Sicilian Sky For Women

Sicilian Sky chases Dolce & Gabbana's Light Blue Living Stromboli, the 2012 Mediterranean flanker that took the famous Light Blue blueprint somewhere saltier and more aquatic. The dupe opens true to form: a snap of pink pepper over a wash of citrus, zesty and a little sharp. The heart brings the original's signature creamy geranium alongside watery, faintly saline marine notes, evoking that sun-and-sea-spray feel. Where the D&G balanced its freshness with a quietly earthy, musky woodiness in the drydown, Sicilian Sky pushes the aquatic and citrus brighter up front and lets the patchouli-vetiver-amber base settle close to the skin sooner, so it reads a touch more linear and a touch flatter than the original. It is a clean, breezy, easy-wearing fresh scent built for warm weather - casual days, sport, the office in summer - and it captures the salty-citrus mood of its muse convincingly for budget money. The catch is the same one the original has: performance is modest, dropping to a faint skin scent within a couple of hours, so it is best treated as a refresh-as-needed warm-weather staple rather than an all-day projector.