Aqva pour Homme Marine 2008 Eau de Toilette

Aqva pour Homme Marine (Eau de Toilette) by Bvlgari
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7.3 / 10 418 Ratings
A perfume by Bvlgari for men, released in 2008. The scent is aquatic-fresh. It is being marketed by LVMH.
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Main accords

Aquatic
Fresh
Citrus
Woody
Synthetic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
GrapefruitGrapefruit NeroliNeroli
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Neptune grassNeptune grass Rosemary blossomRosemary blossom
Base Notes Base Notes
Mineral amberMineral amber White cedarwoodWhite cedarwood

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7.3418 Ratings
Longevity
6.7334 Ratings
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6.2329 Ratings
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7.3365 Ratings
Value for money
7.4151 Ratings
Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 25.04.2024.

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Top Review 28  
Warning about the ... Neptune gas ;-)
How did ChatonNoir once answered me on a blog? "If you find a fragrance to puke and want to make this known ..., then please also honest and direct. You think it stinks like dog shit? Then say it! Write it in the Kommi or leave it!"

Well then:

Maybe I have me with this Flanker not yet picked out the right candidate to vomit, and he really does not smell like shit;) And anyway, how can you want something evil to a fragrance rated at present 7.3? Quite simply: It's all a matter of taste. Because of a Gschmäckle has this Italian for my taste far too much on board:

Neptune grass !

But before someone now suffers from taste aberration, we first hear Wikipedia: "Gschmäckle is the Swabian verniedlichungsform of taste, sensuously with the High German word, but in the special meaning of a strange, suspicious, not belonging here taste or smell".

Hah! That fits nevertheless like the fist on the eye! For "strange, ... not belonging here ... smell" can not describe it better, this

Neptune grass !

If it were a person, I would ask "man, what's wrong with you?" and secretly wish "you can meet me once in the moonlight" (or even better, that of Neptune). Because I find this main note of the otherwise fine fragrance quite irritating. This "fine" is unfortunately to be taken literally, here in the sense of "small". Because except

Neptune grass !

has namely this Bvlgari not much to offer. See here my note, which I now publish as desired 1:1 "honestly and directly" and make the essential part of my Kommis:

0.5 hours Neptune grass with 70% citric
--> hmmm, prima fresh

4.5 hours Neptune grass with 10% bloom
--> hard on the border of the bearable

1.0 hours Neptune grass with 30% amber
--> more lovely, sweeter, so far o.k.

What, "hard on the edge of tolerable"? Maybe the community should rather ask me "Man, what's wrong with you?" and shoot at the moon right after? However, I would have there quite Bock on it:)

To make a long story short: I think you have to be either the Loch Ness Monster or another outspoken seaweed fan to like this aquatic. But that seems to be with currently 135 users yet some ... Unfortunately, I can not quite describe how it smells, this

Neptune grass !

except "like the breath of the monster" perhaps. Drum I would like to give a little warning: Even if the bottle comes along mighty chic, the light blue elixir fits perfectly with a light, citrus-fresh aquatic, and also no brackish water in it: a candidate for blind purchase is Bvlgaris Aqva pH Marine by no means. So I can only advise to test this lovely-cunning fragrance before you strike. Because with me even another effect occurred whenever I got him under the nose, and for which I am now trying his very first Kommi on Parfumo:

"Me chokes the namely something in the throat" meant Apicius at the time, and indeed I also react to the

Neptune grass !

sensitive, namely in the stomach area. No joke! Because otherwise resonates yes not much, except that the amber is mineral perhaps. And the white cedar I can indeed erschnuppern, but the question is "when?" ... Because it remains only after 2-3 days as a light-sweet component on a test strip or even on clothes, when the peculiar main scent of this aquatic has (finally) completely evaporated. You know the

Neptune grass !

Conclusion: that the fragrance is unusual may make it interesting, but to buy this attribute with the all-dominating sweet withered seaweed I think is the wrong concept. Nevertheless, it is probably not a bad fragrance, because it just has something that many like. I don't like it, but obviously it's just this basic tone that makes it so attractive to its buyers. Well, who likes it ...

I at least have hereby done my duty, even if the fragrance does not smell like dog shit, yet times to kick off a tear, or in other words a

Warning against the ... Neptune grass !
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Gauloises

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Beast
Thought amara was a beast without a joke. The amara is really a great smell a little bitter but I like it. This one; aqva marine is really the best of the aqva range. It just smells like summery beach and sea. In short, just salty and seaworthy. I would prefer marine more than versace eau fraiche. Just the hammer
The durability is enormous on my skin keeps the scent 10/12 hours I can only put you to the heart to test the scent and imagine that you are on the beach enjoying the sun I can already imagine that the smell will be very hyped in a few years. Marine's too underrated I'd say Just power.
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Walker

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Walker
Very helpful Review 10  
Cool, turquoise and watery
All these are attributes that come to mind when I spray on Aqva Marine. Where watery here is not meant in the sense of lax, but that the fragrance actually makes me think of water - although water in its pure form actually smells like nothing.

The aquatic, which I can not quite describe pulls through the complete course, but is gradually supplemented by different notes / changed.
The start is designed tangy green with a nice mixture that reminds me of citrus and grass (the one in the meadow). I get images of high meadows near the coast.
As it progresses, it becomes aromatic/mineral. The green impression drifts more and more into the turquoise-water-colored. Flowers, herbs, salt water, from the meadow I am led further towards the beach. No tropical island, no wild cliffs and no dry Mediterranean landscape. Something between all that, just a pretty strip of sand on the Atlantic.
And here the fragrance then lingers until the end, lets the thoughts of water flow comfortably on.

This cozy "beach walk" which is not too dissolute in its duration, ignites no fireworks of scenery and impressions, but conveys itself perfectly. And I want - especially as a sea enthusiast - exactly that.

For me, the topic of aquatic fragrances has been an extremely exciting, and so far, unfortunately, often sobering. The idea of water, sea, coast, just everything that has to do with it in a fragrance to pack, I find fascinating. Since I was at the peak of aquatic fragrances also still much too young for perfumes as a hobby, I have a very unencumbered relationship to the genus Aquaten.
Nevertheless, many tests have somehow disappointed me. The smell of sunscreen triggers in me the complete defensiveness (who likes to be creamed as a child ...) and many in itself and on paper very nice representatives eg Sel Marin , Coastal Cypress & Sea Fennel Eau de Toilette or the like have developed on my skin a strong medical smell. And then there were still wacky fragrances such as Megamare which I found ingenious sea, but just 2 days shelf life was then a little too crass for me...

Aqva Marine creates as I find a very nice compromise. He builds a bridge between concept fragrance and everyday perfume. Leaves out the rough side of the sea, but develops only pleasant notes on me and also does not linger as if I had applied it to me with a hot glue gun. A not too complex fragrance, but which manages to create a very concrete image.
Of what I've tested so far (at this point, thanks to @Dynax for the bottling), Bvlgari's turquoise pebble is the closest to what I want from an aquatic fragrance. For that reason - and because I like Bvlgari - I finally have an aquatic scent in my home. Yeey :)
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Schallhoerer

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Tooldiver to suit
Aqva pour Homme Marine by Bvlgari embodies for me a classic Tooldiver (Sinn U1 in my case) on the wrist. I'm not an apnoea diver and still like to wear this masculine diving watch on my wrist. And this is the same with Aqva pour Homme Marine. With this fragrance I can literally feel the salt water on my skin, but without standing with my feet in the sea. I have the feeling that I have to free the watch from a fine brine, as if I had just been under water for several hours.

Aqva pour Homme Marine starts fresh, extremely cool and intense on my skin. These initially heavy notes of aquatic freshness hide fine tones of grapefruit. After a few minutes the proportion of woods increases and combines with a hint of mint.

The shelf life is perfectly acceptable for such a fresh fragrance. Spray 3 times, I get about 5-6 hours a day. Here the comparison to my Sinn U1 comes up again. This is a rustic toolwatch, which for me personally does not have to run in the chronometer range (with + 4-5s/d it is, but that doesn't matter). This watch must be able to do one thing above all. Water and shocks. That is its purpose. If I want filigree precision paired with breathtaking engineering, then I wear my Grand Seiko with Spring Drive movement.

Aqva pour Homme Marine as a fragrance knows exactly what it wants to be. No more and no less. A fresh, aquatic perfume that conjures up the feeling of seawater on your skin. And this feeling the fragrance gives me every time
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Bomft

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Bomft
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A fresh sea breeze
Pure summer. For me, the fragrance smells like a sunny day by the sea with a light breeze. Fresh, salty and sunny. Unfortunately, the shelf life is quite low and you have to re-spray more often. I think that is but on the basis of the low price can be tolerated. For me, an absolute summer hit.
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RobbieXRobbieX 3 years ago
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One of the nicest ever Summer fragrances. Lovely silage from this. Marine, salty, citrus and beautiful.
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Topfpflanze3Topfpflanze3 3 years ago
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A fresher and saltier version of the OG. The seaweed note is toned down a bit, perfect for scorching heat
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Omid2amOmid2am 9 years ago
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beyond the sea ............
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DemeteraDemetera 3 years ago
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Neptune grass freshness. If you feel d&g light blue and citric freshness are boring, this is the one for you. sillage: moderate
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ElysiumElysium 4 years ago
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The smell is subjective, but not to fall in love with this is difficult. It is one of the most oceanic, well blend and truly relaxing scent.
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