Vis

A great, different take on a "oceanic citrus" fragrance. Truly a wonderful fragrance. This is a citrusy, salty water, and herbal fragrance, with woody notes in the background. This fragrance is light, bright, airy, and oceanic. There is a kind of synthetic vibe to it as well, but I can't tell what it is. It's faint, and not at all unpleasant in any way. This is a fragrance for the summer. It just screams docks or costal town. The sea and citrus makes it refreshing and energizing. The light woods make it clean, and the medicinal herbs gives it a calming and relaxing vibe. Like a summer holiday. Longevity on me is very good, especially for a citrus fragrance. I get a solid 7-8 hour performance with good sillage (5-6 sprays). Personal score: 9.25/10. I bought the 15ml after sampling it. I wish more companies did more affordable 15ml bottles like Maria Candida Gentile does (although the 15ml bottle of "Vis" has a new design, so it doesn't match the rest of my 15ml collection from Maria Candida Gentile). I will probably end up with a full 100ml bottle by 2027, as i'm already deep into the 15ml after only half a summer. I have to say i love wearing this. The scent trail is spectacular.

Recently purchased a bottle of this at apparently the only place in the US that stocks Maria Candida fragrances (Pickwick's Mercantile in Portsmouth, NH). What an incredible fragrance! My god! It smells how a cool breeze on the beach feels, it's fresh, soul-lifting, and the longevity is so impressive! Normally a fragrance with such fresh/citrus notes is quite fleeting, but somehow they managed to elongate these beautiful notes for hours. It has notes of "Sail and Jib", which are certainly ment to reference sailing and the sea. But you do get this sense of sunlit clean white fabric from the fragrance that is quite nice. This might be one of my new favorite fragrances. If you have the chance to encounter a bottle, pick it up!