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kotenokadskiu – :
An interesting natural scent from the very eclectic and beautiful Profumum line, this scent evokes the smell of Mediterranean beaches and the seaside. It is a salty aromatic scent that contains only four notes: cedar, sea salt, Myrtle and sea weed. The evocation of the seaside scenery smells are spot on. But $250 seems a bit too excessive to pay for this juice which although beautifully blended has inexpensive simple notes. The perfume has a moderate projection, is clearly unisex and had good lasting power. I love this line and own 5 of their beauties but this seems to be a bit of a stretch with the price value proposition. However if this is not an issue for you this is a natural aquatic for you to enjoy!
jax – :
This fragrance bubbles up wonderful memories of the sea. The scent is that of a salt, a touch of balmy air and oceanic pine notes. Upon drydown it is very tender, and smooth. A fragrance of seaside comfort. Not a sunny, happy fragrance, but more of waves that are crashing against the cement platform of a beach, with grey skies and an image of iron anchors. It is beautiful and worth every penny!
Vierciackig – :
Does no one get vicks/deep heat spray vibe from this?
vladar49 – :
Ordered a 5ml sample of this and as soon as I opened the envelope, this lovely scent came out and I thought Wow, that’s different. Really unusual, I can smell some herbs in it.
There’s this sharp blast of some herbal scent first of all, that smells very medicinal.. iodine kind of smell.. I didn’t really like it that much. Then after some 15min it becomes more subtle.. and then remains quite linear.
The smell is very nice.. reminds you of.. the smell of a towel used on the beach all day.. the sea water, the sand, the suncream.. very nice.
DieSeL – :
I met a person today that was wearing this perfume, of course i asked what it was and then i kept smelling the wrist of the person
No ocean or water or salt or beach whatsoever
I got an image of a yellow flower against an amber background, very bright and vivid, like it was radiating aromatic light and energy
Also some random images of summer days, maybe close to the sea but mostly because of the mood and not of the scent itself
I would also describe the scent as a renaissance scent, it is very uplifting
I want to get my hands on a sample to test on myself though
wandamos – :
Sea air! Salty, cold, moist wind off the beach! Spices that add to the effect of an aromatic ocean breeze. I immediately got images of standing on the shore, waves crashing in a deafening gust of spray, sticky skin from from the salt, and my hair whipping around wildly, tacky from the humidity. It all holds the smell of spicy northeastern woods along the shore, seaweed washed in on the tide, and an underlying clean smell of being cleansed by nature. A great perfume experience for the beach lover!
Other than the images, it’s hard to describe Acqua di Sale because it is so well blended. A little salty, a hint of vegetal notes, a dash of spices and a faint wood create an aroma that makes your skin smell like you’ve spent the day on the beach. Unisex with good sillage and longevity. I’ve spent years trying to find ocean scents that avoid the cheap heavy calonic road that most take, and this one is exceptional. Hours into the drydown, the impression of having been walking the beach would still catch me unaware. Love it!
kosmas91 – :
“Sapore di sale, sapore di mare. Un gusto un po’ amaro di cose perdute.”
zdeymiks – :
I recently went through a spate of searching for a scent that duplicates ocean water. Not the citrus/white flower detergent scents currently popular as aquatics, but the actual salty, ozonic, seaweedy scent of the ocean, preferably minus the shore garbage dead fish elements. This was recommended to me. It did actually go on like water and salt but as it dries, there’s a faint tinge of baby oil. I don’t know why it would have that baby oil scent, but it does. The frag lasts all day, and I like it, but it’s not worth the huge price tag. I wish the salt water elements stayed stronger and lacked that synthetic perfumed baby cream scent. And OMG the price tag on this. Shocking and overpriced. But I still like it a lot.
deonisie – :
Straight up flat rootbeer. Not even a remote olfactory representation of the ocean – or anything aquatic for that matter. I love several scents by Profumum Roma, but this one is a massive dud to me, and I’d recommend Bvlgari Aqua pour Homme as a better choice in the genre
bini26 – :
If you truly love experiencing the ocean, and not just observing it, e.g., you are a surfer, fisher, boater, etc., odds are you are going to instantly connect with and love this frag – the seaweed note is perfect – genuine but not rotting, and the salt note is spot on marine. AND – it’s a beast! Finally a frag that actually does what they all claim to do – attract those around you to actually smell it on you without having to give you a bear hug or kiss your neck because what your wearing is just a faint skin scent. This one performs! Also you can enjoy it for hours without having to put nose to skin – it keeps faithfully wafting up to your nose hour after hour. Love it. Bravo profumum
bulat 2011 – :
This is the first time where I realized just how drastically different noses and preferences can be…
Came here in search of a realistic salty oceanic aromatic but man oh man could not scrub this off fast enough. Perhaps my nose is broken, but I get no salt of any kind… perhaps the super dry and synthetic table variety.
Not sure what I’m smelling, but I get a super sharp and pungent mix of coppertone sunscreen and soap. Overpowering and nauseating… perhaps I just have horrible chemistry with this, but my goodness was this a let down for me.
If you want realistic sea water, try Sel Marin. If you want idealized sea water, perhaps bvlgari aqva.
DlackBlood – :
Too powdery a little bit. I can smell the sea notes first, but this is not the real “Sale” perfume to me.
skorpion1967 – :
Ah, after a few whiffs I can now smell the salt. But like another commenter said, I also get this sassafras/root beer type smell. It doesn’t remind me of the ocean so much as going to A&W and ordering a big mug.
Dani – :
Profumum Acqua di Sale is an odd marine composition–salty and musky, primarily, but also slightly woody and herbal. The marine aspect is strong, as there’s some vague idea of seaweed and even sand/dirt in it. It comes off genuinely mixed in the way that seawater often is.
Nothing special in terms of projection or longevity, Acqua di Sale is a performance letdown for a house that generally has a reputation of strong fragrances, which should be an expectation anyway, at $250 for 100ml EDP.
6 out of 10
eziz-designer – :
a very poor performer, Sel Marine is cheaper and far better!
kbjamesi4 – :
Buono,mi piace sa di mare, ma troppa gente a Roma ha questo profumo.Tra i 5 che ho di Profumum lo metto all’ultimo posto.
I’t’s good on my skin, I like it, but too many people in Roma have this fragrance.I have 5 perfums by Profumum Roma, Acqua di Sale for me it’ s the last, I put it the 5th positionof them.
loadoprmin – :
Was quite shocked by this (not in a good way). Does anyone else detect the hint of rootbeer? Smells like play aftershave for a very young boy.
Maks696 – :
Honestly disgusting. Like getting slapped in the face with a fish, while at a fish market by the sea, on a hot summer day. Yuck!
pvg518speagoessenda – :
Scent – salt, sea weed & cedar.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the warmer months, day or night.
Projection – I did get noticed, it garners compliments.
Longevity – I get 24hrs consistently.
tonik01 – :
good fan of this house, but the scent is rather disappointing no thick sillage and duration like most of their outings…smells like a n Heeley Sel Marin rip off, but Sel Marin is better and way cheaper!
ulw628speagoessenda – :
I like this a lot. The iodine of the sea, without some of the other odors I associate with salt water. I get a certain dynamic, tactile presence, and a peppery smell at the base, which I think may be attributable to a dose of Iso E Super. Can anyone with a more experienced nose confirm or disconfirm this?
vovko – :
Lately I’m approaching to Profumum Roma, discovering their creations step by step and enjoying them on my skin.
So far this one is definitely among my favourites, mainly because it’s so different from what I’ve smelled before; when the person guiding me told me, this is like a walk besides the sea I didn’t expect this, it actually feels like a deep breath by the sea shore: fresh sea weeds just brought by the sea and of course the sea salt! It is true that, as with other fragances from this house, you have to wait a while for them to completely develop, be patient and enjoy the process. I would recommend to spray on one wrist Acqua di Sale and on the other one Orangea (from the same house) to get the whole Mediterranean experience, I did and getting the whiff of the orange trees together with the sea breeze…close your eyes and let yourself go…
PrionoUnsunse – :
★★★★★
*Updated Review*
This became my signature scent. Therefore I had to change my older review and talk about it in a more personal manner.
YSL Kouros has been my signature scent, a scent forgotten in time where only vintage versions have the character I need from the scent as the new formula is a different scent to my nose. I needed to escape from the whole vintage hunting activity on ebay and other sources, and find a signature from scents I love that are still in production.
A good signature for me is a scent that is capable to offer a pleasing aura during any season and at any temperature. A good signature scent also smells like an aura of indistinguishable notes, a blend of uniqueness (i dont want people to associate me with citrus or leather or any specific note). I have tried (trial means full wearing) all the fragrances of all of my favourite designer houses (Hermes, Kenzo, Chanel, Dior etc.) and many niche creations as well (Heeley, Miller Harris, Creed, L’ Artisan Parfumeur, Amouage, Diptyque, Xerjoff and many, many more)
Acqua Di Sale amazed me from the first sniff, only to gradually manage to get under my skin after months of wearing it.
Acqua Di Sale is supposed to smell like a wild sea, and one would think that it is a scent appropriate for summer. The thing is, that the scent of the sea is a very personal and specific scent that its perception is relying on many different factors (is it a beach in Greece? Atlantic ocean? The beach in Brighton? What kind of vegetation is by the shore?) A fragrance won’t smell exactly like the sea, but it will have a character that may evoke that mood or sentiment. To me, Acqua Di Sale smells like a luxurious aura, creamy and mysterious salty minerals with herbal sweet undertones. It doesn’t evoke an exclusively summery setting as it is a quite melancholic scent in character, and also the outstanding sillage and longevity can shine through even in winter.
Out of all the compliments I have received (many as you get noticed due to the amazing projection), nobody asked me “What’s that fish scent that you’re wearing?” or “Wow, you really smell like the beach, what is it?” therefore all the comments and reviews that talk about fish are just imaginations going wild based on the marketing that sets the fragrance in a seaside concept.
This scent is an aura, not specific notes. It has a calm and mysterious character. It has a high concentration of perfume oil which justifies the amazing longevity and the price, whereas poor old Creeds that vanish in a couple of hours don’t. Anything I smelled from this house is of a higher quality, but this one was the one that clicked with who I am and what could compliment my personality.
This costs 170 euros in the Italian boutique and they ship online as well (Harrods sells it for 260 pounds) therefore, you all know what to do. One spray on my chest is enough, so a bottle will last me a long time, therefore I don’t think it’s a bad deal after all when many designer perfumes at a price of 80 last me less than 6 months due to respraying after they disappear.
People can say whatever, the quality is undeniably there, and if you’re in doubt, wear a Creed on your left hand and a Profumum on your right and test it throughout the day.
rokki1611 – :
Une balade dans le maquis qui domine la mer ! Tout ça balayé par le vent marin.
ice1682 – :
Provato in negozio proprio oggi: pesante, troppo dolce e nauseante. Lo ritengo prettamente femminile. “Duro-Nasomatto” é altrettanto pesante, ma vibra. Acqua di Sale inizia con un odore di sale marino, poi immediatamente diventa puzza di pescheria e quando si stabilizza diventa come una crema solare.
PS la commessa in piazza Mazzini a Roma é alquanto scortese.
Nell’insieme é un profumo che stanca dopo 1 ora.
maximnord – :
A very interesting scent. Extremely long lasting and have monstrous projection.. You get noticed when you walk into the a room if you are wearing Acqua di Sale there is no doubt about that. However, I think its a type of perfume that you either love or hate, when you wear it you will end up smelling the juice all day long and that could be a bit too much (even my laundry bag smells of acqua di sale when it has a top which i wore with Acqua di Sale in it).
Sometimes it smells like a ultimate beachside salty summer scent and I agree with other sometimes it smells medicinal (something in the line of those muscle injury creams).
I bought a bottle and I am satisfied with it, but would I buy it again? No! Price not fully justified in my honest opinion.
Aerohoplenerifcj – :
Its So long lasting beautiful day fragrance fresh and confident smell
valan4ik – :
Its notes are a déjà vu.
Are walking in a heart-breaking august afternoon from your tepee reaching the sea.
The myrtle and marjoram and sage that scratch your nose and your calf.
The hot sand under you feet, above your arms, inside to you.
And then, when you relax yourself, a scent of warmth of peace of annihilation.
I’m defenceless, unarm….
denya4a – :
It is all about fish and sea weed It is the intense version of Lèrbolario Fiorre dell`Onda.they are pretty much the same
valeriobass – :
I have spent a really hot Australian summer day in this beauty today! It has lasted all day, making me feel I’m drying off after an ocean swim, so haunting and beautiful. It is by far the best of these seaweed scents as I call them, makes you think of flopping down on your towel with your nose near the sand, that mineral, seaweed, sun on skin sort of smell. Makes me feel immortal. I bought it back from their boutique in Rome unsniffed….I had picked up a filthy bug on the plane, it was so frustrating as I could hardly smell anything in the bucket list of perfumeries in Rome I had! I knew I wanted the divine Dulcis in Fundo as I had been in on a great split. I decided that Profumum was the Palais Royal of Rome. I walked in and they also had little bottles. I could smell none of it whhaaaa…the lovely lady took pity and said, this is our most popular. I bought the beautiful little 20 mls of Aq d Sale as well as the big one of Dulcis. I wish I had burnt the card and got many more. They are such satisfying perfumes, rich, lasting, each a classic in its style.
iyas0909 – :
Out of the bottle – smells like the seaside.
On my skin – smells like menthol vapour rub, toothpicks, the dentist, lemon desert of some kind.
Not unplesant but not like the seaside on my skin.
Really gets up your nose too so be careful with the spray.
A pass for me this time.
savva666 – :
Acqua di Sale makes me think about cloudy days at the end of summer season or about a cold windy winter day spent walking by the shore, it doesn’t remind me summer nor warm tropical lands. Because of this I most prefer to wear it on winter time, even if it’s good on summer as well.
Mikle – :
I agree with Gosha, Rebella and CGV: when I smell Acqua di Sale I feel the Ocean, I close my eyes and I remember when I spent 5 wonderful days in Sagres (Potugal), the extreme western Europe, and I see a cliff with a lighthouse and the immense Atlantic Ocean in front of me… No cafe nor cocktail bar in Portofino, just wild sea.
malboro – :
I received this in a summer sampler from Surrender To Chance. Would never have been something I would’ve bought but it is so different and lovely.
Has some pine smell that can be overpowering. It also seems to be best kept away from my face. If I apply to pulse points on arms and backs of knees it is lovely. If I apply too close to my face it has the same intensity as Vicks Vapour rub. This scent is so different and lovely I have been reaching for it quite a bit this summer and have received lots of compliments as it is just so different. Very herbal and salty. Great unisex scent. I have applied it to my husband so I can benefit from the scent.
Again apply sparingly.
umnikvaexr – :
I love it. Acqua di sale remember me the smell of the Macchia Mediaterranea when I passed the summer in the Tuscany cost. It is super fresh but in the same time is woody. I love it.
muwerwsdd – :
Not a typical marine.
If I close my eyes there is no sea.
Rather there is creamy thickness, oily sweet herb and sports cream.
Layered and uncommon.
XedoSS – :
I received this as a complimentary sample from Lucky Scent so perhaps it was mislabeled. I mentioned that because this one doesn’t smell like the beach to me but it does smell like something you would wear to the beach like tanning lotion or sunscreen without smelling tropical. This is very fresh and aromatic for sure but I’m not getting the salty brine vibe that I was hoping for.
kamall – :
i love the concept, but on my skin after one hour it’s just a cheap pistachio softice flavour. very sad.
malishnya – :
This fragrance is superb in representing the REAL seaside scent. There no coconut or lime in here, no sandy club house cocktail feeling. Just plain salt, seaweed, driftwood. The very beginning of this fragrance is a bit harsh but as it setlles down it starts to radiate the marine feeling for the enitre day. I could detect it even the next day, even if I only used a very little, only few “drops”, so it has amazing longevity which cannot be compared to Montale’s Sandflowers or Aqua Motu even though these 3 fragrances are similar to each other and are all of high quality. Heeley’s Sel Marine or Creed’s Virgin Island Water have a more tropical vibe while Aqcua di Sale is more Bretagne or Marthas Vineyard type of marine. Extremely good and extremely expensive. Gender neutral as its so natural smelling with a slight soapy vibe to it.
Alexei2352 – :
Acqua di sale takes me back to the summer. The cedar and pin trees, the sea is juste behind the forest… The air is hot, heated up by the august sun…
I love this one. Very good evolution and longevity on my skin. Beautiful!
This fragrance is the special one, this is bette to try before buy this “sea in the bottle”. It depends of the skin chemistry.
mihail-jekov – :
Sulla mia pelle non risulta un profumo marino,non nel senso usuale del termine. E’ molto boschivo,si sente molto il mirto e come note di fondo rimane leggermente muschiato.Forse ricorda più l’odore della macchia mediterranea in autunno. Non capisco chi lo paragona a Rem(non hanno nulla in comune)o addirittura a Fiore dell’onda(che neppure lontanamente assomiglia a Rem).Sono fragranze diversissime tra loro
leshagajjdulis – :
I wanted ozone and salt.
Instead, what I got was wet wood and a fresh green note, something akin to ivy. No ozone, no salt. I guess its vaguely aquatic, but its more woody and herbal than intensely marine. I do like it, but its not love for me. Unisex verging on masculine.
Mevbc505intitytek – :
Fragrant myrtle and salt. In fact, very salty on me, which I like. Savoury without being foody.
Refreshing on a hot day and a nice break from citrus-based cologne.
Would really like a full bottle!
Lancebot – :
It’s an italian masterpiece. IMHO it is not beachy. I agree with Rebella. It is oceanic, wild, salty. I imagine seaweeds on a reef in the ocean. I imagine a lighthouse in the middle of a stormy sea. Is is pure freedom, also dramatic if you think to the power of the ocean. The lasting power is great. It is a very evocative fragrance.
petrik.71 – :
There is something special about this fragrance for me. It is salty and marine, woody and herbal but also sweet. It is thick, fresh and aromatic (thanks to cedar and myrtle). Very sensual and sexual. As some say – it is like a wet warmed-up naked skin by the seaside in the heat of summer, like “sex on the beach fantasy”. Sexy, sensual and provocative.
Like the smell of the air south of Naples in Italy, on the way to Costiera Amalfitana …
PSIX_CS – :
This perfume melts to your skin. This is what sex on the beach smells like.
ils660Unlogrere – :
(Rem by Reminiscence was created after this, the Italian wants to remind you))
I know how mystic and beautiful the experience of walking alone on a winter day by a seashore can be but sorry, you cannot wear it.
This will only make you smell like an elegant codfish.
grafomag – :
Marine and NOT unique!
Balsamic fresh and salty effects.
simple and strong.
really overpriced around there are many similar scent.
worth a quarter of the price
Rudokop – :
Being half italian, this smells truly like summer to me.
I’m not sure it’s my kind of scent really but there’s some kind of magic going on.
For me it smells both artificial and “realistic”, like memory, a dream.
The scenery: waves, wind, rocks, big sunglasses, aperitif, hot sweaty greasy nights, sleeping without sheets.
But I have to admit it’s a bit too pricy for me,
but I bought a big sample for nostalgic sunny days.
ProHomMaster – :
low sillage, mild longevity, and I really cannot tell how this has anything to do with salt water or ocean. I just got a clean smelling fragrance that I couldn’t pin down or discern from any other calone type frag. I just dont’ get this one. Glad I got a sample before I even thought about buying this. Nothing special going on here. I detect no salt, whatsoever.
azer-9000 – :
The best marine scent in the whole world…!
I just love it.
Fail228 – :
I find that ADS suits me well. It has great longevity and has what I would describe as a rather cantabile manner. It just flows well, even if some find it a bit linear. I did not like this upon my initial smell – it smelled like pure tanning oil to me. But once I applied it, I realized it was much more than that. It does smell a bit like tanning oil, but also has a sweet and salty smell at the same time (more sweet than salty, although the salt is there, at least in the middlenotes). I’m not for sure what exactly it is that I like about the smell, I can’t name you the exact notes, and I’m just not sure what algae smells like (or for that matter why so many people know what algae smells like). I have noticed a common theme in some of the negative reviews. It looks like people who have smelled or worn similar fragrances do not like ADS. This might have something to do with the expensive price. But I have not worn an ocean-like scent before and I find it quite pleasant. Lasts on me around 8-9 hours. The downside to this fragrance is that it’s absurdly expensive, over 200$ or so for a bottle.
Maximych – :
This really captures a day at the beach like nothing
else I have ever tested!At first it feels as if I`m
walking in a pine forest,very green and tangy,I am
approaching the sea,I can smell it in the distance,
as I walk on a cedar chip trail.Now I am on the
beach,the salty air and mist of cold ocean hit my
face in a sudden gust of wind.A cold fog rolls in,
I smell seaweed as it dances with the tide.Very
realistic indeed!Go with the oil,it has more depth,
and stays on amazingly well! P.S.,although suitable
for men and women,I feel like a mermaid when I wear
this:-) !!
tuq236bedyWelty – :
La prima volta che l’ho “annusato” ho ritrovato l’odore delle cabine in cui mi spogliavo da bambina sull’Adriatico; la sabbia, il salmastro, le stelle marine essiccate… Dopo averlo acquistato e indossato ci ho sentito il mirto della macchia mediterranea che circonda la mia casa al mare, sul Tirreno. Insomma non c’è nulla che mi ricordi di più l’estate!
podvodnik – :
To me, this is one of the best-balanced of the “watery” frags out there. It emanates a quiet peace that comes from lazing and strolling along the sea-shore on a foggy day with a silver sun above- personally reminding me of days I once spent camping on Galveston.
profit_igor – :
I bought this fragrance at the Profumum boutique on my last trip to Rome. I find the fragrance very delightful and bright. It is VERY different than the vast majority of aquatic fragrances on the market. In fact, I have never smelled another fragrance with similarities to Acqua di Sale. There may be some, but I just haven’t run across them. Acqua di Sale lives up to its name. It is very salty and aquatic, and one definitely smells like they have spent a day at the beach when wearing this juice. I find the fragrance very unisex and one I generally use in spring to fall when temperatures tend to be on the warmer side and when one is more likely to have spent some time at the beach, though every now and then I will spritz Acqua di Sale during the cold winter months just to transport me spiritually to the beach that seems so far away. It is quite strong, in my opinion, and two sprays should suffice for most people. Longevity is 8 -10 hours on me and projection is medium. I have had many compliments when wearing this fragrance. Acqua di Sale is quite pricey. It was less expensive when buying in Rome (maybe $50 – $60 USD dollars cheaper based on conversion at the time I purchased it), but it does tend to be on the pricey side. On the bright side, it will last me for a couple of years since it is one of several fragrances I use during the warm weather months.
eroma – :
While in the bottle this perfume smells beautiful; like a fresh, exiting sea breeze. When I applied it to my skin I noticed a distinctly soapy note that practically overpowered the other notes I enjoyed so much from the bottle. As the fragrance is developing on my skin the soapiness is becoming more intense. Very unfortunate. This perfume smells great in the bottle!
Maybe it would smell better on someone else.
CocaineKing – :
oh…Acqua di Sale…is…different. Salt and…shellfish and water…how interesting! It may sound quite repulsive, but really there is something clean and green and pure and fresh and…all of it somehow symbolizes the primordial forms of life. Ocean. The simplest and yet the most complex of all things. Salt and marine greenery all around. Seaweed. Pebbles. This is not aquatic as I have experienced any other aquatic (still water or pretty water flowers or plants. This is not a fragrance for mermaids and no, it is most certainly not “a warm glowing endearing afternoon lounging at a seaside cafe at Portofino”, Veruska. This IS the ocean. Wild waters. Vast, deep, wide, infinite, boundless, inhospitable and unfathomable), there is definitely water here. Lots of. Maybe even in various forms. The sea water itself. Mist in the air. Damp sand. Seaweed. Fog. Rain.
There is no sunshine here. No holidays. Not a trace of sweetness. Except for – perhaps – the natural sweetness of skin freshly washed in sea water. This IS the ocean. The sound of massive waves crashing against the shore. Wild wind. Water and salt in the air sprayed into your face.
I don’t know about snob-ish Italian ladies without class wearing this “alfarom”, but this is certainly not a “ladies fragrance”. Very unisex, very timeless, very addictive.
oku – :
I love this perfume, although it’s much too expensive and comes in bottles too big (as I have so many perfumes I will never finish it). Aria di mare and Pioggia salata (Profvmo) are alike. The latter can be ordered from the webshop in Italy, which works perfectly!
shaman dv – :
In italy this is a cult scent for all the snob-ish ladies without class but with a biiiiiig credit card. A scent that litterally makes me laughing so hard I cant’ breathe. You can easly buy Demeter’s Rain for 10 bucks and tell everybody it’s acqua di sale, no one will notice. Actually they’re not really similar, but no one will notice, anyway! ahahahahahah, sorry I was talking about acqua di sale and couldn’t stop laughing…
Rating: 3/10
MASHA_MASYTKA – :
After testing this a few times, I finally realized what it reminded me of…Womanity by Thierry Mugler, although this one feels much more unisex, and not as dry, and it also works much better with my chemistry!
There is a slightly wet-green-medicinal note in the opening which I assume is the myrhh interacting with the seaweed, but after that note fades, the fragrance is woody, salty, a little green, and a little wet. And, as the fragrance works toward its base notes, it gets drier.
While I’m still not sure if I think it smells “good”, I find the scent quite addictive and refreshing, especially in the dry-down where it smells of wood and wet salt, reminding me a little of coastal air. It also seems to last a little longer on my skin than the other Profumums I have tested.
A strange but successful scent, in my opinion!
Sergey99966 – :
solitamente non uso profumi acquatici
ma questo lo trovo adorabile
Hucik-94 – :
very very light smell of fish market.full of natural seaweed.
begining of future’s masterpiece.it needs develop.
raibek – :
This is my favourite -perfume- interprention of the ocean. It´s wild, wet, salty, cool and longlasting.
Usually not a big fan of aquatic scents or scents trying to copy to real sea, but this manage to touch me and are one of few ocean/sea scents that mixes really good with my skin chemistry.
This is the scent of the wild, roaring sea around wind swept islands in the north Atlantic or the very southern Pacific. Cliffs, wind and little sea animals…
Lovely.
brenceorierve – :
I can’t say it smells bad but 100ml costs 240 usdollars.You pretty much expect a warm glowing endearing afternoon lounging at a seaside cafe at Portofino. And what you get? A touch of salty and chlorinated skin as if you got yourself involved on kids piscine, with a slightly balsamic cedar note.