A'mmare Carthusia 2021 Eau de Parfum

A mmare (which in napoli dialect means at sea) is clearly an hybrid between Bleu Turquoise and Acqua di Sale.

This is quite good, a very beautiful summer perfume, very unisex, smells salty, very aquatic and aromatic, with a cucumber vibe and some very few sweetness in the bg. Reminds me of the mediterranean countrysides in summer.

The bottle is lovely too, and the price is quite good!

I’ll be honest: I sampled this just because the bottle is so dang gorgeous that I wanted an excuse to add it to my collection.

Luckily for me, the juice lives up to the package: salty herbs, aquatic musk, kelp-like vegetation, and light woodiness reminiscent of driftwood. It’s a completely naturalistic herb garden on a coastal dune, and I'm in love.

That said, a quick warning: while this is stunning, wearability is a bit limited as it's so unusual and might not be friendly to inexperienced noses.

Projection and longevity are moderate — you’ll live in a little marine scent bubble for 6-8 hours.

This perfume just cannot stay in my collection (and not by my own will). The first time I bought it, I hadn't even worn it once yet when my mom literally snatched it from my hands because "this is the best thing I have ever smelled" and "you have too many pefumes anyway, you won't even notice it's gone". The following year I got another bottle, and my grandpa spent the whole summer sneakily going to my room to spray it before going out, and it was too cute of a sight to not give him the bottle. It smelled better on him anyway. NOW, my mom is panicking because she doesn't know what to gift her bestfriend for her birthday in 5 days... and my new bottle is supposed to get delivered tomorrow. So I guess I won't be smelling like A'mmare this time either. Oh well.

On a more serious note, everyone around me keeps going crazy about this scent and I can totally see why. A'mmare is such an easy and sophisticated interpretetion of something that we grew up seeing and living - the mediterranean charm in all its glory (we are from sicily!! hehe). Sipping on a hugo spritz at your local beach club at sunset after a whole day of tanning. Smelling your fingers after your grandma sent you to the garden to pick herbs for the sunday family lunch. Going stargazing with your friends after a summer rain. Salty skin, chilly sea breeze and all that. Beautiful, grand, home

The refreshing citrus notes of bergamot, combined with the crisp aromatic scents of mint and rosemary, are complemented by a water accord that unfolds with a salty, mineral-like aspect. Personally, I perceive a hint of seaweed (Algue), evoking a gentle transparency of sea breeze and minerals. The base notes of patchouli and cedarwood provide a sophisticated foundation, supporting and sustaining the minerality.

"Amare" depicts the dive into the blue sea of ​​Capri and the breath of herbs blooming on its shores. The mineral-rich water accord and mint accents evoke the dynamism of diving into the ocean. Furthermore, the refreshing aromatic scents of rosemary and other herbs intertwine with a salty impression, seemingly representing the breath of the herbs blooming on Capri.

A salty marine accord paints a vivid picture. While seemingly mild, the minty accent and aromatic herbal scent will transport you to a pleasantly liberating feeling, as if you were visiting the island of Capri!

So, the bottle I have is original and new. Thus, not much air had time to get in the bottle.

I recognize the smell, but I don't know from which perfume. Almost candy like.
Smells like 'the new summer perfume' smell from perfume shops.
Notes: I don't know. When I spray it on skin, the first few seconds/ minute there's a predominantly flowery smell, that fights with something dusty and in direct contrast. It reminds me of surgical gloves latex or balloons/ powdery smell (almost drug store/ pharmacy kind of mixed smell) . After the minute is gone, the latex gloves smell is strongest, and if I put my nose close to the spraying point, the flowers smell like a garden filled with field/ prairie flowers (really nice) .
Projection is around 1 meter. So OK for office.
It doesn't last too long (around 4 h on skin, without sweating on or washing the area) and I feel it's a weird way of mixing notes. Both linger the same amount, but as I said, depending on the distance, it may smell different- and it becomes a 1 Note then, 1D.
It leans feminine- heavily feminine.
Only men in their early 20' s can wear it, in my opinion.
Bottle is nice, but the cap is really plasticky (light) - although quality injection.
I let it sit, for it to 'macerate ' , and hope it becomes what people here praise it to be.

Tough call.

Update as of today May the 18th:
Not worth the money. Club de Nuit by Armaf EDT performance (silage and strength) , with a 1D Effect smell, whilst it's EDP.
When sweating, because of walking, ect. , first note flies by in a few minutes and then it stays as a faint 1D shy smell.
It's too expensive for what it is.
I adjusted my score accordingly
It can be layered really well with Super Cedar from Byredo. Right now I don' t know which is the best to be the first spray and which the second, and if it' s just the Cedar that makes a difference, but it adds a bit of complexity. Both just as light weight (as far as strength) and it seem they complement each other (for my nose at least) .
Now, seeing you pay close to 220+ to make an OK, somewhat interesting, smell, I still wouldn't say go and buy it just for that.