Aqua Motu / Motu (1992)
by Comptoir Sud Pacifique

This review is under revision.

Aqua Motu is my first summer choice. I have to mention that I possess about 30 summer scents in my collection. Should I say anything more? I should? OK...
Top: Gummy. Middle: Heavenly. Base: Salty. All in all, it’s very authentic, very interesting.
Aqua Motu didn’t made to be someone’s signature scent. It isn’t sexy or mysterious. No, that’s not its mission, but it is extra fresh (it sounds like a commercial for some bubble gum or tooth paste) and “you smell very pleasant“ scent.
Please imagine this: It’s very, very hot summer day. You are wearing Aqua Motu… and the passers-by, some people at the station where you wait for your bus, your colleagues, a lift-boy… they all are looking at you very thankful for that breath of fresh air you’re giving to them. Not an unpleasant picture, isn’t it?
Just once, in my whole “scent collector’s career” I regretted because I purchased 50 instead of 100 ml bottle. Of course, I’m talking about Aqua Motu.

Aqua Motu starts out smelling like "just another cucumber aquatic" on my skin. Given some time it evolves into a minty-fresh wood and citrus scent, with a healthy dash of seaweed and iodine thrown in. It reminds me very much of Beth Terry's Mare, only a little bit less lush and sweet. In fact, the two are close enough that I couldn't justify owning both.

Pleasant, but not worth the rash it gives me when I wear it.

I completely agree with meonbn ...this is the beach in a bottle, but does not bode well as a "signature" scent, at least, not IMO. This is for occasional use only. Use sparingly or risk a sinus headache. This scent is very fresh. I like it for a room scent, myself and though I own it, I rarely wear it. It's very intense and perhaps you really need to be in a tropical setting to take advantage of what it has to offer. Still, it delivers what it promises, capturing the smells of island beaches in a way no perfume house has ever been able to accomplish before.

I bought this scent today and it works so nice in the summertime. It reminds me, when i walking on the beach...the Montale Sandflowers is also nice, but Aqua Motu for that price...it is ok.
Fresh seawater, hot sand...it smells like the beach...very nice for a young man...

Aqua Motu is the beach…bottled. It’s the warm sand, the fresh ocean breeze, and the golden sun setting across the horizon…think Southern California shoreline. As interesting and realistic as this fragrance is, it is more a novelty than a daily-wearing scent. Still, it is absolutely fascinating, and it makes me smile every time I wear it.