Acqua di Sale Profumum Roma for women and men

This fragrance takes me right to the beautiful Sardinia. This juice is quite oily and performance is strong, the smell is stunning in the air while can be a little bit weird up close. Very evocative and very niche.

I am crazy about this fragrance! It reminds me of South Beach, by the pool, the sun, the sea, the beautiful hotel rooms in Miami, and all the pleasures of summer!

Je suis envoûté par cette fragrance ! Elle évoque pour moi les souvenirs de South Beach, près de la piscine, sous le soleil éclatant, au bord de la mer scintillante, dans les élégantes chambres d'hôtel à Miami, et tous les délices estivaux.

Still one of the best, most unique aquatics out there.
The high sweetness is the only thing I would've want to change.
Sea foam, lightly salty, a bit of watermelon candy and marine, ozonic notes.
Very nice!

Absolutely nuclear strength white soap, peroxide, wet rocks and pool chlorine. Somehow I really like it, and just find it nostalgic, it smells like the way your hair smells after a swim in a public pool. My Lyft driver in a few hours likely will hate it though, so I am going to take a shower.

You dropped your towel in the ocean, the whole thing got saturated but instead of letting it air dry, you forgot about it and it's balled up in the corner of your beach house, forgotten and getting moldy. Not for me. Smells of salty driftwood.

I agree whole heartedly with ZeaMoore4. Salty seaweed soap.

This smells like some form of salty Seaweed soap to me. I don't really get a lot of the appeal, but i guess it's a body chemistry thing too, as some say it smells like body odor (i don't get that at all). I don't get the menthol either. Nor do i get citruses of any kind or woods.

I'm slightly disappointed, as this is their best seller and it's not really a scent i'd call "attractive" or "complimentary". Who wants to smell like seaweed? Weird. But, i had to get the sample when i saw the notes. Interesting for sure, and something totally different from most marine fragrances. I'd probably never wear it, as i have too many better alternatives for any occasion i could see this working for.

I'd say, sample it if you find the idea of a seaweed and salty ocean scent to be interesting, but Do Not blind buy a 100ml of this. You could end up Very disappointed, and out more money than you'd like for the scent.

Performance is great, but not best in house. Turns into a "closer to skin" scent after 2-4 hours depending on what, where and how much, but lasts and lasts after that.
Score: 6/10. It's an OK scent, good performance but no real life use for me.
For reference, i Love some aquatic and marine scents. But not all of them. And i do hate a few of them too. So it's a roll of the dice with me and marine fragrances.

Not blind buy safe, but worth experiencing.

Not one for your usual aquatics or freshies or whatever they want to call them..I like my summer fragrances to have that something unique about them & Acqua Di Sale definitely does! My favorite has to be a cross between this here & Megamare..I also really love to wear Tauer Phatoblue & Tom ford Oud Minirale & even though I own Squid which to me is almost a sickly sweet darker version of this I can’t apply it on my neck or it’s just too much!. I see lots of recent reviews bringing up Myrtle which I know nothing about & could be what it is I love about this! It reminds me of going underwater in the salt water ocean and coming up for air out of my mouth first “Of course” & my nose second with that first smell when comming up is the salt water in your nose & throat! So very realistic to me!! I love the star anise & licorice accords in my fragrances & I do sense there to be some of that in this one although I don’t remember it being listed! I just got a good deal on this & I’m impressed & love it enough to get the body lotion off Luckyscent not that this fragrance needs it! Acqua Di Sale & Patchouly have to be my two favorites out of the handful I own from this brand. Highly recommend people to try it!!

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.

I adore this. It’s so good. Salty, minty, musky with a gentle wood and a touch of lemon. I’ve come to realize I must love adoxal. Lasts forever, has an arms length projection and tenacious sillage, and is totally unisex. Perfect for any situation where you don’t want to be in a cloud of flowers or spices, or leather etc. it’s very gentle and sweet to my nose. I wish it wasn’t so expensive since I could literally bathe in this stuff. I don’t know if it recalls the ocean or the sea for me, definitely not as much as Megamare. It just smells familiar and safe. I would almost call it a skin scent in that it’s like freshly showered skin with a tinge of salt except it projects more and lasts longer than most scents we think of as skin scents. If I could only have one scent this would definitely be in the running, it’s that good.

Layer with Ichnusa. It's pure magic. Try it. It's green, grassy, marine, barbershop style mixture. Totally great. Masculine than pure Ichınusa and wearable than pure Acqua di Sale. You can mix it as you want. 1:1, 1:2 or 2:1.

Ichnusa ile karışımını deneyin. Muazzam oluyor. Ichnusa'dan daha erkeksi, Acqua di Sale'den daha giyilebilir, enerjik aynı zamanda olgun, ferah, erkeksi bir koku çıkıyor ortaya. Karışım oranını zevkinize göre ayarlayabilirsiniz 1:2 ya da 1:1 ya da 2:1.

This house is absolutely great. Their products are super "oily" and feel expensive from the opening to the end. It lasts a long and recreate that summerish/see vibe super good. It's a great compliment magnet: every time I weat this, I get comments from colleagues and friends. I still remember vividly when I first sniffed this on a client many year ago. I was wearing Terre d'Hermes EDT that day and I crossed ways with that guy and absolutely had to ask what perfume he wore. Back then, it was only possible to buy from their flagship in Rome. Nowadays finally it is more widely available and last year I finally bought it. Didn't regret one bit. It's definitely on top of my list.

To my nose it smells like a balsamic barbershop. Long lasting, good silag and projection

I think I need to consider this fragrance a bit more. I like swimming a lot, even more so at the beach, and as a result by the end of the day my skin smells like algae and a bit fishy. Might be because I'm used to this smell, but the algae smell tends to overpower the other scents and tends to get more unpleasant as time goes on. I love the myrtle smell, but it fades pretty quickly.

smells sunscreen over mint toothpaste; incredible summer scent imho (may be an acquired taste of course).

One of the main stations in especially men's niche perfume journey is Acqua di Sale with its immense longevity and sillage which at the same time makes it a quite hard fragrance understand when&how much to wear it. It's not your typical summer aquatic.

Salt, seaweed amd myrtle defines this iconic fragrance and a 100ml bottle of this not easy to empty in a life time due to its strength, so even though like it, be very mindful when it comes to a full bottle purchase.

This is my first time with a myrtle-forward fragrance, and it reminds me most of lavender actually. Camphorous, herbaceous, almost weedy, a little bitter, roughly textured. After the first few minutes it smooths out and more saltiness comes through, with big similarities to Sel Marin lurking behind the myrtle. It's seawater, minerality, and algae, which is another term for seaweed (or maybe it's the other way around). Like Sel Marin it's propped up on a sharp cedar. The performance does seem good, but I prefer the more solar, clean-linen vibe of Sel Marin over this herbal myrtle version. The dry down here feels starchy and herbal, while sel marin feels like salty skin. Unfortunately myself and people I ask are noseblind to Sel Marin or something so it's not a big endorsement of one over the other despite liking the profile more.

I struggle to find the promised marine aspects? To me this is red ambery spicy, not green nor blue. I really should start just looking at bottle color i stead of fragranticas definitions.

It’s very flowery, spicy and more ”perfumey” than what i excpect from an ”acqua”. Smells like asian ointment like tiger balm (menthol) applied on burnt skin on a sunny beach. Not masculine just sexless.

The overall smell kind of reminds me of that soapy sweetness smell found in Mancera fragrances. Is this a common niche house feature?

It's not the sea scent you usually find on a perfume designer, not a synthetic marine scent that's mass pleasing. The opening on this perfume smells like a mirtle that shapes like a spicy herbal scent, imagine a fragrance of ginger mixed with floral. Then it'll slowly tone down and smell the salty seaweed. I think this scent smells very linear & flat, but it's so delicious and unique, I've never smelled it like this.

One of the few fragrances that actually last eternally and with strong projection nowadays when almost every good fragrance before was reformulated and doesn't perform the same as it used to, this one is an exception, one of the best performances I have ever gotten with fragrance. Very fresh I would almost say you will smell like you just got out of the shower very clean scent that people cannot hate. Maybe it won't give you much compliments compared to other fragrances but most certainly no one will tell you that you smell bad. Overall very nice scent and very fast became one of my favourites and for sure I will buy the whole bottle.

Dark green, salty, sharply spiced. Myrtle is king here - the whole composition is blanketed in its sweet menthol, so strong it prickles the tongue. Leans masculine.

A wealthy man standing dockside, staring out over an icy sea.

So much praise has been given to this fragrance - it's all deserved. This scent is masterfuly blended, doesn't really have that swampy seaweed that some of marine scents have(Sel Marin from Heeley for example). Notes metntioned do not really describe this very well. Acqua di Sale screams luxury, from the packaging, through gadgets (yes in every Profumum Roma box you get a funnel and a small travel container), to the fragrance itself. I will cherish every moment I wear this.

Acqua di Sale is perhaps the best marine scent I have ever tried. Salty, aromatic and deeply refreshing, it is a high-quality, slightly unusual take on this scent profile. It is also very natural-smelling, thankfully avoiding the synthetic metallic pitfalls that mineralic marine scents so often fall foul of. There is no calone-esque molecule acting as a filler either. Evocative of a sea breeze, it is a summer holiday in a bottle. As @imnsvgz below puts it, it smells like your skin after swimming in the sea (in the very best way!).

ADS is briskly salty from initial spray, cool and refreshing. The sea salt is complemented to perfection by aromatic myrtle, an underrated green floral note that is an inspired addition here. It is slightly camphorous, keeping things very fresh and bracing.

As it develops, the seaweed comes to the fore, earthy and salty - a logical addition to this scent profile. It tempers the camphorous myrtle and enhances the salt. There is a lovely mineralic quality that emerges as it progresses, reminiscent of a rocky seaside. Soft woodiness comes to the fore as it begins to dry down, rounding out the base but remaining light and natural. The camphor overstays its welcome in my opinion, lingering until well into the drydown, but this isn't a dealbreaker. It fades to a musky, salty, slightly camphorous skin scent. The performance is impressive, particularly considering its scent profile - sillage is strong and longevity is moderate.

A unisex summer daytime scent, this is olfactory art that perfectly encapsulates the sea. It is also quite wearable without being a crowdpleaser - while it is a summer freshie, it is a road less travelled. Profumum Roma's scents might be expensive, but they're worth it - this is what niche perfume should be like. Excellent. 4.5/5.

First time i tried it near the sea, the saltiness was too much with combination of salt air from the sea. I give it chance after 4 months, the reason is simply: i wasnt on holiday this summer. It transported me directly to the sea from hot summer city and i was really enjoying this fragrance. The scent is gooood, very goood. Masculine and timeless classic marine scent in very good way. My gf like it too and wear it too.

It smells like your skin after you have been in the sea. A very natural salty smell, slightly mineralic - less sharp than Bleu Turquoise by Armani. Insanely good and addictive.

Finally smelled this and wow, this really scratches my itch for marine fragrances. Another favourite of mine is Lys Mediterranée whose light floral and sweet seawater spray has become my summer go-to. This is more serious - greener, saltier and with a strong seaweed smell. I get the suncream scent, at least initially. This fades over time but, it must be said, is not a huge downside. Summer fragrances are difficult; you want something that can handle sweat and suncream. In the past I've gone for the oily Francesca Bianchi fragrances since, as well as being summery, they seep into your skin and emerge unscathed from sweat and suncream. This, I feel, would similarly work well against the summer elements. It's slipped to the top of my wishlist, as least as the sun continues to make London unliveable.

This smells 99.9 percent like Akragis from Tiziana Terenzi but lasts longer and has more mint. Overall i think this is a great herbal marine and sweet creamy fragrance on my skin. Perfect for the hot weather but i think it can be worn all year round.
10/10
Note: this is way more dense than Akragis, you can see the perfume oil on your skin. Also, this kind of reminds me of Brut

The bad smell of algae is not worth the money invested.

Minty marine that married nicely with my skin.

Doesn’t have the cheap marine note that you find in designers. Smells natural and creates a refreshing breeze sensation.

The mint I get might just be the myrtle. It’s not toothpasty or synthetic or overpowering. Just nice to cool the fragrance and add dept to the sensation.

Seaweed isn’t prominent for me but comes through in the deep dry drown.

The following two AI "cons" apply for me:

"Myrtle note is overpowering and unpleasant for some".
"Harsh opening".

Its smells like an expensive sunscreen. I’m not hating on this at all, because I like it. Just don’t know if most people wont think you’re wearing some variation of banana boat. Longevity is absolutely incredible.

Something in this makes me extremely nauseous. . Imagine you put your nose up to one of those solid jelly type bathroom fresheners in plastic shells….and the sent says “sea spray” or “ocean breeze”. Instant scrub off….. dead ringer for Mancera holiday

All of the fragrances from this house (besides acqua viva) are more challenging than you might expect going in. My first impression to the discovery set was terrible outside of acqua viva. You really do have to give them time to teach you about themselves. I was so confused why they put the scent profiles together the way they did at first. Why is this very fresh and airy but have this... "funk" about it? But what I'm really asking is "why does this have so much depth". This isn't a mass appealer imo but it definitely is an appealer and is one of those fragrances that will illicit stronger reactions either direction than your mass appealers. To someone that can't appreciate it, it will definitely stink but someone that enjoys it will really appreciate how unique it is.

Smells like rich seaweed cleaned by crisp clear seawater drying in the sun on top of a piece of wood or something along those lines but amplified by 10. This stuff is loud. Definitely a high class marine fragrance that doesn't really jump out as a "fragrance" so much as an extension of self. It's got this very interesting balance of what could be considered challenge contrasted with its appealing freshness that would come across to others as being your bodywash, lotion, aftershave, or maybe you just came back from some aquatic activity. By that I mean it doesn't come across intentional, if that makes any sense. With Aventus, you know someone is wearing a fragrance. With this, you smell like it's more so YOU and the things you do (self care or activities) that has you smelling like that. Very clean scent that I would love my clothes always to smell like, and in that regard I'm saying it leans toward the linen feel but doesn't come across linen-ish at all. You really wanna be cleaned up nicely when you wear this. I wanna say white tee type vibes but you kinda wanna make this a button down tbh. Absolute button down, loose taco meat in the sun type vibes.

Could definitely be considered unisex as there's nothing decidedly masculine but it does without a doubt lean masculine. Not a single feminine attribute outside of maybe the myrtle that serves as an excellent accompaniment to the wood because they blend seamlessly. I might even say it comes across a little barbershoppy.

Very strong fragrance, sits in the same bracket as Ani by Nishane, maybe even a notch higher. You'll be lucky to catch a breath where you don't smell it. Especially if you're a wrist/arm sprayer. Just don't or you will almost definitely start to get sick of it quick. 1 spray is great, 2 nears overspray territory depending on where your other spray is. It is that loud. You'll want to go easy just because of the profile of the fragrance as well.

To me, it smells like a good, smooth sunscreen lotion.

If there is such a thing as young or virgin seaweed, this is it. 🌱
The fragrance is very oily on skin but isn't overpowering. Super smooth with all the sharp edges sanded down, unless you consider a mint facet from myrtle sharp. Feels like it's made with high quality ingredients that were filtered and distilled to the utmost purity.

It does smell like the sea, but with pristine and glassy water, with wafts of myrtle from the white sand beach. Normally, I like my marine scents rough and realistic (Atlante, Phtaloblue, Blasted Health) but this is a different and pleasant experience all around. Top notch, highly recommend.

Scent 9/10
Performance 8.3/10

Just got it from Italy. It smells like sea, but beach...Before when I tried it in the shop it was smelling like sea, now like a beach. Producer put disclaimer that th batches may varry because of teh natural ingredients they are using but I dont know, most probably I forgoth the smel once I tried it in the perfumery. Also I miss the salty note, again maybe my nose didnt get use to it still.
I also have Orto Parisi Megamare,and the smell for me is not comparable like Acqua di Sale...

Interesting reading some of the reviews here. I see many people getting something so different from what I smell. I find this concoction to be excellent in many ways. It doesn't remind me of Brut nor does it remind me of watered down car wash chemicals. I does pack a punch, it's potent & that's not a bad thing. I think some of us have been using weak modern formulations for so long we overuse something like this & it becomes unpleasant. Frankly, this is in my top 5 & I have a decent amount of experience with higher quality fragrances.

For me, perfection, i lovee it, it reminds me of Megamare. 10/10

Although this perfume is so similar to "brut", not a single person wrote it. very interesting

pedrotg02/13/23 05:14
It smells like chemicals used in a car wash. A hard pass for me.

Dude someone scammed you with watered WD40

Amalfi, sunny day, linen shirt, linen shorts, Piaggio Vespa, Persol, Aperol spritz. Thats what I see when I smell this parfume

I absolutely LOVE the opening—if only it stayed smelling like that! It starts out a little bit salty and a LOT spicy (the myrtle, I guess?), with some woodiness in there too. This combo stays for half an hour or so on me, and I really enjoy it. After that, though, it fades into just bland, generic soapiness. Disappointing! I'll use up my sample for the sake of that first half hour but won't bother with a full bottle. I had high hopes, but still looking for my holy grail marine.

Any reformulation in this?

This smells like some type of fougere fragrance with cilantro

This smells like high quality Felce Azzura baby talc

Even though I love (most of) Allesandro Gualtieri's work Megamare can suck on Acqva di Sale's balls.

This smells way more natural, breezy, and salty-myrtle like there's just no comparison in the quality (in my opinion) of the ingredients - ALTHOUGH you need to know these are different approaches.

While Megamare is more of the darker, maybe even more challenging/less wearable approach to sea, this is more salty, breezy, myrtle like than rotting seaweed. It is perfectly unisex, it's clean and airy, and it even has some kind of lotion? kind of vibe. A salty, green in a touch bitter bush-like and sea-white floral way plus some lotion in an airy, aquatic way. Will last you the whole day, best for summer, not office safe.

Not blind buy worthy - you might be defeated by the salt, by the bitter green seaside florals, or you might find it too lotion-y airy if you love Megamare.

Reminds me of Megamare (a different approach to the DNA) and Osaïto by Micallef.

This is truly the most herbal fresh smelling fragrance. It does not smell like perfume but more like mouthwash or herbal medicine. That is why I think this smells like old peoples house because my grandfather used to take these drops mixed with sugar and this smells lot like that plus a bit like tar candy we got in Finland. I do not think why Id want to wear this smell on myself, even though I think it smells good as it brings those back.

Smells almost identical to Salaria by Giardino Benessere, but for double the price.

Summer Scent: 5,5/10 It smells like salt and seaweed, better for warm weather, could be somewhat sexy in the summer. It's very unique. Sillage: 6,5/10 Longevity 7/10

I believe Zara has a dupe of this one now.
It is called Zara Coastal Salty Forest (not yet on Frangrantica).

There is quite a lot of hype surrounding certain perfumes today.. Some are realistic, others are exaggerated... In connection with this, it has been mentioned many times, but the hype has not reached... Yet!! Concentrated oil bomb! When applying, be sure to be careful and spread it well, because the concentration of the oil is ij You will burn in the sun! It smells like a beautiful clean sea, salty sea water, clean but has algae and this smell is stuck in the rocks - that's it! You smell salty, algae and strong! For seaside towns in the middle of summer or when you want to bring back memories to a nice summer with a cold sea! Very different and specifically niche-not for mainstream noses :))

A classic marine fragrance in the same style as (but not quite the same) Armani Privé's Cyprès Pantelleria. Strong longevity and ideal for the summer months.

Pure beach. Lots of salt and seaweed, with nothing unpleasant or fishy. A very likeable marine, that is comforting and reminescent for me of my time in college on the Black Sea, with the salty air and the mineralistic/metallic undertone of the black beach rocks. I wanted something just like this, and after smelling quite a few, landed on this one, Un Air De Bretagne, and Helley Sel Martin. I took three samples home, and ended up buying Un Air De Bretagne, as its addition of neroli and ambergris made the fragrance more unique and complex. This one, however, was a close second, and if youre a purist who only likes one or two notes, an excellent find. Great longevity (lasted all day on me), with moderate sillage

A delectable salty sea air. Somewhat reminiscent of Heeley Sel Marin or CK Reveal. Truly evocative of standing near the ocean and getting a warm saltwater breeze in your nostrils. Dries down to a very sexy skin musk. One of the best samples I got from Profumum Roma.

Unfortunately I thought this was good at first smell, but when putting it on my skin in a very warm day then i felt the smell resembled exactly the smell at a male bathroom, the mix of fresh toilet cleaning products and water made it really awful smelling to me. I wish I liked it but it was really just a pissoir smell all over it (not a nasty smell, but just not what I felt like smelling during the hot days). Will likely give it another try.

L'été sur la peau… Salt water absolutely embodies the majesty of the sea and the Mediterranean scrub, especially the Sardinian one, among the aquatique et marin it is second to none. Aquatic / marine scent that conforms in an extraordinary way to the skin, as if re-emerged from the sea, you feel the salt, seeking comfort and relaxation in a cove studded with intoxicating myrtle. I love this perfume madly, I shamelessly wear it on the beach, I find it fabulous. Living in Rome, this wonderful marine formulation is very inflated, I feel it indiscriminately everywhere and on anyone… unfortunately there are many fake formulations, which simulate and debase its name and quality. Fabulous sillage, an important duration.

When I first smelled this I was reminded of Fico di Amalfi minus the fig (and subpar performance - this has way better longevity and sillage) a tangy root beer/soda vibe. Agree with @Olympe about there being a duality to the fragrance - salty sea vs root beer - although the latter is much more dominant to my nose. I appreciate the quality but not my type of fragrance.

A non-citrus summer marine scent, smells like you're by the beach side, nothing stinky even tho the notes would maybe suggest so. Realistic seaside with all the dirty facets removed, yet you still get the algae smell. I think i get a mint chewing gum kind of smell, but just slightly. Not for me but i do respect what its trying to do. Really unique and long lasting.

Acqua di Sale is by far my favorite in the marine realm of fragrance. Nothing in the mix is turned up too hot, it's all blended superbly. A number of marine materials have been used by the house to create that ambience of sea spray, distant pools of starfish and sand dollars, seaweed and brine from the ocean. Calone is mercifully dosed at a minimum for accent (how it's best used), and there is an explicable seaside tang that is captured here, somewhat sweet, somewhat pungent, but so pleasant to my nose.

It is interesting to note that I also detect the myrtle as mentioned in its pyramid: sweet, fresh, green, camphoraceous, like its leaves under the sun with the herbaceous quality from its blooms. The only other "saline" effect that matches this is from older formulation Annick Goutal Vetiver. There is also this anisic undertone to it as it dries down into the heart. Further into the dry down, it feels like wet stones and driftwood. Marine and aquatic impressions are hard to pull off in such a compelling manner, and Profumum Roma delivers it with such panache, and I say that as a New Englander who has lived by the sea my whole life. Thumbs up!

I wanted to like this, but for me it's sour iodine and marinated seaweed.

My Fav perfume for summer, fresh long lasting, but not intrusive.

This smells like legitimate seaweed. Why did I ever think I would enjoy this?


Hard pass.

If you had a chance to try Kenzo Pour Homme 1991 they are almost identical. But only princeps 1991 edition from Kenzo, not the following ones. One of the best summer scent ever created. Aqcva di Sale is almost the same.

Love this scent. It’s the best aquatic out there. It is so well blended and no strong marine notes.

Beautiful. There is know fishy smell here.

I found it yesterday in the Italian town of Arrezo. When you buy Profvmvm Roma in Italy it is about 30% less expensive. I don’t understand why they do that. Anyway.. after a long search I was not disappointed. Acqua di Sale Is a beautiful relaxing perfum. On my first wear I had some serious flashbacks. It amazes me how the mind makes these associations and come up with visions and feelings. For me I find this a sign that a parfum is created genuinely with natural ingredients. Profvmvm Roma feels oily on application. The representative in the store said this is because the solution does not contain water but mainly a high concentration of oils. Acqua di Sale indeed lingers forever. I found it smooth and comforting. Fresh, sweet, salty, woody.

Simply, one of the top 10 best perfumes of all time, and top 5 most unique ones . I know nobody who doesnt love it or ask what it is I am wearing.

The smell of Posseidon. Scent of Merman. Awesome. Brutal longevity & projection!

It reminds me of a cheap aftershave that my dad used to wear many decades ago: Pitralon.

This perfume makes me nauseous and smells like an oyster…

This fragrance fascinates me. I have never smelled anything like it. The first time I sprayed it on the test strip, I was torn as to whether I liked it or it was just weird. One thing was clear: the sillage and durability are a force to be reckoned with!

At first, I thought of an iodine bath. Afterwards, it definitely reminded me of the sea, complete with seaweed, tangy but without the fishy smell. Of skin kissed by salt. It was so intriguing that I couldn't stop smelling it.

The next day, I dared to test the very masculine fragrance on my skin. Suddenly, there was a very slight sweetness and I was enchanted! I wonder how much of the fragrance interpretation is also part of the packaging? When I dress feminine, I don't think anyone would assume I'm wearing a man's scent. Only that I smell very unique.

It's certainly not a fragrance for every day and I'm not sure wether it's too strong for me. Who would have thought this to be possible.

Edit: After wearing it for 6 hours I have to admit, it's a little too intense for me.

I don't know why I love this, the notes are not appealing to me in the least. On my skin I get funky seaweed, camphor, a little metallic quality. There's sunscreen here, without the coconut. It's herbal, in a Ricola cough drop way, but I get really faint woodiness and vanilla. It's a really interesting twist on a sunscreen scent.

It smells A LOT like Armani Prive Bleu Turquoise.

such a weird one. Love this house but this one is a total miss for me.
Smells like stale seaweed and salt.

Nope! It has something that smells like rotten eggs, vomit with salt. I really don't like this. It makes me nauseous too.

If you want an aquatic fragrance with great performance check Orto Parisi's Megamare and Xerjoff's 40knots.

This one makes me nauseous. There is a rancid smell to it.

My adoration to Acqua di Sale is growing every year. So many good summer memories, great mood wearing this extraordinary, sexy and sensual perfume. Memorable, extremely long lasting, beautiful natural smell of the sea, salty air, seagrass, seashells and wet stones on the beach. Amazing, absolutely one of my top favourite perfumes. Greece, Paros, August 2021, evening walks by the sea and around Parikia, Naousa...

Hi everyone . My point of view for this perfume was contrasted. But let begin before with the positive aspects . Acqua di sale Has a solid base, as mentioned the perfume remind a beach in the last days in August, where the Noble Amber gives his hot heat, before the fall coming. We have also a delicious accord with Juniper berries and fig, turned to a liqueur note . My disappointment is about an unknown sprinkled salt accord as described, giving a dislike powdery facet remind orris. 50/50

Absolute masterpiece. Truly a scent surviving through time

Oh my goodness! This is just divine! There is a definite seaweed vibe in the opening but it fades quickly and this just smells like my childhood and growing up near the ocean. It's salt water that's dried on warm skin. There's driftwood and vegetation in the background. There's something very carnal and sexy about this. It is very relaxing as well... Like you've been on vacation.

This lasts forever and cuts through heat and humidity. This is my favorite from this house - I own 2 and have tried 6 of them. I'm getting a back up bottle bc my family members keep asking for decants.

Wow what a masterpiece but let me add something a lot of people will thank me for: Layer this with a designer or niche aquatic perfume to really bring it to life.

I layered with Invictus Intense and WOW it was amaaaazing. It balanced out the harsh "eggy" smell of Invictus.

The myrtle is most prominent on me together with salt. For several hours it is just myrtle myrtle myrtle until it finally goes into the background and let’s the salt step up. Since I hate myrtle this scent is disgusting for the first six or so hours. Not full bottle worthy for me, but I do understand why it is so loved. Worth testing, long performance but do not blind buy.

Thick, sticky water and salt, full of pencils, myrtle, salt, aquatic notes, in a sort of medicinal, dated and low-cost aftershave. Eternal longevity and enormous sillage. Be careful with sprays.
It is indelible.
To me it's as annoying as a bad tattoo. Steeeeeeeeeep.

I was debating to get a full bottle between this Acqua di Sale and Sel Marin at Luckyscents because they smell super similar to my nose and I was looking for a realistic marine fragrance for the summer. This one smells so good and slightly better than Sel Marin on paper. Then I tested them both on my skin side by side. Then I found they smell so different on skin and Sel Marin is better on me. This one has a very fishy vibe in the opening that last pretty long on my skin. Sel Marin also has a green vibe in the opening but in a way like a melon, not a fishy kind and the green vibe doesn’t last long. Acqua di Sale smells so good after the fishy vibe go away in the dry down but it takes so long for it to go away (about 2-3 hours). Sel Marin is much more wearable and also smells so nice in a very realistic ocean breeze vibe. To be honest, Acqua di Sale performance is much better compared to Sel Marin that is very light and airy but Acqua di Sale is just not very wearable to my nose in the first few hours. Its price is not bad too with such performance because you will only need a little to last all day. You can see the oil sheen on your skin that proves how concentrated it is but it’s for different noses who appreciate the fishy vibe or someone’s skin chemistry that don’t amplify the fishy vibe. It’s not a bad fragrance but I bought a full bottle of Sel Marin instead since it’s more my taste.

Got this yesterday, just 25 years behind everyone else... A blind buy, but the 18ml size. A bit pricey but definitely worth it. The initial blast is animalic in character and I get a distinct vaginal note. Not very pleasant. Luckily it settles down quickly and from there I get the sea. But the sea at a distance (like the smell you get two miles inland from the shore) and the beautiful sun warm driftwood. Definitely salt too. Lasting and lasting, for hours and hours. When this vial is empty I will get the full size!

a recent swap, for something else...gave this away and wanted it back a few weeks later...and got it back from the friend, yesterday.

Interesting how, you can let go of a fragrance you felt indifferent about and then outta nowhere your olfactory urge for whatever you gave away...comes back. As if, you thought about what it used to smell like and the smell fell outta the sky!

Acqua Di Sale, grew on me...thats the best I can describe it. And even tho' there are a number of designer scents that aren't far away from smelling like this one, I felt better about buying it, knowing that everything about it, smelled organic to me. I dont get the synthetic vibe at all. The day Profumum Roma fragrances start smelling piss poor and cheap is the day, you see this house turn out the lights.

Salty, unisex, fresh, Nice Day and Night scent.

2018 version opening at times disgusting. really… then luckily it changes. it softens, the myrtle takes over but I just don't like the seaweed.
very oily. not for me.
not even the 2014 version where the salt is all together with the smell of shells, a little myrtle and a few algae.

There is something special about this fragrance for me. It is salty and marine, but also kind of woody and herbal. It is thick, fresh and aromatic. Very sensual and sexual. As some say - it is like a wet warmed-up naked skin by the seaside in the heat of summer, just after having a swim, sea breeze, salty sea water, drifted woods covered with seagrass on the sea shore, wet seagrass mixed with sand and seashells.
Sexy, sensual and provocative.
The smell of the summer sea air south of Naples in Italy, on the way to Costiera Amalfitana or elsewhere by the sea under the Italian summer heat. This is my first memory. The second one is connected with a hot afternoon car drive directly from the beach along the main road by the sea on the Greek South Dodecanese island and the smells of the sea breeze, the salty body and hair, hot beach, tamarisk trees. Divine hot summer.

It's the middle of summer. August at 2 o'clock.
Bright blue sky. No a single cloud ahead. I am laying at the dunes, on top of a long, desert beach. On the distance, there's the sea, mild tide with soft waves crushing along the seashore. The air is hot. No breeze. In solitude, I smell the hot sand, the sea scent and the myrtle growing wild in the dunes, fully bloom.
This is how acqua Di sale smells like.
As Kenzo pour homme, it recreates really well the sea and what it's around it without being an aquatic fragrance.
The lost lasting is brutal.
Rather linear and simple, it's dense and even dry with the myrtle, the sand, the salt and the seaweed drying on top of rocks, making this perfume so realistic. Another level.
Good projection.
This is highly recommended if you like the smell of the sea and what's sound it in summer but you don't enjoy aquatic perfumes.

Majestic piece. Unique. Marine. Salty. Dense, oily and persistent. You definitely will not pass unnoticed wearing this. Being Italian, to me the sea represented here is mediterranean coast, blown with foamy waves, close to tempest. To my perception is not fishy. Unisex, more male than female. Four season and daily fragrance. Not office fragrance and not a blind buy unless you are a collector. 4/5

I'm one of those who see this scent as breezy and so neutral and well balanced I'm shocked it's so controversial.
Anyway I'm also surprised there's no pepper note listed, because after ~1h or so the salty sea notes kind of disappear and it leans much more masculine with the rise of pink and black peppercorn.

edit: Oh, now I see. After many, many hours it goes into overdrive and a ton of floral notes (I do not know how myrtle smells, might be it) come out of nowhere. It radiates those notes for days. Eventually I flinched whenever I walked past my paper strip from the store and I had to toss it. Like someone spilled a high end fabric softener!

Not aquatic at all. After about 15 minutes turns into more of a spicy, woody smell. I really don't get the salt/seaweed/sea smell or anything that resembles the sea or beach. Not fresh, quite heavy.

Longevity seems really good. A gift that keeps on giving, but do I like it? The dry down is quite good, would recommend this to someone who likes spicy, woody, perhaps a bit musky scents, but am not a particularly big fan myself.

If you're looking for something truly aquatic/beach/sea like, then try Sel Marin from James Heeley.

Scent: 9/10
Longevity: 10/10
Sillage: 9/10
Projection: 9/10

I've never been into acquatics parfumes, I love oud and spicy fragrances mostly, but this is SO GOOD!
The smell is beautiful and you can catch the sea and green notes with the beautiful woody base. There's also a vibrant note that I can't recognize.
This lasts for ages and has a lot better performance than most "heavy" fragrances, probably because the oils concentration is really high.

It's stupid to say that this fragrance isn't unique, since it was created in 1996 and even now the copies aren't even close!

There are very few perfumes which stun you. There are also very few perfumes which persist on clothes for 2 months and 2 weeks.. This is one of them. It is a linear smell of sea salt. There is no sweetness here, no "marine notes", no superhigh calone dose. This is pure water and salt and it shines in the air.

It lasts a day, survives a shower and lasts 5 hours after. You can smell it *clearly*. It needs time to project so wear this about 2 hours before any occasion or going out and make sure to rub it in as it is at about 48% concentration.

Like Aventus and Baccarat Rouge, there are many clones and inspirations of this but the OG did it best.

This is an enchanting fragrance. It silage is enormous and the smell - exactly as described - salty.

My favorite part of the earth in bottle, fresh ocean mixed with fresh wood. The blend of the fresh salt sea and the deep cedar wood is really amazing. Some chemical notes here that that gives me feeling of some kind of cough medicine, like Cosylan. But in a good way! Acqua di Sale is truly unique and interesting. Light and dark, warm and cold at the same time. Like all Profumum the longevity is just amazing.

This scent divides people and it´s easy to understand why. The seaweed in here is very heavy, or....fishy.
This is pure quality, don´t get me wrong, but it´s a scent that goes in a totally different direction than most of all the other marine perfumes you would think of. The smell of seaweed is sometimes overwhelming. If you are the poolguy at the hotel in Rimini or Riccone, this scent would be the obvious choice. You are around 20, you are good looking and the 20 year older women on vacation with their boring husbands, they all adore you.
If you are not that poolguy, you should consider another scent.
Long lasting, huge sillage!

4/10

The myrtle note—a eucalyptus tinged anise with some sweet clove spiciness and a slight,vegetal-green quality—hits hard in the opening of Acqua Di Sale and dominates the odor profile for at least several following hours. It’s creates a sort of spicy, sweet, medicinal green fragrance that to me, does not seem particularly connected to the ocean...at least at first. But as this accord settles in and loses some strength, it acquires a saltiness beneath it which seems to tie in the aquatic theme. Now, the myrtle has lost some of its spicy, medicinal bite and instead persists as a kind of cool, sweet breeziness, passing above the lower, salty component. It sits here for the rest of its duration, a cool, semi-spicy, somewhat sweet abstract aquatic with a distinct saltiness. In my experience there was little, if any “seaweed” present. I also never felt much of a watery texture or truly aqueous aura as I do with some of the other highly touted aquatics like Acqua Di Gio and Sel Marin. As far as enjoying the fragrance, it was a mixed experience, and definitely below the high expectations I had held for this best-seller from Profumum Roma. While I enjoyed ADS after it all finally settled in, around the three or four hour mark, I didn’t really enjoy the dominating myrtle accord that overshadowed the first three hours. The myrtle, which had facets of clove, eucalyptus (menthol), anise (licorice) and and a green, sort of vegetal quality, was too linear and distinct, and just generally not a smell that I liked in the proportion in which it was presented. A more recent aquatic entry which takes a similar approach, presenting an aquatic theme through a dominant, green aromatic accord, is Amouage’s Beach Hut Man, which utilizes ivy to this effect. While even with Beach Hut Man I ultimately found this green accord too linearly dominant and distinct that it eventually became annoying, I prefer it over the approach Profumum Roma took with myrtle. But, if you’re a fan of Beach Hut then there’s a good chance you’ll also appreciate Acqua Di Sale, and vice versa.

Performance is not an issue, it’s very good. I got about 8 hours of solid projection, fairly strong for about 4 or 5 hours, milder but still quite present for another 3, and then a solid skin scent for another 4 to 6 (so about 12-14 hours overall). The actual spray of ADS has the oily, viscous texture of other Profumum Roma releases so it’s no surprise that it lasts just as long. It seems like 3 sprays would be plenty to get this one working for you all day long.

Final rating: 7/10 Though I dislike the dominant accord, it’s a well made fragrance with a solidly presented abstract aquatic theme, and rather unique in comparison to other aquatics I have tried.

Edit: Update: It’s only about a day later after my first full wearing of AdS and I decided to wear it again today. I will say this—there’s something addictive about the myrtle despite the fact I didn’t love it yesterday. I find myself enjoying it more this time around, with just 3 sprays versus yesterday’s 6. Maybe less is more with this one? Either way, I’m not ready to write this off just yet and could very well update the final rating at some point. The performance is already there, and it’s well made and unique, if I end up taking to the myrtle then this has a good chance of becoming a nice choice for the the remaining summer and upcoming fall.

This is a strange one. The opening blast is marine herby salty ... almost medicinal, then it calms down and you're still left with salty marine with a little fruit in there for good measure.

I agree with JungleJuice, the saltiness is not a far cry from Secretions Magnifiques from ELO (that one has a pitch of 'blood, sweat, sperm, saliva... one spray of that actually makes me gag) but this one is more chill, tolerable.

It has been beautifully crafted, and i do I think it is a 'going to the beach' kind of frag, but not necessarily in a good way.

Longevity is great. Projection is medium.

My favorite “going to the beach” Scent. Seaweed/salty/minty... it’s a wonderful reimagining of the clean/dirty paradigm for the seaside set.

This was the latest stop on my journey to find the perfect marine scent. Is my journey over? Not exactly.
Acqua di Sale is in many ways the best I have tried so far, in that it captures a realistic seaside smell. It's not synthetic at all, and isn't just a salt overload with some fruits.
This is not an aquatic fragrance - that suggests that it's clean and watery. This is very much a marine fragrance. It smell like you're sitting on a rocky peninsula on the med, after the tide has gone out, with the seaweed and stagnant rock-pools baking in the afternoon sun. There's some myrtle trees behind you, perhaps some eucalyptus. Is this a nice smell? On that I'm undecided, but most people would probably say no.
It's a complex fragrance, and there are some slightly off-putting facets to it. People often describe something 'fishy' about it - which I do see. The dirty saltiness does trigger something in the ballpark of old fishing boats in the mind. There's also a menthol vibe, as well as a minty toothpaste-type smell somewhere in the background. These both smell natural, and even add to the composition in the picture it's painting.
The performance is very good. It is however one of the oiliest fragrances I've ever sprayed (even for Profumum Roma standards), making it feel a bit uncomfortable to wear.
The bottom line is that Acqua di Sale is a very natural, questionably-smelling and quite unwearable fragrance. I very much appreciate the perfumery - it whisks you away to distant lands. But I can't call it my perfect marine scent as I would struggle to wear this around others, and maybe at times not really enjoy wearing it for myself. But for the art and transportive qualities:

I like it, but it's not bottle-worthy.

(dislike/indifferent/like, but not BW/like a lot, potentially BW/love, definitely BW/masterpiece)

Interesting.

This works best if you spray it on you, in your car, on your way to the beach. I beleive it mixes awsomely with your skin chemistry under high heat.

On my skin, this smells a little too seaweed-y, slightly similar to Secretions Magnifiques - ELdO but unlike SM, this is completely wearable.

Only wear it on a summer night, on the beach or before a swim.

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8/10 - for creativity

On my skin, this is a little too fishy / seaweed-y and cold, I was intrigued by the smell but it didn't excite me enough. The salt and longevity was on the other hand great.

But on my clothes, something completely different happened: when it had disappeared from my skin, my collar smelled EXACTLY like I had just been at a salty beach the whole day. It's really spot on!

I appreciate the perfumery but it's a little too cold for me, but I might use it to scent my clothes if I want my friends to think I've been at the beach. Recommended for an unrelenting ocean scent.

Not on Fragrantica but PALAZZO NOBILE - Sea Bliss is an excellent "EDT" dupe of this. Intentional or not.

This perfume is nothing like I’ve smelled before.

I love it with all my heart and will forever be a part of me. It fits best in the summer, but I can’t help wearing anytime, day and night. I have received many compliments, and also eas told it smells too intense. I apply just one puff on my neck and that s it, it needs, it is indeed, very oily and intense, but in the clean, very nice way.


I absolutely adore it!! Nothing like it.

If you get sick and run out of VICKS VapoRub you can use this stuff. Like Aland mentioned below it smells like salty seaweed and minty toothpaste, like seaweed slap in the face. Most aquatic scent I've smelled and it's not clean private beach smell, more like dirty water on a shore of Mangalore.

As all perfumes from this house, this one needs more time to develop, because it’s almost oil. After a few hours and throughout 24 hours (very long lasting) it becomes Tom Ford Black Orchid but in manly way, which I like more. TF BO is in feminine one, but also good.
That’s it.

I absolutely ADORE Acqua do Sale and everybody else around me love it too. My only problem is it is so potent, contains such high levels of natural oils that I break out in rashes and itch for days on my neck and arms where I apply it. I don't have an allergic reaction to anything else in my vast perfume collection. I spray it on my scarves and keep wearing it anyway this is how much I love it.

This smells like salty seaweed and minty toothpaste, and nothing more. The scent is absolutely offensive on me, and I somehow couldn't imagine smelling this on a man's skin either without wanting to run in the opposite direction screaming. It's unsettlingly spicy mixed with the freshness of dental hygeine products. I couldn't picture this scent in any setting that would be appropriate besides the dentist's chair.

One of the weirdest scents I've encountered to date, I'll waste no more time negatively reviewing this scent. Performance was entirely average, nothing spectacular and nothing more to say. Highly NOT recommended.

I totally adore this but I started to enjoy it after a couple of uses. My first time with this piece of art was difficult. I felt some dirty bathroom smell + detergents or a Baltic sea in the fall season + urinal cake, difficult to describe. But after an hour it became so good, marine, salty, refreshing and very original. No one smelled like I did. I do not receive many compliments in general because I'm the guy that always smells nice so nobody bothers to compliment me anymore, but this garnered a couple of comments and all were positive. Of course, a lot of people not familiar with the perfume world just frowned upon the brand name when I answered what I was wearing. Longevity is superb, 12 hours at least. Projection is heavy initially but in my case after 5 hours it becomes soft. It is rather unisex but I'd say it is leaning towards the masculine type of fragrance due to the marine vibe. It is extremely expensive in Poland. I gotta fly to Rome to stock up.

I bought a bottle of this today. Maybe it's early and I should give it a few more days to comment, but I am so impressed with this fragrance.

A single spray on my forearm at 10am this morning. 14 hours later and I can still smell this radiating from my arm. So the longevity is stellar. I've been smelling this around me all day so the sillage/projection also seems very good.

What about the fragrance itself? It's astonishing. I don't get the sour/fishy scents that other reviewers have mentioned - I just get this fabulous impression of the sea. It has this salty 'seaweed' kind of feel, that's just really lovely and not unpleasant in any of its notes. It's just incredible and I love it. I can see this becoming one of my all-time favourites.

Sea-green scent, slightly woody with myrtle, which makes it slightly mint / camphor-like and stimulating. Strange but oh so good! A real wellness scent. 93

Bizarre, revolutionary, unusual, WEIRD.
It is a particular perfume with seaweed and myrtle on everything. I cannot recognize a masterpiece but it is a good traveling companion in hot weather. I don't connect it to the sea but to some Mediterranean valley full of rivers.
Good.

I pick up the four notes listed creating a beautiful and realistic “sea” smell, but I also pick up mint and camphor (so, yes to the Vick’s Vapor rub association). I’m sure this was an innovative creation for 1996, but today there’s a lot of competition in this category. Stellar longevity but at high price (and hard to find discounted) means that I will enjoy my 5ml decant, but most likely will not buy it.

Edit: it’s now the next day, I have changed clothes, applied another perfume and I’m picking up strong whiffs of Acqua di Sale. Incredible staying power, and that changes my opinion regarding purchasing. If I find this used or at a discount someday, I wont hesitate to pull the trigger.

I am currently in Rome and I was wandering around when I found the Profumum store. I thought, I must test out Dulcis in Fundo & Sorriso! Instead, I fell in love with this one. This was an instant love for me. I am a fan of marine, ozonic perfumes, and I know that everyone's interpretation of the sea/beach/summer is highly personal. For me, this reminds me of a breezy day in the Hamptons, Montauk, specifically. I actually love the seaweed and the green notes in this. It's so refreshing for HOURS. I sprayed this one on my wrist ten hours ago, and I can still get whiffs of it. Monster longevity and good sillage. It made me smile every time I would get a whiff of this today. To be frank, this isn't a "sexy" scent, and I can even see how it can even be a little offputting to some people who aren't fans of this genre. I don't care. I think I will go back to the store and buy a bottle because it just reminds me of such happy memories of vacations. This is to uplift my mood and transport me back to those happy, carefree summer days.

Strongly aromatic, I smell a mix of burnt rubber, salt, mint, camphor, cloves, lime and something cumin-y with powdery white flowers far in the distance.

I love Profumum. I own a few bottles.

I had a sample thrown in on a purchase ironically whilst contemplating a purchase.

I read many, to me odd descriptions. Root beer, sunscreen etc - for me the note table sums it up as does a review suggesting it’s like a damp beach towel.

Unfortunately for me it also had an unpleasant note of fish, like one washed up next to my beach towel (admittedly I spilt the whole sample on my arm) none the less it was one of the few occasions I had to wash the perfume off. What was left on my arm was more pleasant however if I have to do that I know of plenty other better alternatives. Ironically it smells very much like one f my faves Bvlgari Aqua Marine Toniq which is better all be it poorer longevity.

It’s also about the only occasion where I would turn down a Profumum bottle even for free. I feel like a traitor but I can only call it how it is.

Happy Smelling

An interesting natural scent from the very eclectic and beautiful Profumum line, this perfume evokes the smell of Mediterranean beaches and the seaside. It is a salty aromatic scent that contains only four notes: cedar, sea salt, Myrtle and sea weed. The evocation of the seaside scenery smells are spot on. The perfume has a moderate projection, is clearly unisex and had good lasting power. I love this line and own many of their beauties but this seems to be a bit of a stretch with the price value proposition. But it is one of the best natural aquatic scent ever made and so I finally added it to my collection. Enjoy!

This fragrance bubbles up wonderful memories of the sea. The scent is that of a salt, a touch of balmy air and oceanic pine notes. Upon drydown it is very tender, and smooth. A fragrance of seaside comfort. Not a sunny, happy fragrance, but more of waves that are crashing against the cement platform of a beach, with grey skies and an image of iron anchors. It is beautiful and worth every penny!

Does no one get vicks/deep heat spray vibe from this?

I met a person today that was wearing this perfume, of course i asked what it was and then i kept smelling the wrist of the person

No ocean or water or salt or beach whatsoever

I got an image of a yellow flower against an amber background, very bright and vivid, like it was radiating aromatic light and energy
Also some random images of summer days, maybe close to the sea but mostly because of the mood and not of the scent itself
I would also describe the scent as a renaissance scent, it is very uplifting

I want to get my hands on a sample to test on myself though

Sea air! Salty, cold, moist wind off the beach! Spices that add to the effect of an aromatic ocean breeze. I immediately got images of standing on the shore, waves crashing in a deafening gust of spray, sticky skin from from the salt, and my hair whipping around wildly, tacky from the humidity. It all holds the smell of spicy northeastern woods along the shore, seaweed washed in on the tide, and an underlying clean smell of being cleansed by nature. A great perfume experience for the beach lover!

Other than the images, it's hard to describe Acqua di Sale because it is so well blended. A little salty, a hint of vegetal notes, a dash of spices and a faint wood create an aroma that makes your skin smell like you've spent the day on the beach. Unisex with good sillage and longevity. I've spent years trying to find ocean scents that avoid the cheap heavy calonic road that most take, and this one is exceptional. Hours into the drydown, the impression of having been walking the beach would still catch me unaware. Love it!

I recently went through a spate of searching for a scent that duplicates ocean water. Not the citrus/white flower detergent scents currently popular as aquatics, but the actual salty, ozonic, seaweedy scent of the ocean, preferably minus the shore garbage dead fish elements. This was recommended to me. It did actually go on like water and salt but as it dries, there's a faint tinge of baby oil. I don't know why it would have that baby oil scent, but it does. The frag lasts all day, and I like it, but it's not worth the huge price tag. I wish the salt water elements stayed stronger and lacked that synthetic perfumed baby cream scent. And OMG the price tag on this. Shocking and overpriced. But I still like it a lot.

Straight up flat rootbeer. Not even a remote olfactory representation of the ocean - or anything aquatic for that matter. I love several scents by Profumum Roma, but this one is a massive dud to me, and I'd recommend Bvlgari Aqua pour Homme as a better choice in the genre

If you truly love experiencing the ocean, and not just observing it, e.g., you are a surfer, fisher, boater, etc., odds are you are going to instantly connect with and love this frag - the seaweed note is perfect - genuine but not rotting, and the salt note is spot on marine. AND - it’s a beast! Finally a frag that actually does what they all claim to do - attract those around you to actually smell it on you without having to give you a bear hug or kiss your neck because what your wearing is just a faint skin scent. This one performs! Also you can enjoy it for hours without having to put nose to skin - it keeps faithfully wafting up to your nose hour after hour. Love it. Bravo profumum

Too powdery a little bit. I can smell the sea notes first, but this is not the real "Sale" perfume to me.

Ah, after a few whiffs I can now smell the salt. But like another commenter said, I also get this sassafras/root beer type smell. It doesn't remind me of the ocean so much as going to A&W and ordering a big mug.

Profumum Acqua di Sale is an odd marine composition--salty and musky, primarily, but also slightly woody and herbal. The marine aspect is strong, as there's some vague idea of seaweed and even sand/dirt in it. It comes off genuinely mixed in the way that seawater often is.

Nothing special in terms of projection or longevity, Acqua di Sale is a performance letdown for a house that generally has a reputation of strong fragrances, which should be an expectation anyway, at $250 for 100ml EDP.

6 out of 10

a very poor performer, Sel Marine is cheaper and far better!

Buono,mi piace sa di mare, ma troppa gente a Roma ha questo profumo.Tra i 5 che ho di Profumum lo metto all'ultimo posto.

I't's good on my skin, I like it, but too many people in Roma have this fragrance.I have 5 perfums by Profumum Roma, Acqua di Sale for me it' s the last, I put it the 5th positionof them.

Was quite shocked by this (not in a good way). Does anyone else detect the hint of rootbeer? Smells like play aftershave for a very young boy.

Honestly disgusting. Like getting slapped in the face with a fish, while at a fish market by the sea, on a hot summer day. Yuck!

Scent - salt, sea weed & cedar.

Season/Time of Day - I prefer to use this one in the warmer months, day or night.

Projection - I did get noticed, it garners compliments.

Longevity - I get 24hrs consistently.

good fan of this house, but the scent is rather disappointing no thick sillage and duration like most of their outings...smells like a n Heeley Sel Marin rip off, but Sel Marin is better and way cheaper!

I like this a lot. The iodine of the sea, without some of the other odors I associate with salt water. I get a certain dynamic, tactile presence, and a peppery smell at the base, which I think may be attributable to a dose of Iso E Super. Can anyone with a more experienced nose confirm or disconfirm this?

Lately I'm approaching to Profumum Roma, discovering their creations step by step and enjoying them on my skin.
So far this one is definitely among my favourites, mainly because it's so different from what I've smelled before; when the person guiding me told me, this is like a walk besides the sea I didn't expect this, it actually feels like a deep breath by the sea shore: fresh sea weeds just brought by the sea and of course the sea salt! It is true that, as with other fragances from this house, you have to wait a while for them to completely develop, be patient and enjoy the process. I would recommend to spray on one wrist Acqua di Sale and on the other one Orangea (from the same house) to get the whole Mediterranean experience, I did and getting the whiff of the orange trees together with the sea breeze...close your eyes and let yourself go...

★★★★★

*Updated Review*

This became my signature scent. Therefore I had to change my older review and talk about it in a more personal manner.

YSL Kouros has been my signature scent, a scent forgotten in time where only vintage versions have the character I need from the scent as the new formula is a different scent to my nose. I needed to escape from the whole vintage hunting activity on ebay and other sources, and find a signature from scents I love that are still in production.

A good signature for me is a scent that is capable to offer a pleasing aura during any season and at any temperature. A good signature scent also smells like an aura of indistinguishable notes, a blend of uniqueness (i dont want people to associate me with citrus or leather or any specific note). I have tried (trial means full wearing) all the fragrances of all of my favourite designer houses (Hermes, Kenzo, Chanel, Dior etc.) and many niche creations as well (Heeley, Miller Harris, Creed, L' Artisan Parfumeur, Amouage, Diptyque, Xerjoff and many, many more)

Acqua Di Sale amazed me from the first sniff, only to gradually manage to get under my skin after months of wearing it.

Acqua Di Sale is supposed to smell like a wild sea, and one would think that it is a scent appropriate for summer. The thing is, that the scent of the sea is a very personal and specific scent that its perception is relying on many different factors (is it a beach in Greece? Atlantic ocean? The beach in Brighton? What kind of vegetation is by the shore?) A fragrance won't smell exactly like the sea, but it will have a character that may evoke that mood or sentiment. To me, Acqua Di Sale smells like a luxurious aura, creamy and mysterious salty minerals with herbal sweet undertones. It doesn't evoke an exclusively summery setting as it is a quite melancholic scent in character, and also the outstanding sillage and longevity can shine through even in winter.

Out of all the compliments I have received (many as you get noticed due to the amazing projection), nobody asked me "What's that fish scent that you're wearing?" or "Wow, you really smell like the beach, what is it?" therefore all the comments and reviews that talk about fish are just imaginations going wild based on the marketing that sets the fragrance in a seaside concept.

This scent is an aura, not specific notes. It has a calm and mysterious character. It has a high concentration of perfume oil which justifies the amazing longevity and the price, whereas poor old Creeds that vanish in a couple of hours don't. Anything I smelled from this house is of a higher quality, but this one was the one that clicked with who I am and what could compliment my personality.

This costs 170 euros in the Italian boutique and they ship online as well (Harrods sells it for 260 pounds) therefore, you all know what to do. One spray on my chest is enough, so a bottle will last me a long time, therefore I don't think it's a bad deal after all when many designer perfumes at a price of 80 last me less than 6 months due to respraying after they disappear.

People can say whatever, the quality is undeniably there, and if you're in doubt, wear a Creed on your left hand and a Profumum on your right and test it throughout the day.

Une balade dans le maquis qui domine la mer ! Tout ça balayé par le vent marin.

A very interesting scent. Extremely long lasting and have monstrous projection.. You get noticed when you walk into the a room if you are wearing Acqua di Sale there is no doubt about that. However, I think its a type of perfume that you either love or hate, when you wear it you will end up smelling the juice all day long and that could be a bit too much (even my laundry bag smells of acqua di sale when it has a top which i wore with Acqua di Sale in it).

Sometimes it smells like a ultimate beachside salty summer scent and I agree with other sometimes it smells medicinal (something in the line of those muscle injury creams).

I bought a bottle and I am satisfied with it, but would I buy it again? No! Price not fully justified in my honest opinion.

Its So long lasting beautiful day fragrance fresh and confident smell

Its notes are a déjà vu.
Are walking in a heart-breaking august afternoon from your tepee reaching the sea.
The myrtle and marjoram and sage that scratch your nose and your calf.
The hot sand under you feet, above your arms, inside to you.
And then, when you relax yourself, a scent of warmth of peace of annihilation.
I'm defenceless, unarm....

It is all about fish and sea weed It is the intense version of Lèrbolario Fiorre dell`Onda.they are pretty much the same

I have spent a really hot Australian summer day in this beauty today! It has lasted all day, making me feel I'm drying off after an ocean swim, so haunting and beautiful. It is by far the best of these seaweed scents as I call them, makes you think of flopping down on your towel with your nose near the sand, that mineral, seaweed, sun on skin sort of smell. Makes me feel immortal. I bought it back from their boutique in Rome unsniffed....I had picked up a filthy bug on the plane, it was so frustrating as I could hardly smell anything in the bucket list of perfumeries in Rome I had! I knew I wanted the divine Dulcis in Fundo as I had been in on a great split. I decided that Profumum was the Palais Royal of Rome. I walked in and they also had little bottles. I could smell none of it whhaaaa...the lovely lady took pity and said, this is our most popular. I bought the beautiful little 20 mls of Aq d Sale as well as the big one of Dulcis. I wish I had burnt the card and got many more. They are such satisfying perfumes, rich, lasting, each a classic in its style.

Out of the bottle - smells like the seaside.

On my skin - smells like menthol vapour rub, toothpicks, the dentist, lemon desert of some kind.

Not unplesant but not like the seaside on my skin.

Really gets up your nose too so be careful with the spray.

A pass for me this time.

Acqua di Sale makes me think about cloudy days at the end of summer season or about a cold windy winter day spent walking by the shore, it doesn't remind me summer nor warm tropical lands. Because of this I most prefer to wear it on winter time, even if it's good on summer as well.

I agree with Gosha, Rebella and CGV: when I smell Acqua di Sale I feel the Ocean, I close my eyes and I remember when I spent 5 wonderful days in Sagres (Potugal), the extreme western Europe, and I see a cliff with a lighthouse and the immense Atlantic Ocean in front of me... No cafe nor cocktail bar in Portofino, just wild sea.

I received this in a summer sampler from Surrender To Chance. Would never have been something I would've bought but it is so different and lovely.
Has some pine smell that can be overpowering. It also seems to be best kept away from my face. If I apply to pulse points on arms and backs of knees it is lovely. If I apply too close to my face it has the same intensity as Vicks Vapour rub. This scent is so different and lovely I have been reaching for it quite a bit this summer and have received lots of compliments as it is just so different. Very herbal and salty. Great unisex scent. I have applied it to my husband so I can benefit from the scent.
Again apply sparingly.

:D :D !! I'd like to test it ...

I love it. Acqua di sale remember me the smell of the Macchia Mediaterranea when I passed the summer in the Tuscany cost. It is super fresh but in the same time is woody. I love it.

Not a typical marine.
If I close my eyes there is no sea.

Rather there is creamy thickness, oily sweet herb and sports cream.

Layered and uncommon.

I received this as a complimentary sample from Lucky Scent so perhaps it was mislabeled. I mentioned that because this one doesn't smell like the beach to me but it does smell like something you would wear to the beach like tanning lotion or sunscreen without smelling tropical. This is very fresh and aromatic for sure but I'm not getting the salty brine vibe that I was hoping for.

i love the concept, but on my skin after one hour it's just a cheap pistachio softice flavour. very sad.

This fragrance is superb in representing the REAL seaside scent. There no coconut or lime in here, no sandy club house cocktail feeling. Just plain salt, seaweed, driftwood. The very beginning of this fragrance is a bit harsh but as it setlles down it starts to radiate the marine feeling for the enitre day. I could detect it even the next day, even if I only used a very little, only few "drops", so it has amazing longevity which cannot be compared to Montale's Sandflowers or Aqua Motu even though these 3 fragrances are similar to each other and are all of high quality. Heeley's Sel Marine or Creed's Virgin Island Water have a more tropical vibe while Aqcua di Sale is more Bretagne or Marthas Vineyard type of marine. Extremely good and extremely expensive. Gender neutral as its so natural smelling with a slight soapy vibe to it.

Acqua di sale takes me back to the summer. The cedar and pin trees, the sea is juste behind the forest... The air is hot, heated up by the august sun...

I love this one. Very good evolution and longevity on my skin. Beautiful!

This fragrance is the special one, this is bette to try before buy this "sea in the bottle". It depends of the skin chemistry.

I wanted ozone and salt.
Instead, what I got was wet wood and a fresh green note, something akin to ivy. No ozone, no salt. I guess its vaguely aquatic, but its more woody and herbal than intensely marine. I do like it, but its not love for me. Unisex verging on masculine.

Fragrant myrtle and salt. In fact, very salty on me, which I like. Savoury without being foody.
Refreshing on a hot day and a nice break from citrus-based cologne.

Would really like a full bottle!

It's an italian masterpiece. IMHO it is not beachy. I agree with Rebella. It is oceanic, wild, salty. I imagine seaweeds on a reef in the ocean. I imagine a lighthouse in the middle of a stormy sea. Is is pure freedom, also dramatic if you think to the power of the ocean. The lasting power is great. It is a very evocative fragrance.

There is something special about this fragrance for me. It is salty and marine, woody and herbal but also sweet. It is thick, fresh and aromatic (thanks to cedar and myrtle). Very sensual and sexual. As some say - it is like a wet warmed-up naked skin by the seaside in the heat of summer, like "sex on the beach fantasy". Sexy, sensual and provocative.
Like the smell of the air south of Naples in Italy, on the way to Costiera Amalfitana ...

This perfume melts to your skin. This is what sex on the beach smells like.

(Rem by Reminiscence was created after this, the Italian wants to remind you))

I know how mystic and beautiful the experience of walking alone on a winter day by a seashore can be but sorry, you cannot wear it.
This will only make you smell like an elegant codfish.

Marine and NOT unique!
Balsamic fresh and salty effects.
simple and strong.

really overpriced around there are many similar scent.

worth a quarter of the price

Being half italian, this smells truly like summer to me.
I'm not sure it's my kind of scent really but there's some kind of magic going on.
For me it smells both artificial and "realistic", like memory, a dream.

The scenery: waves, wind, rocks, big sunglasses, aperitif, hot sweaty greasy nights, sleeping without sheets.

But I have to admit it's a bit too pricy for me,
but I bought a big sample for nostalgic sunny days.

low sillage, mild longevity, and I really cannot tell how this has anything to do with salt water or ocean. I just got a clean smelling fragrance that I couldn't pin down or discern from any other calone type frag. I just dont' get this one. Glad I got a sample before I even thought about buying this. Nothing special going on here. I detect no salt, whatsoever.

The best marine scent in the whole world...!
I just love it.

I find that ADS suits me well. It has great longevity and has what I would describe as a rather cantabile manner. It just flows well, even if some find it a bit linear. I did not like this upon my initial smell - it smelled like pure tanning oil to me. But once I applied it, I realized it was much more than that. It does smell a bit like tanning oil, but also has a sweet and salty smell at the same time (more sweet than salty, although the salt is there, at least in the middlenotes). I'm not for sure what exactly it is that I like about the smell, I can't name you the exact notes, and I'm just not sure what algae smells like (or for that matter why so many people know what algae smells like). I have noticed a common theme in some of the negative reviews. It looks like people who have smelled or worn similar fragrances do not like ADS. This might have something to do with the expensive price. But I have not worn an ocean-like scent before and I find it quite pleasant. Lasts on me around 8-9 hours. The downside to this fragrance is that it's absurdly expensive, over 200$ or so for a bottle.

This really captures a day at the beach like nothing
else I have ever tested!At first it feels as if I`m
walking in a pine forest,very green and tangy,I am
approaching the sea,I can smell it in the distance,
as I walk on a cedar chip trail.Now I am on the
beach,the salty air and mist of cold ocean hit my
face in a sudden gust of wind.A cold fog rolls in,
I smell seaweed as it dances with the tide.Very
realistic indeed!Go with the oil,it has more depth,
and stays on amazingly well! P.S.,although suitable
for men and women,I feel like a mermaid when I wear
this:-) !!

La prima volta che l'ho "annusato" ho ritrovato l'odore delle cabine in cui mi spogliavo da bambina sull'Adriatico; la sabbia, il salmastro, le stelle marine essiccate... Dopo averlo acquistato e indossato ci ho sentito il mirto della macchia mediterranea che circonda la mia casa al mare, sul Tirreno. Insomma non c'è nulla che mi ricordi di più l'estate!

To me, this is one of the best-balanced of the "watery" frags out there. It emanates a quiet peace that comes from lazing and strolling along the sea-shore on a foggy day with a silver sun above- personally reminding me of days I once spent camping on Galveston.

I bought this fragrance at the Profumum boutique on my last trip to Rome. I find the fragrance very delightful and bright. It is VERY different than the vast majority of aquatic fragrances on the market. In fact, I have never smelled another fragrance with similarities to Acqua di Sale. There may be some, but I just haven't run across them. Acqua di Sale lives up to its name. It is very salty and aquatic, and one definitely smells like they have spent a day at the beach when wearing this juice. I find the fragrance very unisex and one I generally use in spring to fall when temperatures tend to be on the warmer side and when one is more likely to have spent some time at the beach, though every now and then I will spritz Acqua di Sale during the cold winter months just to transport me spiritually to the beach that seems so far away. It is quite strong, in my opinion, and two sprays should suffice for most people. Longevity is 8 -10 hours on me and projection is medium. I have had many compliments when wearing this fragrance. Acqua di Sale is quite pricey. It was less expensive when buying in Rome (maybe $50 - $60 USD dollars cheaper based on conversion at the time I purchased it), but it does tend to be on the pricey side. On the bright side, it will last me for a couple of years since it is one of several fragrances I use during the warm weather months.

While in the bottle this perfume smells beautiful; like a fresh, exiting sea breeze. When I applied it to my skin I noticed a distinctly soapy note that practically overpowered the other notes I enjoyed so much from the bottle. As the fragrance is developing on my skin the soapiness is becoming more intense. Very unfortunate. This perfume smells great in the bottle!

Maybe it would smell better on someone else.

oh...Acqua di Sale...is...different. Salt and...shellfish and water...how interesting! It may sound quite repulsive, but really there is something clean and green and pure and fresh and...all of it somehow symbolizes the primordial forms of life. Ocean. The simplest and yet the most complex of all things. Salt and marine greenery all around. Seaweed. Pebbles. This is not aquatic as I have experienced any other aquatic (still water or pretty water flowers or plants. This is not a fragrance for mermaids and no, it is most certainly not "a warm glowing endearing afternoon lounging at a seaside cafe at Portofino", Veruska. This IS the ocean. Wild waters. Vast, deep, wide, infinite, boundless, inhospitable and unfathomable), there is definitely water here. Lots of. Maybe even in various forms. The sea water itself. Mist in the air. Damp sand. Seaweed. Fog. Rain.
There is no sunshine here. No holidays. Not a trace of sweetness. Except for - perhaps - the natural sweetness of skin freshly washed in sea water. This IS the ocean. The sound of massive waves crashing against the shore. Wild wind. Water and salt in the air sprayed into your face.
I don't know about snob-ish Italian ladies without class wearing this "alfarom", but this is certainly not a "ladies fragrance". Very unisex, very timeless, very addictive.

I love this perfume, although it's much too expensive and comes in bottles too big (as I have so many perfumes I will never finish it). Aria di mare and Pioggia salata (Profvmo) are alike. The latter can be ordered from the webshop in Italy, which works perfectly!

In italy this is a cult scent for all the snob-ish ladies without class but with a biiiiiig credit card. A scent that litterally makes me laughing so hard I cant' breathe. You can easly buy Demeter's Rain for 10 bucks and tell everybody it's acqua di sale, no one will notice. Actually they're not really similar, but no one will notice, anyway! ahahahahahah, sorry I was talking about acqua di sale and couldn't stop laughing...

Rating: 3/10

After testing this a few times, I finally realized what it reminded me of...Womanity by Thierry Mugler, although this one feels much more unisex, and not as dry, and it also works much better with my chemistry!

There is a slightly wet-green-medicinal note in the opening which I assume is the myrhh interacting with the seaweed, but after that note fades, the fragrance is woody, salty, a little green, and a little wet. And, as the fragrance works toward its base notes, it gets drier.

While I'm still not sure if I think it smells "good", I find the scent quite addictive and refreshing, especially in the dry-down where it smells of wood and wet salt, reminding me a little of coastal air. It also seems to last a little longer on my skin than the other Profumums I have tested.

A strange but successful scent, in my opinion!

solitamente non uso profumi acquatici
ma questo lo trovo adorabile

very very light smell of fish market.full of natural seaweed.

begining of future's masterpiece.it needs develop.

This is my favourite -perfume- interprention of the ocean. It´s wild, wet, salty, cool and longlasting.

Usually not a big fan of aquatic scents or scents trying to copy to real sea, but this manage to touch me and are one of few ocean/sea scents that mixes really good with my skin chemistry.

This is the scent of the wild, roaring sea around wind swept islands in the north Atlantic or the very southern Pacific. Cliffs, wind and little sea animals...

Lovely.

I can't say it smells bad but 100ml costs 240 usdollars.You pretty much expect a warm glowing endearing afternoon lounging at a seaside cafe at Portofino. And what you get? A touch of salty and chlorinated skin as if you got yourself involved on kids piscine, with a slightly balsamic cedar note.