Fragrance Reviews by Rawk Lee

Coming from a former Acqua Di Gio user, I've moved onto Bulgari Aqua, which is a reasonably priced classy aquatic that shares a similar salt water smell. It doesn't smell like the typical aquatic loaded with citrus that feels as if it's intended for high school kids. It's in a league of it's own I'd say. Outside of Kenzo Pour Homme, this is the most authentic marine scent. The tangerine adds a nice refreshing ting to it. Then the darker salty shore, sea aquatic scent comes in. When I wear it, it reminds me of standing at Pier 39 in San Francisco during sunset. The scent stays close to my skin for a good several hours. Depending on my skin that day, it sometimes can be faintly smelled the next morning. The new "Aqua Marine" shouldn't even be "Marine". This was more "Marine" than the newest creation. Then again, if the new "Marine" was released first, it would have been a failed product, IMO. After owning Aqua, I went back to spray on some Acqua Di Gio for old times sake, well, needless to say, the AdG I once loved back in high school and part of college is pretty damn lame nowadays.

When I first smelled this on a piece of paper, I thought it smelled odd. Eventually a month later, I had finally gotten a sample of it and sprayed it on myself. The first thought was "wow, this is nice". The initial blast of crispness was refreshing and it had a nice metallic feel to it. The dry down is a soothing incense with the light musk. This cologne is very well rounded and modern. It doesn't seem like the typical aquatic to me and it smells different than anything else I've tried (except CK Eurphoria, but it doesn't pull off the mossy-green fresh thing as well as 212). Another plus side about this is the longevity. It typically lasts 10-12 hours (or even more, I'm just being modest here). My skin usually drinks fragrances like crazy and this is one of the handful that actually does stick and I can still smell it fairly well the morning after.