Krizia Uomo (1984)
by Krizia

Interesting and unique - definitely an 80's fragrance. It is heavy in pine tree needles, green herbs and floral notes...but all in a sudsy-soapy bucket. Not a bad thing, but not great at first. A little sharp at first, like a lot of 80's scents. I give Krizia credit for continuing production of this scent and from what I know - it is has never changed. Maybe the oak moss was taken out due to regulations, but I'm not sure more oak moss would make this composition better - just "heavier".

I like it for what it has to "say" and the drydown is where you get the best part of the scents message. It goes on loud but becomes calming and soothing. Let it settle for 30 minutes or so before making any judgement. Someone said air freshener - and the top notes (if pulled alone out of the composition) equate to that, but this is actually a decent bottle of juice. After two hours, the scent hits on the best part of its evolution from the bottle. It doesn't shout and it doesn't whisper. It is medium in projection, but you (the wearer) will smell. Good stuff. Overall rating - 7/10. A little short on longevity, but the uniqueness makes up for it.

Wear it casually in cool weather - jeans, pullover/thermal and a jacket. It will make your mind drift off to an image of coniferous forest and field of greens and flowers...and it doesn't get too dark.

16th December, 2011. (Last Edited: 17th December, 2011.)

Krizia Uomo is definitely of the '80s and definitely Italian. I get mostly a spicy pine right from the jump - think Pino Silvestre crossed with Acqua Di Selva and we're in the conversation. It's relatively linear, changing mainly in volume although the longevity is substantial. I can't think of a lot of other fragrances quite like it and there is certainly nothing out now that is similar. Although an older scent, Uomo is still available through outlets such as Ebay.

Like a partygoer, Krizia starts the evening rambunctiously; by the end of the night he's a lot more laid back and tranquil.

10th July, 2011.

Smells like Quorum. Whether or not you think that is a good thing, I can't say, but you will recognize the same soapy astringency.

9th May, 2011.

Somewhere between an air freshener or room spray and a personal fragrance. Another way to think of it is that it's like a band who tells you they are a "one hit wonder," but their one "hit" wasn't that popular. It is somewhat similar to One Man Show, which has cruder top notes, but has better note separation, and also better dynamism. The drydown on KU is like a coalescence. And once it gets there, that's it. It's a bit green, a bit powdery, a bit piney, a bit spicy, a bit soapy, etc., but basically formless. It's not a chemical/synthetic mess but there is nothing that generates much interest. If I want pine, for example, I'm probably reaching for Green Jeans. For a green, leathery, mossy fragrance, there is Polo. And so forth.

11th March, 2011.

Not bad if you are looking for a mossy, sharp, formal fragrance to be worn at work or for business. This is a traditional sharp, formal italian scent coming out from the abysses of the 80's. It's an astringent, mossy, coniferous, patchouli fragrance. The starting is all citrus and lavender with woodsy nuances soon at work from the background. The first aromatic whiff  is the prelude to a sour, woodsy kind of smell immediately following and stable till the end of the trip. In a while the smell, almost jumping the middle obstacle, slides speedly towards a mossy dry down of cypress-pine and patchouli with reminiscences of a stiff, astringent, floral smell (geranium and carnation linked with cedar) coming from an evanescent middle part of development. A touch of leather and vetiver close the round in order to create a shadowy, grey kind of aromatic woodsy scent. Not bad the longevity and the projection.

4th March, 2011. (Last Edited: 16th March, 2011.)

After get & wear Krizia for whole day. Go with 4 shoots (back, chest & neck) fantastic on strong & a little fresh of lavendar & pine. Going out from my house and go to my car parking. 2 gurl just asking me "what the fresh smell on u dude?". I just smile and say "this is my new scent that called Krizia" then the gurl say, "ohhh what the hell?"....ok after 30 minute Krizia develop musky, leathery and a hint of floral for the final drydown and last until evening. My sense only can describe the major of fresh pine musky leathery powerhouse.

26th May, 2010.