Un Air de Bretagne

I am completely blown away by this perfume. It captures perfectly the smell of fresh summer air in a mediterranean wood (i know bretagne is on the atlantic side) with cipresses, pines, and the fresh salty air coming from the sea. The iodine note here is absolutely mouthwatering! I haven’t smelled such a natural smell in ages. There are also some citruses in there but maybe is the cipress itself that can be lemony if it makes sense. I’ve come across 3 bottles and i have to say that the freshier the batch is, the best performance it will have. I now own a Dec21 bottle and performance is waaaay better than 2017-2018 bottles, if it can help. This usually applies to a lot of perfumes, i always buy recent batches and i have no problems with their performance :-) Probably in my Top 3 of L’Artisan <3

This definitely does smell like Lake Michigan at dawn....in Spring, to be exact. There’s a ton of citrus here, and saltiness, and I can almost see the seagulls walking on the crunchy sand. It’s fresh, and crisp, and invigorating, but, I can’t decide whether or not I’m in love. In a few moments I start to get the neroli (the neroli isn’t soapy here) and the ambergris (which gives it some sexiness and depth), but, I need a little more.... The cypress and cedar are lovely, bracing, and woody. The woodiness is taking me someplace more rural. I wish I was where this scent is taking me; it’s definitely a journey. But, what’s stopping me from buying a bottle and existing constantly by the lapping, tranquil shores of this idyllic spot? Maybe a touch too masculine for me?

Like one of the reviewers said, I had to let this perfume settle after I got it. It was very faint when I tried it immediately once it was delivered and didn't like it. Few weeks later, I tried it again and it was a lot stronger and now loving it. It's very airy and light but not faint. It doesn't have the fishy scent I get with other aquatics. This one's very nice, very smooth. It smells fresh and clean. It does have a hint of citrus and some florals, but just a hint of those with salt. It does not project well but I don't mind because everyone's wearing a mask anyway. But I can smell it through my own mask and it makes me happy. It's not so hot nor humid now but I predict this would be even nicer and would project better in the summer when it's hot and humid.

Got it as I gift from another fragrance enthusiast and I liked it right away when I smelled the cap. There is a big difference in how it smells on male and female skin. On my skin, it`s much saltier, and smells like the ocean, and on my gf skin, it`s sweeter, and more frutty/floral (maybe from the Calon). I thought that it was a skin scent but I sprayed it in the morning, spent the whole day outside, and around 4-5 Pm I got a compliment that I smelled really good. I guess the skin chemistry is the main player with Un Air de Bretagne. It`s a mood booster when you want to be next to the ocean but you`re stuck in the city. Great for summer time.

This is the antithesis of a strong perfume, in fact it is quite understated. As others have said it is more of an aura than a smell. However it is highly diffusive, filing the air with a pleasant sensation of freshness. I can imagine myself strolling round St Malo or walking on the cliffs and the pebbly beaches. It is perhaps not too dissimilar to other modern aquatics - I would pick out in particular the German fragrance Zeitgeist by Schwarzlose. Both these perfumes are attractive sea smells. Zeitgest is the more powerful and forceful version, a great perfume but it lacks the wonderful lightness and airiness of Un Air de Bretagne.

You're standing at a cliff's edge, overlooking a rocky coastline. Behind you is an evergreen forest, below you are barnacle-covered rocks amidst churning sea waters. As you look towards the ocean, you can see lightning in the distance and roiling clouds from the recent thunderstorm that has just passed over. The air is brisk, but you can feel the warmth of the sun on your back as it starts to peek through the clouds. You hear the wind below you swirling over the briny waves and saltwater crashing against the rocks. The sea spray is buffered by the cliffs, and it's refreshing scent is carried on the wind to you.

While it's a somewhat expected aquatic profile, it's done very well in my opinion. There are subtleties and nuances that aren't just swallowed whole by calone. I do get the citrus, but it's more a part of the seaside accord than getting smacked in the fact with a bergamot. I also sense something vegetal softly below; maybe not "seaweed," but some marine plant. It's aquatic but also like a breath of fresh air. It's a relatively restrained calone scent that does evoke being on the shore of a temperate coast. Quite nice, though I don't think I could justify a full bottle. I might pick up a travel some day. 8/10.

The perfume smells incredibly and its names rightfully describes what one should expect. I haven't smelled anything similar to this one. In a way it represents a different side to the marine fragrances - fresh and yet salty, transporting you somewhere at the shore where green fields meet the sea with you being the only person around. I love Acqua di Sale and this one completes my needs for marine perfumes. While AdS represents my extrovert side, this one touches my introvert true self.

I got a sample of this and it's perfect, really capturing that salty, fresh coastal essence. I really find it uplifting and energizing. However, the woody note doesn't come out on me too much and mainly just smells like Inis from Fragrances of Ireland on my own skin, so I think I'll stick to that, despite it not matching in quality. I do recommend this to anyone who enjoys citrusy marine fragrances, worth at least a sample to see how it smells on you.

I tried this because I own a Breton (dog), live by the coast, and am a fan of portrait of a lady on fire. I use two spritzes at a time, as it's essentially working like a skin scent on me. When I pay attention, it is exactly like how the clifftop smells where I live; fresh and salty, and has this algal seaweed scent when you weirdly get closer (secret mermaid?). I love seaweed scents and pickle my own samphire, but I think could put others off.

Completely won me over. From the very first sniff, I was captivated. There is something incredibly authentic and addictive about it that made me fall in love with it instantly. Elegant, comforting, and highly wearable, it stands out as one of the finest marine fragrances I have experienced. My only criticism is its modest projection, it stays relatively close to the skin and leaves me wishing it had a stronger presence.

This is the exact kind of fresh scent I absolutely love! The name suits it perfectly, it's a windy day on a beach kind of smell. Absolutely lovely, as the notes all blend together so well and create a new entity as a whole. For people complaining about it not smelling right/at all after spraying: don't overspray - it makes you nose-blind, literally. Also check if you're not anosmic to some notes in the perfume.

I enjoy marine fragrances, mostly, and the ambergris/seaweed/calone in Air de Bretagne is beautifully balanced with the cedar and citrus so the overall effect is very much a breath of fresh Atlantic air and not something decomposing in a sea-cave (yes, Megamare, I am looking at you). I am trying out layering this one with Abel's Cyan Nori which seems to work very well so far.

I think this is an exquisite fragrance. It is what I imagined a “you but better” fragrance was meant to be. It is etherial, and elegant, and has this enigmatic element. It whispers, not shouts, but I was surprised when a co-worker commented on it as I was certain it too subtle to be noticed. My partner said it smells like moonlight- and I love it.

Magical gorgeous mermaid girl swag in this one. I'm always looking for mermaid type fragrances and this is my favorite so far. It smells salty and watery and has a lovely edge of fruit and floral without being a truly fruity or flowery fragrance. It smells just heavenly. Girl with seaweed hair type shit. Could easily become my signature~

I love going to the beach in the winter and breathing in the crisp cool air. All of the tension inside you dissipates as the sea air blows around you. This incredible fragrance is aquatic without being sharp, salty without any fishyness, and fresh without being overly citrus. An exquisite, etheral, unisex must have.

To me this smells so comforting. It's salty but has a soft fuzziness to it which makes me think about a storm boiling over the Adriatic sea on a windy April day. The air is dense, wetting the pebbles on the beach, the clouds are dark and heavy, ready to burst. Very melancholic. I love it

@Isabelle d'Este You mentioned that this reminds you of the saltiness of the beaches of Lake Michigan at dawn. That's an evocative image. You DO realize though that Lake Michigan is a fresh water lake, right? No salt . . .

This is so classy. It makes me feel like a wise and sophisticated French woman. I live by the sea and wear it when I go to work in a city. It’s simple but well balanced. I think it probably makes people respect me.

A very peaceful and subtle scent with fresh tones. It reminisces of summer days along the a pebbly coast. It smells citrusy with a faint saltiness and arouses a very chill aura around the wearer.