16 community ratings

Casual Blue

2020MenModern

7.1/ 10

Community score
16 ratings

Otto Kern Casual Blue is a fresh men's fragrance that opens with pink pepper and grapefruit and carries on with lavender and cedarwood.

Compare

Skunky's take: Freshness leads the way and cools the head.

How does it perform?

From 19 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

5.8 /10

Keeps you company for a few hours, a quick refresh fits nicely.

Sillage

6.0 /10

Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.

Bottle

6.1 /10

Looks good without trying too hard.

Value for money

7.8 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Medium risk

69% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Fresh
Citrus
Aquatic
Synthetic
Spicy

What does Casual Blue smell like?

At the start, the light spice of pink pepper mixes with the citrus of grapefruit. In the heart, lavender and ambrox come forward and give it a clean, aquatic feel. The base dries down to tonka bean and cedarwood, with the tonka softening the edges. Overall it reads fresh, citrusy and distinctly synthetic.

Longevity and sillage are rated moderate, so it is neither heavy nor faint. Voters choose it mostly for daily wear and business, with leisure and sport following, and it is picked far less for evenings. It is made for men. Fragrances with a close profile include Parfums Café Caféina pour Homme and Hugo Boss Boss Bottled Sport (Eau de Toilette).