Acqua di Parma Colonia Club scores 86% against John Varvatos Artisan Blu overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.
The two phases agree: Acqua di Parma Colonia Club tracks John Varvatos Artisan Blu about as closely in the first minutes as it does hours later, so what you smell on the strip is a fair guide to what you get on skin.
Both are built on aromatic, fresh spicy, citrus and woody. John Varvatos Artisan Blu adds fresh that Acqua di Parma Colonia Club does not. Acqua di Parma Colonia Club brings amber of its own.
| John Varvatos Artisan Blu | Acqua di Parma Colonia Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $35 | about $95 |
| Longevity | 5h | 5h |
| Projection | 6/10 | 7/10 |
| Sillage | 3/10 | 4/10 |
| Released | 2016 | 2015 |
| Main accords | aromatic, fresh spicy and citrus | aromatic, citrus and green |
Acqua di Parma Colonia Club is not the cheaper bottle here: the estimates put it at about $95 against $35 for John Varvatos Artisan Blu. It is on this list because of how it smells, not what it costs.
Mirrors the sophisticated herbal and aromatic freshness of John Varvatos Artisan Blu with a refined Italian citrus opening.
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