David's raves and Pollux's comments piqued my curiosity and, this being an easily available brand here, I decided to sample them.
At the store I visited there were only three fragrances available (La Martina Hombre, La Martina Mujer and Cuero), all three in eau de toilette concentration.
They were a pleasant surprise, nothing revolutionary, but very decent fragrances:
Cuero, contrary to its name, it's not really leathery. It has a strong lavender opening, quite masculine in a classical way that later gets softer with tonka bean and vanilla. I found it very pleasant. I would say it evokes leather in its feel, not in the smell.
La Martina Hombre is the most leathery, although the leather comes accompanied by citrus and hebs. Light, pleasant and easy to wear. It reminded me of Duel, but with a brighter, citrusy opening and less harsh. It is a lot lighter than Cuero.
La Martina Mujer surprised me with notes of gardenia, coconut and musk. The coconut doesn't give a tropical feel (thank God, b/c it's something I don't like at all). I would have expected the typical transparent or candy-sweet fruity-floral and it's not.
The longevity is what you'd expect from an EDT.
The prices here -obviously- are significantly lower than abroad. A good one for us, since we usually have to pay a lot more for all fragrant goodies.
At the store I visited there were only three fragrances available (La Martina Hombre, La Martina Mujer and Cuero), all three in eau de toilette concentration.
They were a pleasant surprise, nothing revolutionary, but very decent fragrances:
Cuero, contrary to its name, it's not really leathery. It has a strong lavender opening, quite masculine in a classical way that later gets softer with tonka bean and vanilla. I found it very pleasant. I would say it evokes leather in its feel, not in the smell.
La Martina Hombre is the most leathery, although the leather comes accompanied by citrus and hebs. Light, pleasant and easy to wear. It reminded me of Duel, but with a brighter, citrusy opening and less harsh. It is a lot lighter than Cuero.
La Martina Mujer surprised me with notes of gardenia, coconut and musk. The coconut doesn't give a tropical feel (thank God, b/c it's something I don't like at all). I would have expected the typical transparent or candy-sweet fruity-floral and it's not.
The longevity is what you'd expect from an EDT.
The prices here -obviously- are significantly lower than abroad. A good one for us, since we usually have to pay a lot more for all fragrant goodies.
