Bvlgari

Aqva Pour Homme

Aqva Pour Homme by Bvlgari is a masculine-leaning eau de toilette from 2005 in the designer price tier. It opens with petitgrain, sweet orange and mandarin, moves into seaweed, marine accord and rosemary and dries down to cedarwood, amber and musk. Expect around 6 hours of wear, and it projects at a moderate level.

Notes, explained

Opening

• Petitgrain Bitter twigs and leaves of the orange tree. Dry and a little green.
• Sweet Orange Juicy and cheerful. The friendliest citrus there is.
• Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.

Heart

• Seaweed Salty, green and faintly funky. Real coastline rather than a bottle of 'fresh'.
• Marine Accord Generic 'ocean' — salt, air and water. Clean and uncomplicated.
• Rosemary Sharp, camphorous herb. Bracing and clean, borders on medicinal.

Dry-down

• Cedarwood Dry, pencil-shaving woodiness. Clean and structural.
• Amber Warm, golden and resinous. Not a real material — a blend that glows.
• Musk Warm, skin-like and slightly sweet. Makes a fragrance feel like you.

Smells like this

• House of Sillage HOS N.002
• Orto Parisi Megamare
• Lattafa Liam Blue Shine
• Bvlgari Aqva Pour Homme Marine
• Giorgio Armani Acqua di Giò Eau de Parfum Intense
• Jo Malone Wood Sage & Sea Salt

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