me. I liked Dunhill Icon much better. But I'll get to that later at some point.
