Hey everyone again my apologies for a big delay. Crazy situations in nyc from what the news showed across the country, but I'm okay safe and sound and ready to give my review.
So I spray all 3 jean lowe azure, lv afternoon swim, and roll it 7 by jo milano
Longevity: jean lowe azure took the lead from the 3. The 2 sprays applied on the test strip from all three were all strong but within the 4 hour mark, afternoon swim was starting to faint and roll it 7 was getting there but still a tad bit stronger, while for azure, it still had the fresh citrus scent opening. So a W for Azure and last about 5 plus hours and had a nice dry down.
Projection: So different days, wore each one and tried do on warm days in full police gear. Each one had good in the same range within 1-2 feet in the opening notes and was hard to put which one take the lead. Which I believe it comes to a tie for all 3.
Sillage: So all 3 in my opinion have a problem with this. Azure while it has good longevity and okay projection, sillage is less moderate where it's not noticeable yet different review saying is overall watery and fades immediately which haven't dealt yet but when moving around some don't smell it. Roll it 7 is in the same but has a slight improve moderate sillage then azure. Probably due to quality of oils. And afternoon swim while being a great freshie in the lv line, it falls right under jo milano. Not a really a beast performer but when spray in clothes, it does keep that scent smelling great. I'm gonna have to go with Jo milano
Note breakdown: For Jo Milano Roll It 7 have bergamot, mandarin, and Sicilian orange. The heart is a fresh aquatic accord, and the base note is musk. Azure has mandarin orange and bergamot in the top notes, orange in the heart and ginger and ambergris in the base. Louis Vuitton's Afternoon Swim has the notes of bergamot, mandarin orange, and Sicilian orange, with a heart of ginger and a base of ambergris.
As you can see the notes are similar between afternoon swim and azure while roll it 7 has some minor difference between the other 2 but I believe thr musk played a great roll on possibly being more noticeable worthwhile then the other 2. While azure had the same notes, the orange in the middle note is more of light tart or light bitter orange rather the bright and zesty Sicilian orange in afternoon swim. While azure is close to afternoon swim, have to give it the OG.
Price for the azure was 30 bucks, roll it i is around 50 -70 bucks depending where it's bought and afternoon swim is as we all know in the 400-450 range. Honestly the other 2 prices are a major win and especially affordable rather then the LV line. So win to the least expensive 2.
Honestly if you don't wanna spend almost 500 hundred and want a close dupe of this, the 2 are not bad at and capture the essence of the original. Affordable and still wearable.