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Drpaluga08/12/2021
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I perfectly remember Chrome Eau de Toilette, released in 1996. I've always been a big fan of it, and it was my signature scent that summer. That fragrance was disruptive, innovative, and fascinating simultaneously and immediately won many admirers. I have received many compliments for wearing it in the past, and the performance was not in question. I still find it a very enjoyable aquatic-metallic, certainly better than many other ordinary fragrances available today. Certainly a spin-off of the pioneer Chrome, you can feel its presence overall. Though, with so many notes in common, it is almost impossible not to share the same chords and vibrations. Yes, Chrome Legend and Classic Black Eau de Toilette are very similar, although the former has the same metallic DNA that sets Chrome OG apart.
First, I don't know why Azzaro removed the original cap by replacing it with the cheapest and crappy one and leaving the sprayer uncovered, with no ring around, like any low-low cost stuff. Neither my beloved ZARA nor any other discount like LIDL or DM looks less cheap than this. Oh man, the bottle appears so incomplete, the same as Aspen for Men Cologne or Blue Stratos Eau de Toilette, all now made by Coty. Anyway, this is a pleasant fresh laundry type of scent, very aromatic in all the right ways. It's fresh and enjoyable. The performance is a little weak on my skin, but this is a banger and not a generic blue cologne. I don't know why the rating is so low.
Chrome Legend welcomes a boost of sharp and fresh open sea air with a sour and green solid apple shortly after the tea. Something more like an English tea, not a la Green Tea Eau Parfumée or similar. Bitter orange is subdued and a little dark. It adds sourness without turning the fragrance to citrus. Hence, an oceanic-fruity introduction, but it is not your typical aquatic. Those top notes combine so cleanly and clearly, and you get the feel of fresh water and breeze from it. The fruits are not cloying, and the otherwise abused green tea note seems to work here just fine.
The heart is green and watery, with that metallic DNA vibe of the OG but muted. The abundant heart notes give it its magic. That polished metal smell morphs into a rich, vibrant green. Then for the rest of the scent, I get fresh linen, green, and slightly aquatic. I get mossy from the oak, some harshness from coriander, the greenness of the ivy, laundry muskiness from the lichen, and the whole tinged with spicy floral from jasmine, cyclamen, and hedione.
The dry down is sweet but slightly woody and earthy. A pleasant creamy musk and soft moss are the backbones of the cologne. Vetiver is grassy, with dry cedar and enough sweetness from amber and tonka. Resin and woods make it very nice. Radiates a fresh herbal atmosphere, purifying, like a watered garden. The ground has a slightly British smell due to the tea having taken entirely over. It remains herbaceous all the time but gradually gives the aroma maturity. And after a while, a metallic note enters the chord and lasts for a lifetime.
Ultimately, Chrome Legend is a non-linear scent that transitions from an initial sharp citrus-fruity accord through a watery-metallic heart and a final mossy trail. It is the perfect wear for spring and summer, and the sharpness of this fragrance is for warmer days and perhaps nights. It is much smoother than Chrome Eau de Toilette, adds a refreshing fruity twist, and is not sentimental or feminine. As I said above, the performances are not beast on my skin. I get a diminished projection for an hour, and then it becomes a skin scent. It's still there after a few hours, but I barely smell it; on me, it doesn't seem to have great sillage, more it does not fill a room. I don't know if my bottle's batch is weak or is counterfeit. The batch code seems genuine on both box and bottle. Consider clothes hanging out to dry in a lush grass field with ocean waves crashing in the distance. Chrome Legend is a great fresh scent, not top quality at all, but great value.
I based the review on a 75ml bottle I have owned since August 2021.
-Elysium
First, I don't know why Azzaro removed the original cap by replacing it with the cheapest and crappy one and leaving the sprayer uncovered, with no ring around, like any low-low cost stuff. Neither my beloved ZARA nor any other discount like LIDL or DM looks less cheap than this. Oh man, the bottle appears so incomplete, the same as Aspen for Men Cologne or Blue Stratos Eau de Toilette, all now made by Coty. Anyway, this is a pleasant fresh laundry type of scent, very aromatic in all the right ways. It's fresh and enjoyable. The performance is a little weak on my skin, but this is a banger and not a generic blue cologne. I don't know why the rating is so low.
Chrome Legend welcomes a boost of sharp and fresh open sea air with a sour and green solid apple shortly after the tea. Something more like an English tea, not a la Green Tea Eau Parfumée or similar. Bitter orange is subdued and a little dark. It adds sourness without turning the fragrance to citrus. Hence, an oceanic-fruity introduction, but it is not your typical aquatic. Those top notes combine so cleanly and clearly, and you get the feel of fresh water and breeze from it. The fruits are not cloying, and the otherwise abused green tea note seems to work here just fine.
The heart is green and watery, with that metallic DNA vibe of the OG but muted. The abundant heart notes give it its magic. That polished metal smell morphs into a rich, vibrant green. Then for the rest of the scent, I get fresh linen, green, and slightly aquatic. I get mossy from the oak, some harshness from coriander, the greenness of the ivy, laundry muskiness from the lichen, and the whole tinged with spicy floral from jasmine, cyclamen, and hedione.
The dry down is sweet but slightly woody and earthy. A pleasant creamy musk and soft moss are the backbones of the cologne. Vetiver is grassy, with dry cedar and enough sweetness from amber and tonka. Resin and woods make it very nice. Radiates a fresh herbal atmosphere, purifying, like a watered garden. The ground has a slightly British smell due to the tea having taken entirely over. It remains herbaceous all the time but gradually gives the aroma maturity. And after a while, a metallic note enters the chord and lasts for a lifetime.
Ultimately, Chrome Legend is a non-linear scent that transitions from an initial sharp citrus-fruity accord through a watery-metallic heart and a final mossy trail. It is the perfect wear for spring and summer, and the sharpness of this fragrance is for warmer days and perhaps nights. It is much smoother than Chrome Eau de Toilette, adds a refreshing fruity twist, and is not sentimental or feminine. As I said above, the performances are not beast on my skin. I get a diminished projection for an hour, and then it becomes a skin scent. It's still there after a few hours, but I barely smell it; on me, it doesn't seem to have great sillage, more it does not fill a room. I don't know if my bottle's batch is weak or is counterfeit. The batch code seems genuine on both box and bottle. Consider clothes hanging out to dry in a lush grass field with ocean waves crashing in the distance. Chrome Legend is a great fresh scent, not top quality at all, but great value.
I based the review on a 75ml bottle I have owned since August 2021.
-Elysium
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