Nero Mazzolari 2014 Eau de Parfum

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8.3 / 10 233 Ratings

A popular perfume by Mazzolari for men, released in 2014. The scent is fruity-fresh. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Fruity

Fresh

Citrus

Woody

Smoky

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Pineapple

Bergamot

Apple

Blackcurrant

Heart Notes

Birch

Jasmine

Patchouli

Rose

Base Notes

Musk

Amber

Vanilla

Ratings

Scent

8.3233 Ratings

Longevity

7.6194 Ratings

Sillage

7.1197 Ratings

Bottle

7.2195 Ratings

Value for money

7.438 Ratings

Submitted by Labormaus, last update on 03.11.2023.

Reviews

5 in-depth fragrance descriptions

04/08/2020

7
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 8.5
Scent

RbLabel
4 Reviews

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RbLabel

Top Review 9

Comparison

With this perfume probably only a comparison to the great Aventus is possible. Why not, Nero wants to be an Aventus, and in my opinion, almost is. The comparison here is based on a very new batch of Aventus, so enormously fruity and unfortunately hardly smoky and with no particularly good shelf life.

I find the top note of Nero to be clearly more animal, but this citric component runs through the entire fragrance but decreases significantly.
Nero then becomes very, very similar to his role model. I think that 95% of all people here would not notice any difference.
Personally, I find Nero a little less finely tuned, a little more aggressive and overall a nuance more fruity than the current Aventus batches. Smokiness I perceive only extremely minimally.

In terms of durability it is on my skin after about 3.5 hours close to the skin and after 5-6 hours only very slightly perceptible,
so he scores slightly better than his great role model.

All in all, if Creed doesn't quickly return to his old strength, I would absolutely recommend Nero. An amateur perfumer will never know the difference.

12/10/2020

8
Pricing 8
Bottle 9
Sillage 9
Longevity 7
Scent

Sliff
3 Reviews

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Sliff

12

The scent immediately captures my imagination..

I see a more mature gentleman, but still in his prime. He's dining in a grand setting at the local Greek restaurant. He's been dining there for decades. A stocky, tanned gentleman. Dark, dyed back, full hair, a moustache that would make even Magnum envious. He wears a summery shirt, his arms slightly rolled up to present the stainless steel Submariner. He wears it very open-heartedly to reveal his full masculine chest hair. Bedded on it, a gold chain, which he acquired from his first contractor salary in self-employment, on a holiday in Turkey.

His presence is felt throughout the restaurant. He extends it by creating the space he needs with his arms on the corner seat backrest to give his stories the expression you need. His deep bass-heavy voice gently shakes the whole restaurant. His laughter is heartily loud, but determined and with a stern undertone. He doesn't mind if third parties in the restaurant are annoyed by his appearance. Everyone at the table listens to him attentively. He is the alpha in this round.

The submissive restaurant chef is of course on a first-name basis and is addressed from the table throughout the room: "Philippos, make us another round of ouzo."

The young daughter of the boss comes to the table to refill the glass. Teasingly he leans over to her and shoves a 20 in her apron. With a wink he says goodbye, rewards himself with a glance at the pretty waitress leaving and continues his monologue afterwards.

His narcissistic, impulsive nature has robbed him of his wife, but as a builder he has gotten to where he is now. He has no sense of guilt, at least not towards the German state. He pays enough taxes as it is. Sometime is good!

He is loyal to his employees. He treats them well. If you do your job well, you get a good slap on the back. The pain that this causes is gladly accepted, as this is regarded throughout the company as an honourable distinction.

Those who do not do their work will feel the effects of this. He can also sometimes become louder and he can sometimes strike his fist a little more energetically on the table to give more expression to his displeasure.

After the meal and a few more ouzos, he orders 2 espressos for himself in the usual way, which are of course served one after the other. After a sip from the first cup, which disappears in his hand because of his toilet lid like hands, a slightly derogatory statement with a clearing entrance may not be missing in the round. "you'd think they were trying to sell me Lavazza again

Still at the table he lights his cigar for an exaggeratedly long time until there is a more than stable embers, before he boldly pushes the table forward half a meter with a jerk and sets off in slow motion to enrich the terrace with his aura and masculine Nero scent.

09/12/2020

5
Bottle 8
Longevity 7
Scent

Sebastian80
21 Reviews

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Sebastian80

5

Greened fruit seniors

Let's get one thing straight: I don't know Creed's Aventus. So I can't make a direct comparison. However, after Rasasi's clone, Nero was the second attempt with this DNA. Mazzolari did a much better job of delivering the DNA that I feel. Much less, not to say no smoke, but a rather scratchy synthetic pineapple, embedded in freshness and some green ingredient that I find unpleasantly old-fashioned. Unfortunately, I don't know for sure if it is the birch tree.
I like the fragrance in and of itself, but I just don't feel old enough to wear it. That may be because I don't really like to smell like green stuff, especially not if it has a certain retro charm, as I said before.
The quality seems to me to be rather too low for the called price, which is not only reflected in the fragrance itself, but also in the windy bottle including cap and velvet box.

In summary, for me a clear one: you can do it, but you don't have to. Probably that's why I will probably refrain from further experiments concerning Aventus and his partly hunchbacked children...

06/05/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

2

When niche goes wrong

The opening of Nero is quite odd at first, you basically have this green lime and fresh minty herbs blended with something warm, fruity and tropical, which kind of reminded me of Azzaro Chrome at first. It's the pineapple – a note which I personally do not really get, this meaning I don't get its point in perfumery and I always (always!) find it out of place and stinky, but that is a matter of personal taste. Here, pineapple results in a sort of warm, bread-ish, sweetish and a bit sickening note halfway ginger, pollen, resins, with this "tropical" juicy heart and also some "vegetable" hints, like the smell of red pepper. I honestly almost get no patchouli at all at first, except for a green-hearty feel at the very base. As minutes pass and the horrid fruity note(s) vanish Nero gets a bit better, finally ending on a decent herbal patchouli accord, dry and a bit generic, with a sweetish-metallic breeze all around (same depth, feel and quality of most low-mid masculine designer scents in my opinion). Persistence is great at least, but apart from that, sadly a "no" for me.

4,5-5/10

05/06/2020

8
Bottle 8
Sillage 8
Longevity 10
Scent

DonFredjo
4 Reviews

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DonFredjo

Less helpful Review 1

Aventus? Who is Aventus?

Great Italian with complimentary guarantee. Durability and silage better than the current Aventus Batch. Also available in the Essenza in Olio version, which I haven't been allowed to test yet. Unfortunately, this great fragrance seems to have a niche existence until now