An aromatic fougère from 1978, Azzaro pour Homme opens on a lavender and anise accord of sharp clarity, pulled toward the herbaceous by basil and clary sage. Cardamom and caraway spice this opening; patchouli, sandalwood and vetiver lead to a base of oakmoss, leather and tonka bean. Luca Turin holds it to be the most accomplished of the aromatics. It stayed twenty-five years at the top of French sales.
Signed criticism places it at the top of the aromatic fougères: Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez give it five stars, and Turin sums it up in two words, anisic lavender.
What critics say
Luca Turin and Tania Sanchez give it five stars in their guide and consider it the most accomplished of the aromatic fougères.
Anisic lavender
Turin reports putting it on again after twenty years without wearing it and finding it exactly as he had left it. His description fits in two words, anisic lavender.
He stresses its affable, slightly vulgar character, without any pretension, which in his vocabulary counts as praise rather than reservation.
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