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A genuine work of art
Never in my years-long career of sniffing things that are supposed to smell like nature and loving the sea have I run across such a genuine ocean scent. There are plenty of contenders that smell very nice, but rarely do they really do what's on the label. You get bits and pieces of it in Acqua di Salé, Sel Marin, Megamare, et al., and some great blends in indies (Pineward's Acadian and Coastal Veil hit), but this is almost gruesome in its realism.
That smell you get when the tide is out and the beach is covered in rotting vegetation is on full display here-it's almost gag-inducing. The waves do come in to cover it back up, fresh and freezing, but the tide isn't quite in yet. I think a lot with this scent will come down to chemistry and what your skin plays up. The sharp rotting seaweed note is probably going to be horrendous if that's what your skin latches onto, but if you really want to smell like the actual sea? I can't think of anywhere else to go that would do a better job. Dark, dirty, beautiful and gross. An oceanic triumph!
That smell you get when the tide is out and the beach is covered in rotting vegetation is on full display here-it's almost gag-inducing. The waves do come in to cover it back up, fresh and freezing, but the tide isn't quite in yet. I think a lot with this scent will come down to chemistry and what your skin plays up. The sharp rotting seaweed note is probably going to be horrendous if that's what your skin latches onto, but if you really want to smell like the actual sea? I can't think of anywhere else to go that would do a better job. Dark, dirty, beautiful and gross. An oceanic triumph!