Mazzolari Lui
by Mazzolari

Like a rabid dog trying to break loose from its chain, Mazzolari Lui goes for the throat, foaming at the mouth with teeth bared, right out of the bottle. That dog just wants to take a bite out of you - growling, snorting, he's so close you can see and smell its breath. This is Mazzolari Lui - perfumery's rawest and most dangerous example of animalic testosterone in a bottle. This is like raw hide just ripped off an animal's body, left next to a smouldering fire for hours, allowing the animal's blood, sweat and body oils to dry, And finally, to prevent insects from making a meal out of that flesh, the whole thing is wrapped in patchouli leaves, just as the ancient silk traders used to do centuries ago with the fabric they brought back home from the East. Mazzolari Lui is dark, filthy, manly, exotic, spicy, exciting and just plain dangerous.

Looking for the most virile scent on earth? Your search is over.

I’ve tried so hard to get this one but I simply can’t.

This is, essentially, a softer version of Patchouly with loads of musk thrown in. However, while it’s a very pleasant (and obviously well-blended) scent, there’s nothing about it that arouses my emotions. Also, I found it far too subtle on my skin (and I was constantly given the impression that this EDT is very much the same strength of an EDP).

Other Basenoters may be going ga-ga over this creation but it simply leaves me cold.

[Original submission date: 01 July 2008]

Beautiful and long lasting scent. Patchouli prominent but definitely not 1970's style. Lui is on the sweet side, maybe leaning that way just a hair too much.

This scent doesn't "evolve" as much as it "settles down" after 20 minutes. I found it became sensually smoky after the opening accord gives way and this facet of the fragrance is like a halo around the patchouli, amber and spice.

Longevity is not a problem here folks. This Italian stallion has stamina in reserve. Beautifully done, albeit just a tad too sweet for me to wear except on the coldest of days. This is a winner in almost every way.

Mazzolari Lui: wow! this ones a cracking slap for someone looking for animalic scents with leather/patchouli/cedar(pencil shavings) combination. Lui smells like a dusty leather/fur coat scented with aged patchouli, notes of cedar (pencil shavings) and was probably left near a campfire. extremely classy and would really shine thru during winters. the smell is something that could be distantly related to Gucci Ph(for reference...ohh but this is wayyyy mor than that). The treatment of patchouli is quite tempered, never taking the front stage so is the way the smoked cedar has been treated. the basenotes exude earthy notes of vetiver and sandalwood with hints of patch. it's smoky, dusty(in a very attic kind of way), animalic and mysterious to say the least.

Skunky animalic patchouli blast. Very dark and very masculine. Strong and aggressive.

Dry and grounded woods slightly cuts off the dirtiest edge from the patch. Full-bodied smooth amber with some hot spices is able to add more complexity and depth to this otherwise quite simple and linear blend.

Interesting, but it also smells somewhat too raw and unfinished to my nose. Something is missing.
Comes to mind that perhaps a right amount of benzoin (for instance) would have fitted into the mix absolutely wonderfully. How’s that sound?

Mazzolari Lui is, to me, 70% great fragrance. 30% leaves me wondering how good it might actually have been if it were done little bit differently.

This is one elegant werewolf of a scent. I can only add my praise to what vibert, foetidus, and joe_frances have described in such vivid detail - and even the ad copy gets it right on this one, when it speaks of savagery robed in refinement. There is that rich purple brocade of mature patchouli on the verge of decaying decadence, the smell of polished leather saddle with sweet stable aromas in the back and there is a musky sledgehammer which I find could have been toned down just a bit, as its syntheticness can overwhelm the bountiful naturals here, which have been so ably amplified, and which rudely pushes aside the spicy and floral complements that round this composition off so well. Thankfully this effect is more noticeable on paper than on skin, where the musk blends in better and Lui works true wonders. Slip into your bespoke tuxedo, lead the pack, howl at the moon and fascinate the ladies.