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Azzaro Chrome Sport ~ new fragrance

Posted by Robin on 22 January 2010 25 Comments

Azzaro Chrome Sport

Azzaro will launch Chrome Sport, a new flanker to 1996's Chrome for Men, in February (see also: Chrome Legend).

Chrome Sport is a woody aquatic developed by perfumer Michel Almairac; the notes include citron, mandarin, grapefruit, bergamot, bitter orange, fresh cut grass, aquatic notes, ginger, pure oxygen, cedar, amber and white musk.

Azzaro Chrome Sport will be available in 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette. (via wwd)

Filed Under: new fragrances
Tagged With: azzaro, flanker, michel almairac, sportification

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  1. sergelutencio says:
    22 January 2010 at 10:54 am

    Pure oxygen is a joke, isn’t it??? Tell me that it’s a joke cause I’m about to get sick…

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    • Robin says:
      22 January 2010 at 11:12 am

      LOL — but that’s what makes it a SPORT fragrance. Must have air & water to be SPORT.

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      • sergelutencio says:
        22 January 2010 at 11:41 am

        What about sweat????? Isn’t it “sporty” also???

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        • Robin says:
          22 January 2010 at 12:39 pm

          I always take it that the point of sport fragrances is to cover the sweat ;-)

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          • sergelutencio says:
            22 January 2010 at 12:50 pm

            Ok, I’m joking about the sweat thing, but smell like pure oxygen is an offense to my perfumista sense, it is to take the marketing to the edge of the absurd, they’re calling us idiots

          • Robin says:
            22 January 2010 at 2:32 pm

            Sports fragrances, as a rule, strike me that way — they’re not for people who care about fragrance.

  2. Joe says:
    22 January 2010 at 2:30 pm

    I have a bottle of Chrome that I smell once in awhile that reminds me nostalgically of Germans I knew in the mid-90s. It can be sickly headache inducing, but LT/TS favorably review the Legend flanker I think, so I’ve often thought I should sniff that one. I’m sure I’ll give this new Sport one a pass.

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    • Robin says:
      22 January 2010 at 2:33 pm

      I’m sure I will too.

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  3. pyramus says:
    22 January 2010 at 3:48 pm

    “Chrome Sport” kind of broke my brain, because the original was already about as bright, clean, and sporty a scent as you can imagine. It’s like calling a flanker Opium Oriental or Pleasures Floral.

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    • Joe says:
      22 January 2010 at 6:50 pm

      Except the original is practically radioactive in strength, so a watered-down version would almost be welcome.

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    • Robin says:
      22 January 2010 at 6:51 pm

      Pleasures Floral — excellent.

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    • da_markos says:
      23 January 2010 at 6:02 am

      inho strong musk note isn’t sporty at all

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  4. miss kitty v. says:
    22 January 2010 at 4:44 pm

    The words “woody aquatic” make me run for the hills…

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    • Robin says:
      22 January 2010 at 6:51 pm

      Yep.

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  5. sjas1962 says:
    22 January 2010 at 5:45 pm

    JUST what we need…another woody aquatic…certainly very original (that’s sarcasm!)…what a joke!

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    • Robin says:
      22 January 2010 at 6:51 pm

      It is sadly true — there are enough aquatic sport scents to go around already.

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  6. thenoseknows says:
    22 January 2010 at 8:37 pm

    I… Silly Goose I am, Love Aquatic Fragrances and am lookign forward to this expectantly! most of the notes sound right in my favorite Scent Zone… Grapefruit, Bitter Orange, Amber, Sandalwood, GINGER! I await it eagerly! Loved all the Azzaro Chrome Fragrances!

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    • Robin says:
      23 January 2010 at 3:30 pm

      Hey, everyone should love what they love, right? So no silly goose.

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  7. Rictor07 says:
    23 January 2010 at 11:00 am

    There are plenty of clones of these everyday fragrances in the niche world, and yet the expensive, “prestige” versions get so much more love. I wonder why that is?

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    • Robin says:
      23 January 2010 at 3:30 pm

      Do they really? Which ones?

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  8. Flora says:
    24 January 2010 at 1:55 am

    Did the world REALLY need another fragrance like this?! Gack.

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    • Robin says:
      24 January 2010 at 3:05 pm

      The world easily doesn’t need at least 60% of what it’s getting from the perfume industry :-)

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  9. chris volni says:
    11 June 2010 at 8:03 am

    Hold on a minute! I see a lot of negative reactions posted on this one. Just because of the name or the fragrance’s notes description, all just assuming that it must be boring and bad. It is not.Of course its true that there’s a lot of very boring aquatic and “fresh” scents out there these days but this one really is good. It has personality and is upliftingly delicious. I was always looking for a fragrance that smells like the “Gletschereis” candy’s taste (widely available in Austria and Germany). Also, among the reviews there’s some bad feedback regarding “sport” scents in general. This is not just a recent name for fresh fragrances though. Remember Santos Sport, Paco Rabanne Sport, Trussardi Action Sport or even Alain Delon Eau de Sport? These all were and some still are great “sport” fragrances with an idea and lots of personality behind them. Azzaro’s Chrome Sport is absolutely up there with them in my opinion. Very well done and a summer favourite!

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    • Robin says:
      11 June 2010 at 10:16 am

      I think there are so many sport fragrances now that many of us are just tired of the theme, but glad to hear the ACS is worth smelling, thanks!

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  10. Billy says:
    7 January 2012 at 1:09 pm

    He speaks so badly of fragrances sports. But nobody talks about the male sweet fragrances that come in droves, all with the same scent, feminine and earthy smell. I prefer a thousand times a masculine cologne sport these sweet pumps that multiply around them as the eighth wonder of the world! We have fine examples of sports perfume: Dior Homme Sport, Lanvin L’Homme Sport, Versace Man Eau Fraiche and even Azarro Chrome Sport. Let’s be smart and separate the wheat from the chaff.

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