Corsica - Baiser de la Mer

I think both the brand and fragrance are very underrated. This is a citrus-marine fragrance, in a similar style to Milliseme Imperial, but very different in my opinion. The violet on the opening and the earthiness of the mint and rosemary make the scent much less polished (in a good way) and more of an earthy dry down than similar scent profiles. Whilst the sea salt/marine notes are similar to MI, what really blows me away is this underlying tart note from the Plum that really binds everything together beautifully. I get 1-2 hours of performance from MI, but 5-6 hours with this, it has decent longevity for this style of fragrance. Surprising it is Not better rated, but it’s a niche fragrance, i purchased at half the price of MI, and at that price its a no brainer addition to my collection.

This really is not that close to Creed Milliseme Imperial in scent profile. Corsica has a sharper aldehydic accord that comes across as rather caustic to me, as most aldehydic scents do. Milliseme Imperial is smoother, rounder, better blended, and more beautiful in my opinion. I don't detect any plum in Corsica whatsoever, and I'm a big lover of the plum note. Corsica costs about as much as Milliseme Imperial, and the scent profile diverges significantly. Its a "no" for me.