Top Notes 
Marine notes
Davana
Salt
Lemon
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Iris
Base Notes 
Ambergris
Oakmoss
Sandalwood
09/13/2024
Smirky
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Smirky
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Joint review of Megamare, Chaos & Atlas
This is a joint review of Megamare, Chaos and Atlas, which I reviewed over three consecutive days. I decided to review them together because they are all supposed to be similar aquatics with very good performance. I also compared them directly. On the third day, while wearing Atlas, I did a refresh spray of Atlas in the afternoon and then sprayed Megamare and Chaos on opposite arms.
Megamare struck me as a very unique marine/aquatic. It's round, full and dark but not really heavy. Received a definite impression of the ocean - strong musky marine accords - like what being far out on the ocean or deep under the water might smell like. As it evolves, a woody accord emerges which blends very nicely with the musky marine scent. Also want to stress its uniqueness - never smelled anything quite like it.
Where Megamare was round and dark, Chaos comes across as sharper, bright and fresher. Initial citrus seemed to dominate with the marine accord underneath. As it dried down, the citrus retreated a bit and the marine/oceanic scent dominated. Chaos is very different from Megamare. When I tested D&G Light Blue Eau Intense for men, some prior reviews complained about an eggy scent, something I did not detect with Light Blue. With Chaos, however, I did detect a rather strong eggy scent - not rotten eggs or sulfur - but the smell of cooked eggs. It didn't appear right away, but after about 30 minutes and hung around for the life of the scent. Because of this, Chaos is a no go for me.
Atlas is supposed to be a dupe of Megamare. While it is a nice marine/aquatic fragrance, Atlas seemed to be about a 60% match (maybe less) to Megamare. When it dried down, it came across as having a very noticeable floral accord that Megamare does not have. I don't know if it's the iris note (didn't smell specifically like iris to me) or some other unrevealed floral notes.
Regarding projection and longevity, Megamare and Chaos are both nuclear fragrances with Megamare having an edge over Chaos. While Atlas is strong, I wouldn't describe its performance as nuclear and it wasn't anywhere near the performance of Megamare. All three fragrances are very masculine.
My overall preference is for Megamare and I have added it to my shopping list. If you test Megamare and it comes across as too heavy or dark, you may want to test Chaos. You might not detect an eggy smell as I did and its performance is almost at the same level as Megamare. While I don't have any problems with dupes and clones and like to save money as much as the next guy, when it comes to Atlas and Megamare, Megamare is clearly the superior fragrance to my nose.
Megamare struck me as a very unique marine/aquatic. It's round, full and dark but not really heavy. Received a definite impression of the ocean - strong musky marine accords - like what being far out on the ocean or deep under the water might smell like. As it evolves, a woody accord emerges which blends very nicely with the musky marine scent. Also want to stress its uniqueness - never smelled anything quite like it.
Where Megamare was round and dark, Chaos comes across as sharper, bright and fresher. Initial citrus seemed to dominate with the marine accord underneath. As it dried down, the citrus retreated a bit and the marine/oceanic scent dominated. Chaos is very different from Megamare. When I tested D&G Light Blue Eau Intense for men, some prior reviews complained about an eggy scent, something I did not detect with Light Blue. With Chaos, however, I did detect a rather strong eggy scent - not rotten eggs or sulfur - but the smell of cooked eggs. It didn't appear right away, but after about 30 minutes and hung around for the life of the scent. Because of this, Chaos is a no go for me.
Atlas is supposed to be a dupe of Megamare. While it is a nice marine/aquatic fragrance, Atlas seemed to be about a 60% match (maybe less) to Megamare. When it dried down, it came across as having a very noticeable floral accord that Megamare does not have. I don't know if it's the iris note (didn't smell specifically like iris to me) or some other unrevealed floral notes.
Regarding projection and longevity, Megamare and Chaos are both nuclear fragrances with Megamare having an edge over Chaos. While Atlas is strong, I wouldn't describe its performance as nuclear and it wasn't anywhere near the performance of Megamare. All three fragrances are very masculine.
My overall preference is for Megamare and I have added it to my shopping list. If you test Megamare and it comes across as too heavy or dark, you may want to test Chaos. You might not detect an eggy smell as I did and its performance is almost at the same level as Megamare. While I don't have any problems with dupes and clones and like to save money as much as the next guy, when it comes to Atlas and Megamare, Megamare is clearly the superior fragrance to my nose.
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