Citron del Mar

I avoided sampling this for a long time because I saw "marine notes" , and I don't like aquatics. But what I think I've come to find out is I don't like "blue" fragrances, and some aquatics are blue fragrances? But not this in my opinion. This is salty, I love it, I ended up picking up a 55ml. I can smell the melon but it's not as sweet as I was expecting which I like, I was worried this would be a fruity blue/aquatic, but it's not. The citruses used here really make the salt stand out, it feels briney, tart but smoothed out from the melon. This is not a huge projector, but it is very long lasting especially on clothes, I'm smelling it wearing a sweatshirt I sprayed it on 13 hours ago, and it still projects enough that I smell it without having to put my nose where it was sprayed. I'd say for the first 3-4 hours it does project within an arms length and may come in, but never becomes a skin scent there's always a small bubble of it around where I can smell it with every inhale. It definitely radiates more if you heat up and move around alot. Overall I'm very happy with the longevity and sillage of this one. I do typically spray quite a bit, on skin and clothes usually 10-15 sprays, so if you're only spraying a couple sprays on skin this may be why some people say it's not long lasting or projects poorly. I find this great to layer over things to add a zip of tart sea salt, especially over green fragrances. This works wonderfully layered over l'invasion (Alexandria's clone of mdci invasion barbare). Overall I was pleasantly surprised and like this one alot, I find myself smelling this just thinking about it when I'm not wearing it. Interesting how that works, like if you imagine biting into a lemon and your tounge tingles. I find myself wanting to wear this in the warm weather a lot. Especially because it's not a sweet/fruity, sweet/citrus or blue/marine summer scent, but it's more of a salty/tart citrus/fresh and clean scent that works great in warm weather.

Citron del Mar is simply 100% worthy of a full bottle if you like Millesime Imperial by Creed. It is a tiny bit sweeter, a little less salty and slightly more powdery compared to originator, it is also more on a linear side, but that could be a good thing, if you love MI because of the musky, fruity mixture. Performance is fantastic, as the quality. If interested, check out my fragrance related Instagram @thechazas

Just like with my multiple batches of Millesime Imperial; this one really doesn't last long unless you drench yourself. The smell is pretty good of course tho it's almost strictly a daytime beachy scent. Worth buying but I strongly suggest buying the original (have fun finding your favorite batch).

The sample I have is a bit muskier than Creed MI but it compares favorably in all other respects. Several reviewers are unhappy with the projection/longevity, but since CdM is currently 3x cheaper than MI, feel free to apply a few extra sprays to get the sillage you want. A winner.

Smells very similar to the MI I sampled in 2015 from Saks. Really like this clone