Acqua Azzurra For Men (2008)
by Gianfranco Ferré

I love most Ferre colognes and wear Ferre for Man almost daily. Upon trying a sample of this, Acqua Azzurra, I am surprisingly unimpressed and underwhelmed. This reminds me of so many bland "cool" fragrances for men, cheap ones! The sort elderly men slap on when they go to church or out to the local "steak n taters" restaurant! Cool, aquamarine, citrusy (distinct note of synthetic lime). This is a hodge-podge fragrance that would be familiar to anyone as any number of cheap, inoffensive EDTs. Like all Ferre products, it has a fairly long wear-at least 8 to 10 hours, but I doubt most people who'd like the fragrance would pay premium price for a scent you can purchase from any discount store.

4th November, 2011.

Pleasant aquatic. I agree with Nihilist, this reminds a bit Green Irish Tweed and smells like a sort of ozonic formula of the Creed's one lacking the distinction of that. The link of bergamot, orange, greens, violet leaves and gaiac wood reminds the smell of the Creed's fragrance which ends more ambery, earthy and masculine than Acqua Azzurra which indeed deflects towards a more synthetic and marine kind of smell with its wave accord that, as SirSlarty clarifies, is a chemical marine accord (that we find in Cool Water, L'eau d'Issey, Polo Sport woman etc) that smells like a slightly salty but floral synthetic chord of melon, seaweeds and grapefruit. The metallic effect of the violet leaves is smoothed a bit by a lighter smell of rose that in absence of balsams carries a touch of softness to the juice. Sharp, sunny, balanced and orangy.

7th October, 2011. (Last Edited: 8th October, 2011.)

smells like green irish tweed!

i couldnt resist. it seems like anything with an aquatic accord is for some reason compared. mature? i dont know. it is sort of thick and subdued compared to many other edgier scents.... but were not talking grey flannel or guerlain vetiver. nothing immediatly says old here, by any means, but it is ageless.

if you loved cool water at any point in your life, this is a safe bet. as a matter of fact, this really should replace it.

19th April, 2010.

While there is a huge dose of the aquatic chemical calone (the so called wave accord), this is a very mature aquatic. The calone is very prominent but the other notes floating around make for a nicer smelling aquatic than most. Very floral at the heart and if the base was more vanilla or patchouli I'd swear this was a fresh floral instead, maybe something like Nautica Voyage. There's no denying the fact that calone aquatics are nothing new, Ferre AA is a different take on the matter... that is if you like aquatics in the first place. Overall, one of those scents to refresh yourself with which I reach for every now and then.

14th March, 2009. (Last Edited: 16th June, 2009.)