Aria di Mare (2002)
by Il Profumo

Decent aquatic, airy, delicate and ethereal. You are teleported in a breezing salty and sunny day spent in front of the crisp waters of blue ocean. You can perceive the smell exuding from the salty feminine skin under sun and the wind blowing on your face. It's a musky, flowery creation featured by the airy touch of the Dyer’s Green weed.

7th January, 2011. (Last Edited: 13rd March, 2011.)

Silly me - I was expecting something more distinctive here. This is similar to Beth Terry's Mare only a bit sweeter and more chemical in smell. To its detriment, it's also more complicated, and hence misses Mare's brilliant simplicity. Very short-lived to boot.

13rd February, 2010.

(Ocean notes, bamboo stalk, java tea leaves, floral herbaceous notes, sweet water mint, yellow wild broom, acacia flowers, sand white lily, yellow rose, tiare, musk) - taken from luckyscent.

My unexperienced nose was a little surprised how sweet it was. Pretty good longevity and sillage for an aquatic perfume. I smell melon somewhere but didn't see it in the list of ingredients. There's definately summer and ocean in this one but it's not a cool, crisp and light summer breeze. This is a bit heavier and sweeter but still very refreshing.

20th January, 2010.

I tested this against Profumum's Acqua di Sale today at the Scent Bar in Los Angeles, to see which fragrance was the more authentic marine scent. Aria di Mare came up to about 95% of the authenticity of Acqua di Sale, with the top notes seeming to detract more from its authenticity than the drydown (which was fantastic). Aria di Mare is less than half the cost of Acqua di Sale, has similar longevity, and provides almost everything that Acqua di Sale does. It is an excellent choice for a (relatively) inexpensive marine fragrance.

6th July, 2008.

This one smell like the sea (mare). It is so fresh and clean. Is like you sitting on a beach. It is sooo natural. I think this summer i try this one.

22nd March, 2007.