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Acqua di Sale 1996

7.7 / 10 948 Ratings
A popular perfume by Profumum Roma for women and men, released in 1996. 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
Green
Woody

Fragrance Notes

KelpKelp MyrtleMyrtle CedarwoodCedarwood
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Scent
7.7948 Ratings
Longevity
8.7830 Ratings
Sillage
8.1814 Ratings
Bottle
7.5762 Ratings
Value for money
6.9529 Ratings
Submitted by Apicius · last update on 12/28/2025.
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Vitodito

94 Reviews
Vitodito
Vitodito
5  
Poor quality bottles, be careful
Pay some real attention because the bottles from this house are without doubt the worst on the market, they're even worse than a 10€ perfume.

Be very careful because the neck of my bottle broke while I was walking in Milan, just walking, no bottle throw or no football playing with it, no hits and no hard movements, just walking... and, having just bought it, the liquid spilled completely into the box in which it was supposedly protected, thus losing €200 and the worst thing is that although the defect was more than obvious, they have obviously ignored me and responded in a cocky manner like good romans.

Also telling me that their bottles have never had problems and that they are the best on the market when everyone knows perfectly that this is not true, they lose liquid during transport, they break, caps are dismantled, the atomizer gets stuck, very normal in a €200 perfume right? ...be very careful.
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ZeaMoore4

15 Reviews
ZeaMoore4
ZeaMoore4
Helpful Review 3  
Great. But, be careful when buying used
Personally i love the scent. I love layering with it and i love it as aromatherapy. It is a relaxing, realistic, marine scent. Not very complex, and it doesn't evolve at all. But that's fine. The scent can carry its own or support another.

For layering, i recommend ADS underneath Light citrus and/or woody and/or floral fragrances. It will give them a nice marine backbone. Tried it with some sweet and gourmand fragrances, but as expected, it gets weird fast.

The one Big negative with this brand is the bottles. It comes with a screw on cap, and the atomizer is also a screw on. So, literally Anyone can buy some cheap perfume alcohol and top of the bottle before selling it. With a 40% oil concentration, someone can easily take out 10-20ml, top it of with perfumers alcohol (or even water in some cases) and sell it as "Just tested".

Personal score: 9/10. I have a bottle, and i will most likely buy a replacement when it's empty.
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Giles

87 Reviews
Giles
Giles
Helpful Review 2  
Salted Caramel with hint of the sea.
This is one of my favourite aquatic fragrances of all time. It smooth, salty and slightly ozonic. Lasts forever for an aquatic fragrance. Although it's from the 90s it still smells up to date. Perfect for a summers day in the city to remind you of the coast.
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BobbyGee

230 Reviews
BobbyGee
BobbyGee
5  
Profumum Roma / Acqua di Sale
Here we are dealing with a veeery realistic scent of the sea, and more precisely the salty sea, the Mediterranean (no Baltic Sea). And the smell brings us closer to the smell of the sea crashing against warm and heated rocks, where the water evaporates and the salt crystallizes on the rocks and settles. The sea rolls, turns and throws the sand onto the beaches, where you can feel warm and salty dampness rising up. Here and there, apart from salt, sea and salty breezes, fresh seaweed dries up in the sun, but these are just washed ashore and rocks - fresh sea algae and other green plants. Warm, salty, sandy, rocky, sea green and humid.
This is the smell. A niche and an unsurpassed classic. To make it even better, the projection and durability are very good. I sincerely and highly recommend it.

PS. And for those who consider them synthetic - I recommend spraying or wet lubricating the WC Picker or WC Bref Activ and breathe in well ;-) I guarantee - stupid feelings and sensations will pass right away (ha ha)
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blindy

38 Reviews
blindy
blindy
Helpful Review 3  
Straight, no chaser
This one is the OCEAN itself. Straight, no playing around, like a lot of aquatic perfumes do. This is a very realistic smell of the ocean (I’ve been to the Atlantic Ocean couple of times in the past and that’s the smell I got especially in Winter). I get tons of seasalt/iodine and seaweed here. Nothing is trying to hide this salty-oceany smell, no citrus or other notes to make it more “appealing”. Pretty good longevity.

This is also one of the scents you can wear throughout all seasons: during winter it becomes really “evil” and “dark” like ocean depths and in summer it is cold and refreshing, like jumping into the ocean on a hot sunny day. A must-try for all aquatic lovers if you want something extraordinary and if you’re not scared of the seaweed/sea salt/iodine smell.
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9
From 1996, gentler mother of all aquatic beasts. Myrtle gives it a special touch. Sex Sea is the contemporary version of it.
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9
You are in the sea, near the portuguese coast, surrounded by seaweed and some pieces of wood from an old shipwreck. Unusual perfume.
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6
Everytime I wear it, images of The Creature from the Black Lagoon come to my mind, I can't help it! I love it though, very much!!!
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3
A salty cucumberish smell that I had to get used to. Now I find it pleasant, balsamic, fresh yet creamy.
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2 years ago
3
Such a beautiful and long lasting sea breeze in a bottle. You either love it or hate it and that is reflected in the lower score on parfumo.
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2
Smells like taking a nap on the beach, with the sun setting on the horizon.
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2
Wild smell of seaweed, strong waves, salty rocks and the chilled air. Powerful, just like the ocean. I love it!
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2 years ago
2
Truly evocative of standing near the ocean and getting a warm saltwater breeze in your nostrils. Dries down to a very sexy skin musk.
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2
Salty fresh water in a bottle. Keyword: Italian coast Summer air.
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3 years ago
2
Pure avant-garde 90s. Like it or not, a milestone.
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