Aran

I have both the body lotion and the fragrance of this. While they certainly aren't quite as marine or salty as the marketing would suggest, I do get a heavy calone/ambroxan note, particularly from the lotion, and maybe something almost acidic like apricot or grapefruit (though after several recent forays into burren, the citrus opener seems to be a part of the house DNA). This is a lovely fresh, clean oceanic musk, not pulled in any particular direction by its woody, green or floral elements - linear and well blended. Not a photorealistic nature scent but rather evokes the sensation of breathing fresh, cold air on a grassy knoll near the sea. I'm excited to try this again in the colder months to see how it evolves.

The notes are quite inaccurate - as is hinted on the box, this is very floral. It leans slightly feminine due to that for me, but objectively speaking it's probably a perfectly unisex perfume. Decidedly not masculine leaning. It's too floral for me, so I can't give it a proper rating, but like seemingly everything from Burren, it is leagues above most designer scents for a similar price.