Into the drydown and you get a subdued, modern (sweet dryer sheets), masculine crowd-pleaser, which is to say it smells very pleasant and most non-basenoters will enjoy when getting close. As night falls, the iconic Spicebomb grenade bottle is reimagined in deep black glass with an electric green stripe. Wear time pushes past 10 hours and performance is clubber-worthy, which makes sense considering the theming. For those who have tried Spicebomb Night Vision Eau De Toilette, the new Eau De Parfum is a deeper, richer scent. This addictive combination deepens into sensual base notes of smoky Incense and rich Fir Balsam, which intensify the scent and leave a long-lasting and powerful trail.

Spicebomb Night Vision Eau de Parfum - Basenotes Spicebomb Night Vision Eau de Parfum - Basenotes

Now I enjoyed smelling Wanted by Night but assessed that ownership wasn't for me, because I scratch my clubber itch with stuff like the aforementioned Eros, Paco Rabanne 1 Million (2008), or perhaps off-the-wall things like Ted Lapidus Altamir (2008). Dial up the intensity with this masculine amber fougere fragrance, which unleashes an electric freshness of Black Spices, vibrant green aromatics, and the fiery warmth of Incense. From there, an odd nutty creamy note that really hearkens back to when stuff like Gucci Rush for Men (1999) stalked shelves, or perhaps closer to Azzaro Visit (2003), and the house lists this note as pistachio. This fresh impression develops into a green aromatic heart of Clary Sage, Lentisk, and Coriander, infusing the fragrance with a warm masculine strength.The biggest key difference between Night Vision EdP and the previous EdT is the fragrance being moved away from being a mere Paco Rabanne Invictus (2013) wannabe that has some confusion gourmand elements mixed with green fruity 90's vibes, and towards being more of a true clubber/nightlife fragrance like the market copy suggests in ham-fisted manner.

Viktor Rolf Spicebomb Night Vision Eau de Parfum Spray | The

I guess this pistachio works because the nut tends to be associated with green anyway, but I see this note as more nutmeg and coriander than anything, with the resins and tonka of the base keeping it level.The best comparison I've found is that it opens up like Polo Red Intense, but with less candy fruit.

Spicebomb Night Vision Eau de Parfum 50ml - Boots Spicebomb Night Vision Eau de Parfum 50ml - Boots

The bottle itself is dressed up like a green version of the motif featured on Spicebomb Extreme (2015), so this already looks far better than the toxic slime colors adoring the bottle of the EdT. This will also be why I am unlikely to seek out Spicebomb Night Vision Eau de Parfum, as it just crossed the threshold of too many other more distinctive choices for my personal taste. Experience an explosion of fresh top notes, with zesty Lemon injecting a burst of freshness into spicy Black Pepper, Chilli, Nutmeg, and Clove. There's sweetness right away from green apple, and something like ethyl maltol and ethyl vanillin doing some candy-like smoothing thing a la Versace Eros (2013), but it's still a better take than the sour candy Invictus crap going on in the EdT.

Lastly, there still isn't anything mega-exciting going on here, so people tired of designers being designers in the 21st century and making all their new men's releases based almost purely around marketing and sales analysis will find no additional comfort here, but if well-made examples of commercial fragrances still check your boxes, this may be worth a sniff even if the original was a pass. Speaking of that, a ton of natural things too expensive for a designer these days show up in the base, but whether or not peru balsam, mastic, and olibanum are actually in this fragrance, the base has a rich warm quality similar to another Azzaro, being Wanted by Night (2018). I really enjoy the opening and the drydown scent but it becomes pretty hard to pick up after a few hours.