Tirrenico

Tirrenico is the best marine-herbal scent in my collection. A perfect scent for very high temperatures at daytime in summer. All I get in the air is a natural smell of a sea shore nearby a small forest with herbs which is baked by the hot summer sun. This realism is not safe by any means. I know a friend who nauseates every time he smells this exquisite scent. Not safe but perfectly blended. I'm very impressed by this house and Tirrenico is my first experience with it. Algae, vegetal mater, coastal smell with hints of ambergis (probably), salty, ozonic, slightly floral, aromatic and marine, a short description for Tirrenico. The opening is crisp, slightly aromatic-citrusy (bergamot) with tiny trases of star anise and a nice noticeable fennel note. As time passes emerges the dominant sea note which combined with the rest gives this natural sea coast feeling. Nothing feels synthetic here. Salty marine vibe, like a sea breeze. After that I get a very mild bitter orange, mild basil without its usual spiceness and a tiny and faint trace of jasmine somewhere at the background. I also get this strange pebbles smell similar to CK2 which I owned. Sandalwood and moss come at the late dry down along with white musk. If you don't focus on the note pyramide trying to detect individual notes, it feels very natural smell. So, do not overthink. Just enjoy the way it smells in the air. The longevity is very nice for this kind of scent. But it's a subtle scent, doesn't screams, it stays close to you creating a sea aura around you. Elegant and discreet. Sillage is moderate. Longevity is long lasting but most of its live stays close to the skin. BTW my bottle is rectangular shaped with imperfections (handmade?) with marble cap. Different from the picture above.

I can't believe I'm here defending a marine scent but that's it... Tirrenico rocks!!! It is sooo distinctive, unique... strong, loooong-lasting and so sexy guys, don't miss this unique offering by Profumi del Forte! I am a vegetarian but hate fennel... can't stand it on my salad. But now I can wear it on my body, it's a kind of historic reconciliation. This is fennel all the way, anisic smell, very edgy, I don't think you will choose this if you prefer your summery staples to be classic or more polished... this is Italy, beach, romantic nights and strong personalities arguing somewhere near. Classy playboys with unbuttoned shirts. I admit this was very hard to love at first, I had a small sample... I thought it was amazing but a bit unwearable... so I re visited it a few times and bought the 50ml just as the "weird one for some daring summer night where I won't care if I smell like a walking salad..." but I was wrong... I'm using this now almost everyday and a tiny little drop makes it for the whole day. My dad says this is captivating and plans to steal it at some point and all of my friends say this is gorgeous. I agree. (I know most of them wouldn't wear this though...). Last thoughts: the amazing beginning goes all the way till the end (fennel fennel fennel) but there is something growing slowly in the back that enhances this must-have: jasmin. Together with Maestrale, at the top of my summer wonders (strangely enough they start completely different but end sort of similar some hours later with jasmin and some wood). If you find Tirrenico too weird, try that one.

Tirrenico is not for everyone. Even not for every aquatic fans. This perfume is for fishermans, sailors and who lives with/by the sea. In Turkey we have a national booze called "raki" and it is made of grape and aniseed(fennel's close relative). We have a ritual in "friends out" nights, drinking raki and eating fish and appetizers made with sea products. Raki smells some mean anise and its taste is pungent. Tirrenico smells like you just came home from fishing and been drunk of raki. Anise is there from the beginning till the end. You should easy detect a hint of fish scale or dried boat ropes and boat seat covers. It's amazingly marine, i mean it has got real marine feeling to it. Not pleasant everytime! I enjoy wearing this only when i can't go fishing just to freshen up my memories drinking raki on my boat while catching some sea creature. Please, please test it, do not blind buy it. You can love it or hate it in my humble opinion.

The past twenty years or so seem to be filled with so-called aquatic/oceanic fragrances that really do not smell anything like an ocean, but clean bath water with citrus and sometimes vetiver thrown in for good measure. Having lived on the Southern California coast for many years, I can easily say that this, along with Sel Marin are the closest representations of true marine/oceanic fragrances out there. The true ocean is not clean bath water: it is salty, musky, animalistic, green, sharp, sweet, cooling, all in one. Tirrenico nails it. Now, whether one loves the true ocean smell is a matter of preference. But if you are looking for the ocean in a bottle, I have yet to find anything better than Tirrenico. Amazing fragrance.

My most appreciated perfume. I had to wait for it for a long time, because it is hardly reachable in my country. Finally I got it in a little decanted flacon. This is a very unique perfume, the most perfect sea fragrance. Wet sand and pebbles, water plants, light salty breeze. Only for daydreamers! :)