Floral notes
Marine notes
Mandarin orange
Rose water
Aquatic notes
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Aaarrrrrr, tie me to the mast!
Ah, the sea. Endless expanses full of water. An air mixed with salty notes. A sea full of delicious seafood. But also a sea full of dangers. Some on land dream of the sea, always sailing endlessly towards the horizon, where the sun sets in a glowing red. Amateurs, who have romantic notions of the sea, as some sailors would say about such landlubbers, who themselves spent weeks hunting whales in the Arctic cold and wondered if they would ever again see even the smallest landmass on the horizon.
And if the loneliness at sea hasn’t driven you mad, there are further dangers to endure. Great white sharks that can supposedly sense your blood from twenty kilometers away. Octopuses larger than ships. The abyss at the end of the world. And then, of course, the sirens, who lure desperate men, who after months or even years of working at sea have long since not seen a female being and are now drawn in by the beautiful voices of the sirens. Well aware that it could just be a trap, these men cannot resist the song and begin to think with other body parts than their brains, especially when the blood from the spongy mass of the head flows into… well, other regions of the body… until they automatically make their way to the sirens, sealing their tragic fate!
Therefore… I ask everyone to tie me to the mast. A single like me could be lured too quickly. I do want a woman to nibble on me, but not to eat me alive!!! :DD
But, I notice that this is only the case at the beginning. Of course, the scent remains synthetic later on as well, but somehow it bothers me a bit less later, so I find the scent a little better. Later, the scent generally smells more aquatic-floral. Earlier, for example, the floral notes were on the verge of becoming stuffy, but then the tide turned and the floral notes began to smell more watery, like that flower water I often mention, which is the damp-floral scent you smell when you enter a flower shop. Among them, the rose remains the most prominent, so I can easily pick it out. The maritime notes fade a bit at the same time, as the salty notes are now more in the background; I find the "clearer" water a bit stronger now. Additionally, I also smell a very slight sweetness, but this is also rather weak, similar to the salty notes.
In the base, the scent is floral with synthetic notes. And of course, you can still smell the aquatic aspect. The sweet and salty notes become even weaker; otherwise, there are rather few differences from the heart note. And so the scent remains, which is actually okay, but unfortunately also a bit boring, smelling like any other random fragrance, but at least it’s not a completely catastrophic floral scent.
The longevity was quite good, meaning that it could be smelled for about eight to ten hours.
Okay, hold on!
You don’t need to tie me to the mast. Even if the sirens have a very beautiful and alluring voice, they still cannot lure me in if they smell like this fragrance here. I don’t mean to say that the scent smells bad (bad in the sense of disgusting, where you want to run away, like with intense coriander scents and so on :D), but it’s just a trivial 0815 scent that you might check out out of curiosity because of the interesting and beautiful bottle, but then forget after spraying it, as it smells exactly like every second or third floral fragrance. It has no special strengths, except maybe that the projection is quite okay, but otherwise, it’s hard to distinguish from other such scents. By the way, it costs around 45-55 euros for 50 mL.
It is best used on warmer days, as it feels quite fresh alongside the floral-aquatic notes and fits well into spring and summer. An all-rounder that can practically be sprayed for any occasion, especially in situations that are not special occasions, so usable normally at work, study, leisure, just during the day, and so on.
As I said, you really don’t need to test this one, as I bet you have already smelled a fragrance like this multiple times. So, that’s it from me again, and as always, I wish you all a lovely evening :)
And if the loneliness at sea hasn’t driven you mad, there are further dangers to endure. Great white sharks that can supposedly sense your blood from twenty kilometers away. Octopuses larger than ships. The abyss at the end of the world. And then, of course, the sirens, who lure desperate men, who after months or even years of working at sea have long since not seen a female being and are now drawn in by the beautiful voices of the sirens. Well aware that it could just be a trap, these men cannot resist the song and begin to think with other body parts than their brains, especially when the blood from the spongy mass of the head flows into… well, other regions of the body… until they automatically make their way to the sirens, sealing their tragic fate!
Therefore… I ask everyone to tie me to the mast. A single like me could be lured too quickly. I do want a woman to nibble on me, but not to eat me alive!!! :DD
The scent:
The scent starts off very aquatic, quite floral (you can especially smell roses), with citrus notes and slightly salty aromas. Normally, it would have smelled quite nice, if it weren't for a strong synthetic note that is noticeable from the very beginning, giving the impression of a somewhat cheaper fragrance. And I don’t mean cheap in terms of price, but rather in quality. This initially brings the scent down. But, I notice that this is only the case at the beginning. Of course, the scent remains synthetic later on as well, but somehow it bothers me a bit less later, so I find the scent a little better. Later, the scent generally smells more aquatic-floral. Earlier, for example, the floral notes were on the verge of becoming stuffy, but then the tide turned and the floral notes began to smell more watery, like that flower water I often mention, which is the damp-floral scent you smell when you enter a flower shop. Among them, the rose remains the most prominent, so I can easily pick it out. The maritime notes fade a bit at the same time, as the salty notes are now more in the background; I find the "clearer" water a bit stronger now. Additionally, I also smell a very slight sweetness, but this is also rather weak, similar to the salty notes.
In the base, the scent is floral with synthetic notes. And of course, you can still smell the aquatic aspect. The sweet and salty notes become even weaker; otherwise, there are rather few differences from the heart note. And so the scent remains, which is actually okay, but unfortunately also a bit boring, smelling like any other random fragrance, but at least it’s not a completely catastrophic floral scent.
The sillage and longevity:
The projection is okay, initially quite strong, later still above average, so that it can be smelled well for a while without having to get too close to the wearer. The longevity was quite good, meaning that it could be smelled for about eight to ten hours.
The bottle:
The bottle is rectangular and has a cylindrical, chrome-plated cap. The label on the front is black and simple. The back of the label is printed with an image of a siren surrounded by roses. This image can be seen through the clear wall of the bottle on the other side. It looks nice, even though the motif itself looks quite kitschy and gaudy, but at least the bottle doesn’t look like a purist niche bottle. I think it’s quite good. Okay, hold on!
You don’t need to tie me to the mast. Even if the sirens have a very beautiful and alluring voice, they still cannot lure me in if they smell like this fragrance here. I don’t mean to say that the scent smells bad (bad in the sense of disgusting, where you want to run away, like with intense coriander scents and so on :D), but it’s just a trivial 0815 scent that you might check out out of curiosity because of the interesting and beautiful bottle, but then forget after spraying it, as it smells exactly like every second or third floral fragrance. It has no special strengths, except maybe that the projection is quite okay, but otherwise, it’s hard to distinguish from other such scents. By the way, it costs around 45-55 euros for 50 mL.
It is best used on warmer days, as it feels quite fresh alongside the floral-aquatic notes and fits well into spring and summer. An all-rounder that can practically be sprayed for any occasion, especially in situations that are not special occasions, so usable normally at work, study, leisure, just during the day, and so on.
As I said, you really don’t need to test this one, as I bet you have already smelled a fragrance like this multiple times. So, that’s it from me again, and as always, I wish you all a lovely evening :)
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