Is Perfume Parlour Sensing Blue a dupe of Tom Ford Costa Azzurra?
Costa Azzurra EDP
| EDP | Concentration | EDP |
| U | Gender | M |
| 2021 | Year | 2014 |
| ££££ | Price Tier | £ |
Sensing Blue EDP
Where they differ
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- Costa Azzurra
- Sensing Blue
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Which Should You Buy?
Sun-soaked driftwood and salty air meet crisp citrus and aromatic herbs, creating a polished yet casual Mediterranean breeze. Versatile, quietly distinctive, and supremely wearable for anyone craving coastal sophistication.
Sensing Blue chases Tom Ford's Costa Azzurra - that salty driftwood-and-seaweed Mediterranean freshness over herbal aromatics and a smoky incense-vetiver base. The seaside mood lands, but it reads thinner and more linear, missing the original's resinous depth and weight.
Scent Profile
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Base Notes
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Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A bright aromatic woody-marine blend with citrus and herbal touches makes this ideal for spring and summer, evoking breezy coastal freshness. The moderate warmth and resinous undertones allow it to work on mild fall days, but it lacks the weight for true winter wear.
Occasions
Its refined yet breezy profile is versatile for office and upscale casual, never cloying or overpowering. The freshness and moderate projection make it a natural fit for daily wear and low-key dates, but it lacks the formality and intensity for night events or sporty activities.
Seasons
A salty, green aquatic-aromatic profile is built for warm weather, peaking in spring and summer and feeling thin in cold.
Occasions
Fresh and easygoing, it suits casual daytime, daily wear, the office and even sport more than formal evenings.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Shares 11 of its 15 notes, including Lemon, Myrtle, Oak
Adds ambrette and cardamom, drops cypress and mandarin
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