Aqva Pour Homme Marine Toniq

I just wrote a review on one of my all time faves - Aqua - and despite my vast collection and attempts to find better in this category it’s just hard to beat. Thankfully reviews here are more upbeat for this version and having just read some I am so delighted that so many mail exactly what I’ve already said : 1) this is the best of the Aqua series In smell and performance 2) it is a sweeter less dark and dank version as it’s minus patchouli 3) it’s less fishy 4) it smells like some melon has been added None the less I put both on each arm today to remind myself of my ‘roots’, when this made up one of a regular roster of only six perfumes in rotation. Very refreshing - and still the same after all this time reformulation or not. Aqua Marine Toniq removes the dank damp cardboard and replaces it with what feels like a less dark sweet wood and sprinkle of cinnamon. Sadly this has been discontinued so if you like this type of scent grab it before it is impossible to get.

Aqva Pour Homme Marine Toniq BvlgarI A under rated scent under the Collections Aqva line. Discontinued. My pretty full bottle is a 2011/01 batch and the scent has developed very well. You'll get the salty sweet, slightly fishy, kinda spicy and very marine. It's refreshing to smell as it differs itself from the usual classics or musculine men's scents out there. It has its similarities to Aqva Marine which is actually more marine (fishy salty). The grapefruit and pear here actually blends rather well with the seaweed saltiness and sea notes and then the sandalwood making it a salty sweet aromatic sandalwood scent development. This is definitely a good wear at the pool or beach and outdoors, or just exactly like now on raining day outside. I'm not too sure about the schools and offices because it may seem that you may have just returned from a day out from a fishing trip or the sea/oceans. Still a very nice addictive smell that's different.

So, I'm late to the party with these Aqva scents (as I seem to be with so many others too). My little 50ml blind buy of Marine Toniq arrived today, and I decided to give myself a single spray to the arm. My initial impression was: "Woah! Interesting!!! Pears and grapefruit, and cucumber... very lush :) And something rather transient - something that disappears if I hunt for it, but that I catch the next second, when I have stopped 'looking'... I know! - it's fenugreek!" I check my spice cupboard, and sure enough, the scent from my bottle of ancient fenugreek seeds matches the hints of the note that I keep catching as the top notes project off into the afternoon air. As Marine Toniq dries down, things settle: the spicy fenugreek is no longer visible, and the pears and grapefruit merge with light airy woody notes to produce a delightful fresh aroma that I cannot stop smelling. Worth having in the collection for sure! Loving this.

I do not have the original or have i even smelled it. I do have the original Aqua. When I first tried it the toniq was overwhelming and the rest of the scent seemed ordinary. I love Bvlgari but figured this was not goon to work. My wife however thought I liked it and suprised me with a bottle. I have to say it has really grown on me. I think I like it better than the original Aqua. This is not a fragrance that stands out in a crowd or is even anything overly exciting, but I love it for two reasons. The toniq opening is refreshing without being a blast of citrus witch I hate and the dry down has less musk. Two spays of this last about ten hours at work and it does not offend any of my coworkers. It is hard to find a scent that will last that long and is not overpowering, plus I like it.

At first, I thought this was the closest thing to replacing my old Versace Metal Jeans, so I had to buy a bigger bottle though my smaller Bvlgari is still almost full. I think the bigger bottle I got has been reformulated as I've compared them and the bigger one doesn't seem to smell like the first bottle I got so it is no longer used. That second bottle I got smelled more like Aqva Pour Homme. Now, going back to VMJ comparison, I was wrong. Only the dry down has that hint of similarity with VMJ, close to skin scent, nothing more. Great for 3 seasons except summer, for me. Safe for office wear, fresh and clean scent. Still hunting for VMJ replacement though. (2 sprays) Longevity: 8/10 Silage: 8/10