Sea of Light

I've been converted. I love this now. It's still a bit too masculine for me to be comfortable wearing, but I scent my room with it. The first 5-10 minutes are a bit sharp. I think that's the citrus. After that it softens slightly and becomes a deep, clean marine-y scent with something very pleasant in the base coming through. I thought it was ambergris, but I don't see that in the notes, so it must be something else. The sillage and longevity are excellent. This is my second review of this. The other was my first impressions. This is after using it for several weeks. Initially I had a sample. Then I got several more samples (till my supplier ran out). Then I got a bottle. Okay, packaging. The boxing for the full bottle is impressive. I wasn't sure what to expect because in the photos these bottles look plastic, like the disposable shampoo vials you get at a cheap hotel. But the bottle is actually ceramic or something like that and heavy. So, better in real life than in the photos. But still kinda ugly. I went to the website for this brand and was sort of astonished to see that they have a DIY wordpress site. Pretty bad. I think they need to devote some resources to design 😲.

I loved the *name* of this before I understood that it was a connection to a famous jewel. If I allow myself to forget that I can still appreciate the romance and mystery of "sea of light." Unfortunately, I didn't love the fragrance. It's unisex, but to me it's quite masculine and very potent. It's not an offensive scent, but to me it's quite overpowering, and definitely not a scent I feel would suit most women (at least not this one). I'm no expert on notes, but my own experience is that the marine and aromatic notes are the most dominant with a bit of freshness, but I didn't really detect any of the citrus or fruity notes. EDIT: I ended up trying to wash this off, but it was so strong that it didn't come off and then lasted another 8+ hours. By the end of that I had decided that I actually thought this was a good fragrance for a man, that is, one I'd enjoy on someone else if only it wasn't so strong. I should also mention that I tested this using a sample. When it arrived, the vial was less than half full. I gather that may mean that the sample had partially evaporated so it's possible that I didn't really get the scent as it was intended to be...

I bought a sample a few yrs ago from a decant shop and thought I’d found the greatest scent for me. My husband really loved it and scent is very important to him since he’s blind . We decided to splurge on a whole bottle for my 60th birthday and I was so happy . I’d not heard it was redone 😳 So nonplussed now it smells nothing at all like the original! It’s not terrible but reminds me of men’s shaving cream. I wish I’d bought the bottle before they changed it! I cannot understand why Orlov did that. The original was exquisite.

Very nice citrus-aquatic that smells amazing! The citruses are more on the sweet/juicy side, resting on a fresh aquatic (no sea weed thank god) and slightly salty base. Beware tho as the fragrance recently was re-released in a ”Rebirth Edition”, that is a completely different scent!

bad news they have changed the perfumer and the notes Check Luckyscent. perfumer new name Nadege Legarlantezec not dominique Ropion!