This one of my favorite genres. Squid is a masterpiece. It’s the perfect balance of weird and welcoming. Acqua di Sale is the same, but more grown up. I find it so soft and relaxing, I wear it weekly in the summer,and I get no fish personally, for me the Myrtle really stands out. Sel De Vetiver is another one I enjoy - it’s like the more butch version of Sycamore basically. It kinda smelled like wet paint at first but now it just smells super salty, the saltiest I have anyway, and the paint smell is gone. Weird how that works. Great list, lot’s of stuff I hadn’t tried or even heard of.
I've been a regular wearer of James Heeley's Sel Marin for several years and think it fits well on this list. Also Otto Parisi Megamare is an excellent marine scent. Need to get a sample of Zoologist Squid, although I haven't liked anything from that house yet. Great genre to review, Sebastian.
Amber Gris accord or raw material is usually the key for me to get the salty deep oceanic feel. Surprisingly like the mythical nature of amber gris, I find Encens Mythique of Guerlain which is rumoured to contain a small but potent dose real amber Gris of New Zealand that is giving this feel of deep ocean water. Drowned roses chypre. Great video.
Yes, most likely even though I haven’t smelled it. I can tell that might be in this genre but honestly they release so many fragrances can’t keep up with all of them.. 😀
I miss living in Northern California! I lived in Fremont, California as a kid and I remember going to Half Moon Bay. Even now, I remember that salty, sea smell with the seaweed. It’s emotional for me! I think this genre would put me in my “happy place”. I have so many good memories of living in Northern California! If I could afford to move back, I would….simply for the beaches, the people, and the scenery! Since I can’t move back, I’m going to explore this genre. Hopefully, I can find a fragrance that puts me in a “happy place” that I can really enjoy when I wear the fragrance! Thank you for putting this review together! You’re the greatest!!! What would you suggest? I trust your recommendations! I have bought at least 10 fragrances just based on on your recommendations, experiences , and expertise! ☮️
Armani Prive Bleu Turquoise is probably my favourite marine salt style fragrance followed by Lancôme Idole Aura which is a rose salt fragrance. Both great for vacay!
This is fascinating. I wonder why a person's tastes change/develop so unexpectedly. I do remember very well your mentioning so adamantly how much you couldn't stand marine fragrances. It makes me wonder if I'll ever take to vanilla.... 😏
Skylar- Salt Air. It's the fragrance that got me out of my rut and started me on exploring new scents! It's all I wore last summer in the swampy Memphis heat and it garnered alot of compliments!
I do enjoy salt and mineral fragrances! I sampled Pacific Rock Moss and it faded quickly. Kerosene Walk the Sea pulls strangely on me. Wood Sage and Sea Salt is beautiful but too faint and expensive. Afnan Supermacy Heaven gives me similar vibes at $25. Orto Parisi Megamare is an adventure, I actually enjoy the scent, but a very tiny amount is needed: it intensifies. I was transferring my decant and I spilled some on my dress. Nothing has removed the scent entirely. I picked up My Perfumes Oud Al Saqr yesterday, inspired by discontinued TF Oud Minérale. I’m hopeful!
it seems like you tried many salt marine on the market. And your reviews are so close to my taughts. Whats your final top 3 marine aquatic? Did you try sel marin ?
@@tunahanakin122I’m going to sample Millésime Impérial by Creed or it’s dupe Armaf Milestone next. Milestone was likened to salted watermelon and that sounds so appealing to me. I’m curious about Olympea by Paco Rabanne as well. I did try Bobbi Brown Beach, hoping for a Hawaiian Tropic summer scent, and got a suffocating 1960’s coppertone sunscreen. The hunt continues!
A’mmare is fantastic.. especially when it’s humid outside. Smells like a dark chocolate bar took a bath in the sea w/ tea tree&peppermint body wash 🤤. Wish it was sold in the States
Ohhh… The scent of (Nor)California. I can’t wait to find and smell those. Really missing home and would love to find a scent that takes me back there when I can’t physically be there. Thank you for sharing.
Not sure if Erolfa by Creed can be classified as marine but it is to me and prefer it a lot more than Millesime Imperial, I like most of the fragrances in your list but for my surprise Acqua di Sale is not listed... great video!
I will try these. I discovered Salvadore Dali "Laguna" by Mark Buxton in 1998 at the Paris Dali museum. It was so Summer fresh and reasonable price. I have to get myself another bottle. Always lifted my mood. The bottle is so unique too.
This is so timely because I have almost gone through my bottle of Wet Stone and was wondering if I could find something I like even better! My favourite thing about whetstone is that it smells like I am walking off a plane into a tropical climate from my cold Canadian winter.😊
This is one of my favorite style of fragrances, I also don't like if they smell too fishy or marine. My favorites, Salado, Wetstone, Acqua di Sale and Vanilla Vibes. Still need to try Squid, Cap D'Antibes, Sel D'Argent and Foconero. Definitely will get a bottle of Porthole and Rose Saltifolia. The other ones I love not mentioned: Art de Parfum Le Joker and TF Oud Minerale. There's a new one from Teo Cabanel Peau Salée that I also want to try. Thanks for the list Sebastian!!!
I keep going back to Bvlgari Pour Homme Marine. Jacques C's 2008 release. Honestly Sebastian, it smells exactly like a sunny day, cool breeze and a seaside garden stroll. It is head and shoulders above the others in that line, IMO. Smells like Monterey on a good day.
I also love Mugler Alien Mirage for summer, to me it smells very aquatic, slightly salty but also floral, not too heavy, it just hits all the right notes for me!
Sea. Sea Foam. Sea Foam splash. Splash foam splash! 🌊🤭 I think I'm still at the phase of not fully enjoying salty fragrances. Partly because some of the salty accords are actually made with woody ambers. Bvlgari's Aqva Marine is a good example. Interestingly enough, that fragrance is mostly a sheen cedar. I think the effect that Cavallier was going for was more of a crystalline sand than outright salty water. I do wanna try that Berdoues though. Simplicity would probably be a good way to start.
Aquatics still not a smell I gravitate towards in general, though I do like a few fragrances with some aquatics, like L'Eau Bleu de Issey Miyake, Bleu de Chanel EDP itself, and Acqua di Gio Profumo.
Personally I like marine fragrances, but my budget doesn’t allow for many of the high value products. I enjoy the subtle spicy marine mix of Nautica N-83, but it certainly doesn’t last. Bvlgari Aqua Marine is my favorite, but increasingly tough to get at an affordable price.
Have you tried Abyssis by Liquides Imaginaires? I’m not a marine or salty fragrance person either but I got a sample of this and it is intriguing . I’m enjoying it and keep going back to sniff my wrist but, if I get too big a whiff of it, it almost makes me feel a little nauseous. Still I can’t quite keep away from going back for more. Weird. Some have compared it to Squid but I haven’t tried Squid yet so can’t say.
LABORATORIO OLFATIVO Salina BOND No9 (despite everything) Shelter Island DSH PERFUMES At the Shore :: On the Rocks La Plage sea spray Aqua Admirabilis HOUSE OF MATRIARCH Albatross Orca OLYMPIC ORCHIDS Kingston Ferry All fantastic 👏👌👍
I have an issue with some of the marine notes, something that we find in Aqua di Gio, or Millesime Imperial and even Green Irish tweed, but specially with Megamare from Nasomato, also in most of the blue fragrances from designers, this note that smells like something I was unable to find the word for it but from my mother tongue that is Arabic/Lebanese and that is « zankha » (I hope you still know some words from your Mediterranean childhood :) and till now am unable of enjoying any perfume with this specific marine note…. Some other marine notes do perfect with me like Ganymede
Surprised Un Air de Bretagne from L'Artisan Parfumeur did not end up somewhere on this list. Maybe not the most salty marine fragrance, but it inspires wonderful seasalt coastal vibes to my summer fragrance lineup that I really enjoy. Feels like it would fit snugly in the list here.
I adore Vanilla Vibes but I feel like it doesn’t last long on me. Do you think I’m going “nose blind” to it? How long does it last on you? Is there a way to make it last longer? I can see myself going through the lg bottle size in a blink of an eye. Tysm
Have to add to your suggestions: Kenzo Pour Homme and Acqua di Scandola by Parfum d’Empire. Have to also agree with the nausea! Phtaloblue looking at you 👀 😂
I have a love hate relationship with calone. Sometimes I don’t mind it and sometimes I can’t stand it. Overall, when its HOT out I can stomach it and I actually like it. But when it’s cool out it really bothers me. Interesting what is does For me. I understand we’re you Coming from.
Sebastian, this one is quintessential skin scent, at least for me. Performance is poor, you need to reapply almost every hour, no projection, but the smell is quite pleasant. But be carful, there is a prominent seaweed note here.
Not including Tom Ford Oud Minerale is a sin. That is the best salty marine fragrance on the market right now with the most unique twist. Not a bright, beachy, sunny fragrance. But a dark, fresh, cold, salty fragrance. It puts most of the fragrances from this list to shame in terms on uniqueness , quality and smell
