Osmo

I received a free sample of this. Finally had a warm-ish day and decided to try it since it hypes the marine note. Initial impression was meh... another masculine leaning aquatic. I likened the opening to Akro Breathe, which I really do not enjoy. BUT.... the dry down is so unique and addictive. It definitely holds the marine note throughout. Then it gets COLD and clean. Like crisp winter snow in your nose when you walk outside and it's minus 10. I can't stop smelling my wrist. I feel like this couldn't possibly offend anyone, but some are saying this is one of those scents that has to agree with your skin chemistry or it can turn on you. It's such a likeable scent to me. I love iris, but I don't pick up any of it here. Also just a wee hint of cedar at the opening. Not very sweet, so I can see this being quite unisex. It has a similar vibe to Goldfield and Banks Pacific Rock Moss but colder. I honestly love this. Full bottle worthy.

Finished a sample and then bought the full size. This gets a lot of compliments, particularly from men, but it's nothing like the cookies-in-the-oven gourmands we always hear about as "compliment getters." It's cold, salty, floral, and extremely unisex in my opinion—smells like standing on a rocky cliff above crashing waves and deep, dark water; like the flowering trees nearby are being whipped of their petals by a strong wind. I hardly ever go for floral notes and this is exactly the kind of floral that makes sense to me—usually I go for woodsy and green. Maybe it's because this scent feels so experiential and realistic to a hyperspecific natural setting. I think Andrea Maack is particularly strong in this realm, considering Zing and Coven.

Truly unique and niche. Osmo is a perfect transitional fragrance for spring. It reminds me of dewy, humid spring mornings, just after a rainfall -- with a cool breeze blowing through freshly bloomed jasmine vines. I pick up the marine notes right away, a jasmine heart, and a musky, mossy base. There's a green note that lifts everything and keeps me coming back for more. I haven't smelled anything else quite like it. Bravo.

impressions: creamy jasmine, cucumber melon, buttery iris, salty salty salty! so good, this scent is addictive and i always go back to it. it’s not my usual scent profile, but when it’s on my skin i can’t keep my nose out of it. next day on clothes it leaves a beautiful scent of fresh laundry with salinity. beautifully unisex.

Salty, licorice-y vanilla. A sailor stepping out on his old shipping vessel, chewing his morning ration of salty black licorice. Through the fog, he spots a mossy shore in the distance, and to celebrate, drinks watered-down condensed milk. Sweet, nautical, with a pucker of anise.