Del Mar Baldessarini

It's like you've been served Cinnamon Sponge Cake and a cup of Earl Grey Tea with a slice of orange. Mmm. My Backstory: I've used this fragrance since it's launch in 2005. I was about to purchase the original Baldessarini, that I had sampled and liked earlier, with it's more up-to-date typical man smell. Anyway, at the perfume store I was about to grab Baldessarini, when the new Del Mar flashed by the side of it. Really liked the bottle and name, and I was never prepared to get completely knocked down into my socks! But...some days it can put me off when I only get an overpowering peppery brandy note, that makes me almost vomit. It's like my brain goes: "Oh god, not Del Mar AGAIN" and then some neurotransmitters agree to go on strike... But most likely it's the synthetic ingredients that causes the glitch..... For me it's not at all the "typical generic aquatic". Though Mr. Morillas is behind many popular acquatics. AdG for one. How does that man do it? Almost everytime I enjoy a fragrance I try, Morillas has his...nose in it. Good stuff indeed! My mother in law loaths when I wear Del Mar. She always simulates getting choked to death when we meet. A few times I actually thought I needed to call 911. But I came to my senses and just said, stop acting silly. To add some salt to the wound I have never ever got a single complement from anyone. But i'm a believer. Someday, somewhere, someone will agree I can pull it off...

This is very under rated in my opinion. the simplest way to describe Del Mar is a cross between Azzaro Chrome and Lanvin's Oxygene. starts off with a sweet, fruity, mandarin and pepper with a bit of cinnamon as well. I can smell the woods and cardamom in the heart notes which are nicely blended. The dry down is a soft amber with some mild vetiver. basically, imagine Chrome without the metallic note and you are good to go. Like Ferrari Uomo and Oxygene, this is another under rated Morillas' goodie. Del mar is a good, uncomplicated fruity, slightly spicy aquatic that I can see myself wearing to the beach or just loafing about in shorts and flip flops. good projection and longevity on me as well so it's just added itself to my spring summer rotation. 7/10. I like it. Edit- The more I wear it, the more I love Del Mar. I am bumping my score up to 8/10. The vetiver and cardamom give this a very different feel than most other aquatics. I am going to be wearing this all summer and loving it. Edit 2- About 12 years since I reviewed it, Del Mar has turned into my most worn aquatic/blue fragrance. I have gone through more than 4 bottles of it and have another 3 as backups as it is sadly discontinued. I am in my late 40s now and this is my default khakis n white linens summer fragrance...always gets compliments and never seems out of place. 9/10 now for me.

This is a scent that I didn't like upon first couple of wearings; generic, synthetic, boring and waste of my time would've been the words I'd have used then to describe Del Mar. But over time this has grown on me and I not only find it to be pleasant but also something very mature, sophisticated and unique. There is nothing synthetic about this composition at all; the vetiver, amber and pepper combination works really well together and sets this apart from most designer fragrances today. In fact, I had blindly purchased a bottle of this because I really enjoyed Del Mar Seychelles and as a fan of Baldessarini's fragrances, I wanted to explore more from the Del Mar line-up of Baldessarini. I regretted my decision of buying this before but now I am very happy to have it in my collection. I have a lot of respect for the house of Baldessarini; the original Hugo Boss Baldessarini, Strictly Private and Ambre are some of my favorite scents of all time. And, you never know, this underrated beauty just might creep up to join their ranks in the future. 7/10!

Del Mar Baldessarini is meant to evoke the more mature man exploring the world’s oceans and holiday destinations. Does it deliver on that? The answer in mind is sort of. Despite the ‘oceans’ reference, it’s not at all what I would call an aquatic style of fragrance (a good thing in my opinion – far too many of these out there already!). It’s still fresh, but slightly woody and a little bit spicy. It definitely feels more mature than say your run of the mill Calvin Klein, but it’s not ‘old’ smelling at all. I feel that as the different Del Mar Editions were released in subsequent years, the Baldessarini line got better at evoking the sort of image they had originally intended with this release. Don’t get me wrong, I really do like this, but I will probably not re-purchase this over Seychelles or Marbella editions. Sillage and longevity are average. For what it’s worth my personal order of preference for the Del Mar line goes: 1. Del Mar Seychelles – 5/5 2. Del Mar Marbella – 4/5 3. Del Mar Caribbean – 3.5/5 4. Del Mar Baldessarini – 3/5

It's the type of scent that offends noone but pleases everyone (a true Morillas creation). It smells godly fresh at the opening with a pinch of maturity. Smell is a 9.5/10 for me, I would never want to change it, except for making it a little bit longer lasting of course. It supposed to be exotic, marine, enticing and mature and it hits all the marks. Evokes feelings of holidays and travels. Definitely marine and summery. Presentation for this one is a 9/10. This is a stoic frag suitable for everything, office, holidays, funerals or parties. For clubbing you might want something stronger and more fun, but this works for everything. So versatility 9/10. Longevity, I think it does okay for a fresh summer scent. But it keeps me from having it as a signature scent. 5/10. Sillage. Hard to say, I feel it doesn't project a lot after the first hour but I can at least smell it. 5/10. Overall an 8.5/10 from me. Adding in the nostalgia - I bought it when it came out and love it, despite me beingyoung and this being mature.