Hello there! I bring you sniffers a new comment today, namely Marinis from Santa Eulalia.
Yes, as you might deduce from the name of the fragrance, it is a marine scent that is meant to evoke the sea. And who doesn’t love the endless, super wonderful sea with beautiful sandy beaches, hot weather, bikinis… (oh, I write about bikini babes too often, don’t I? :DD) and everything that comes with the sea?
Sure, back in the 70s, when the movie "Jaws" hit the theaters, people were so foolishly afraid that they didn’t go to the beach for a long time :D
But apart from that, I hardly know anyone who doesn’t like the sea… well, you’d think so. I do know a few people who aren’t fond of the sea, one because he can’t swim and thinks that we would only be in the water at the sea while he would be left alone on the beach, and another who doesn’t like wearing shorts and prefers to go to the beach in jeans (well, at least he does go to the beach, but the sea is not a must for him). Yes, everyone has their quirks, as you can see, so don’t just keep picking on me!!! :D
But let’s get to the fragrance, which hopefully isn’t just “any” marine scent that smells only salty or something, but is also a bit pleasant (and ideally reminds you of beautiful vacation spots).
The Fragrance:
Yes, the fragrance starts exactly as one would imagine a scent with the theme “sea” to be: marine, slightly salty, and somewhat algal (not to be confused with fishy :D). Of course, there are also other fragrance notes present to make it come across as more perfumey. There’s mint with a hint of lemon, which provides a nice, fresh start, as well as patchouli, which leaves an earthy impression and, to be honest, I think could have waited to show up a bit later. At least its earthy scent fits well with the salty-marine notes.
But somehow the patchouli seems to fade again, and strangely enough, I can smell the lemon again a few minutes later, and this time even more intensely, making the fragrance initially come across as nice and fresh, especially together with the mentioned mint, which eventually overtakes the lemon again.
After that, I smell green-herbaceous notes, which must be the bay leaves. So the fragrance remains a bit fresh for a while.
After about half an hour, the marine notes return, now a bit stronger, as the fragrance becomes saltier and smells just like when you catch a whiff of the moist, salty air near the coast. If you use a bit of imagination, you might even think you smell a bit of sunscreen, but maybe I’m just imagining that, I’m not so sure!
In any case, towards the end, it mainly remains salty with slight woody notes and becomes quite salty at the very end, which is due to most of the other fragrance notes having faded away. In the end, I would spray the fragrance again if you don’t like the purely salty scent like I do.
The Sillage and Longevity:
The projection is moderate, so it’s still okay to be perceived from close by.
The longevity is very long, lasting over twelve hours. Unfortunately, for half of that time, you only smell the salts.
The Bottle:
The bottle is rectangular and looks a bit plain at first glance. But then you notice that the sides of the bottle are ribbed or wavy, which leaves a nice visual impression (and of course also provides a great tactile feel). The label is triangular, which is also not very common. The cap is black and cylindrical. A nice bottle.
Aaahh… do you know what Marinis reminds me of? Okay, you can probably guess! Yes, that’s right, it reminds me of the sea. But not just the sea itself, but all the anticipation when you go on vacation (or fly), and then make your way to the beach, increasingly perceiving that salty, moist air blowing in from the sea as you walk inland, knowing for sure that you have arrived on vacation even before lying down on the beach (or going into the water). It’s a lovely feeling, and you look forward to a few nice vacation days, even if after a few days you might be racking your brain about what to bring back for some friends :D
Of course, you have to like salty scents (like Sel Marin by Heeley, or Seathalasso by Douglas), because even though the fragrance starts rather fresh and minty, it becomes saltier and also more algal again, which is just part of marine scents, but for me, the fragrance was a tad too salty in the end, but you can always spray again to make it smell fresher. And if you like that sort of thing, then you have a feel-good fragrance that can be worn well in spring and summer, best during the day, either here in your leisure time or right on vacation!
Aside from that, it could also bring you a piece of vacation here, especially if, like me, you unfortunately have no opportunity to go to the sea this year, boohoo *sniff*
Maybe you could at least go to the lake “as a last resort”! Who wants to go swimming? Ho ho, you ladies have to wear bikinis, mu ha ha ha :D
Goodness, that sounded like I only had dirty thoughts…!!
Oh, by the way, I don’t know if this was due to my sample, but I found the consistency of the fragrance liquid quite oily… anyway, I have reached the end and wish everyone a nice evening :)
Mint
Laurel
Lemon
Seawater
Cedarwood
Patchouli
Red grape
JilMare
Seerose
Mantus
