Oltremare

Oltremare is a symphony of bright, uplifting citruses, tangy rhubarb, calming green tea, aromatic juniper berries, breathtakingly beautifully done hyacinth note, clean, fresh patchouli, with a smooth, creamy, musky, soft, woody base. The uniqueness of Oltremare in a sea of fresh, marine/mineral, aquatic perfumes that flooded the market in the last few years consists in adding to the plethora of citruses and green tea, a more unconventional note of rhubarb and the symbol of spring for me, blue hyacinth. The result is almost magical. So distinct and unique that I personally can’t think from the top of my head about something similar to Oltremare. Unisex scent with moderate presence on the skin. Very mass appealing perfume! Bois 1920 turns quickly into one of my favourite Italian niche houses!! The more I sample their fragrances, from all sorts of the scent profiles, the more I realise they have incredible perfumes in all genres. And they’re soo underrated!

2020 update: Recently gave this another try. I feel a real renewed appreciation for this fragrance. It's more unisex than I remember, more complex and interesting too. It definitely wears like a fresh male scent, but drys down with more woody notes and the tea aspect becomes more noticeable... The top notes are definitely the show stopper here. Very refreshing, clean and earthy. I'll probably have to pick a bottle up in the future, gonna have to give this one a new 8/10 2017: "Memories of endless thoughts unfold before the sea, where anything disappears. Only quietness remains." This is something uniquely interesting. It’s lovely. It’s by the sea. It’s in the open air. It’s deep in the earth. It starts vibrantly, salty and bright with citrus and mellows into something sweeter and floral. It is a cool toned scent, like relaxing against a cool window with a cup of hot tea, well balanced. 7.5/10

Nose Note #1036 This is simply one of the most beautiful mens freshies that I've smelled. Imagine Arden Green Tea, but more masculine and strong, or Wulong Cha, but less sharp. Just in the middle. Or sort of like Kenzo L'eau pour Homme par Kenzo, but much stronger and more tea-like. As often with Bois 1920 - the composition is immaculate, very well done. More masculine, but not so much. Performance is good for a "super" freshie, i.e. it's meant to be a light freshie, as compared to, for example, Sauvage which is bombastic and not literally a freshie, or Invictus or God of Fire. 9/10

i could smell this fragrance before i even walked into the store, i go up to the fragrance counter and ask the guy what it was and he pointed towards this and said half the associates in the store were wearing this, it was the day it was re-released. anyways i tried a sample and i was in love, this is the best Tea fragrance ever and it smells so classy luxurious and sexy at the same time. its pretty under rated and not as mainstream which i love about it because no one knows what im wearing even when i tell them. its so exclusive i love it. bottle 0346/1920

I got a 2ml official sample vial and tested it on a tester strip, so impressed and ended up checking out a full 100ml bottle right after that. This is just so beautiful. The smell of tannic acid and the bitterness (quite prominent) of crumbled black tea leaves in a glass of iced tea, with the aroma of lemon slices on top. I definitely have experienced something like this in my early life (and I finally figured out what it is: a type of iced tea that was quite popular in my middle school, but has since gone out of fashion). Unisex scent. Perfect for summer.