Bright Visit (2006)
by Azzaro

Too sweet, too synthetic, a major disappointment after the great meeting with Visit.

9th July, 2011.

Here's an equation for ya: Chrome + Visit = Bright Visit. That said, this leans more towards Chrome and that's a sad/bad thing. Unnecessary and unappealing. Buy if only to cover up extreme body odour.

2nd July, 2011.

A light, somewhat fruity, and very soapy aquatic. This is pretty nearly Azzaro Chrome without the heavy metallic notes in the top, though they start to creep in a bit later. I don't have my old bottle of Chrome around or I'd do a side-by-side, but they're close enough that if you waved this in front of my nose and said it was Chrome, I'd believe you. Only well into the mid notes do I start to recognize a hint of the cedar and nutmeg of Visit, though again much lighter (thank god!). It has a little bit of the Lanvin Vetyver chemical presence, but really only a trace. Overall, it's weak once you get past the top notes, and ultimately ends up being an "Eau de Grey Flannel" generic weak aquatic flanker of something else with name recognition. I don't see why this was necessary since they already sell tons of Chrome.

21st May, 2011.

Unexpectedly disappointing for an Azzaro, if you can detect it at all with its shamefully weak (not light, but WEAK) presence and pathetic longevity. About as boring a scent and as cynical a rip-off as Baldessarini Del Mar, and utterly inferior to Eaux de Caron Pure as a lightweight summery fragrance. This absurd scent dries down in 10 MINUTES FLAT (no exaggeration) into nothing. The problem is not with my skin type as my wife had the same experience. Lack of nutmeg or resemblance to the original Visit is not a big issue for me; otherwise I agree word for word with ziffy321's review. I honestly don’t understand how any of the previous reviewers could have smelt this for long enough to have given it a thumbs-up. Even its cool modern presentation can’t save it. On the basis of its extreme feebleness alone, I absolutely can’t recommend it and regret wasting my money on it. Thumbs way down (and broken too). P.S. I vindictively found a new use for my nearly full bottle – it now sits sheepishly in the garden shed to be used as a posh substitute for methylated spirits (hee-hee).

UPDATE: Fair's fair. Still not a great scent imo (a bit too fruity in a rancid way), nevertheless I've recently found that its sillage and longevity are significantly improved in cooler weather/seasons/climates to just about acceptable levels.

11th July, 2010. (Last Edited: 29th January, 2011.)

A surprisingly competent vetiver-based aquatic that comes across fresh without smelling at all synthetic. This is an under-rated gem of a workhorse fragrance in the style of Lanvin Vetyver but one that is unfortunately saddled with the burden of an insipid name.

27th February, 2010. (Last Edited: 28th February, 2010.)

Pepper and star fruit – love that light, fruity, watery star fruit note – but to my nose the pepper dominates the opening accord. It’s a uniquely fresh accord and its enjoyable having a summery fragrance without the ubiquitous citrus notes... I love citrus accords, but at times I think they are overdone. I’ve often wondered why the fresh, light-fruity smell of the star fruit wasn’t used in fragrances. For the middle notes they are playing games with the names: “acetyver”… okay… what does that mean? …Acetone vetiver? I smell very little vetiver but I’m happy I don’t get any acetone. In spite of the name game, the middle is very pleasant with the aquatic and green notes. It’s refreshing in a bit different way from the opening refreshment. The base is rather ordinary, but still attractive. The cedar (they are using cedar in so many fragrances, now) dominates and the base is at first rather sweet and then turns into a cedar / woody accord that develops almost an incense or smoke persona. I hadn’t heard much about this on the boards, but I think it should get more discussion… I am personally pleased that they seriously lowered the nutmeg volume in this one. Bright Visit a pretty darn good fresh summer scent.

28th August, 2009.