Spazio Krizia Uomo Krizia 1993 Eau de Toilette

I'm not gonna lie, the notes in this one are hard for me to pick up. I can only say that it opens floral-citrusy-herbal, then dries down ambery-woody with a touch of lipstick. The amber is substantial by early 90s standards, but it's not the suffocating amber overdose we're used to from modern designers.

For me wearing this one is comparable to watching an enigmatic David Lynch movie, not understanding the plot, but still enjoying the ride. Not my typical frag. I highly recommend that you try before you buy.

Projection and performance on my skin are moderate.

Masculinity Level: The little man in Twin Peaks.

This is pleasant but certainly not earth-shattering. It verges on a somewhat generic aromatic woody men's scent, opening with a quintissentially 90s green citrus, drying down a bit more fleshy and warm, while rounding off things with a sleepy soft amber base.

It's decent, but not worth spending the premium for its discontinued status.

It wasn't that long ago that I went dancing again after ages. In a club. Techno was playing, loud, hard, aggressive. I correct myself: it wasn't really dancing, it was more like flailing around, but whatever. So I'm flailing on the packed dance floor, sweating away, enjoying the music and some youthful memories, when a female voice screams "You smell awesome!" in my ear, grinning and dancing towards me.

The end of the story was that we left the dance floor, had a drink together, and chatted warmly about all sorts of things. But it quickly became clear that I was 20 years too old for her, and not at all her type, but I smelled like no guy had smelled good to her in a long time. While I can't really benefit from that, it's still good for the ego. And it reflects what I've heard repeatedly in clubs over the last 20 years. With this scent, you just smell awesome!

I still haven't figured out what exactly makes this fragrance special. Because all its components, according to the paper, I've smelled before in other fragrances, but never in this combination and with the same result on my nose or the noses of various ladies.

There are primarily fresh and green notes, it's citrusy with a slightly bitter undertone, yet everything is clear and transparent, by no means intrusive. Violet, jasmine, and especially lily of the valley bring in bright flowers, creating wonderful floral but always light accents, never feminine. Moss and woods provide some spicy notes, rounding out the edges a bit. Amber, tonka, and musk always remain beneath the fresh-floral veil, barely noticeable to me.

The scent experience lasts extraordinarily long, even under heavy stress. From application in the early evening, through the entire techno night and the after-hour, until late breakfast the next day. The individual notes are still all there and can still be clearly defined after 16 or 20 hours - a miracle. I've never experienced anything like this, especially with green fragrances.

But not only the scent is a spectacle, the bottle also has a great design. The cylinder, halved in the middle, fits wonderfully in the open hand, the satin finish on the back makes it grippy, while the clear front allows a view of the pale yellow liquid. The silver cap looks as elegant as the understated lettering in the avant-garde Krizia type.

I'm glad I have half a liter of this stashed away in the cellar, as the scent is still well-received not only by me but also by my surroundings. For me, it's the quintessential green-spicy chypre fragrance, somehow 80s style, yet still just awesome.

"Spazio Krizia Uomo" was released in the 90s - the time when I began to take a deeper interest in fragrances. And I must say, the influence of this scent, although its sales figures seem to indicate a flop, cannot be overestimated!

Even the bottle offers the finest Italian design - in the purist style of the 90s. The silvery-gray color has been imitated by numerous other fragrances that either go in the same direction or at least have taken inspiration from it. What is truly innovative is the Chypre composition, which moves away from the leather notes of the 80s and allows the floral heart note to take center stage. The top note of bitter bergamot accentuates the fragrance more than it stands out - in this, it also differs from what one previously knew under the Chypre label. And the wood notes are lighter as well, with the heavy patchouli note giving way to a fresh, herbaceous cedarwood.

Without "Spazio Krizia," "cK one," "Fleur du Male" by Gaultier, and "Cologne Blanche" by Christian Dior would not have been conceivable! All in all, a cool and elegant masterpiece that unfortunately belongs to those pioneers whose fame is only enjoyed by their successors - it has since been discontinued.

So far, I only knew Krizia's Uomo, which I have already commented on. This one never caught my attention. It was only when I read Chnokfir's comment that I became curious and got myself a mini for a few bucks. And I don't regret it.

Spazio means space. And that's how it smells to me. Cold, clear, metallic, strangely dazzling and mysterious. I don't want to elaborate further on the scent itself, as my two predecessors have already done that perfectly. There's nothing more to add from my side. And I can understand the statement "You smell great."

This fragrance only works at night. And it fit perfectly into its time. Of course, it was discontinued, like almost all Krizia fragrances. I don't understand it.

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