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Green but no aquatic accord
Ege kinda caught me off guard. Was expecting an aquatic over anything else, based on the Aegean name and the blue bottle. However, on actually wearing this fragrance, I really didn't get any aquatic accord. If it's there, it's really buried. Ege is mainly a fresh, green scent. The mint note is done nicely and is blended with the other notes so it doesn't come across as toothpaste. Also, the overall green impression is one of perfect balance contrasted, for example, by my experience with Xerjoff's Nio which is overwhelming green in your face. That said, the very nice initial green with the attractive mint is short lived. Ege begins to evolve in the dry down into a strong cucumber scent with occasional whiffs of sour, almost like pickling. This impression causes me to rate the scent as average. Performance is OK for a green/fresh scent - longevity about 6 hours with decent projection for about an hour or so. Not really for me.