Description
Acqua Attiva is the first fragrance for men by the house of Collistar and it arrived on the market in October 2009. The perfume is created of carefully chosen ingredients which were combined in order to enhance vitality and positive feelings. This edition also expresses Mediterranean style with sea aromas and vegetation typical and traditionally bound with Italy: bergamot, santolina, freesia, eucalyptus and vetiver. Besides the unusual composition, the first Collistar‘s perfume for men promises interesting and fresh aromas which intertwine with vitamins and minerals.
Luminous, bright, aquatic, full of sunrays and drops of sea water, this perfume leaves an impression of sea breezes which tingle your imagination. It is composed of four fragrant phases. The first one brings luminous effects and freshness.
An opening will wake you up with bergamot and grapefruit along with lemon blossom and floral wave of freesia.
The second phase offers aromatic vibrant notes of eucalyptus and santolina (shrub from Asteraceae family – typical of the Mediterranean region) along with spicy tact of cardamom.
The third fragrant phase adds woody notes of vetiver and moss, while the fourth includes musky nuances which arrive as epilogue to the whole shimmering masculine composition. Creator of this edition is perfumer Alberto Morillas.
Alberto Morillas said the following about creation of Acqua Attiva:
” I wanted to create a new freshness, bright and regenerating, which would characterise the perfume in its entire evolution. I wanted to give it an innovative and original olfactory structure. So I combined raw materials from the tradition of men’s perfumery with new molecules from the most advanced scientific research, creating unprecedented effects.
A lively, natural freshness born of a blend of zesty bergamot and grapefruit with transparent floral notes; of the aromatic, tonic and vibrant character of eucalyptus and santolina with the fresh, spicy touch of cardamom, and an intense brightness deriving from the latest musks. The woody notes, at the same time genuine and modern, of vetiver, oak moss and an combination of new solar and earthy wood types”.
Design of Acqua Attiva is modern and masculine. Its flacon is made of glass and the cap of aluminum chrome spirals, while its outer carton is a combination of platinum nuances decorated with silver lines. The flacon is shaped like a glass block with clear lines and it reveals a strong personality – Collistar man. The fragrance arrives as 100 ml EDT. Besides the EDT, fragrant line for men includes 100 ml cream-gel aftershave and 250 ml shampoo-bath.
exclusive-mobile – :
nice smell but far far too weak. I would never buy this. There are some fragrances that are good for extreme heat because they are not too cloying, this is not one of them. It is far too weak even for those purposes. Hard to talk about notes, I guess it sort of smells like grapefruit.
s39051 – :
First of all, I generally like the smell of this. Its fresh, light and like others have said its very well acquitted for summer and warmer than average days. My wife and daughter both complimented me on the delightful scent.
Secondly, I had to put four sprays onto myself, because my skin absorbed it like it had a thirst on and I could not smell anything after an hour or so.
I asked my wife if she could smell anything on my skin. She said yes, but it was very faint, something similar to a deodorant. Now I could top it up regularly but what’s the point, although its cheap, I believe in some sort of longevity and now I’ve handed to my son who has indicated success whilst wearing it on the female front when out clubbing in Ibiza. Typical.
So this scent unfortunately has no sillage or longevity on my skin. Which is a shame because I genuinely like the fragrance,
Smell 8/10
Everything else 0/10 (on me anyway)
NarBlemyBleld – :
This is for the super hot summer days, when u dont want to wear cologne and u only want to feel fresh. acqua attiva is very clean, a mix of dior homme cologne and thierry mugler cologne, lemony with a zesty taste. i like to wear this fragrance and i love its price. the performance is closer to an eau de cologne than eau de toilette, but when the sun is burning your skin who wants to smell strong and chocking? intelligent creation by alberto morillas. grazie a tutti!
scent:7
longevity:6
sillage:6
versatility:8
uniqueness: 5
bottle:6
my vote: 7
in one word: helpful
ZhenyaSEA – :
what a perfume , strange woooow , the opening exactly allure home sport cologne , after while dior homme cologne and dry down is Creed aventus
scent 9/10
longevity 7.5/10
projection 7 / 10
pkt – :
Mugler Cologne meets Dior Homme Cologne. That’s what I get with Acqua Attiva by Collistar. The opening reminded me of Morillas’ work for Mugler in that it begins with a clean and white neroli note. However, as you can see in the note pyramid the intention here is not neroli, but lemon blossom, and it’s very well-executed in that sense as there is an obvious lemon note in the opening accord as well. So in the beginning, it’s more or less Mugler Cologne with more citrus. The dry down recalls Dior Homme Cologne or even Dior Homme Sport to some extent as it presents a light base of vetiver and a sort of dry grapefruit, more tart than sweet.
Overall Acqua Attiva seems carefully composed and everything works together seamlessly. It’s one downfall in my opinion is its performance. It’s a quiet fragrance, but maybe a little too quiet. On me, the fragrance wears mostly as a skin scent with minimal projection, and I get about 3 or 4 hours of longevity out of it. If the performance was better, I’d immediately place it right up there with the aforementioned fragrances, which are easily 4 out of 5 star compositions. Unfortunately I have to take a star away in this case, as Acqua Attiva’s strength is lacking where it is needed. 100% office-safe and a solid choice if you enjoy quiet scents. Recommended for sampling, as you may get better performance than I do.
Thumbs up with some mild disappointment. Sold at a fair price.
77vvvv.79 – :
This unknown gem is very classy, its both familiar and unique…Zesty bright green somewhat creamy and airy is the best way i would describe it .It holds onto my skin for dear life but the sillage is average, mostly a skin scent, if you like quiet fragrances give this one a shot.
I like it but i rather prefer fragrances that project somewhat.
Out of everything i own, this fragrance is what i would call a proper formal fragrance.Bravo Alberto Morillas…really good job!! To my nose, its a combination of different parts of three fragrances, Mugler cologne,Bleu de chanel and acqua essenza i think…
I like the fact that it is not popular too.
olyly.net – :
Similar to Encre Noire sport (grapefruit, bergamot, vetiver). A little bit more sour citrus and floral (lemon blossom and freesia). Sillage and longetivity are average. A good choice for “sour citrus-green frags” lovers.
parsitol – :
This is really an energy awakening perfume , i feel fresh and happy always wearing it .
BourBon – :
Wondering if this has same fragrance with Collistar Linea Uomo product line?
I have a sample of daily moisturizer and loved the fragrance so much, but I couldn’t find any Acqua Attiva EDT sample to try out.
If they are built with the same fragrance line, I would definitely get this EDT right away!!
Puluselex – :
Love it! Summer fragrance, very very aqueous! The feeling is like you’ve just taken a cold shower. Grapefruits and lemons peel, and maybe some mint, because it cools down the skin. The price is also very affordable.
Phoenix966 – :
It’s really citrusy, in the beginning you got blast of citruses but after 5 mins roughly, it gets bril!!!
I will get a bottle within a week
9.5/10
Update; 20/04/11
Got it today!!! It’s must have, and it is not popular at all!!
egikst – :
i’ve a sample and…..it’s a Allure Homme Sport (Chanel) draft, fresh, citrus but no my pleasure scent…is suitable for the summer and I do not think it was a good idea to create it out at Christmas.