Solarissimo : Levanzo
Azzaro (2016)

On smell alone, I like Levanzo very much. The opening is bright, sweet-fruity, and pleasing. The drydown is clean, woody, and masculine, reminding me of a slightly greener version of Ferrari Uomo.

However, the performance is a big drawback for me. Low projection and average longevity pushes me to only rate as "neutral". That being said, if you need something with a nice, sweet-fruity opening and a clean finish in a situation where a quiet fragrance would work best, this could be a solid find.

I really love Azzaro fragrances, so I tried out 'Solarissimo' due to the name and really cool bottle design and notes listed. The opening is gorgeous, a perfect warm weather blend of woody citrus notes with a minty sweetness unlike anything else I've smelled. The projection initially is moderate, which lasts for about 15 minutes and then its basically a very inoffensive skin scent of woods similar to Molecule 01, but not as dark or synthetic smelling.

Longevity, even with a dozen sprays (neck, forearms, chest, and shoulders) is about two or three hours, but sillage and projection is very low, very soft, and no one will smell this as there is no scent trail. This becomes a skin scent within minutes and stays there for the life of the scent. Unless someone buries their nose in your neck, they won't smell anything.

I can't see any use for this except in the gym, where you don't want to offend anyone, or really, on an airplane, where a skin scent would be ideal so you don't choke people out. But for the price, even, then, there are better options that last longer and projection far better than this. Not recommended, unless you can find this really cheap and simply NEED a summer skin scent fragrance for some reason.

For the sake of brevity, I'll describe Solarissimo: Levanzo thusly:

Take Pasha (1992) by Cartier, add some norlimbanol, lobotomize and neuter what's left over and sell to the general market.

On the other hand, if this is a rookie perfumer's first attempt, I'm impressed.

There is no reason to buy this as although it isn't bad, it also isn't good. I'll give it a neutral as I didn't find the stuff to be offensive, at least.

This is one of a range of three fragrances that left me feeling underwhelmed. They are obviously aimed a summer market, something inexpensive that you can throw into a suitcase, and wear at the other end with the certainly that you won't be out of place. The packaging in all cases - bright primary colours - suggests a competition with the likes of Rituals or Banana Republic and other non-specialist brands.

This one incorporates citrus, basil, and cedar notes, with no nuance whatsoever. Everything up front, very linear - really, if it weren't for the fact that these three notes tend to work in most contexts, it wouldn't have much going for it. Pretty pointless, but I can't say it smells bad.