Fragrance comparison

Kill The Lights vs Costa Azzurra

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 30 Oct 2026 2,842 ratings analysed

5 wins

Kill The Lights

Gritti

3.76151 votes

Rank #13,599 LeatherAromatic

Full profile Similar & dupes

42%scent match

Some overlap

Costa Azzurra

Tom Ford · 2014

3.982,691 votes

Rank #28,018 AromaticWoody

Full profile Similar & dupes

Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Kill The Lights takes 5 of 7 categories.

Kill The Lights
Choose it for a leather and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear.
Costa Azzurra
Choose it for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in spring.

Kill The Lights5/7

Costa Azzurra2/7

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

Kill The LightsGritti

Costa AzzurraTom Ford

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.76/ 5 · 151 votes

Have 28%Had 10%Want 62%

3.98/ 5 · 2,691 votes

Have 82%Had 18%Want 0%

Category winnerCosta AzzurraRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

36%Love

26%Like

16%Ok

21%Dislike

1%Hate

151 votes

39%Love

34%Like

17%Ok

8%Dislike

2%Hate

2,691 votes

Category winnerCosta AzzurraMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage65

♥ Love / hate69

⏱ Longevity61

〰 Sillage50

♥ Love / hate74

Category winners

LongevityKill The Lights

SillageKill The Lights

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value48

¤ Price value33

Category winnerKill The LightsBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

leather100%

aromatic91%

green83%

herbal74%

woody65%

fresh spicy56%

aromatic100%

woody88%

marine77%

fresh spicy65%

citrus53%

herbal42%

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 = shared

Top30 to 45 minutes

DavanaArtemisiaJuniper

Heart2 to 3 hours

LeatherHayPink Pepper

Base5 to 8 hours

Birch TarMastic or LentisqueGuaiac Wood

Top

DriftwoodSeaweedAgarwood (Oud)Celery SeedsAmbrette (Musk Mallow)Cardamom

Heart

LemonLavenderJuniperYellow MandarinArtemisiaMyrtle

Base

VetiverOakOlibanumMastic or LentisqueIncenseVanilla

InformationalShared notesArtemisia, Juniper 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 season

Spring70

Summer37

Fall100

Winter81

Day59

Night100

Spring100

Summer0

Fall0

Winter11

Day–

Night–

Category winnerKill The LightsMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men32

Unisex61

Women7

Men69

Unisex27

Women4

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#13,599

PerfumerLuca Gritti

Launched—

Reviews10

Overall rank#28,018

PerfumerYann Vasnier

Launched2014

Reviews0

Category winnerKill The LightsHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

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…

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Tom 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 …

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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.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Kill The Lights or Costa Azzurra?

Kill The Lights takes 5 of 7 categories. Kill The Lights is rated 3.76/5 from 151 votes; Costa Azzurra is rated 3.98/5 from 2,691 votes. Choose Kill The Lights for a leather and aromatic character. Wins on longevity, sillage & projection and value for money. Best in fall, evening wear. Choose Costa Azzurra for a aromatic and woody character. Wins on ratings & consensus and community sentiment. Best in spring.

Which lasts longer, Kill The Lights or Costa Azzurra?

Kill The Lights lasts longest (Kill The Lights 73/100, Costa Azzurra 61/100), based on community performance votes.

Which projects more, Kill The Lights or Costa Azzurra?

Kill The Lights projects furthest (Kill The Lights 65/100, Costa Azzurra 50/100), based on community performance votes.

Do Kill The Lights and Costa Azzurra smell similar?

Some overlap: a 42% scent match on Fragranxe. Both share aromatic, woody and fresh spicy accords. Common notes include Artemisia, Juniper and Mastic or Lentisque.

Is Kill The Lights or Costa Azzurra 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 Kill The Lights and Costa Azzurra?

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. 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.