Private Blend Azure Lime Tom Ford for women and men

Does anyone know which of the other Tom Ford private collection fragrances layer well with his Lime Azzure?

Nice refreshing sour smell, but I personally think that there are so many others like this, may be better and much more cheap, that make AL, look very overestimated.

This is probably the best, most pure, genuine citrus I've ever sampled. Other citrus scents I've tried either turn into an artificially sweet lemonade/air freshener, or a powdery vitamin pill. Azure lime, as the name suggests, is actually a very sexy, balanced lime, which I really enjoy. I personally don't love citrus scents enough to pay this much for one, but if you're looking for a great citrus scent and are willing to pay the price, then this is the one for you.

First and foremost: I think Tom Ford is a pretentious man who thinks a bit too highly of himself, his designs and what not; however, he has (with his work for other Houses, and some of his own) proven he totally has the right to be so...THAT being said, onto the review!

*Thanks to Pitbull Friend for the sample vial!*

Azure Lime begins with an amazingly light and crisp citrus accord (lime? oh yes, but also with some grapefruit/yuzu and some light orange) opening rather brightly and also quite refreshing. It has some juiciness with zest (peel oils) resulting in a sweet dry freshness, bordering on sour but it never quite crosses over, rather nice! Repeated sniffs of my hand give me lovely wafts of citruses and some dry and warm flowers (neroli? jasmine?) underneath. I have NO idea why this is listed as a "floral woody musk" other than the listed notes INCLUDE "flowers, woods and musk". To me, it is a very elegant citrus eau de cologne type scent with the volume raised and the bass turned down a bit. As it continues, on my skin, it does get a bit woodier and also somewhat musky (though never anywhere near animalic). Elegant, but not all that "fancy", Azure Lime is (as others have already said) rather nice; but DOES have some similarities with many other "high end" FRESH men's scents. What it does do, however, is last much longer than most of them though its sillage is rather soft (not weak). You have to get very close, after it has dried completely, to get the "goods". Woody? A bit...Floral? I guess...Musky? In the best possible way. *winks* This scent is definitely very well-done. I LIKE it, for sure; but do not LOVE it (unlike some of the darker more earthy Private Blends). Let's put it like this: EVERY guy should have a nice crisp clean cotton button-down shirt. THIS is like that...do you really need to spend THAT much on a plain old shirt, especially if it is under a vest or blazer??!

Sillage: good then closer
Longevity: good
Overall: 3.75/5

Very nice? Oh yes indeed! Worth the asking price? Nah!! I do think if you really like citrus scents with a bit "more" that have a bit more longevity than most, try a sample for yourself. I can think of many other scents that smell JUST as good and cost considerably less than Azure Lime. My very first impression? AdP Colonia meets Green Irish Tweed for margaritas on the beach...

EDIT: Maybe an hour after posting this review, I resniffed my hand and have decided to "up" the rating for this fragrance from 3.0 to 3.75. YEAH, it's like that!! The dry down is the very best part of this scent. Woody, just enough musk...and so very sexy!! Tom Ford has (once again, it seems) made me eat my words...

Smells like Acqua Di Gio crossed with Irish Spring soap. Azure Lime is a nice enough concoction, but $180 to $465 per bottle is simply not necessary just to smell inconspicuously mainstream. Whatever, chalk another one up for capitalism.

Reminds me of vintage classic men's citrus colognes.
Stays exactly the same from the very beginning to the very end.

Go get some Eau Sauvage instead.
Or Essenza di Colonia by Acqua di Parma.

I liked this perfume. Not the best in the line but far from the worst. It's very zesty but not too overpowering. The other notes do their job well and unlike the other reviewers, I don't think this perfume is boring at all. It's refreshing.

If citrus is your thing, you can probably get a perfume similar in scent and equal in quality to this for under £20.

It's taking the p*ss to ask for over £100 for a jumped up sport fragrance.

Love Tom Ford's scents usually, but please dont pay the ridiculous price asked for this typical, bland citrus scent. You would be throwing your money away.

I've been on a green kick lately, so good timing to try this one.

What I like about the Tom Ford line is that he is honest with his consumers; if he says 'lime', you'll get 'lime'.

And I like this 'lime'. It's the deliciously sour type you'd detect on your glass when sitting on a white sandy beach in the Caribbean. The faint woody back ground plays like warm sun on your beach setting, and the florals are simply the local fauna carried in on the soft breeze.

I have my generic comments about the Private blend series: the longevitiy won't see you through to your third margarita. This is, however, one of a few that I would agree is truly unisex. Try it if you like crisp, citrus greens. A good choice!

Smelled this at Neiman Marcus this past weekend. In a word, boring! This smells just like 100 other citrus fragrances that can be found in the mainstream market and purchased for a tenth of the price. Not new. Not exciting. Not expensive or niche smelling. Dont waste your money on this one.