Aura Maris

To me, this perfume is a subtle piece of art. It does not have the smell of the sea so don't expect a watery, oceanic scent but it gives me the feeling of sunkissed seaside, that feeling of freedom, freshness and expanded space I get when going to the see and the happiness of watching it glistening in the sun. Aqua Maris is both fresh, warm, light and somehow calm/European so it must be the mediterranean, no? Like a painting it expresses something I cannot put into words, which to me is the definition of art: communication of something otherwise inexpressible. It is more like a sculpture than a symphony: very unified form rather than individual notes jumping out at me. But this doesn't mean it does not change. It behaves as a quality classic perfume, starting with the fresh/flower/citrus notes, fininshing with musky/woody. To me, Aqua maris has almost no sweetness, which I like and which makes it a unisex and almost asexual scent. It is sensual and beautiful in a subtle and classy way. Low to medium projection according to weather, stays on me till the next day (but I almost never have longevity issues plus I have a rather sensitive nose). Update: citrussy, woody/spicy lovelyness kept together by a wonderful dose of narcissus:) I find the scent evaporates very quickly in hot weather which is a waste. So I'd recommend to use in no warmer than scandinavian summer weather for good longevity and beautiful projection. One funny thing: When I wear this I do not get complimented on my perfume but often on my looks! I use it as my fresh formal scent.

I got a decant of this quite by chance, because a member selling a decant of something I really wanted offered this as well and I thought "why not, can't go wrong with citrus". It took me a while to get around to wearing it though, because in the bottle it doesn't smell at all promising: quite ordinary, and what's worse, a bit dirty; not really what I'm usually into at all. So it was a pleasant surprise to find out how nice it actually is when I finally wore it. It's a subtle kind of citrus scent, quite elegant and without any "loud" elements. The musk that makes it smell dirty in the bottle (or at least I'm guessing it's the musk) turns into something quite different on the skin. Like the previous reviewer said it does have something ever so slightly salty and reminiscent of the sea, and the combination of that with the natural citrus notes does make it successful as an evocation of the Mediterranean. But even more than that I get a delicious and very clean powdery quality that I can't stop taking little sniffs from on my wrist, it's so lovely! So this is a surprise love for me, and I'm sure my decant will see a lot of use when the warmer seasons that will really make it bloom come around again.

This fragrance proves my theory that Italians are citrus masters First of all, I am not a big citrus fan, and it's not something usual that I like a citrusy fragrance. Amongst all citrus scents this one caught my attention and really earned my admiration. Actually I love it. Screaming with quality, natural ingredients. Might come off feminine to some noses, but it's totally unisex for me. The florals here are my favorite part, jasmine and narcissus, with fine woods in the background along with patchouli. I have FINALLY found a great scent to wear during the summer days unlike all other generic, boring, you name it!, type of scents for summer. Great longevity. A 10/10 for me.

Very nice bergamot opening with support of orange and fruity notes. Then the narcissus accord shows up, supported by benzoin, a noticeable woody note, spices (unlisted by clearly present) and a hint of musk. In a nutshell: a citrus/floral, with oriental undertones. Moderate performance. Very nicely crafted and indeed quite close to Eau de Rochas pour Femme. Or more remotely a Minotaure flanker for the Summer? A winner for warmer days, with a consistent top quality delivered by Lorenzo Villoresi.

I love how subtle this fragrance is. The citrus is soft and uplifting with gentle woodsy notes. When I first spray it, I sometimes get a little bit of an anise smell that may be part of the green notes. The dry down reminds me of a tamer Chance by Chanel, with the floral, amber, and musk becoming more obvious. I would purchase an entire bottle of Mare Nostrum, but I currently have a bottle of Chance that I love dearly. I think the Mare Nostrum is a bit overpriced.

A great work of art done by master Villoresi. A moderately sweet lemon combined with bergamot and brought to character by the elevated musk. Salty effects along the way give the combination its true charm.Tends towards the male side indeed. Love it!

For me it's a Villoresi interpretation of Acqua di Gio, in a good way, though more refined and more depth. Clean green citrus with a edge of sea and hint of light wood. Lovely bright fresh scent, more intruiging than a citrussy colonia type scent

Its a fresh bergamon, but also you can detect a beautiful mix of some fruity floral notes

This is a wonder! It is a mystery how one can put the smell of the sea in a bottle. And you know what? This perfume is the Mediterranean sea in a bottle. I don't know how they done it but it is really a piece of art. It reminds you of a restaurant or harbour on the shores of the Adriatic or Aegean sea in the Mediterranean sea, called also Marum Nostrum, as is printed on the bottle too. It opens in a bergmaot sweet citrus currant scent. And then something happens what makes this perfume so special and wonderful. The scent changes into a subtle sweet fresh salty tone. It reminds you of fresh shellfish with its typical salty scent mixed with refresh cooling sea air. And it mixes with some soft sweet-anice like tone. Its is softer than corallium of the house Carthusia that is also a sea-salty perfume. Aqua maris is a nice good perfume with a good projections and a nice tone.This is really a piece of art.

This is one of the nicest citrus colognes out there. I think the association with the sea creates false expectations. I don't feel this is remotely connected with anything of the sea; it's a citrus grove through and through, with bergamot as the main protagonist and a spicy-woody base. Longevity is average, but if you see it as a citrus cologne then it's actually a good one, and with decent projection for the first few hours. We seem to take it for granted that it's easy to create something like this, but to do this at this level is not. There's a lot of craft behind this. Anyone into bergamot should sample this. I sense a tiny amount of Ambroxan at drydown, but thankfully a very small amount.

I bought a box of 4 samples from the house. I am impressed with the quality of this one. From the moment i sprayed it on my arm i could smell it continuously. Beautiful perfume. There is one note though on the drydown (maybe the narcissus one) that make it a little bit heavy and oldskoolish for me, but not in a bad way. It adds up to its charminess. To sum up this is a masterpiece. I find very difficult to describe creations like these. The experience with perfumes of that quality is 100% personal, as they remain unforgettable, having so many stories to narrate wearing them. A fragrance that come become easily a good friend to take a holiday with you.

AURA MARIS is a very pleasant everyday citrus fragrance for summer. It is completely unisex as mandarin orange here is somewhat in the middle of being sweet/sour. It is also very natural smelling. After the first half and hour AURA MARIS turns very musky. Here musk is the kind of musk I usually can tolerate - it appears extremely clean, so basically with AURA MARIS you will smell like a luxury citrus soap for good 7 hours. That is not a bad thing, but not my cup of tea.

Smells like an orange grove by the sea - citruses are not artificial, and I like that there isn’t a sweetness to it. If you’re a fan of citruses this would work for you. I am fine with them, and this is a perfectly lovely fragrance, but I don’t get that much more from this other than a citrus forward scent, complemented by light floral and woody notes. As summery as it gets for fragrances in this vein.

A fresh citrusy opening and a fragrance that delivers on the perfumer's blurb: "...lemon groves baking under the Mediterranean sun .... blah ... blah ... blah" Not much projection or longevity and a slightly soapy dry down, but this would make a very pleasant companion in the summer months or a welcome reminder of sunshine in the depths of winter.

Beautiful photorealistic skin of bitter orange with some additional traditional note of clear neroli (probably it’s narcissus?) that gives a bit of soapy vibe. It’s quite radiant and soft of old-fashioned but in a good way. I don’t feel much aquatic notes here. For me it’s citrusy, floral and green. Follow me on IG: scent.guide

I like it! Citrus is definitely not my favorite genre in perfumery, but this is nice. Smells to me like fizzy gin and tonic with a generous lime twist. Very relaxing and refreshing! Clean but a little dirty too, and it's that muskiness that makes this more enjoyable than the average citrusy Eau de Cologne.

Nice green-citrus. Reminds me of Xerjoff renaissance except the petitgrain is a little harsher and theres a slight fruity floral note underneath everything. Performance not great, not terrible, but the citrus does die down very fast (30m) and it becomes bitter and musky.

A sort of Eau de Rochas concentree, could be her rich and warm sister. Well done, a bit flat fresh/synthetic sunny sensual elegant creature.

Sharp ...metallic ... sour ...but at the same time - powdery ,soapy and refreshing . masculine +35 for warm weather. formal and casual.

Scent: 7/10 Quality: 9/10 Originality: 5/10 Sillage: 6/10 Projection: 5/10 Longevity: 6/10 Price VS Size: 7/10

Impression, soleil levant: Claude Monet

If this fragrance was way more popular (which I oddly feel it should be) then I would be struggling to find a cogent reason as to why I don't like it. I like it but I just don't really like it. Though I really appreciate the hell out of it. It is such a odd fragrance, it makes me think it is a fragrance that it has been around for decades but at the same time I'm not surprised that it is still relatively modern. I kind of get the impression that this is a fragrance worn by men who would not be uncomfortable in a itchy jumper, cords and hard brown shoes. These men are dry in their humour but serious in their intent and business. This fragrance is strong but a little uncomfortable for me. I like it in the air but I. don't want to it around me more than in passing. This is a very mature scent, its not a fragrance for a young audience, you could not class this as a 'clubbing' scent, this is a 'conference and networking' scent. Maybe that's why i don't like it, its soo straight, it does not appeal to any part of me that would want to be represented as being this 'serious' I don't think this is for a man like me, tis is for the type of man who would organise the fuck out of your life and set you on a course for middle management.

In my view, Aura Maris is a rather average fragrance. Although its aquatic character is noticeable from the very beginning, it gradually becomes less distinct over time. The composition opens with a striking introduction, and its heart is not without charm. This effect is only undermined by a cheap-smelling base. It is a pity that Lorenzo Villoresi did not have the determination to refine the composition more carefully. The potential was clearly there. In the end, however, we are left with a mid-tier marine fragrance, drifting close to the sport category. I expected more. Perhaps the next fragrance in this trilogy will turn out to be a positive surprise? You will find out soon. My rating: Ok. (4/7)

On paper, this opens with an abstract orange and a bitter rind. It’s very salty, nice rendition of salty summer skin with expensive summer cosmetics. Very Italian. Unfortunately, on my skin, it opens with an acrid burnt hair note. It does dry down into something nicer, but that sulfuric acridness lingers for quite a while. Test this.

This is an everyday green fresh citrusy men fragrance. Good, balanced but nothing out of the ordinary. Its the second perfume of the house that I smell, and they have almost the same Dna. There are cheaper alternatives to this kind of scents. Just meh.

A magnificent example of a barbershop fragrance 👍

There is something distinctly bathroom-y in this scent for me, unfortunately. It opens quite citrusy with the bergamot, but something lurking in the background ruins it for me - I can't quite detect if it's the musk or patchouli. Shame, as it smells much nicer on a strip than my skin.

The cause of my head ache today! Very overpowering perfume. Does smell like a sea breeze with citrus. Good for a 90 year old. Or as a coffin spray.

Major old lady powdery vibes on my skin, doesn’t work for me with my body chemistry unfortunately.

Aura Maris Lorenzo Villoresi for women and men أورا ماريس من لورينسو فلورزي للرجال والنساء دعوني أبدأ الكلام عن هذا العطر بأنني لم أكن من محبي أو مفضلي العطور الحمضية بشكل عام إلا ما ندر. وكانت نقطة التغيير حينما وصلني سامبل من هذا العطر قبل شراؤه مكونات العطر قد تبدو مألوفة وموجودة بشكل كبير في عدد كبير من العطور المقدمة: مندرين - برجموت - فاكهة - نوته خضراء القلب: ياسمين - أخشاب - زهرة النارسيسس الأصفر "النرجس" - بتشولي القاعدة: أخشاب - مسك - عنبر ماذا فعل هذا الإيطالي الماهر الماكر لورينزو فلورسي ليخرج هذا العطر المذهل أعتقد كبداية أنه اختار مكونات طبيعية نقية للإستخدام وهذه نقطة غاية في الأهمية فالعطور الصيفية تحتاج لمكونات طبيعية نقية أكثر من العطور الشتوية فأنت في برد الشتاء قد تتحمل الرائحة القوية الصناعية الخانقة بعض الشيء مع برودة الجو، ولكنها حتما ستضايقك وستنفر منها مع شدة حرارة الصيف نعود لتحليل العطر... المقدمة: رائعة لوجود الفاكهة بجوار الحمضيات والنوتة الخضراء، وهذا يعطيك احساسا مباشرا بالانتعاش لوجود الحمضيات النقية، وبتحرك الهواء من حولك لوجود النوتة الخضراء التي أعتقد بشكل كبير أنها بحرية في هذا العطر، وربما تشعر أيضا بالارتواء وذهاب العطش لوجود الفاكهة. (انتعاش + هواء + ارتواء)، ماذا تريد أكثر من هذا وسط حرارة الصيف. القلب: دعوني أحدثكم عن البتشول: هو نبات عشبي عطري من عائلة النعناع يوجد في المناطق المدارية في أسيا وامريكا اللاتينية والأفريقية، إذا وجدت البتشولي في عطر فاعلم أنك أمام شيء منعش وغامض، كان من الممكن أن يضيف الفيتيفير للعطر ولكنه كان سيتحول لعطر عشبي حاد. وحسنا فعل أنه لم يضم له الفيتيفير ولكنه نقله نقلة لا تخلو من المغامرة حينما أدخل الأخشاب العطرية لتزيد من ثقل العطر وثباته وأخذه بعيدا عن الإغراق في العشبية. والآن اللمسة الرائعة بعد ما حمل العطر من غموض وثقل أن تأتي الأزهار (الياسمين - النارسيسس "النرجس" الأصفر) في هذه التوقيت، هل جربت أن تجلس على منضدة من الأخشاب العطرية وفوقها باقة من الأزهار العطرة، يا له من شعور يجعلك ربما لا تمل من الجلوس ومن يدري فقد تقرر الجلوس لوقت أطول فقط للإستمتاع بهذا العبق الفريد. القاعدة: الأخشاب + المسك + العنبر. الأخشاب: ما تزال تلعب نفس الدور في جعل العطر ثقيلا. المسك: حتى لا تفكر ولو للحظة أن العطر سيكون خشنا لوجود الأخشاب بالقلب والقاعدة، فالمسك الفواح اللطيف سيعيد للعطر توازنه من جديد. وأما العنبر: فأعتقد أنه اختار أن يضمه للقاعدة لأمرين: الأول: زيادة فوحان العطر واعطاء دعم جيد وامتداد رائع للنوتة الفاكهية الموجودة بالافتتاحية. والأمر الثاني: هو اجتذاب محبي العنبر "وما أكثرهم" للعطر لمجرد علمهم بوجوده بالمكونات ومزيج القاعدة بهذا الشكل يمثل رسالة لمن يقرا العطر قبل تجربته مضمونها: "لا تظن أنني سأزول سريعا"

A tasteful, natural woody citrus scent. Aura Maris leans more to the fruity side of citrus than the sharp, lemony variety, which I like about it. But I have to be honest--I was expecting a little more from this, and it's almost too subdued and calm for my tastes. It smells nice, and the citrus notes have a soft, juicy naturalness to them, but it feels like something's missing from this. It lacks a certain oomph, or personality to distinguish it from other nice, pleasant citrus and woods scents. Is it possible I didn't spend enough time with it? I don't know. I didn't get much of a seaside or aquatic impression either, which I was hoping for. Projection is modest, longevity average. I'd probably rate this a 3.5/5, as there's really nothing bad I could say about it, but in the end it's sort of forgettable. Thumbs up with a shoulder shrug, I sold my bottle not long after buying it.

I get initial floral/fruity/green notes evolving into projectible powder (classic baby-powder adjacent). Confusingly, because I run from all forms of powder in fragrance, I don't mind it here. Under the powder/on skin, I get salty sea breeze. So much so that I can actually taste salt on my lips when I'm smelling it. The dry down on me is all salty sea breeze and absolutely transports me. I'm hesitant to own a fragrance that projects so much powder, but I quickly ran through my sample and want more--I think I could go through many samples trying to determine if I love this or not! If I can get over the feeling of self-consciousness from projecting powder, I will buy a bottle.

it is a very pleasant smell, it is the smell of sea waves hits the salty shores making that different colored sea shells glitters under the sunny day and leaving that bubbly white sea foam each time it hits those extra soft sand shores. i like it from the first time i sprayed it, as later on i felt the bitterness & the sourness it brings as the middle and base notes, i think it's the grapefruit !! it is good & refreshing... although i prefer "James Heeley oranges and lemons say the bells of ST clement's" but James Heeley's version doesn't last longer than Lorenzo's Aura Maris.

A gentleman, wearing an unbuttoned white linen shirt in a beautiful summer morning walking on the sea shore... He is proud of himself, he is happy and is enjoying the freedom what's in the air in this great moment...this is AURA MARIS! It's a fresh, relaxing scent with a lot of citruses, but non as much as in Eau de Cologne Hermes IMO. The citruses you can feel for 30 minutes, then appear flowers, woods and musk. The longevity would be better, but let's face it - it's nice to spray the fragrance more often, especially in summer. And AM is a summer scent.

Hard to describe because I can't smell much; it's rather weak. On me, it smells like a soap; no fruits, no patch; maybe cardamom mixed with narcissus. Not a "panty dropper", nor a "boxer dropper"; it just smells clean and well put together. Leans classic, but not dated. Will try it again on clothes to see if it has a better longevity. A small like.

After dealing with the wildfire smoke choking New York for the past few days I put this on and it really felt like a sea breeze (an "aura maris") clearing away the haze. A refreshing citrus scent with some heft (the florals and musk) behind it. A wonderfully pleasurable evocation of the Mediterranean!

همان عطر بزرگ و تاریخ ساز اود روشاس زنانه با کیفیتی بهتر حس گلی و زنانگی تر قویتر از حس سبز و لیموست ----------- Scent & Quality: 8/10 Longevity: 7/10 Sillage: 7/10 Creativity & Uniqueness: 6/10 Affordability: 6/10 ----------- Overall: 6.8/10

Love this one... perfect summer staple and a definitive ballsprayer :) And this comes from someone who has had issues with the citrus genre more broadly. The longevity relatively weak so you'll have to reapply at some point during the day

Aura maris, what a beautiful name for this perfume.What I can smell is a very light citrus note, with a little shade of musk, pretty nice actually.After few minutes,the fragrance fade away.

Beautiful, underrated and unknown, such a calming, classical, elegant european perfume

italianpiece 10 / 10 This is art people , do you know arts ?! Just buy it .. Enjoy