Blu Mare Giardini di Toscana 2024

I'm not sure why but I was convinced I was gonna like this one despite the low score. Blu mare opened wonderfully like a more citrusy Megamare as others have also mentioned. But then the aquatic notes get a little too "aquatic" and salty for my taste. I get that weird cumin-y spiciness that I also perceive in Megamare but also a sharper salty note that makes this headache-inducing. Definite pass for me.

Heavy cloying headache inducing cypress on opening, didn't get any citruses. Tried it three times, but I just can't get myself to like it. Around 3 hours into it still cypress, but it slowly evolves into DG Light Blue Eau Intense Pour Homme. Very linear fragrance. In my opinion lazy copy of Megamare. For me no go, and I LOVE Megamare, which I own.

In any forum you will find countless requests for a long-lasting freshie. Well, here it is. This is the most beastly fresh, aquatic fragrance. I believe it's stronger than Lorenzo's Black Sea, if you can believe that. I'm not a huge fan of aquatic fragrances, or freshies on general if you want me to be honest, but if I was, I'd likely snatch this one up.

I absolutely loved trying this perfume on. When I got into the perfumery I immediately noticed the bottle as its blue on the cap is pretty distinctive from the others from the brand. On paper just as on skin, the first thing that struck me was a strong peppery smell. After checking the notes, I was surprised to see citruses as to me the pepper really takes over, but as a lover of this note as well as citruses, I wasn't surprised that it was love at first smell.
To describe this perfume, I would say it reminds me of coming back from the beach with seaweed stuck on my skin and the wind blowing quite strongly. It is quite fresh and you really get that ocean vibe that reminds me of Britany. In my opinion, the oakmoss brings an earthiness that adds to this coastal vibe. The sillage of this perfume also helps: you can smell it on you constantly and feel surrounded by the sea.
Anyway, a big yes for me, and although I feel like for most it would be a masculine perfume I am considering buying it!

Wearing for the first time and already I’m at the box casting my thoughts.
Immediately thought while still wet on my wrists “hmm, isola blu & Every Storm a Serenade”.
This I would say is the goldilock between the two( Isola blu feels too femme for me & EVAS leans a tad too far into a rubber tree orchard) bringing Isola sans femme & EVAS sans gruffy facets. If you’ve sampled any “lemon+ marine” notes from pop up niche houses like blackcliff or Contes de Parfums then your nose will be all too familiar with this direction. The bottle looks great and considering the price point among the featured contemporaries I’d say this is what to expect with modern marines for the foreseeable future. Tbh I would pick one from this plateau then stay with issey miyakes and whatnot. That level has more variety imo