Bulgari Aqua pour Homme Marine (2008)
by Bulgari

Bulgari Aqua pour Homme Marine by Bulgari - Initially, one is slapped with a bitter citrus, provided by the sharp grapefruit and sour neroli brigarade, slowy tempered by the fruitiness of sweet melons and somewhat medicinal cucumber. From afar, a sprinkling of saltiness beckons the invigorating opening to its waiting middle. Here, in the heart, a magnificent stew brews with the pine-like, tangy rosemary flower, coupled with what I venture to say is calone with its watery, marine and ozone accord as well as posidonia, with its sea grass, vegetal highlight and oceanic spiciness, to furnish a delightful, fresh, seashore apparition. Transitioning to its untroubled base, white cedarwood with its crisp, dry and clean woodiness carries the piece to its comforting drydown. This unique, brine composition, a treat to be enjoyed in the warm weather of spring and summer, has good projection and average longevity.

8th December, 2011.

This is my favorite or 2nd favorite fragrance out of every fragrance ive tried. I also tried bvlgari aqua, but i found it to be a bit too musky and didnt last nearly as long or smell nearly as good after time as bvlgari aqua marine.

This is an excellent cologne.

I just put some on right now and i will try to describe it.

Its kind of hard to describe, very aquatic, maybe slight lemony seaweed very 'cool oceanic breeze' smelling. slightly floral. very pleasant. Ive found this to be by far the longest lasting cologne for me, after 8 hours it still smells amazing, on skin or clothes both. After you get a bit hot /sweat slightly , even after 8 hours it smells great and powerfully fresh. VERY GOOD.. probably my all time favorite so far.

21st July, 2011.

After wearing this some more I am a bit more familiar with the changes that go on here. After the citrus blast calms down I get what must be the seaweed and Rosemary, some of the sharper smells in this along with a stronger water/ocean smell. To me, this is what sets this fragrance apart from so many other aqua scents, the sharper herbal and salt note that comes about after an hour or so. And then the cedar seems to come in slowly for the base. Of all the aquatic out there, this one I think is a more mature smell, totally appropriate for someone no longer in his 20s or even 30s.

22nd June, 2011.

As compared to the original the saltiness is toned down about 90%. Instead of salt there is fruit. Kind of a melon grapefruit mix. It is really fresh and light. Projection and longevity are average. It lasts about 3-5 hours for me. Very linear but the basenotes include a bit of wood. I have only been to a beach once but I cant help but picture myself at a beach relaxing every time I smell this.

31st May, 2011.

A less shadowy and more "marine" new Bvlgari Aqua that smells like a less dense, less woody, more sweet-salty kind of fragrance. Lacking of the depth of woodsy-coniferous elements, of some other woods and grey amber this one exudes a lighter, fresher, more ozonic-marine kind of smell. In my opinion it is  by far less intriguing than the great grey predecessor which keeps that sort of mountainy-piney cool touch that on the side of amber and woods turned that as a more obscure and woodsy kind of deeper fragrance. The lighter version stresses the fruits on the top (the grapefruit is prominent with neroli and a sort of mellon smell) and the seaweeds while pulls apart some woods and ambergris. No comparisons with the original.

25th May, 2011. (Last Edited: 7th October, 2011.)

My only aquatic perfume. I'm not fond of it but i dont dislike it either. a bit different but nothing Xtrordinary.

13rd March, 2011.