Light Blue
Eau de Toilette, Dolce & Gabbana (2001)

This one feels a little bit nostalgic to me, as it was the first ever perfume I had. There was something about the smell on my skin that made me want to smell it all the time. As a fruity fragrance lover, I understand why this was my choice back in the days. But the longevity was not good and would want it to last longer.

LB holds up to me as a crisp fragrance to wake up to. It smells of summer mornings, optimism and my youth. I was 11 when this came out, and remember smelling it often in my teens.

Again, the operative term is "crisp". Lemon and green apple are astringent, but there's enough sugar in here to keep it from becoming a bitter affair. It's quenching, and an absolute godsend in the heat. However, I love it now as well, as the cold air really helps display it's texture.

This is slightly more femme because of it's sweetness, but could easily be worn by guys (who cares, wear what you love regardless of gender). The addition of cedar is brilliant too, the notes were absolutely made for each other, and this is one of those classic compositions that make all of the sense in the world.

For whatever reason I've never owned this, but I've had probably 5 samples over the years, and have a large decant from a friend now.

This perfume is going to be around for a long, long time. 🍏 🍋 🌞

To me, this is a combination of familiar perfume tropes. It's got the fresh green mix of neroli and vetiver made famous by Mugler Cologne or Creed's Original Vetiver. It's got an artificial apple candy smell, as well as a mix of "beachy" chemicals that reminds me of both that 90's marine note and a 00's salty calone overdose. The overall vibe is sweet, salty, and artificial, like layer upon layer of ubiquitous aromachemicals that are extremely familiar from cleaning products and cheap air fresheners, so it smells generically "clean".

Here and now, it's hard to examine Light Blue seriously as a work of perfume art - any edge or creativity this showed when new has long faded, but as a mass-market odor, it performs just fine, though I suspect I could find a toilet cleaner or gas station car freshener that smells like this by now.

So very disappointing : the light fragrance lasts barely 10 minutes, if that.
I loved it in the store and asked for it as a gift for Christmas.
It has virtually NO longevity.

Smelled nice at first, but got sick of it after about 15 minutes and wanted to wash it off. I felt like I smelled like a Cosmopolitan magazine from 15 years ago.

As far as notes, I don't mind the citrus/lemon, but the apple/pear was too much for me. It was a little sharp without much depth to round it out and ground it. I like scents with a hint of warmth or spiciness, and this didn't have that. With a name like Light Blue I expected that, but thought I'd give a refreshing summer fragrance a try vs. my usual moody, earthy, woody fragrances.

That said, if someone else wore this fragrance, I wouldn't be offended. I just don't want to smell it on myself all day.

This review is for a carded sample of the EDT. My sample has been kept in a cool, dark place but it is about four years old.

My first impression is of soap. A tart green apple and a bar of soap. Light, fresh, clean.

It develops a sort of aquatic vibe after about 30 minutes, and I'm reminded of Acqua di Gio. And soft white flowers. A cool breeze, like an early Spring morning. The jasmine is light and very chaste.

I think men could wear this easily. It belongs somewhere on the CK One spectrum for sure.

Use it with a light hand for the office. It's only an EDT but it's quite strong.

Not my cup of tea in general but I can certainly understand why people like it.