I obtained a mini of this scent a few months back in response to an online reviewer touting it as an inexpensive freshie, but gave it away before trying it, so I bought a full bottle, and I shouldn't have. This is not my favorite scent, maybe it has a bit too much lavender for my taste, however, this has gotten more compliments than anything else I have. My only concern is long-tern tenability because Missoni is known for canning their perfumes without much warning if they don't sell. As mentioned previously, many people say this is similar to Bleu De Chanel, and many people are correct.

Performance is decent for a freshie, lasts about 6 hours on skin with moderate projection for first hour or so, but no way as good as the hype would have you believe. Jasmine hedione mixes with a bit of violet but the dusty warm spice of Bleu de Chanel is absent, while the soapiness of the top is replaced with an inexplicable juiciness that eventually subsides when the vetiver and incense accord (the latter being norlimbanol) comes to reassert the likeness to the Chanel. Going solely off the note breakdown since I haven't tried it on skin, I'd say this is more similar to Chanel Allure Homme Sport with its vanilla note. I would say unlike a load of the other supposed Blue "versatile" modern fragrances this is strictly a summer high heat scent. Overall I do like this scent, but am disappointed because I believe that it just doesn't work for me overall.

I bought a decant of Missoni Wave after I blew through my bottle of Versace Pour Homme, which I absolutely adored. It really cracks me up when they are that mental they literally get upset, usually the fault of course is theirs, over not comprehending subjectivity. Immerse yourself in the essence of the Mediterranean landscape and make a statement with this captivating fragrance. When it dries down further and the base notes come into play, it takes on a slightly more nuanced approach. I'm still trying to cope with it, as the first two or three applications were completely overwhelming for my senses to the point I got a huge headache and had to scrub it off my arm within a few hours.

I tested BDC EDT and Missoni together and Missoni is on my skin for 9+ hours where BDC is unfortunately gone after 5. This means Wave on my skin has a good solid couple hours more longevity, and has a more interesting drydown. The dry down is similar to Versace Pour Homme’s soapy, clean floral backbone, but Wave wears denser, due to its more lavender and sage-heavy base notes.It smells like a watery citrus with ever so slight sweetness, on my skin it smells watery citrus but I can smell a hint of lemon, almost smells like the same lemon used in elyssium from Roja. This strikes me as an all-season, all-occasion fragrance, which will be liked by many and disliked by few. It's not a monster projector, but It did it better than BdC, Tag Him, Perry Ellis, Voyage Blue or any other clone out there. To my nose, the opening is very similar to VPH with that fresh citrus, but later in the dry down I feel they take a slightly different direction. The strongest of the notes are the citruses/mandarin and sea notes for an oceanic accord with juicy citrus thrown in, followed by the lavender and vanilla orchid for a floral and clean nuance with a unique sweetness.