Mazzolari Lui
by Mazzolari

Mazzolari Lui opens with a hint of rose, but quickly turn into an outright patchouli powerhouse bomb. The patchouli dominates throughout, and mixes with hints of leather and amber along the way. I kind of liked the opening, but I am not a fan of patchouli dominant scents, and Mazzolari Lui definitely fits that description. The patchouli was just too much for me, but I did not dislike ML, and could certainly see why it gets the love from many others. If you are a patchouli powerhouse scent addict, then this is a must sniff, IMO. If you dislike patchouli as the dominant note in scents, then most likely Mazzolari Lui will not appeal to you. I give the scent a strong neutral due to its quality and its superb projection, sillage and longevity.

7th December, 2011.

Like any perfume over familiarity will breed ennui. Lui deserves all the praise it gets but shouldn't be worn every day.
All the powerhouse scents grate if they're overused and Lui should be used as a tougher more masculine L'Ombre Fauve. Use with care and discretion for best effect.

26th July, 2011.

Wow, this is an unusually deceptive fragrance. It absolutely IS a masculine powerhouse, and that's not what's in dispute. The deception lies in the fact that it is ultimately a bland masculine powerhouse. I'm not really sure how this can be, but that's the story the sillage told to me while I was wearing it. The smell is all wood and clay, or at least that's the best imagery I can conjure. I know I smell patchouli in there, but it's somehow unremarkable. There just isn't any pop or pizazz. I don't find it particularly delicious or repellent, and I wasn't very concerned with the opinions of others either, because I was certain that the bland nature of this masculine powerhouse would not elicit any sort of response, be it positive or negative.

Shame really.

13rd April, 2011.

I'm looking forward to receive my first bottle of Lui after having withdrawed a vial and having studied, probed and evalued the reviews about this scent and the juice itself. What can i say? Never been so excited to receive a fragrance, it's all that i've ever expected a favorite scent of mine has to be: dirty, dangerous, bold, dreadful, dark and funereal. A dream. It's hard to find but the effort is worthy. When i wear it i feel the sensation i use to perceive with few scents (accountable with the fingers of one hand). I perceive a sensation of psychological power on the others, as well as they'd be under submission by me, i feel tall, unapologetic and a bit insolent. Don't quote me for that, i love the brash, virile scents and this is really testosterone in a bottle at least in the first trait of its evolution. It's distinguished, minimalistic and modern. It's an ambery-patchouli slightly green masculine fragrance but overall is a leathery,animalic fragrance cause the strong whiff of leather that Lui exudes smells dirty and animal. Is like inhaling the smell of a leathery coat shined with a patchouli foam and stained with a bit of motor oil. The lethery patchouli is the backbone of the scent. An high quality and moderately resinous, dark smoky amber supports its masculinity without mellowing too much the earthy temperament. I perceive anyway a green, woodsy feel throughout the trip and for hours as well as is set the drydown. Cedar, musk, tobacco and may be an hint of castoreum surround the dark amber-patchouli accord with raw
animal dirtyness. Vetiver and spices support the rooty feel of patchouli while wet sandalwood seems to
tame a bit its muscularity with a warm touch of resinous texture. I detect an hint of lavender that anchors a bit the juice to the tradition. Somewhere trails of flowers are listed in the blend but frankly i'm not able to detect those. The dark amber is a bit smoky. I agree who with writes Lui seems a less
herbal and heavy kind of Parfum d'habit and who with specifies its animal temperament is not that sort
of brew and vulcan proper of other scents less dry or too mellow. It's not the earthy Etro Patchouli but is
not so mellow as other nearly syrupy and erupting kinds of patchouli even though is  dark and
mysterious. Overall this is a great virile and elegant fragrance easily likelable for a nocturnal battle down
in a club or a lounge venue. Longevity and sillage, as said, are nuclear.

6th February, 2011. (Last Edited: 20th December, 2011.)

So I've been at this cologne thing for about 2 years and I've finally found one. A keeper. With a great deal of help from the all you folks at Basenotes.

For my taste I've had trouble finding the right balance between refined, well-crafted, and masculine. If your searching for a fragrance that is not too stodgy (EdP), effete (Body Kouros), or trendy. Then you may have just found the one.

I'm not sure about the imagery of italian criminals and feral men, but I do think this is the fragrance of a very confident man. Confident, but easy in his own skin. Not hard, but strong.

First all I don't know if this is as overpowering as one might be led to believe. For sure it is a room clearer upon application, but to Foetidus's point below, after a while it begins to hang very close to the skin. I would call it an intimate fragrance. Full bodied, warm, and encompassing, but not Playing in anyone else's space.

Second, I would agree with the comments by diver down on longevity. You'll be getting whiffs of it all day long. Which is awesome if your skin devours fragrances like mine.

Finally, To me, there is a hint of vanilla or something here. Especially in the dry down. It can come pretty close to sweet at times. That might be my skin leaching out some of the other fragances. If your from Texas you might be reminded of Dr. Pepper.

This one will always be in my cabinet.

3rd February, 2011.

Lui is an animalistic combination of raw leather and an earthy patchouli. It's uber-masculine, and makes the 80's powerhouse fragrances pale in comparisons. The leather smells like hot animal skin, and the patchouli, very soil/dirt like. It's fairly simple in composition, and quite linear, though dark, heavy, and potent.

There's a scene in the film, Anchorman, where one of the characters shows off his fragrant collection. His star scent is named Sex Panther, made of real bits of panther. I'd imagine Lui smelling like it.

As much as I appreciate Lui, I find it an extremely difficult fragrance to wear. I'd only see it fitting for a Hells Angels biker type, but guys like that wouldn't spend $200 on a bottle of cologne, so I don't see any market for this fragrance. It's the type of scent that screams, stay the "censored" away from me.

29th January, 2011.