Finisterre

Citrusy and piney, herbal, and sea watery. It has a "deep water" feel to it. It's not a light splash of sea water, but more like diving into the sea. A stage feeling of warmth and cooling at the same time. It feels like there is a small amount of mint or eucalyptus in it to give it that cooling feel. But it could be the pine that does it. I can't for the life of me detect any sandalwood. Which means there is either little of it, or it's very well blended into the fragrance to not become a main note. Too much sandalwood would take away much of the marine theme. I get what @Nocciola23 says. There is a clear listerine like scent to it. To me, it's a "refreshing" smell. Like freshly brushed teeth. But i can see people not loving that. Where: Casual and semi-casual. It's not really an "elegant" or "dressy" fragrance. It screams vacation on a boat, or close to the sea. Office friendly, but wouldn't be a date night choice for me. When: Spring, Summer, fall. It's got summer and vacation vibes for me, and i think it's a great fragrance for the warm half of the year. Any time there is a hint of summer activities, this would fit right in. Who: Anyone. There is nothing too masculine about it, but it probably leans a bit that way. It just smells like sea breeze, pine, herbs, and citrus. I'd say mid 20's and up would appreciate this the most. Longevity on me is 12+ hours, and a moderate+ Sillage. 8.75/10. I'm adding this to my wish list. Interesting and different. Not your typical "marine" fragrance, due to the herbal and piney accords. But not too out there either, like some other brands sea breeze fragrances can get. Recommended to sample.

Finisterre took me by surprise. I bought it un-tried, pre-owned. I love every single scent Maria Candida Gentile creates, and this one was addictive. Maria Candida Gentile. What a name, What an artiste. She’s a Mâitre Parfumeur I admire so much, it almost hurts. The simplicity of combining few notes. The boldness of her scents, her uncompromising philosophy of high quality ingredients and storytelling through scent. Sometimes, I’m daydreaming of sitting in her sunny laboratoire slash study, watching her work in progress, learning from her endless wisdom of artisan craft. But that is a little beside the point. On topic: I have not been voluntarily near acquatic scents since a deep crush on L’Eau d’Issey in the early nineties, but Finisterre is like no other aromatic acquatic: There is no hint of wet dog, or stale water, or cucumber sliced yesterday. Finisterre is sea and sun and sun-dried, salty stones, sexy in a nerdy way, yet oh so confident. And not important, but an observation: I never get so many questions as to what I’m wearing, and please write the name down, as to when I’m wearing Maria Candida Gentile’s Finisterre. Finisterre works well with: Reading Joan Didion or Don deLillo. A Wes Andersson movie Adidas sneakers, boxfresh Coffee made of newly roadsted and grinded quality beans of singular origin. Can be combined with Gucci’s Memoir d’une Odeur for added aromaticness.

The first impression that I get is walking on a sandy beach, the salty breeze is in my tangled hair and the wind is blowing gently from the sea. I am not particularly fond of aquatic scents, still, this one to me is impersonating the freedom of the summer, the fresh air you breathe on an early morning. I will definetely reach for Finisterre even when the summer is over, to reminiscence the sunny days

Looking at the comments I think there are more hardcore seaweed/algae/still green water fragrances than this one. Finisterre is a sour/tart fragrance that is well balanced and wearable. What makes it stand out from other marine frags is pine tree. I'm instantly teleported to seaside dunes covered with pine forest - lovely!

This is actually awesome! Totally unwearable in my opinion, but awesome in so many ways! I understand that some people could find this repulsing - it's really edible, but edible like the stuff only few people appreciate in their dishes. "Finisterre" is a salty scent that's all about aromatics, the algae, weeds and less about the actual breezy, fresh aspects of the sea. "Finisterre" has some really herbal, almost vegetable like qualities (think of celery and parsley) mixed together with the unmistakable smell of freshly caught fishes. It actually reminds me of some foods my dad used to make. It's not bad, it's just not something people could find generally as something nice. I can't imagine wearing this and I did get some weird comments while sampling, so it's no pleasing to others. Nevertheless - worth a try due to expierence. Very low sillage, but lasted some 10+ hours.