Aqua Motu Eau de Parfum

Do you like weird? I like weird! This is a super fun scent, and there's really nothing else like it. It's definitely beachy, but there is nothing sweet about it. The sand/sea/salt accords are distinct, but when they mix with the seaweed/mint/immortelle notes they combine to form a kind of marine root beer scent. That minty, sarsaparilla smell with a sandy undertone is an unexpectedly amazing beach smell and I can't stop smelling my arm. People who like "safe" scents are not going to like this, but if you like your perfume to be an adventure, Aqua Motu fits the bill.

In the summer this is a sublime scent. It's a wonderful, close to the skin smell. I've even worn it in the winter when I want to feel the summer sun on my face. I know the ingredients might make one pause before trying it...but goodness, this is just so incredible. Not a hokey beach fragrance...but something rarefied and beautiful. I adore this beyond words. I hope they never stop making it.

This is very similar to the EDT, only the immortelle note is more pronounced--grassy, hay-like with a subtle, dry tobacco-like undertone. I'm really enjoying this rendition too. Salty, sea water, dry woods, dune vegetation, sandy beach--make that hot sand--a little sweaty and delicious. CSP should have named this fragrance Sex on the Beach.

I know acquatics are "passé" but I still really like them. This is a great alternative to Hilde Soliani's "Acquiilssssima" and comes at a fraction of the cost. Kind of "slutty", but in a good way. I just wanted to add that there's a bit of "dawn dish detergent" on the drydown.

It's the most realistic marine perfume out there because it's not a perfumery interpretation of marine notes. It's literally the smell of salty sea water and sand. Add some seaweed. It's not a perfume you wear to smell "good". You wear it because it reminds you the beach (reminds me the beach in northeast Canada). You need to enjoy smelling like that. I actually enjoy it once in a while. It's great during Summertime. Longevity is awesome. I can smell it in my hair the day after.