Kenzo Homme Marine

This is the fragrance I was most excited to test this year for because Kenzo Homme Eau de Toilette Intense is one of my favorite perfume (top 3 easily), very unique and my most complimented, girls love this one. So I've been trying the new Marine for a few days now, and I have to admit I find it pretty good! Overall, this is a toned down version of Kenzo Homme EDTI with a twist. It's quite different and close at the same time. The performance of the Intense version is truly amazing, it projects a lot for many hours and the longevity is really nice. The Marine version is much closer to the skin, but still has good longevity (less than the Intense though). In terms of smell, the new one is less 'aggressive': I don't smell any pepper in this one, the wonderful creamy drydown is less present and the fig accord is absent (replaced by ylang-ylang?). I don't know why, but the main fruity smell I get is... a peach accord! Yes, peach!! As if you were on vacation and you were drinking a cocktail with peach syrup. In my opinion, Kenzo Homme EDT Marine is paradoxically less marine than the Intense version (but still gives a seaside/vacation vibe, especially summer holidays). It is completely unisex as I think it would suit a girl perfectly as well as a guy. It is the least dividing of this range because it is softer. In summary, I find this one very pleasant, more than in my first impression. But... the Intense version is still my favorite from the Kenzo Homme collection, because I think it has more character (very unique and distinguable smell, oceanic/fruity and creamy in the drydown, delicious), is more interesting and has a better performance with a very strong projection. Try it on your skin if you can, it's more pleasant than on paper in my opinion. Bottle is really beautiful by the way.

Amazing. Kenzo Homme Marine is truly magnificent in all the aspects. The scent is incredibly well blended and the notes listed are definetely the ones you will smell. This perfume is based on the sandalwood, being creamy-woody but not intense, the sandalwood is the backbone of this Fragrance as it will stay through out the whole wear. The Ylang-Ylang or Yellow floral note will also be there through out the whole wear and will add that delicious sweet-milky yellow aroma to just the right amount. The Marine note will give it this watery feel to the scent, making it smell transparent. Imagine like a water mist feel when you walk through it; that is the smell and feel you will experience combined with the previous notes mencioned. Unbelievable scent profile because of the quality but not groundbreaking or unique, definetely casual and not formal. Fun, fresh, sweet, milky, youthful and diffusive. Wear it whenever you want wherever you want, hot, cold, humid, dry it does not matter because it will smell amazing though at night and for formal occasions there are better options. Many will say that it smells like a Banana milkshake and yeah, I can definetely understand that but this Fragrance is definetely more than that maybe if you Experiment more with it you will appreciate it better. This perfume is for those who are looking for something youthful and sweet with freshness that will most surely be liked by the people around you. Amazing projection, amazing performance, amazing quality, amazing everything. Test before buying as no perfume is worth the Blind buy in my opinion. I hope you fall in love with this perfume as I have and that my Review gives you and idea on what to expect.

Ok it is my first Kenzo and a blind buy, I know I shouldn’t do that but I could not test it locally. This one is a winner for me. It is not your traditional marine, it is different in a good way. To best describe it; it’s a woody floral with a salty note. The ylang-ylang note it is almost identical to Tom Fords Black Orquid EDP one of my favorite if not my favorite fragrance. Ylang-ylang note it is watery, the scent of the inside of a banana peel, with a bit of green tones and just a bit of sweetness. There is this kind of dirty(the ocean after a bad storm) salty water note, a semi creamy sandalwood not very milky well done. It opens floral, watery, salty. The ylang-ylang tones down a bit after 20 minutes there is where the sandalwood starts showing up and takes the stage with a bit of a creamy note. There is this green clean note I also pick up with the sandalwood. The salt note never leaves but it is more noticeable at the opening. I love it; well blended not too on your face but noticeable, a marine without being too marine, the floral makes all the difference. It projects well for the first 1.5 hrs then it just hovers around you for around 7-8hrs before getting close to skin; on skin 12+hrs. Great performance for a summer scent very smooth and chill. I am getting a back up bottle of this one in the future. It is unisex leaning masculine. Projection 7/10 Longevity 8/10 Scent 9/10 Price 9/10

I personally think that people saying that if you have the EDT Intense that this is redundant are wrong. Sure, this is just my personal opinion, but I don't really like the EdT Intense at all, it's not horrible but I just don't like what it smells like, it feels almost sporty, like a sporty young dad-vibe which is not me at all. This one I love though (I also love the EDP), it's so fresh and smells clean, aquatic and works great for late spring/summer. I love that little suntan lotion type vibe that I can feel with this as well. It's weird, I have so many fragrances that I think are better than the Kenzos. None gets me compliments like Kenzo EDP, and the first time I wore this out a stranger complimented me and wanted to know what fragrance it was so he could buy it for himself. Anyway, the biggest complaint I have for this is the fact that I go noseblind with this just a few minutes in, so I have no reference for what it smells like on me or how much I smell which does make me a bit insecure.

Can I just say, how does this fragrance have an EDT concentration? If it was an EDT back in the 2000s, then it would be normal to have a performance like this fragrance. But in this day and age, an EDT fragrance barely performs well, usually. This fragrance? It lasts a whole day on my skin! Maybe it's just my skin that suits this fragrance quite well or it's just that good. But enough about the performance, how about the scent itself? It smells like Kenzo Homme EDT intense, a unique fruity aquatic woody fragrance, but this one is lighter thanks to the ylang-ylang. I prefer this one over any other fragrances in the Kenzo Homme line. But I also have to say that the scent itself is quite polarizing due to the unusual aquatic scent (if compared to other aquatic designer fragrances today), you either hate it or you love it. And if you love the aquatic DNA from the Kenzo Homme line, you should give this one a chance.