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CreeltMal – :
Scent – a mild mannered musky marine scent.
Season/Time of Day – I prefer to use this one in the warmer months, during the day.
Projection – I didn’t get noticed, I didn’t get a compliment.
Longevity – I get 12hrs consistently.
tulis5 – :
Replace oud with sandalwood in Tom Ford Oud Minerale and you get this beauty here. This is very similar to TF Oud Minerale and i love Oud Minerale but this one is even better. This is my favorite woody aquatic for the summer and replaces TF Oud Minerale from now on. Its a classy and wonderful fragrance which i instantly associate with those wonderful south european coasts with their deep blue water and the light and warm smell of citrus trees mixed with sea salt and white flowers surrounding you all the time.
I love it
kesahim – :
Take a trip to the Pacific with the beautifully composed aquatic Osaito. Inspired by the scenery of French Polynesia the perfume from the woefully underrated Micallef house is a one of a kind island beauty. The perfume opens with ozonic notes, grapefruit and citrus. There is a brief heart where one can detect myrtle and marigold before the perfume settles into a dense powdery woody base of cedar, amber, sandalwood and musk. The perfume is unisex (slightly masculine leaning) with strong projection, sillage and very good longevity. Beautifully blended, this is true perfume artistry compared to the overhyped and rather pedestrian aquatic niches people falling over each other in drones to blind buy because of glamorous online reviewers. Here is a daring, evocative aquatic that really takes you to a seaside place and time that is truly exotic. Enjoy!
tomus – :
Osatio is closer to Bois 1920 Verde di Mare than to Creed Millésime Impérial or to Bois 1920 Oltremare which feels completelly different scent from Osatio. They have exactly the same structure with different notes. The smell of Verde di Mare is similar with some differences.
Osatio feels more casual-versatile, it has more citruses at the opening, its florals feel resinous and green/herbal and not so flowery and feels more masculine while Verde di Mare feels more sporty-vivid, it’s smoother at the opening and has more flowery-florals and stronger watery note, definitely unisex. Neither is traditional masculine scent though.
I get beautiful citruses at the opening along with a wave of fresh sea water. The citruses (dominant lemon) become stronger and after some minutes hit the florals. Marigold is the new boss. At this point I get a green/herbal note and a faint soapy vibe. Myrtle is here and gains equall power with marigold. Sea water, marigold & myrtle are the dominant notes. The grapefruit becomes noticeable but the lemon still exists. At this point Osatio feels smoother than the Verde di Mare. At the late dry down the amber becomes noticeable but it’s very mild. And only then I get the similarity with MI. The best part of Osatio is the dry down.
Sillage/projection are both moderate. Longevity seems to be above the average, I’m still evaluating it. I’ll update with info the next days.
Coocapreola – :
Unfortunately didn’t work for me, though it’s well put together. Sadly the citrus/marine mix turned on my (female) skin to the really harsh sour side of lemon + cleaning products, so try before you buy. This stuff is not cheap and in my view there are better goes at grapefruit and other fruits for the money – and nicer marines too. As (nearly) always with the citrus, you do get a decent, detailed, detectable scent of real fruit with this one at first but the nuances burn off much too fast, to leave just an unspecific chemical citrus tang. However, on the plus side, it manages the awkward transition from citrus to woodier stuff with some poise (making me think of a surfer dominating a wave with tricky undertow – it just speeds past the pitfalls and moves on.) Cheapish musk, though, the kind which (again) on me turns to detergent when there’s too much citrus still hanging about. May work on the right skin for someone seeking a pretty strongly-performing lemon-sharp smack in the chops on hot days.
default – :
Gentle, clean, soft citrus accords, absolute winner, not offensive, not linear. I imagine well-educated, sophisticated, elegant men wearing this perfume, someone like Spiderman the man-side, not the superhero-side.
joker1306 – :
Hmmmm…..when I was younger I adored clean, cool, marine fragrances (Aqua di Gio, Davidoff Coolwater, Nautica, etc) and Osaito smells very nice, balanced, and definitely is well executed but it’s just not for me. After reading the reviews, I sprayed Creed MI and Osaito on each wrist and they really are almost identical. Osaifo definitely is less green a little more floral and slightly more woody than MI. MI is a bit greener citrus, and is a cooler fragrance. I could see fans of crisp marine fragrances enjoying both of these but they are just not for me and feel a bit “young” and sporty (and I’m only 33) both good fragrances though if you’re looking for a fresh summer fragrance or something to wear casually to the gym or at the beach. It definitely has its place, just not in my collection.
john23-41 – :
Can’t more enthusiastically agree with both statements of the reviewer below me!
It absolutely IS a better version of Creed’s MI, and with better longevity too! And if Osaito full retail price isn’t much less than MI, at discount online sellers Micallef’s products appears with bigger discounts than Creed’s, so you should be able to find it at about half price of discounted MI. I found it at $95, while same retailer price tag for MI was $170.
And yes, I’m one of those marine/aquatic scents haters who love this masterpiece!
qvverty88 – :
Regarding the comparison below to MI — for me, unfortunately, I get an almost nauseating rotten melon accord from MI, although the rest of the fragrance is great. Importantly, I get no such accord from Osaito, which is an incredibly well done floral aquatic… perhaps my new favorite. And like MI, it’s complex and high quality enough that it will appeal even to those who don’t like (typical designer) aquatics.
wew661 – :
creed imperial millesime
for me it’s done better , at first it felt like mix with GIT but after the nice opening the ( heart-base ) it is the same as the above mentioned scent
not an expert just only what i felt
enjoy !