Amongst Waves

Eating ripe, juicy honeydew melon by the pool on a hot summers afternoon. Sweet. Aquatic. Nostalgic. scent breakdown - Opens with a bright and juicy punch of sweet honeydew melon and a fresh apple surrounded by a lovely salt water pool accord. As it dries, the focus never leaves the melon but the aquatic notes become more pronounced and a nice underbite of salt comes in to freshen it up and stop the fragrance from becoming sickly sweet. In the deep dry down a twinge of the Gallagher patchouli DNA comes out, but mostly comes off as just a slight androgynous woodiness. personal thoughts - A wonderfully sweet and nostalgic scent for hot summer days and evenings. If you like scents like “Millesime Imperiale” by Creed, “First Instinct” by Abercrombie and Fitch, or any other honeydew melon based scent you have to get your nose on this. A bit synthetic when you first put it on, but that quickly fades and isn’t at all noticeable in the air. Surprised this isn’t hyped up much more. Calone haters should stay away. performance - Great performance of 10 or so hours with a solid 3 hours of 4 foot projection after initial application. rating - 9.5/10. when to wear - Summer pool parties; Hanging at the pier with your friends; Sneaking into a yacht club song vibe - Waves by Alfie Neale TLDR - Juicy & sweet honeydew + Salt water pool accord + freshly cut apple + androgynous woody backbone. One of the best Melon fragrances and easily top 5 from Gallagher. A must try for Melon fans, but be wary if you’re sensitive to the aroma chemical calone. Extremely nostalgic of simpler times where the worst thing you’d have to worry about was a scraped knee or your parents catching you with your Nintendo DS under the covers. Side note - This shares a lot of similarities with Sunscape from the same house, and while I personally prefer this one, Sunscape is a much richer and fuller honeydew melon experience, this has added freshness through that added aquatic twinge. This is better for the warm weather, Sunscape is better for the cooler/transitional seasons.

This is an interesting one. My first purchase from Gallagher, and overall I'm quite impressed. I received some very generous samples as well as a hand-written thank you, and the presentation of the bottle and the box is very nice. As for the scent itself, it opens with a very fresh melon and crisp green apple. Very juicy, delicious fruit notes. There's also a bit of spiciness from the ginger and the patchouli. As it dries down, the vanilla starts to take over, and you get this very calming, tranquil, gentle ocean scent. Mainly melon, vanilla, patchouli, and a little saltiness. Very pleasant overall. My only criticism would be that it can get rather cloying and almost sickly-sweet, especially if you overapply, I actually feel like it could probably do without the vanilla, the melon already gives that very smooth, gentle sweetness, it seems a little unnecessary to me. I'd like to see a little more tartness and a little more salt, less or no vanilla, then I think it would be a perfect scent. As-is, though, it's still pretty damn good. Performance on this stuff is great. Aquatics usually vanish within an hour or two on my skin. This stuff sticks around all day. Sometimes I can even get a whiff of it the next morning. Very impressed. The projection is strong, but subtle. People will smell you, but you're not gonna choke them. I'd say 8.5/10 for this one. The performance and quality for the price point is fantastic, I just think the vanilla and sweetness is a little too much, and I like vanilla and sweet scents. Great scent overall. Edit: I'd love to see a "Noir" version of this, kind of a take on a stormy, turbulent ocean, rather than the peaceful one this evokes. Could be very interesting to see something like this with some darker notes. I'd definitely buy a bottle.

Updated review. While I still do think this fragrance is good I must say that I think that the new price is definitely waaaay too much for this fragrance. $135 was a lot when the fragrance was first introduced but now $155 for 100ml and $95 for 30ml is ridiculous. This fragrance is less niche and more designer. Nothing is wrong with that but these are mass appealing and really nothing that jumps out and bites you. For price point I need niche not designer quality. Breakdown: Longevity: 8/10 (lasts a good 8hrs on skin and forever on clothes) Sillage/Projection: 7/10 (projects good for the first 3hrs) Scent: 7/10 Seasons: Spring and Summer Purpose: Casual Price/Worthiness: 3/10 (Fragrance needs more oomph to warrant a purchase at such a high price point) 100ml for $80-100 would be sweet spot. Previous review July 9 2017. Longevity: 8/10 (lasts a good 8hrs on skin and forever on clothes) Sillage/Projection: 7/10 (projects good for the first 3hrs) Scent: 9/10 Seasons: All (I'm sure it will shine most during the Spring and Summer due to the freshness and juicy fruits, but that vanilla, and patchouli will make it stick for Fall and Winter) Purpose: Any and all Price/Worthiness: Price is subjective this is a great frag and worthy of a full bottle I just wish there was a 50mL. Not sure I need a 100mL with all the frags I have. I was not scent (see what I did there) this nor asked to review this by Mr. Gallagher. I purchased a sample pack myself and this is my honest review! I do really wish he would lower the price or make 50mL bottles. Seeing how he is giving away bottles to YouTubers for review makes me feel that the bottles aren't actually worth the $135 price tag.

Love this fragrance! Absolutely love it! Good performance! Amazing smell! Signature scent worthy for sure. Melon, apple, tulip , ocean breeze, vanilla, and patchouli! I can sense all of them. Amazing fragrance. Mr. Gallagher markets this as a year round fragrance and I could totally see it. It's crisp and fresh enough for the summer yet sweet, thick and creamy enough for the Winter. I'm under the impression that certain notes in this fragrance will shine during different seasons. So breakdown: Longevity: 8/10 (lasts a good 8hrs on skin and forever on clothes) Sillage/Projection: 7/10 (projects good for the first 3hrs) Scent: 9/10 Seasons: All (I'm sure it will shine most during the Spring and Summer due to the freshness and juicy fruits, but that vanilla, and patchouli will make it stick for Fall and Winter) Purpose: Any and all Price/Worthiness: Price is subjective this is a great frag and worthy of a full bottle I just wish there was a 50mL. Not sure I need a 100mL with all the frags I have. I was not scent (see what I did there) this nor asked to review this by Mr. Gallagher. I purchased a sample pack myself and this is my honest review! I do really wish he would lower the price or make 50mL bottles. Seeing how he is giving away bottles to YouTubers for review makes me feel that the bottles aren't actually worth the $135 price tag.

★★★★★ A niche fruity aquatic that brings back the 90s nostalgia without the synthetic nature of the 90s. This starts out like a a fresh fruit liqueur, I can get apple and melon, sweet start, but the ginger is also evident and keeps things fresh and airy. The heart notes turn this beauty more aquatic, the sea salt along with the floral and watery notes bring out an amazing freshness that balances out the initial fruity sweetness, you can still smell the melon. When it gets to the dry down the scent turns (on my skin) into a light vanilla that is still fresh and has depth due to the patchouli. Overall it stays for more than 7 hours on my skin and I have a good sillage for at least the first 2 hours. Amongst Waves to me smells like the dewiness one can smell when they cut a ripe melon, mixed with the sea breeze. Another image that pops up when I smell it is the image of wet linen, wet from saltwater and limoncello. This is undeniably unique, fresh, nostalgic and classy at the same time. A serious compliment getter as well. My summer staple of 2017, thank you Mr. Gallagher, you clearly have talent and vision.