Azure Lime was released in 2010 in Tom Ford's Private Blend collection, which classes it among citrus chypres. The house builds it on an infusion of lime backed by wild mint and South African buchu, followed by a green violet leaf and a base of Australian sandalwood and oakwood.
Infusion of lime, mint and buchu
The opening comes down to an infusion of lime, which the house wants rounder than a pressed zest. Wild mint gives it coldness, South African buchu a green, sulfurous bitterness reminiscent of blackcurrant accords.
Violet leaf
The following register rests on violet leaf, a green and damp material closer to cut cucumber than to the flower. It extends the bitterness of the buchu without adding anything floral, and bridges toward the woods.
Australian sandalwood and oakwood
The base pairs Australian sandalwood, milky and dry, with oakwood, rougher and slightly smoky. Tom Ford entrusts them with the longevity of the fragrance, whose citrus portion fades first.
What the label declares
The label declares coumarin, benzyl benzoate, benzyl salicylate and benzyl cinnamate, four fixatives that the announced accord does not mention. Eugenol and isoeugenol add a clove note the house says nothing about.
Methyl 2-octynoate, a green violet material, matches the announced leaf, and hexyl cinnamal carries a soft jasmine. Limonene, linalool, citral and geraniol sign the citrus portion, cinnamyl alcohol a balsamic accent.