Visit (2003)
by Azzaro

Regardless of my reservations about designer fragrances, Visit is a pretty good designer release. Although noticeably synthetic, it manages not to cross that line far too much for my own personal comfort.

Cedar is one note that I feel has been literally pimped to death in modern perfumery (especially with designer creations for men) but this cedar-peppery-spicy-incense composition is a great benchmark for cedar scents.

Visit is warm (thanks to the amber and spices), long-lasting and possesses lovely sillage. I also find it quite complex and far more enjoyable to wear than, say, Gucci pour Homme. My only reservations are the bottle (quite ugly) and the fact that one may grow tired of it quite easily. However, beyond that, I can’t see any reason why this shouldn’t be awarded a thumbs-up.

[Original submission date: 01 March 2009]

I don't find this synthetic, and any fragrance can get boring, at least to me. This in some ways is the "perfect" fragrance, because up front you've got great spices, wood, and incense, then it warms up and softens up. A subtle musky quality lasts a long time, beyond the first strong couple of hours. There's nothing else going on that would be a distraction, yet it's not too dry, sharp, or harsh, as is so often the case for "niche" fragrances. It's not an "oriental," but in some ways forges its own category, because it's not really a "hybrid" either. Be forewarned that this is not a "newbie" fragrance. My first few samplings didn't go well, and I dismissed it as being too woody and too "dirty incense." However, I keep coming back to fragrances that I think have potential, and when I last sampled this, about
a year and a half after this new "hobby" of mine, I realized just how good it is. I guess that I got tired of the "masculine" oriental fragrances that dried down to something too sweet and vanilla-ish. Visit uses a little amber and musk to keep the party going, as well as to keep things sweet enough and "wet" enough to avoid the usual "niche" pitfalls. So, it's in between the typical designer masculine oriental and the typical niche woody/incense. And who would've guessed that's a great place to be?


My old "newbie" review: I didn't get much from this except for the incense and a little woodiness. After these notes subsided, about 2.5 hours later, there wasn't much going on. I prefer the sweet and spicy Oriental with a patchouli-dominated drydown (Adidas Victory League) or Cuba Red (dry, spicy wood), both of which have much better longevity (or it may be that Visit was too subtle on the drydown, which is basically the same thing, at least for me). I could've sprayed more, but the incense is not appealing at all, so I wouldn't want any more of it. This is definitely not a fragrance to take a chance and blind buy, unless you can't get just enough of fragrances that have strong incense.

This is Tam Dao at 1/4th the price...linear simple cedar. Great stuff.

I found this scent terrible. I almost smells like a dirt field of weeds and honeycomb. Very, very woodsy. I wanted to scrubed it off the moment I put it on, and I did.

This is one scent I could never wear (nor would I purchase it). I think it is so medicinal and unpleasing. There is just something about it that turns my stomach. Unfortunately, I put this in the same league as Givenchy's Very Irresistible.....HORRIBLE !!!

Visit has been my scent for many years! I´ve never found a damp cedar like that! All the other woodsy scents out there are dry and dry... Visit is enjoyable because you can smell the spicy notes, the woodsy notes and when you think it´s over, comes a good powderly smell(that´s not sweet) about 8 hours later... And what is really really good: it´s my smell! If you wear visit, you won´t find your smell "walking" with other men easily!