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.

Back in 2007 this cologne got me the highest number of compliments of anything I'd worn before. The girls at work and college absolutely loved it. I was actually getting mob hugged daily so they could get their fix. A taxi driver once even asked me what I was wearing so he could go out and buy a bottle, saying "don't think I'm wierd or something, but you smell great!" Most surprising and unexpected compliment on a scent I ever had. I would HIGHLY recomend this cologne. Very masculine with nice aquatic peppery notes. Refreshing, relaxing scent to be worn with any from a suit and tie to jeans and t-shirt at a Michelin Star restaurant, at office or out at the club. The only complaint I have is that it doesn't last as long as I'd like, but for a night or afternoon it will get the job done. And whoever says this is for 'older' men is confused. It is a mature sccent, definitely, but you don't need to be pushing 50 to pull it off. Just be a man, this isn't for boys.

A perfectly unisex, energetic aquatic with a little "something extra", the tangy bite of pepper and cedar resin lingering just below the beautiful watery notes. The blue color of the juice suggests a cool ocean breeze under a bright summer sky and what you see is definitely what you get when you lift the hefty little bottle and remove the heavy silver cap with its nautical rope design. "Of the Sea", indeed, but then Alberto Morillas has yet to let me down. He can take the simplest of notes and work his alchemical genius to create something a bit different and always interesting. Lasts just 4-5 hours but will get you noticed before it fades to a lightly musky skin scent. Very, very nice. (A big thank you to the lovely member who sent the bottle my way! It's coming with me for a beach vacation later this month.)

I saw this on the shelves for a long time before I made the decision to buy it. As with many of the fragrances I have purchased it was (1) Drastically reduced and (2) bought blind (or whatever the correct term is for buying unsmelled). I read some negative reviews which made me apprehensive. I really like this fragrance. I am not particularly good at identifying individual notes in fragrances, but the pepper and spice (cinnamon) were very clear to me as was the citrus. Wood was very obviously in the mix too. It is very much like Oxygene for men by Lanvin (which is not surprising as Alberto Morillas created both). If anything this is more peppery, less woody and a little more complex.

Alberto Morillas strikes yet again what am excellent perfumer and legend!I love everything he does! This truly is for mature men I'd say over 40 really,but not set in stone. It's an aquatic type scent that is pretty linear and doesn't change all that much. First spray I get some bergamot and mandarin for sure,but these notes don't last as long as I'd hoped.However it does dry down to a warm smooth light wood base with still somewhat of a slight aquatic vibe. Very nice only the longevity is only about 4-5 hours so reapply or carry a decent and you'll be happy!Already got compliments!

I bought this for my husband when I found it on clearance. I like it a LOT!!! I know this is advertised as a more mature fragrance and my husband who is only 31 got told he smelt like 'old man' by a male workmate, but as a woman and his wife I think it's really appealing and sexy and that's all that matters! ;)I couldn't begin to describe the fragrance except to say I love when my husband wears it, and it seems to have decent sillage and lasting power! I think it's a good all-rounder fragrance and would be suitable for men of any age, for any occasion and time of the year :)

This is a typical aquatic for me, opening with lovely refreshing notes of mandarin and sea breeze, the cleanness of cardamom and vetiver and the hint of spice and woods from cedar and pepper. This is a good fragrance which settles very nicely...it's not great...but it's not to be dismissed off hand either. The performance is average but I will forgive it. It's as worth a look as any other fresh scent in the designer game. Shop around and you might find yourself a bargain.

These Baldessarinis were available at discount stores in masses around 2008. That is how I got this one, Amber and the original (my favorite). And they are always on my collection since then. This is not a pure aquatic sent. It starts aquatic, yes, but soon moves into the sweet ambery spicy type, almost oriental, but not completely. Remains a bit fresh. Long lasting on me, but I have oily skin, so that may be helping. Lots of compliments from this one!!!!.

Like many already said this is a very classy woody spicy fragrance with aquatic elements which make it a warm-fresh fragrance. Morillas did a real good job here by making a perfect blend of (warm) pepper, woods and bergamot/mandarin on an ambery cinnamon base with hints of patchouli and vetiver. It all smells luxuruous, inoffensive, not too loud with (unfortunately) just less than average longevity of 4-5 hrs. Rating: 8/10

Excelente fragancia para un verano caluroso! Es fresca, viril, suave pero picante. No es un aroma única. No es flexible respecto al momento correcto de uso. Me recuerda mucho a una loción de Esika llamada Imperium, bueno, son muy parecidas, y el efecto de frescura que ocasionan es el mismo!

This used to be my go-to, it smelled fantastic. Orangey peppery and smokey goodness infused with one another. It is definitely more of a mature smell. I love it, it screams summer. Sad that we don't see this around as much anymore.

I'm a fan of aquatic scents considering that are very versatile and crowd accepted But this is generic cheap smell Performance indeed poor both in sillage and longevity so is a pass

So understated but it is a stuff made of classic scents. 👍 👍 👍

Baldessarini Del Mar looks like an aquatic, is named like an aquatic, but for its construction and performance, I just can't bring myself to call it an aquatic. Whatever you want to call it, it's a true hidden gem IMHO. What it is to my perception? At first, it's pepper dominant, with a noticeable citrus brightness, softened just a bit by a hint of a warm and aromatic backbone that takes it on a gradual journey in a direction of almost a woodsy, sweet spicy aromatic, wherein that lovely, warm pepper note travels well into the middle if its fairly long life. I can't quite put a finger on what this reminds me of, but I get that peppery opening note from Nautica Island Voyage (sadly long discontinued) that almost evokes ginger. Joined with a rich but not overly heady amber/wood/spicy combination, it brings a sort of 'D&G The One' sensibility, minus the tobacco. Brilliant combination, and a scent that is all at once unique and familiar - if that makes an iota of sense. If a bit confusing, I can assure you that the accords do come together very gracefully. Projection seems modest to average, depending on usage. And for me at least, longevity is actually quite long, upwards of 10 hours, about half of which is in a skin scent phase. Amazingly, that was even with only a light spritz (work day), not to mention my fragrance-eating dry skin. I am very pleased to say I own a bottle Baldessarini Del Mar, and consider it vastly superior to 'Ambre' from the same label. Not that Ambre is bad, this is just better. Even better, Del Mar layers very well - I've tried it with my beloved Gucci Pour Homme II (think masculine chai tea), and it came out simply amazing together. I could also see modulating this stuff with something more woody or citrusy as well, whatever overlaps with an existing accord. Good stuff, inexpensive and versatile as well! What's not to like?

Jacques Cavallier & Alberto Morillas are my favourite authors (noses) so when I ordered online my Lancome Miracle I also chosen a sample of this one. It strikes you right from the beginning with a sweet-fruity-pepper blast(mandarin & little cinnamon), very very nice and alive. At this point is some similar with a mass-market EDT called STR8-Oxygene, only sweeter and of course more complex & balanced. Stays like this for about 1 hr.and then it gets sweeter-spicier (cinnamon, cardamom, cedar) for another 1hr. At drydown its woody-sweet with clear patchouli and delicate wafts of amber and earthy vetiver. Even if (for me, at least) all HugoBoss fragrances have something similar in the overall feeling (like a signature note...I felt smth. from this one also in BossMotion and BossBottled), I really like this one and it's kind of intoxicating for me...now in my 'want list' for sure :). I don't know Lanvin Oxygene or Esprit Connect others users mentioned but I like many of the peppery-spicy fragrances. My rank 8.2/10. ☣☣☣☣ p.s. thanks 'instantjim' and 'Eros' for complet reviews.

For me Del Mar is just ok. Initially when you spray it on it doesn't seem to much- but after about 45 minutes it gains strength. When I first sprayed it I right away got a sweet orange, tart smell. After about 1 hour it gains strength to a pepper, cardamom smell with slight citrus. I have found it lasts for about 3- 4 hours and then gets close the skin, the peppery smell is still there at that time but fades slightly. This frag should be best worn in the summer nights and spring days due to the pepper scent. The pepper scent is not a spicy pepper, it is more of a warm pepper. I purchased this frag on a whim because it was on clearance. Not a total waste of money since I got it for $24 but a good choice for cool, crisp, days/ nights. **Not good enough for a date- in my opinion**