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o14OmibedrilmTib – :
I don’t like aquatics, but this one is pleasant. Although it’s not my favorite blend, I can see the quality in the composition, doesn’t smell synthetic and it’s soft, airy and linear. Good for a warm summer day when you’d want something for cooling off.
7/10
Pencil_Torch – :
a masterpiece I blind bought from 2 great reviews I love OCEANIC/MARINE scents Ive got NAUTICA to BVLGARI my fave is TOM FORD OUD MINERALE this is a close #2 in my book you are instantly transported to a sparkling beach the citrus (GRAPEFRUIT especially) opening is FRESH/CLASSIC but the sea/salt notes are CLEAR/CLEAN/CRISP sometimes I push it a bit with ESCENTRIC MOLECULES #01 SEL MARIN is ideal for the tropics JIM from MIAMI BEACH
briz1962 – :
Sadly and unexpectedly, this fragrance smells like salt water
It literally smells like salt water and a little bit of a lily of the valley nuance, but it is a whisper, had no projection and I could no longer smell it after 10 seconds.
I wonder if my little sample was diluted or maybe it does better in the very high heat
So far I do not consider this a fragrance and bvlgari aqua or aqua di gio essenza do quite nicely for beachy aquatics.
If this is a molecule 01 type of fragrance, please inform me and ignore this opinion.
uzb960speagoessenda – :
For the first thirty minutes, all I get from this fragrance is synthetic cinnamon. As it settles, it transforms into a confounding skin scent. This is the way skin smells after you’ve taken a dip in the water, drying on the sand. It’s warm, comforting, and inviting, but I have a hard time discerning any notes here—even “sea water” cannot accurately describe this one, and I hardly would consider this a marine fragrance.
It’s interesting enough that I’d like to keep wearing it—I’ve gone through my LuckyScent sample pretty quickly (transferred it to a spray vial because I wasn’t getting much of anything form the dabber). I feel this could be a year-round, versatile scent, though one I think you’d wear only for your own pleasure. Even with a few sprays I can’t really smell this one without getting in close. But sometimes that’s the point.
mi6avladovi4 – :
Heeley Sel Marin has a top-tier reputation among aquatic fragrances, so I’m glad to finally sample it (via a Luckyscent dabber, albeit). I gravitate toward heavier / cold weather fragrances so it’s always a treat to try a new freshie.
As it’s name suggests, it’s salt water, mainly, with a few interesting hints added: seaweed, vetiver, birch, and lemon, each proving useful to add both variation and depth to the blend.
On my skin, Sel Marin comes off slightly minty, as well, not necessarily good or bad, but it makes the blend more nuanced.
I like salty aquatics like this. One that comes to mind is the rarely-discussed Nautica Oceans that rarely atomizes well but instead is launched in watery bursts and provides the simply scent of salty water but without the dirtiness of calone.
Sel Marin is more subtle, by comparison, but I have reservations about whether it’s worth the $180 for 100ml retail pricing. As a premier aquatic offering, it could be worthwhile to anyone who loves it, but I have a difficult time regarding its performance as strong from a dabber, and if it requires a bunch of sprays to last, that could diminish its value.
At minimum, it’s a very good entry that I’d like to wear some more, and clearly it was created with care, and is worthy of sampling by anyone, as it’s a solid warm weather option.
7 out of 10
GERS – :
This is so beautiful! I love the seagrass note and the freshness of this scent. There is also a hint of tiger balm that nobody mentioned. Not so good performances and that’s why I haven’t bought a bottle… yet.
Foepulttola – :
Opens with lemony gin, then dries down to seawater with seaweed, but it dies quickly.
VISHNIA – :
Sel Marin is a breezy, salty aquatic with no calone, some wet, green, mossy notes and an extended dry down. Contrary to others’ views, I do not find Sel Marin to be a realistic representation of sea or beaches. It is more of an abstract interpretation. This abstraction is evident in the way the citrus notes (lemon and bergamot) are handled – they lose their atypical characteristics to become a part of the central accord of the composition. The most prominent actor is the salty effect, which is novel but can be sharp or synthetic to some. Many will revere or dislike Sel Marin largely because of it. In my mind Sel Marin is the mood of being on a desolate beach on a cool, cloudy day. As the hours pass by the fragrance quietens down, the salty shrillness makes way for soft notes of moss, wood and musk.
Sel Marin is stylistically very different from the other aquatics flooding the market – it has no sweetness, no calone, no fruity element, it’s not stereotypical and it is more reflective and introspective. I find it to be similar to Sel de Vetiver, but Sel Marin is much more compelling and well crafted. I find Sel Marin to have low projection. I also thought it to be lacking in longevity, but that is not actually the case – the issue is that it quickly becomes a skin scent but persists for several hours. In summer it disappears from my skin in a quick three or four hours, but in slightly cooler weather it lingers on for at least seven or eight hours. I am not crazy about the salty aspect, I am okay with it. I wish it had a tad better projection in the dry down, but perhaps it was designed to be a skin scent. However, it does get noticed in close quarters, even after several hours.
Sel Marin also bears some structural similarities with Cuir Pleine Fleur, but is not as complex or innovative. I am torn between a neutral and a thumbs up, but will go with the latter on account of two considerations. Yes, it is expensive, but Sel Marin is one of the nice, interesting and innovative summer fragrances (even though personally it’s too weak in very hot weather, but then most scents are …), especially among aquatics. The second reason is a personal one, and it reflects my attitude towards beaches. I’m not crazy about them, but I do like to visit one that is deserted on a cool, cloudy, nondescript summer day.
3.5/5
Beeklymaymniqehd – :
I mean, it’s nice, if a bit too weak, but really… is this what the sea actually smells like to you guys? :v
Sokyarrorkege – :
I’ve been trying to find a realistic sea water smell and this was recommend to me. I finally got myself to pony up the immense amount of money for a sample and do agree when everyone else says don’t blind buy this. It is a strange one, and quite expensive.
It started as oddly warm sea water on me; Salty water with green aspects and a clear lemon that doesn’t detract. This is very dry and stark, almost alienating emotionally, but I still really liked it. The middle stage went through a masculine citrus/beeswax/tobacco melange that was odd to say the least, but not offensive. This has no gender, even to be unisex. I have to say it’s more of an atmosphere than a personal fragrance. I do like atmospheric scents; I have been mixing my own perfumes for years trying to capture atmospheres and memories. This defintely qualifies as that, but I’m not so sure it’s wearable as a perfume/cologne. Try before buy for sure.
wxz755speagoessenda – :
Starts off with the scent of a sunny day on an ocean dock: I can smell lots of saltwater (and it’s hyper-realistic), and a bit of the sea air as well as a hint of citrus. This is a really salty fragrance, and also very realistic to what a harbour actually smells like (no laundry detergent or “fresh aquatic” scent of calone here). As it progresses, I can smell the algae and even more seawater, and it mellows out in the end to a lemony-moss sort of scent with lots of salt. It’s hyper-realistic however it isn’t that pleasant as far as perfumes go – I mean it smells like a dock and I like it but others around you may not. I also amp salt a lot so by the end I just end up smelling really salty, as if I’ve sweated a lot (but without the scent of sweat; only salt). Starts off unisex, but kind of leans feminine later on. If I had to give this perfume a colour it would be ‘light yellow’ and not blue as it’s a bright seawater and ocean air at a dock scent rather than a dark deep seawater scent with seaweed like Bvlgari Aqva Pour Homme (in fact I couldn’t smell any seaweed in Sel Marine). I think I prefer Aqva Pour Homme to this in terms of realistic ocean scent perfumes. Sillage is moderate, longevity is moderate.
3.5/5
QecK – :
Sel Marin opens with lemon mint and fresh greenery. Sea water and salt start to come in. As sandalwood begins, a hint of nutmeg wafts up. Then the leather notes start. At this point, it made me physically ill. Definitely test this one before purchase.
jast67 – :
نمیدونم چرا انقد شروع این کار تداعی کننده بوی محوطه دندانپزشکیه برام. بویی که بهش آلرژی دارم و ازش فرار می کنم اما بعد 1-2 ساعت حس لب دریا و خنکی و آرامشو تداعی می کنه. مثل همه کارهای هیلی با کیفیت اما نه مال من نیس
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Scent & Qualiy: 8/10
Longevity: 7/10
Sillage: 5/10
Creativity & Uniqueness: 8/10
Affordability: 4/10
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Overall: 6.4/10
pullin007 – :
Call me crazy but I do not get the love affair 99% of the people commenting have with this perfume. I am so underwhelmed. It is very stereotypical unisex. Nothing about it makes just want to run out and tell people about it.
Is it fresh? Yes. The aquatic note definitely steals the show- that is if there were a show to be stolen. For me, it is pretty linear/ one-note. The dry down not different than having just spritzed. I smell any generic Pima cotton dried on a clothes line near the ocean. That’s it.
Sel does not project at all. The longivity is the best thing it has going for it. If you want a clean smelling scent that will garner no attention choose Sel Marin.
oroma66 – :
Call me unimaginative, but i don’t get any seaside reminiscence with Sel Marin. Call me romantic but what i get is too much salted lemon and loads of meaty seagrass. Not the most pleasing of aromas.
Maybe i don’t love this fragrance genre. Maybe i don’t like Chinese food anymore. Maybe there’s one thing that i won’t be able to appreciate in fragrances – the salted meaty seagrass. I do love kinky stuff in perfume, but this one crosses the gross line for me. I can’t challenge the quality of the stuff, i do challenge everything else.
**(***)
AAGavrilov – :
Sadko in the Underwater Kingdom by Ilya Repin
kukish_08 – :
The opening contains more salt than a box of fries and starts to dry down into a hyper-realistic image of a seaside and i love that! If you close your eyes while wearing this, it is very easy to imagine being near an ocean, especially one where there is a cold breeze, cliffs and the sound of boat bells and masts and seagulls. It is wearable too though and overall i think this is a really good scent.
DOS – :
Now this what i call art, indeed a real bay in a bottle , reminds me of balli very much, yes not every one can admire but ppl who can understand the artistic perfumes will for sure acknowledge this , very good one , not for the average guy next door like Chad the idiot or the fragrance bro.. this is just as good as a marine scent can be nicely done the sea grass and sea weed with water notes. must try for art lovers..performance is great.
4.8/5
lai1978 – :
Salty and hesperdic; refreshing, with a pronounced aquatic quality… and by aquatic I don’t mean the saltiness and ambergris but the modern idea of “aquatic”. Can smell the ocean, and even seaweed, but manages to be pleasant and likeable. Despite all the weirdness going on this is a light, airy fragrance. As it develops and the citrus calms down it has a pronounced spicy, almost cinnamon quality. I’m not sure if this is generic or extreme as the ozone/aquatic harmoniously battles with the salt and seaweed. Don’t be fooled, it sounds bizarre but it works really well. This is a really interesting fragrance that won’t repel the normies (I think?)
Kentry – :
This scent is amazing, original, seaside and I want more (but I’m not sure why)
It’s an old fishing beach where the boats are in for the day and the sun is hitting the pebbles that are covered in years of fish, diesel, seaweed, salt and sea air.
It’s a little dirty but still fresh and salty.
I love the sea and the idea of aquatics frags and this is THE most thought provoking – not a nice or attractive scent but interesting, moody and I can’t stop smelling it when wearing.
Struggle with the price but something so unique justifies pushing the boat out.
igor2110 – :
After researching scents that smelled of the sea and or beach I came across this fragrance and ordered a sample. I have a VERY different opinion of the way this smelled on my skin. Imagine going to the car wash and buying an air freshener like ocean breeze and rubbing it on your skin. That’s all I got. The search continues.
toljn – :
Best aquatic perfume I’ve ever known… Unlike the Creed Virgin Island Water, reminiscent of sand, drinks, coconut and suntan oil, Sel Marin refers to the other side of the beach: the sea.
It opens with a citrus, lemon and maintains for a few minutes. After, a salty sea note, something that refers to algae, literally smelling of sea salt, with a vetiver behind.
I believe that anywhere in the world, on a sunny day, with closed eyes, VIW in the right pulse, Sel Marin in the left pulse and a very cold beer … this junction with a good deal of imagination, will take you to any beach.
lightval – :
I wanted to love it but in the end just liked. Light and fresh and clean. A pristine deserted non polluted beach. Absorbed to quickly into my skin and disappeared. No sillage and no longevity. A little disappointing.
nikita_aleks – :
The salt and seaweed notes in Sel Marin are stunning. Unfortunately, I also get a lot of oakmoss which lends a forgettable aftershave vibe. The result is strangely generic. If you’re looking for a deep ocean scent, stick with something from Bvlgari’s Aqva line, which would be more inexpensive and much better.
DarioSmir – :
Sel Marin is the smell of vacation at a beach house on the coast..not a tropical beach resort but a place that feels like home, where you cook your own meals. Crabs and shrimp boiling in a pot heavily seasoned with lemons and Old Bay…the salty ocean breeze in your hair. This is one of those that truly transport me to a place in time. So glad to have it in my collection even though I don’t wear it often…Sel Marin is one that I find myself sniffing a lot in these winter months when I want to be taken to another place.
nikon1998 – :
I am sorry to say but is smells oyster sauce. I am not telling it is bad, it is nice, but this is what a feel.
Avery_fromAC – :
A spectacular composition!
Agreed with the reviewers below, who called Sel Marin an “anti-aquatic aquatic fragrance,” and “reminiscent of a northern seaside town than a tropical beach.” This is rustic, natural, real oceanside, replete with seaweed and iodine, not sunscreen. Zero Calone action here. Refreshingly rare to see a pelagic perfume without the common plumeria, tiare, night-blooming jasmine presence.
When falling in Love with a person, there’s an uncontrollable, visceral response that bridges the ‘like’ versus ‘love’. There’s perfectly nice friendships with classmates or work colleagues, but an infatuation /spark, requires an affective step.
Frags can tap into an evocative nostalgia of a past memory, that make this leap. Oftentimes, one cannot pinpoint whom/what/where that scent reminds you of. And when it does, you have to own it. It can be retroactive. You might test a perfume today, think it’s “meh, ok”, and years later, need to have it. Heeley’s Sel Marin hovers between the ‘like’ and ‘love’, and might make the leap out of the Friend-zone some day.
bebew92 – :
The name of this perfume really suits it very well! A nice aromatic perfume with Marine and salty accords. I like the scent and I like to wear it in Summer the most. Both longevity and projection is good. Thumbs up Sel Marin!
rewalex – :
I used to find marine scents boring and unrefined, dull in most cases, until I tried Tirrenico and Maestrale and fell in love with both of them. Sel Marin has always been touted here as the best of the bunch and to be honest I was less than impressed with the first 2ml sample I got my nose into. I thought it lasted very little and the fishy overall was a bit offputting then. I thought of it as unwearable.
However, I thought a second chance is deserved when fragrances seem to attract so many people (only Aventus is still a “I don’t get what’s with that one” after 20 samples). In this case I am more than happy to regret my initial thoughts and I now love this scent. You just smell gorgeous with this scent on you… it is that simple. I don’t know if they have toned this down a bit or if samples come in some sort of extra parfum to cheat or what… but it smells truly nice, chic and it is such an easy choice though not very strong. It is not groundbreaking (if you want to be wowed go for Tirrenico, Maestrale or Acqua di sale imho) but still it is different to most designer fragrances so you will not be deceived.
As for the smell, a lot of salt, a subtle coconut and algae surrounding and something weird giving it some edge.
Immugwhow – :
9/10
blig64 – :
Having this on me for about three hours now. I don’t expect it to last much longer (4-6 hours maximum longevity) , but that’s about the only downside to it. Best representation of the open sea I’ve ever smelled, better than Aqva, Kenzo or Aqua Motu (Sud Pacifique), this all about sunscreen, sand, wet towels and salt on skin after laying at the beach for hours. So natural, light and elegant. A tad spicy, leans on the masculine side and gets warmer when drydown arrives. I get mostly salt for the duration of the fragrance, with the rest of the notes changing and morphing on the salt, which works as a backbone until the middle section. Talky soothing woods await at the end of a short but enjoyable trip. Very good for the sea or intimate close encounters.
dima_islamov – :
I’m impressed with how accurately they managed to capture the “salty sea breeze” scent with this one. Unfortunately, it has also a very dominant sour note, which breaks the fragrance for me.
Moshatinpavel – :
I am quite taken with all the Heeley Perfumes I have tasted. They all carry a pure, fresh, contemporary feel. None have stood out as ostentatious or loud. They present a studied competence and precision that I admire. All have been and are extraordinarily wearable both in casual and formal.
Sel Marin is one of the only Aquatic or Ozonic that I can wear with any enjoyment.
That being said I give it a reluctant neutral due to the fact that I would not purchase a Full Bottle.
Anyone who is interested in the Aquatic, Ozonic really needs to sample this, for it is indeed, well executed.
israfil – :
Sel Marin smells like nothing but you can still smell it in the same sense that club soda tastes like nothing but you can still taste it.
MypeWiffibeh – :
The opening is such a pleasant seabreeze, but it doesnt last at all…
Krec – :
James have done such an excelent job on catching the oceans/beach breeze! Sel Marin is a real Niche perfume and a high quality one, indeed. It is soo diferent than what I could imagine when I first heard about this one. It’s not similar in any way to the designers aquatic/citric/beachy fragrances on the market, and that’s why I say this is a true niche perfume (cause we guys know that there’s a lot of “niche” perfumes that are very similar on purpose or even on smelling/longevity/performance factors to some GOOD designer frags).
By the way, this is a very good fragrance, in my opinion the best aquatic perfume in the market nowadays, although I like VPH and some others designers for the summertime too.
I give this an overall 9/10. Longevity and projection on my skin are satisfying (6+ hours of longevity and 1 and 1/2 hours of close to skink projection).
Some people say that this one reminds them, at some point, to fish smell, and I definitely can understand why, but I don’t agree with them. Sel Marin is an incredible fragrance to use on hot days, when going to the beach or to a pool party/bbq.
Iderbanda – :
ok. there is Aquatic, there is oceanic, then there is marine and then there is this which is just plain fresh fish…. it literally just smells of fish. i really wanted to like this but you will literally smell like fish at a fishmongers if you walked around with this! DONT BLIND BUY!
Xeroxmvhwn – :
I love Heeley’s other creations – especially Iris de Nuit and Cuir Pleine Fleur, but Sel Marin is definitely an aqua perfume, so if you’re not keen on those marine notes you’d find in turquoise candles titled ‘Sea Breeze’ or whatever, you’ll find this perfume as irritating as I do.
There may well be sea grass and all that, but the synthetic aqua note wafts up and drowns out everything else. As a lover of the seaside whether it’s winter or summer, in the wilds of Scotland’s west coast or the Mediterranean, this perfume doesn’t transport me to the sea.
But if you don’t mind those aqua notes it’s a great example of this type.
Sillage moderate, longevity several hours
apazov – :
★★★★
While smelling like a completely realistic marine salt water shore setting, it manages to be refined and elegant. It’s the perfect scent for a chic man. Definitely only for summer and day use.
It smells citric at first and then it settles down to a woody salt fragrance with a discreet vetiver. The seaweed note is always there making it purely a marine fragrance and not an aquatic in the melony/calone/watery sense. Drydown smells the same as the base notes but you only trace wood and a slight musk while the seaweed has faded and is very soft.
On my skin sillage is moderate and longevity is amazing for a summer fragrance reaching 8 hours! The only reason I didn’t purchase this is because I liked Acqua Di Sale’s take on the marine theme more as its more sensual and creamy and mysterious while this is brighter and straight up sea time (with citrus and woods evoking a harbour feel instead of sunscreen notes fragrances like At The Beach 1966 use) Also, I wanted a scent that I can use in the summer nights as well, and this is only suitable for day wear in my opinion.
Be wary though, to someone who is not passionate about fragrance the combination of seagrass and citrus can resemble the scent of citronella (spray used to keep mosquitoes away) To me it doesn’t but I asked a few people and that was the feedback! But it all comes down to personal experience more than what other people think!
Definitely one of the most interesting marine scents out there!
archi1978 – :
After obtaining a sample from Heeley’s website I was very excited to try this, marine scents are among my favourites.
Unfortunately Sel Marin turns my stomach, there is something underneath this that is “briny and fishy”. People say that there is something wrong with the nose of anyone who picks up on this, but I assure you, it is there.
Once the initial burst of lemon and other stuff is gone, you are left with what I would call “fishermans wharf” or “fish market” or anywhere that old fish and seaweed and salty water come together.
The Driftwood is well done, but the whole composition is just not something I can get on board with as a fragrance.
I would warn strongly against a blind-buy. If you are interested, buy a sample like I did because when it turned up it was not what I was expecting at all.
I actually love the smell of a real harbour and sea salt and seaweed, and the ocean, but Sel Marin just does not work for me.
I actually purchased Tom Ford’s Costa Azzurra instead. Which has all the elements of a summer/ beach/ seaside fragrance I was looking for.
Странник010 – :
I have a real affinity with the sea. I believe in pirates and mermaids and I respect the calm contemplative aura as well as the stormy damage it inflicts taking lives and leaving widows for no understandable reason.
James heeley has nailed this element. It’s no way a seductive sexy scent. It’s a favourite book you open to revisit a feeling and sense of realness. When this goes on your skin you will be treated to virtual ocean. So much that it evokes the sky and wind and weather, there is sunshine if you try hard enough to want some.
It’s expensive for a reason. The time and thought and creation process. Anyone who seeks the best of the best should stop here and take notice. It IS the sea!! And all its allure and mystery.
Picfilez – :
Sel Marin is the first aquatic fragrance taste I like.
It evokes the smell of the sea and some of its nuances: fresh, salt, algae, aquatic plants and roots, and woody with hints of moss.
Opens with fresh citrus, mixed with marine and salty notes in order to move towards a dry soft moss woody vetiver with a similar aroma. The whole mixture very successful because the feeling of sea, freshness and naturalness is perfect.
The first time I smelled Sel Marin gave me a smile that really smells, sea bottled as perfume, in fact I thought that if I wanted to do a perfume with scent of the sea will surely look like this.
A must for all those lovers of aquatic fragrance test.
Rating: 7
Mesct151Bessinepome – :
I purchased this perfume based on their soap. I got a sample of Sel Marin soap in a hotel I stayed in while in France.
I saved the box, so I could purchase more if I liked it and after using the soap in the shower, I was in love with the scent.
Anyone who buys a perfume based on the SOAP, knows it’s a great scent.
James Heeley is a very new fragrance designer and I’ll be following his creations from this point on.
Because of severe allergies, I can’t normally wear perfume anymore, but so many have said this wont bother me, that I went ahead and ordered a 5 ounce sample.
If all goes well, I’ll shell out the big bucks for a full size, because I want something I can spritz on every day whenever I feel like it and have that soft clean french milled scent.
It’s very very nice. Not heavy and perhaps the most natural scent I’ve come across in a very long time.
Good job Mr. Heeley! Oh…..don’t EVER discontinue this. Lol
iliaska – :
Wow, this is really nice. A new take on the traditional summer fresh scents á la Versace and Calvin Klein, but qualitywise in an entirely different league. Instead of opening with a huge blast of citrus, the citrus note (lemon and bergamot, I believe) is detectable but only discretely hidden in the airy mix of salty sea breeze, followed by vetiver with cucumber (and hints of cedar or birch) that also sneaks into the backdrop of the seaside overview – which is mercifully without the usual calone backdrop.
Over time the entire thing develops into this great aquatic/marine scent. What I noticed most of all, is that this gem smells so darn… natural somehow. It’s hard to explain. The only other really summerlike scent I can think of that differentiates from other aquatics and citrus colognes like this is Creeds SMW, not that the scents are alike but they’re both summery and something very different from the usual other citrus and aquatic blends.
Sillage is average, but longevity is exceptional – I’m talking 10-12 hours here, which is rather incredible for an aquatic. My only complaint would be the pricing, as $130 for a FB would be too much for some people to invest, but if you see it for a price that you find reasonable, go grab it! Overall probably the best aquatic I’ve tried.
Lyncnaine – :
I’m not a huge fan of aquatics in general but this I find quite interesting. It’s not synthetic ocean breezes but a truer interpretation of the sea.
Unfortunately, on my skin, it reminds me exactly of the water in the bottom of the pot after I’ve steamed a batch of blue crabs with Old Bay Seasoning. It’s briny, fishy, woody with a hint of lemon. I give it high marks for stepping out of the box and providing “ocean”. However, it’s not something I would ever wear.
stasik4486 – :
Sel Marin opens very briny on me, a burst of freshness and saltiness. I also smell hints of citrus. Then, it quickly turns more green on my skin. It reminds me more of seaweed than of seasalt. As the scent develops it gets more woody as well, but very dry. The drydown is a dry seaweed/green briny mix.
Sillage and longevity are moderate on me.
Hmmm. I like the smell of the sea, I like the smell of sea salt and how it smells on your skin, but this became too green for me. Too green as in, seaweed lying on the sand being dried out by the sun. You know, with flies and all. Interesting scent and it definitely kept me busy for a while, but this is not the kind that I could wear.
Komonita – :
“Forever Happiness” ****
Memories are my main trigger for my fragrance reviews. And this is one of those deeply linked to my far memories. Those of forever happiness.
In SM I recognize the long summers on the beach since my childhood: my salty body after a sea bath, walking on the sand and enveloping the towel around me. That is: the smell of my wet towel. And the sun shining. And the sea drops on the tanned skin.
Now I want the chips and my Berliner!
mari_sha – :
Unlike our memory of the sea aroma, which usually is false, a trip at the sea side is enough to restore its genuine proportions. The smell is bold, tremendously piercing and causes equal feelings of unease and invigoration.
True to the real experience Sel Marin simulates exactly that, striking a chord untouched before by marine perfumes. This unsweetened composition avoids the usual sporty vibe propagated by most aquatics and goes straightaway for the authentic sea effect. Upon first sniff, I get a harbor ambience which gradually recedes to a lucid sea breeze sensation. This derives from the very clever coupling of sour citruses and an evocative, ozonic, saltwater-grass accord. An ethereal floral element is also present but in a very delicate way. Honestly, I have never run into another perfume as realistic of the sea element as this one. It is the sand, the flowers and the hay along the beach, but it is the harbor too, the rusty iron keels and the dirty seaweed hitting the moss populated dock walls.
A true marine fragrance.
mehanik93 – :
Not bad, also not great or wwoowow for me. Smell nice when I applied but after 15-20 mins like other acqutic fresh marine type frags. I will not pay that high price since cheaper options are available to get almost same result.
7/10 my score.
iron_hade – :
I’m not one for aquatics, personally, but this at least doesn’t have that harsh, chemical smell I get from most sea water scents.
It smells realistically beachy; the opening is an invigorating sunshine bowl of lemons and salt spray, with a pleasant warmth created by the cedar.
As it wears down, I pick up on a tangy quality that reminds me of warm skin, drying after a dip in the ocean.
Not unlike Jo Malone’s “Wood, Sage & Sea Salt”, but more nuanced and longer lasting.
msmxvxmczot – :
Fantastic- be it the sea, oysters or whatever other marine likeness it has Heeley has nailed it with this. Great if one is looking for a fresh and light fragrance with a difference!
CrazyGAS – :
To me this fragrance smells like ketchup potato chips without the smell of deep frying oil but with a beach twist to it. The dry down smells like ketchup potato chips sprayed with an aerosol hair product. Don’t get me wrong, this fragrance is great!
revonsheer – :
very salty, extremely saltwatery and very marine. it’s hard to put words to this scent, i think it’s definitely a creeper, in that it doesn’t WOW you immediately, but it most certainly is NOT without its charm.
there’s a sad, melancholy element to this marine based scent. unlike L’Artisan’s “Batucada” (sp?) which celebrates the summer/holiday element of the sea, this one focuses more on the sea as the immense body of water which dominates our planet. i don’t see this as a celebration of the sea, but almost like a god-fearing ode to the monster which takes so many lives…
CKpevinJ – :
A wellness this aroma brings to me.
Aquatic fresh scent with a perfectly balanced saline chord, combining precisely with a clean golden.
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