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Fragrance notes
Musk, Marine Algae.
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|  Nothing very marine comes through on my skin. What I get is a very sweet, almost transparent minty herbal. Antica Farmacista’s Acqua is a pretty scent – sweet, subtle, green, and linear. I appreciate its lightness, freshness, clean ambiance, and decent longevity, but it is a little too sweet for me. I tend to interpret mint as “sweet,” which is where I get excessive sweetness. I do the same with MPG’s Centaure and some other very minty fragrances. Acqua is a well-made, refined subtle fragrance, and I don’t want to cast any aspersions on it, because it would be a great fragrance for one who enjoys mint and sweet. 07 October 2008 |
 453 reviews
|  I came across a sample of this recently, and enjoyed it. Its not your typical aquatic/marine fragrance (its even spelled differently than the other Aqua's out there). Acqua lacks the stark, briny ("saltwater"), realistic stormy seashore effect of Erolfa, or the deep ocean algae-laden (posidonia - "soiled diaper") aroma of Bulgari Aqua or Mare. It captures the more pleasant less common aspects of the marine domain. Infact, I am not sure if its a marine fragrance at all. The main accord (well theres very little development here) is fresh (minty) and sweet with herbaceous notes. Its not overly minty or sweet and at times smells like soap. It lacks that metallic synthetic "twange" that corrupts the composition of so many generic aquatics (which probably speaks to the quality of ingredients in use in Acqua). Sillage is low, but it lasted well over 5 hours on my skin. Acqua will challenge your idea of what a marine fragrance should smell like. For many, it will seem (and smell) grossly misnamed. But if judged on its composition only, you will find a nice subtle minty sweet fragrance with hints of herbal elements. Its simple, very wearable and pleasant. A top "office frag" so to speak. Acqua wears well on skin, but I would imagine it would do even better as a home fragrance. Acqua isn't just another fish in the pond. 06 April 2007 |
 81 reviews
|  This is a nice marine fragrance, light on the algae, and to my nose, with a definite minty note which makes it kind of a cross between Herba Fresca (Guerlain) and a marine. Mint isn't listed as an ingredient, but then that list is pretty skimpy (Marine algae, Musk). That minty spark adds to the "air" of the fragrance. No ozone, which is great - just a fresh, subtle and wearable oceanic fragrance. 01 August 2006 |
 435 reviews
|  A wonderful light and fresh marine scent. Very simple composition, yet very effective. Like a Motu Light. Longevity could be a bit better, but it's very easy to wear and very comforting. 17 January 2006 |
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