Stepping out into the sunlight, you can smell the breeze off the ocean but thankfully, the tide seems to have brought out all of the seaweed and fish smell with it - so you're just getting pure sea air and a little touch of musk.įeeling a bit peckish, you decide you rather fancy a grapefruit, grab one from the kitchen, and bring it back outside to cut into it. Despite having gotten ready for the day about two hours ago, you just now decided to go out onto your balcony and enjoy the vista. T's mid-afternoon at your vacation home on the coast. In warm weather this stuff is a no brainer. It's full bodied, with the only caveat being the biceps are in fact a little smaller. Think of Forever as that gym goer who only works on arms and people poke fun of because he skipped leg day. But I did not anticipate longevity to also follow suit. I had a feeling the projection would be stronger here, which it is. I get increased performance over Forever as well, which is interesting to note because that one has a higher oil concentration (edp) versus Italian Love (edt). With Italian Love I feel the opening, while obviously softening up over time, is easily perceptible the entire time its on my skin. The problem with Forever is its magic quickly fades away. It certainly stands out amongst other fresh scents. So if that's what you want above anything else, just grab Forever. Admittedly, you do get a more authentic grapefruit in Forever. If anything the added sweetness accentuates Italian Love nicely. There is a sweetness here that's not present in Forever, but it is done wonderfully and takes nothing away from what makes the citruses so lifelike.

The grapefruit opening in Forever comes across as much drier, while here it shines and sparkles beautifully. I love a realistic citrus and I appreciated it in that composition, however, it fell flat on my skin almost immediately after the opening leaving me wondering what else is there?Įnter: Italian Love - here that realistic grapefruit is back except it seems more refined. Then came along Forever with that ultra realistic, tart and rindy grapefruit pretty much nobody was expecting, so I started paying attention. I find most Light Blues to be a bit too generic for my liking.

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