Costa Azzurra vs Kill The Lights
Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.
42%scent match
Some overlap
Quick verdict
Which one should you pick?
Kill The Lights takes 5 of 7 categories.
Costa AzzurraChoose it for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in spring.
Kill The LightsChoose it for a leather and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Costa Azzurra2/7
Kill The Lights5/7
- Ratings & consensus
- Costa Azzurra
- Community sentiment
- Costa Azzurra
- Longevity
- Kill The Lights
- Sillage & projection
- Kill The Lights
- Value for money
- Kill The Lights
- Versatility
- Kill The Lights
- Note pyramid (duration)
- Not scored
- Fragranxe ranking
- Kill The Lights
Head-to-head breakdown
Every category side by side, with the winner called out.
Fragrance
Costa AzzurraTom FordKill The LightsGrittiWinner
Ratings & consensus
Average rating and ownership split3.98/ 5 · 2,691 votes
Have 82%Had 18%Want 0%
3.76/ 5 · 151 votes
Have 28%Had 10%Want 62%
Category winnerCosta AzzurraRating weighted by vote count
Community sentiment
How voters split from love to hate39%Love
34%Like
17%Ok
8%Dislike
2%Hate
2,691 votes
36%Love
26%Like
16%Ok
21%Dislike
1%Hate
151 votes
Category winnerCosta AzzurraMost positive mix (25+ votes)
Longevity & sillage
0–100 community performance scores
Category winners
LongevityKill The Lights
SillageKill The Lights
Value for money
How fairly priced voters find itCategory winnerKill The LightsBest value score
Main accords
Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by botharomatic100%
woody88%
marine77%
fresh spicy65%
citrus53%
herbal42%
leather100%
aromatic91%
green83%
herbal74%
woody65%
fresh spicy56%
Scent match42%Some overlap · both aromatic, woody and fresh spicy
Note pyramid (duration)
Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = sharedTop
DriftwoodSeaweedAgarwood (Oud)Celery SeedsAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Cardamom
Heart
LemonLavenderJuniperYellow MandarinArtemisiaMyrtle
Base
VetiverOakOlibanumMastic or LentisqueIncenseVanilla
Top30 to 45 minutes
DavanaArtemisiaJuniper
Heart2 to 3 hours
LeatherHayPink Pepper
Base5 to 8 hours
Birch TarMastic or LentisqueGuaiac Wood
InformationalShared notesJuniper, Artemisia and Mastic or Lentisque. Durations are only published for Kill The Lights, so this is not scored.
Seasons & time of day
Relative to each fragrance's best seasonSpring100
Summer0
Fall0
Winter11
Day–
Night–
Spring70
Summer37
Fall100
Winter81
Day59
Night100
Category winnerKill The LightsMost year-round
Who wears it
Gender appeal votesInformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored
Ranking & credits
Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launchOverall rank#28,018
PerfumerYann Vasnier
Launched2014
Reviews0
Overall rank#13,599
PerfumerLuca Gritti
Launched—
Reviews10
Category winnerKill The LightsHigher overall rank
In a nutshell
Description & review snapshotTom Ford Costa Azzurra steps away from the bright, clean laundry notes that define most blue scents, choosing a more textured approach to the sea. The opening delivers a damp, salty wave of seaweed and weathered driftwood, cut by the zesty bite of yellow mandarin. This coastal forest profile carries a distinct herbal …
Reviews →Kill The Lights by Gritti is a dry, smoky leather scent built around bold aromatic and herbal contrasts. The scent opens with bitter artemisia, fruity davana, and brisk juniper berries before settling into an assertive core of rugged leather, dry hay, and a dash of pink pepper. As the wear develops, dense birch tar an…
Reviews →InformationalRead bothTaste is personal
How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.
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Common questions
Straight answers from the data above.
Which is better, Costa Azzurra or Kill The Lights?
Kill The Lights takes 5 of 7 categories. Costa Azzurra is rated 3.98/5 from 2,691 votes; Kill The Lights is rated 3.76/5 from 151 votes. Choose Costa Azzurra for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in spring. Choose Kill The Lights for a leather and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Which lasts longer, Costa Azzurra or Kill The Lights?
Kill The Lights lasts longest (Kill The Lights 73/100, Costa Azzurra 61/100), based on community performance votes.
Which projects more, Costa Azzurra or Kill The Lights?
Kill The Lights projects furthest (Kill The Lights 65/100, Costa Azzurra 50/100), based on community performance votes.
Do Costa Azzurra and Kill The Lights smell similar?
Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic, woody and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Juniper, Artemisia and Mastic or Lentisque.
Is Costa Azzurra or Kill The Lights better for summer or winter?
For summer, Kill The Lights is the stronger pick. For winter, Kill The Lights is the stronger pick. Kill The Lights suits evening wear. Based on community season votes.
What are the notes in Costa Azzurra and Kill The Lights?
Costa Azzurra has top notes of Driftwood, Seaweed, Agarwood (Oud) and Celery Seeds, heart notes of Lemon, Lavender, Juniper and Yellow Mandarin, a base of Vetiver, Oak, Olibanum and Mastic or Lentisque. Kill The Lights has top notes of Davana, Artemisia and Juniper, heart notes of Leather, Hay and Pink Pepper, a base of Birch Tar, Mastic or Lentisque and Guaiac Wood.
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