Top Notes 
Bergamot
Citron
Cypress
Grapefruit
Mandarin orange
Heart Notes 
Floral notes
Marine notes
Neroli
Base Notes 
Atlas cedar
Black tea
Papyrus
Patchouli07/10/2025
RogerJr17
19 Reviews
RogerJr17
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Chrome 2013. A summer tea fragrance?!
I've owned this one for a bit and I still have about 20 mL left out of a 100 mL bottle. I owned the original Chrome a while back and didn't have fond memories of it. I just remember it being bland. I bought the Summer 2013 version and I've been attached to it from the moment I sprayed it. I wore it a few days ago at work for the first time in a long time and really enjoyed revisiting it. Here's the review:
Smell: When I see the "Summer" tag on a fragrance, I instantly think fresh or aquatic. For Chrome Summer 2013, it has that but with a twist - a tea note. It's instantly distinguishable right off the initial spray and it lingers throughout the life of the fragrance on me. Otherwise, this fragrance would be your typical freshie. The tea note makes this fragrance shine, to me at least. If you like tea and citrus (albeit synthetic), then this might be up your alley.
Rating: 8/10
Projection: Not that good. I spray it on and about an hour later I can barely even tell it's there. I would have to sniff my arm/hand to even notice it was there. I mean it's a designer fragrance so I didn't have super high expectations for it, especially with it being a summer scent. I just didn't expect it to perform so poorly. Unless you're into reapplying it, it's not the best.
Rating: 3/10
Longevity: 6 hours max. For a designer, eh, it's alright. It's nothing to call home about. On clothes, of course it'll last longer. It's almost depressing when I can smell it more on my clothing than my skin.
Rating: 3/10
Price: $80 for 100 mL ($5 per mL) is the only thing I've been able to find and that's on eBay even. You could probably find it on other sites for cheaper but it's a bit harder to find being a summer edition. If this were a recent release, I would say that price point isn't bad. 12 years post-release and people are still asking this much for it? Pass on it. Get it cheaper if you can.
Rating: 4/10
Versatility: One of the big positives for this fragrance is you can wear it just about anytime you want. It's pretty inoffensive. It's not "loud." I've worn it on the job multiple times and haven't received a complaint (yet). You would be harder pressed to find a situation where you wouldn't wear it.
Rating: 9/10
Final Rating: 5.4/10 by the numbers. I agree with this rating as well. Nothing spectacular but it's something that I can casually grab off the shelf when I don't know what I want to wear. I do have other fragrances that I reach for over this one but it's nice to wear every now and then. I'd say it's worth smelling for that tea note alone. It's nothing "special" but it's different than most designer scents on the market.
Smell: When I see the "Summer" tag on a fragrance, I instantly think fresh or aquatic. For Chrome Summer 2013, it has that but with a twist - a tea note. It's instantly distinguishable right off the initial spray and it lingers throughout the life of the fragrance on me. Otherwise, this fragrance would be your typical freshie. The tea note makes this fragrance shine, to me at least. If you like tea and citrus (albeit synthetic), then this might be up your alley.
Rating: 8/10
Projection: Not that good. I spray it on and about an hour later I can barely even tell it's there. I would have to sniff my arm/hand to even notice it was there. I mean it's a designer fragrance so I didn't have super high expectations for it, especially with it being a summer scent. I just didn't expect it to perform so poorly. Unless you're into reapplying it, it's not the best.
Rating: 3/10
Longevity: 6 hours max. For a designer, eh, it's alright. It's nothing to call home about. On clothes, of course it'll last longer. It's almost depressing when I can smell it more on my clothing than my skin.
Rating: 3/10
Price: $80 for 100 mL ($5 per mL) is the only thing I've been able to find and that's on eBay even. You could probably find it on other sites for cheaper but it's a bit harder to find being a summer edition. If this were a recent release, I would say that price point isn't bad. 12 years post-release and people are still asking this much for it? Pass on it. Get it cheaper if you can.
Rating: 4/10
Versatility: One of the big positives for this fragrance is you can wear it just about anytime you want. It's pretty inoffensive. It's not "loud." I've worn it on the job multiple times and haven't received a complaint (yet). You would be harder pressed to find a situation where you wouldn't wear it.
Rating: 9/10
Final Rating: 5.4/10 by the numbers. I agree with this rating as well. Nothing spectacular but it's something that I can casually grab off the shelf when I don't know what I want to wear. I do have other fragrances that I reach for over this one but it's nice to wear every now and then. I'd say it's worth smelling for that tea note alone. It's nothing "special" but it's different than most designer scents on the market.
