Izmir

I have tried 8 or 9 from this house. Each is wonderful. Izmir, is the perfect summer scent to my nose. Smell so damn good. Izmir has a couple DRAWBACKS. FIRST, the fragrance has a very light PROJECTION. As another reviewer states this one is to impress a significant other as one would have to be close to appreciate the glorious scent. SECOND, is the LONGEVITY, on my skin the fragrance doesn't last very long. Hopefully, my bottle improves with time because this fragrance is wonderful. It should be noted that I bought the old bottle/formula. It has since been reformulated and the reformulated version might be improved the aforementioned drawbacks. I will buy a sample of the reformulated version when my bottle runs in hopes they have improved the projection and longevity. If so I will buy another bottle because this is full bottle worthy.

Testing this blind from their discovery set, this opened with a citrus and light rosy-woodsy body. It didn't really change or morph into something else as it dries down or throughout the day. Maybe a little more powdery, but not much. While like many of its siblings from this house so far (I'm 5-6 into the discovery set) theirs a clear quality of not very big personality, and I'm mostly ok with that. This one being a bit more charming than others so far. Looking at the notes, I see why reflecting a well-balanced blend of the citrus, rose and earthy elements of oakmoss and sandalwood, and maybe clove (probably the least apparent note). Centrally unisex, it can go either way, and like others silliage and longevity are great, so who cares about how big it is if it performs so well.

Light, fresh and fruity opening with faint floral accents. Really feels like a sister scent to Akdeniz, where Akdeniz features a pineapple flavor brightened by tart citruses and Izmir flips it by featuring citrus flavors (esp. orange) softened by sweet pineapple. It even has the same slight A&F Fierce / blue / shower gel undertone that gives it an extra uplifting presence. Izmir lacks the leather and marine notes present in Akdeniz, however, and the drydown is fairly linear with the base notes never showing much. Moderate projection for 3-4hr, longevity 8-10hr.

The type of women who pucker their lips and raise their leg with their back turned to the camera won't like this fragrance. Opinionated and refined women however, love it. This fragrance will make women fall into daydreams of approaching you, taking your wine glass from your hand and putting it on the table, loosening your tie and unbuttoning your shirt. Most importantly, everytime you feel the aroma of this perfume, it will disperse the tastelessness and tackiness of all that is around you throughout your day.

It has a 8 hour longevity. Skin scent. You definitely won't make anyone notice you UNLESS they get close like when you're dancing and she will be amazed. It's a very nice smelling fragrance and the dry down is amazing. BEAUTIFUL!!! I blind bought this and I'm hoping it will get older and project a little bit. I would buy it if I wanted to impress my significant other. You have to spay a good bit also. I apologize that I am not good putting words to paper but sample first. Smells like it's mixed perfectly.