Blu Mediterraneo

Mirto di Panarea Acqua di Parma 2008

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7.5 / 10 624 Ratings

A perfume by Acqua di Parma for women and men, released in 2008. The scent is citrusy-fresh. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Citrus

Fresh

Green

Floral

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Myrtle

Basil

Calabrian bergamot

Italian lemon

Heart Notes

Jasmine absolute

Damask rose absolute

Sea breeze

Base Notes

Mastic absolute

Virginia cedar Juniper

Juniper

Amber

Ratings

Scent

7.5624 Ratings

Longevity

6.0508 Ratings

Sillage

5.8501 Ratings

Bottle

7.7487 Ratings

Value for money

6.7265 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 03/16/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the "Blu Mediterraneo" collection.

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Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

11/17/2014

Platinum1
59 Reviews

Platinum1

Very helpful Review 6

~ Panarea Paradise ~

~ Mirto di Panarea is my own personal taste of a Mediterranean paradise in a bottle! I am easily carried away with images evoked by scent and this fresh myrtle, citrus and basil scent is no exception. I am at a charming outside cafe seated by a flower cart on a breezy day and an open air market with various citrus fruits nearby. The notes all feel very natural lemon, orange and the white florals make for a realistic transporting scent to the sea. Fresh, floral, green and even a creaminess that is very appealing to my nose as my own personal skin scent. This is a lovely image in a bottle that will give me a momentary escape to another land and a pleasant blue diversion with each hint of it's seaside sillage breeze.
Kind Regards, Plat ~

05/31/2014

10
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 10
Scent

MasterLi
375 Reviews

MasterLi

Helpful Review 4

What a gorgeous one this is!

It is one of the freshest, most beautiful, natural smelling summer floral scents I have ever come across! I really like it and find it very nice!

It opens up with a beautiful sweet lemon accord. Not sugary sweet, just the natural sweetness of the lemon. It's coupled with a very soothing aromatic Basil note and the most wonderful rendition of sweet Myrtle flower blossom. Absolutely incredible! You can just imagine this wonderful Italian garden by the sea. I also get a hint of salty sea breeze coupled with the prominent flower blossom.

I highly recommend this if you want a very natural smelling, Mediterranean style floral fragrance. Acqua di Parma has really impressed me with this one. Try it if you get the chance!

08/14/2021

5
Sillage 6
Longevity 6
Scent

Kurai
388 Reviews

Kurai

6

Greenish blue

Acqua di Parma’s blue colognes are in this sweet spot between mainstream and exclusive. Or should I say a blind spot, a void? They may be too outspoken for the designer audience and too much of a fancy shower gel for the ‘snobs’.

Personally, I find them effective but somewhat unexciting refreshers for casual daytime wear on summer days. Colognes with a fine quality and a clear Mediterranean Casanova vibe.

Mirto di Panarea adds an enjoyable touch of dry green herbs to the theme of citrus and sea breeze musks. A mild amber note in the base adds a little warmth and a tiny bit of sweetness.

The sillage is subtle and longevity is short. As it should be, it’s a cologne!

12/18/2012

7.5
Bottle 5
Sillage 2.5
Longevity 5
Scent

Drseid
821 Reviews

Drseid

Helpful Review 2

The Blu Duds Continue...

Mirto di Panarea opens with a now all too familiar combination of lemon and bergamot and other citrus with a mildly herbal undertone of basil and myrtle, and a salty accord that is relatively well-repressed. The salty citrus and its underlying herbal greens remain into the heart as the scent remains linear in its presentation throughout only slightly changing up things a bit when a base note of amber replaces the now highly dissipated citrus late. Projection is average and longevity is below average.

It is now official... after having tried three of the four samples of the Blu Mediterraneo series I am pretty well convinced this segment of the Acqua di Parma brand is not for me. Like its sister scents I find Mirto di Pannarea to be extremely uninteresting and forgettable. The bergamot and lemon has been done so many times before and quite frankly done a lot better elsewhere. It also has been done by other scents in the Blu line, come to think of it... Why do these Blu line scents all seem like the same fragrance over and over again? I do like the amber dry-down, but it is nothing earth shattering and it is quite short-lived with no projection at all by the time it appears. Mirto di Panarea is yet another disappointing release in the generally disappointing Blu line, earning another average score of 2.5 stars out of 5. Skip it, says I.

02/01/2025

ismellnice
7 Reviews

ismellnice

1

Bright Seaside Garden

Mirto di Panarea is an uplifting, bright scent that compliments both sexes. It oozes ease and comfort and doesn’t feel at all like a tortured attempt at a “vacation” scent. It reminds me of walking into a luxurious hotel that’s been gently scented throughout, welcoming eager guests to escape for a moment. Juniper is a favorite note of mine and the addition of myrtle, lemon, and basil lend a softly herbaceous quality. I got a discovery set from Acqua di Parma and selected this one to try at random. After a few hours it’s very faint but still pretty. If you like lasting power and strong projection, this may not be for you. If you’re in it for a brief and tantalizing experience and appreciate these notes, it won’t disappoint.

A strong first sniff! I’m not too familiar with their fragrances and my wallet cautions me against it but my curiosity is piqued.

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