Megamare 2019

Megamare by Orto Parisi
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7.4 / 10 1695 Ratings
A perfume by Orto Parisi for women and men, released in 2019. The scent is aquatic-fresh. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Aquatic
Fresh
Spicy
Synthetic
Woody

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.41695 Ratings
Longevity
9.51625 Ratings
Sillage
9.31616 Ratings
Bottle
8.11524 Ratings
Value for money
7.51282 Ratings
Submitted by JoHannes, last update on 07/27/2025.

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What the fragrance is similar to
Atlas / اطلس by Lattafa / لطافة
Atlas
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Megara
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Turkuaz
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L'Omertà Intense
A Chaos in the Ocean by Emir
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Mare by MAD Parfumeur
Mare

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Merlotsupern

76 Reviews
Merlotsupern
Merlotsupern
Top Review 8  
Release the Kraken!
In Alessandro Gualtieri's olfactive mythology, where Risvelium embodies the Tarrasque, Orto Parisi's Megamare takes on the role of the Kraken... and if you don't know what I'm talking about, we don't need to be friends.

Megamare opens with a crisp blend of bergamot and lemon, giving way quickly to its dominant aquatic heart. Here, notes of seaweed, calone, and hedione create a robust marine accord. It’s a scent that will remind you of salty air, crashing waves, and the raw, untamed essence of the sea... if you want to romanticise those aspects.
The base settles into a long lasting combination of musk, ambroxan, and cedarwood, lending depth and a warmth that prevents it from becoming a boring fleeting fresh scent.

One of Megamare's most consistent attributes, frequently highlighted everywhere, is its remarkable longevity and projection. I tend to agree on the longevity side, whilst from a projection perspective I'd say that it is strong, but not nuclear.

Interestingly, while I’ve found that my wife didn't appreciate Atlas or Black Sea, she has a curious fondness for Megamare. Atlas, for her, possessed a green and almost "choking" tendency that she found unbearable (...and I agree). Its marine notes were perhaps too metallic or sharp. Black Sea, on the other hand, which hails from Pazzaglia and therefore has a slightly sweeter, softer overall profile with notes like orange blossom and ylang-ylang alongside its marine and salty accords, was still not to her liking, though less harsh than Atlas.

Megamare, despite its intensity and often challenging reputation, seems to strike a different chord, perhaps due to its particular balance of salty sweetness and deep musk, which avoids the green bitterness of Atlas or the specific sweetness of Black Sea that she found off-putting.
Of course we are talking about different price ranges, but this is another reason why you should sample when you can before buying a Kraken in a bottle - whichever declination you might decide to go for.
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Moshikoko

84 Reviews
Moshikoko
Moshikoko
Very helpful Review 5  
This isn't Megamare, it's a Monster
A powerful aquatic perfume that leaves no doubt that you are here.

I warn you, have mercy on your surroundings and do not spray more than one squeeze.
Half a squeeze behind each ear is completely enough.
More than that, it is an environmental attack.

In terms of smell - you will either like it or not, so I do not recommend buying it blindly.

By the way, Boadicea has the perfume: Aqua Sapphire which is really similar to it and even better in terms of its depths, but I do not think that a perfume in this style should be paid more than the price of Megamare.

Overall: 8/10.
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Tiagofml

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Tiagofml
Tiagofml
Helpful Review 5  
Love/Hate Relationship
This is such an intriguing scent for me.

Is it oceanic? Well yes.
Is it fresh? Kinda
Is it a light and easy-breezy wear for the super hot days? Not quite.

I always say this: Imagine if Nasomatto Black Afgano was inspired by the ocean

Ocean inspired for sure, fresh in the opening certainly. But then I get almost a rich coffee/boozy/chocolaty feeling from it, just like Black Afgano.

I know, sounds weird. But I can’t stop smelling it! Being it because I'm intrigued by the composition or it’s sheer nuclear power.

Because yeah, get this on clothes and it won’t ever come off - And this is where my "hate" for it comes.
If this was the only scent that I had, it would be a positive (Kinda), but as a collector, I want to wear more than 1 fragrance per day, more often than not. With Megamare, this is just NOT possible.
I usually put on 1 spray of this on the back of my neck and it lasts easily through at least 2 showers on me. Oh and it sticks to everything it touches (and good luck getting it out of there).

That said, hating the excess of performance, I do like it as a Mad piece of perfumery. It intrigues me and has me coming back to it over and over again - because yeah, on me this isn't linear at all.

Polarising but I love it!
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kittea

59 Reviews
kittea
kittea
Helpful Review 4  
Disappointing
I'm not the kind of person who shies away from 'challenging' fragrances, especially aquatics. The more realistic, salty, low-tide, seaweed-skanky, the better. After hearing so many people decry Megamare as 'unwearable', I thought it sounded perfect for me!

Well, either I'm just a real sicko with a nose of steel, or everyone else is cowards, because there's not much to this at all. It's your classic men's "blue" fragrance— a vaguely lemony calone-bomb aquatic, pleasant and totally forgettable. If that's your thing, you might really like this! But I want a little more salt in my sea.
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Smirky

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Smirky
Smirky
Helpful Review 6  
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.
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MoshikokoMoshikoko 5 months ago
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MEGA - Ambrox - MARE.
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JC6JC6 1 year ago
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Someone told me I smell like the canals of Venice. Beware! This is not a fragrance, it's a nuclear condensate. 10/10
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EscentuallyEscentually 1 year ago
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Will still be smelling Megamare in my grave. Obnoxiously synthetic smelling aquatic with notes of melon
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Lfc1892Lfc1892 3 years ago
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Strong. Stormy. Harsh. Smooth. Watery, but not in performance. This really smells and FEELS like the sea. Not a blind buy
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KELLYPLUKELLYPLU 1 year ago
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A bold, salty fragrance that evokes the mysterious depths of the ocean, lingering like the tide.
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GusziGuszi 3 years ago
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I had to wash it off. It's not bad, but it's not sea or ocean. Its a woody/musky I get wet wood and some spice. That is all, stays forever.
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 4 years ago
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Megamare is like being in Nazaré (Portugal) watching the giant waves on a winter day. It's a storm at sea with the wreckage of a caravel.
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EnginqueerEnginqueer 4 months ago
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I had sell it due to the guilt of suffocating anyone who was brave enough to share an elevator with me. Smells like steel and salt
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LevinferryLevinferry 1 year ago
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Like what drowning with a mouthful of seaweed would smell like. Never will I smell anything comparable again. Lasts for literal days
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MoscabzMoscabz 2 years ago
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Disgusting! It tastes like rotten sea.
Immediately sprayed you want to take it off, but it doesn't go away for days. Ugly
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