This is acrid and sour. It smells like if Maison Margiela pulled a Safiya Nygard and mixed all of their perfumes together! The best I could describe it using association would be, “Smoky citrus mixed with the smell of an Ulta.” Nothing aquatic. It all clashes and it gave me a headache only 2 minutes after application. I made it only 15 minutes before I had to wash it off.