Roberto Cavalli Acqua

Think I'll wear this today. It's a lovely breezy summer day. I think the breeze will keep this from being too heavy. It's got quite a punch, but I love this. It's sexy to my nose. I don't care for the smell of Pantene, but I do love some products from the line. This smells nothing like it to my nose. If I were to compare this to anything, I'd have to choose Lily Pulitzer Beachy. It's the same description to me. This one being just a little more sweet. I love them both. The bottles are even equal. Lovely things to touch, look at, and display. I couldn't choose one over the other...hardly. I think this is a bit more to my liking to my nose, just for the fact that it has that kool-aidy smell from the sweetness which I fall for every time. One day I will know what that note is. This is very expensive smelling. This guy can sniff out some gold for me! I find his bottles to be well done, TOP of the pyramid in quality. This scent is exotic, but clean enough for a soccer mom. All womanly, not a bit masculine! I smell nothing like suntan lotion really. I do smell something more tropical, like real flowers on a tropical island. This is resort perfect. This is a five star scent for sure. Gosh, I think I'm gonna end up with most of the perfume Cavalli makes. I will buy anything blind from him. I'm sure I'll hit a pot hole....SOMEtime, but it'll be worth it for the gems I find. Love this Mr. Cavalli! I must note that the reason it took me so long to even try this designer is the models and clothing. They appear to me to be women who would smell of perfume that I don't like, and I just don't like animal prints too often. I imagine them all smelling of Tigress perfume which has been a scary thing for me since childhood. His perfumes smell more of fairies, sweet, enchanted, magical, happy, a child-like delight!

I love how this smells in the heat, it comes alive on sun warmed skin. I was hesitant to buy this because some of the notes generally are not my favourite. LOTV is a big turn off for me and I am choosey when it comes to aquatic fragrances. Of the listed notes, jasmine is easily the most dominant, I don't notice the LOTV at all. The jasmine is rich and a tad anamalic. The musk give this scent a bit of the clean, warm skin vibe that makes this smell so lovely on a summer day.I'm suprised that salt isn't listed as a note, on my skin it definitely has a saltiness that that ties the aquatic, floral and musky notes all togeather. This flanker smells so much more like the original EDP than I was expecting, which is why I was so hesitant with this one. I love the EDP and couldn't imagine the Acqua smelling enough like the original and still work as a summer flanker. This finds just that balance for me. The performance is about average for me, about 4-6 hours with pretty strong projection for about 3 hours (beyond arms length) the with a light projection for another few hours before it disappears. I love to wear this on a hot, sunny summer day. The rich floral note also makes it a beautiful choice for a sultry summer night. If I didn't also own Roberto Cavalli EDP, I would wear this all year as I find it would work in all seasons. It has a little of the mature feel that the original has, so this probably won't appeal to a lot of the younger crowd (under 30), but someone looking for a sexy grown woman fragrance might really like this one. I love the beautiful aquamarine blue bottle. It really suits the fragrance. I think it has gotten harder to find now that it is discontinued. One of the big discounters still has samples for sale, but I haven't seen it for sale anywhere for months.

Overall: 8.75/10 Here's Why: aquatic : very, more on the Neroli, italian coast type of Aquatic though. floral : Somewhat, I'm not getting too much of that here. white floral : once again, not too much of anything too floral. If anything, fruit flowers (Citrus) fresh : Very VERY Fresh! musky : Slightly, more of a milky musk. Very captivating, lots of compliments. I really enjoy this as a man. Got it for $16USD at a discount store and can't stop spraying it! Such a lovely fragrance, very light and cool like a night breeze on a beach. Awesome stuff! Longevity A Sillage B+ Wears for over 6+ hours then a skin scent. very nice!

This smells just like Tahitian orchid by calgon except Cavalli Acqua is waaayyyy smoother. Tahitian orchid has a sharp undertone while the notes in this fragrance blend seamlessly. I get a strong hint of coconut even though it’s not a note. This definitely has that just shampoo’d hair vibe which I love! This would have been a huge winner for me if it wasn’t for the longevity and projection. Horrible in both of those departments Update: a great alternative longer lasting perfume with better projection is Harajuku Lovers pop electric g. They are quite similar. Pop electric g is soooooooo much better though.

I blind bought a 2.5 ounce bottle for less than $20 at Burlington Coat Factory. Glad I did. The initial burst is wham!!! In-your-face gardenia. I know gardenia's not listed, but the white flowers in it and maybe a touch of the lemon-which I can't identify on its own-give this impression. It mellows down rather nicely; you end up with a light, sweet/kind of candied Jasmine and a fresh, powdery musk. The overall impression is smooth and rounded. I really think I will enjoy this in the hot, humid weather of South Carolina this summer. PS-I get absolutely nothing aquatic out of this.

Opens fruity from the lemon. The lemon is transparent, more like lemonade. It melds into the fragrance. Then it's all beautiful summery jasmine. The watery notes add a creaminess somehow. The lily of the valley isn't very strong despite being the heart notes. I would classify this as a jasmine perfume. There is a hint of clean white musk like soft cotton. This is gorgeous in winter too- an instant pick-me-up! It is an easy wear, especially for aquatic and lemon notes, which can both be challenging. It wears close to the skin. Love!

On me this smells aqua, but it also smells of summer romance, floral and sexy-musky with a splash of davidoff? cool water? it smells unique and sophisticated. Mostly my skin is acidic so Im guessing that is why it smells different to different people. Reminds me of the Escada type perfumes. Ive been wearing it now for an hour and it is still as strong as it was in the shop, though there are subtle changes in the scent, Im not getting lemon/citrus or jasmine at all it is sweeter, I am going to have to go and buy it, I love it.

@FlowersbySea did a beautiful review on this, but to put my little cute memory with this scent: It’s a sweet june evening on a summer holiday - sister and I go for a sunset drink to a bar at the beach. Sipping cool gin and tonic, salty hair, sunset, smell of the sea and THIS EXACT perfume. So elegant, relaxing, chill. It’s the perfect summer scent if you don’t want something sweet. Extremely dissapointed it’s no longer with us, rip. Hopefully they bring it back so I buy like 20 of them lol.

This was a pleasant blind buy. It is my first time wearing it today. I was nervous about the aquatic aspect of it, as I dislike 'Cool Water'. I was relieved to discover that while smelling fresh, it has a musky - sweet smell. This is a great, uncomplicated perfume for those times you just want to smell nice. It is cold and snowy here, but I can imagine this is great in warmer months too. Edit: love this one in the summer! Perfect aquatic for me! ♡

Ohh this is soo fresh sweet shampooy watery florals 🤍🤍 At first i was kinda confused how close this scent is to roses greedy but 10minutes after it turned into one of the best watery white floral fragrances i’ve smelled ever sweet jasmine aquatic watery feeling with a lot of shampoo-ness I ordered 7 samples of this bcus it’s discounted and really rare to find especially in the middle east Ohh myy godd this is sooo good im IN LOVE

I do not gravitate toward Aquatics, but bought this one mostly blind on the word of a sales lady I trust and how much I love my other three RC scents. Not sure this IS particularly aquatic, but I would argue long and loud that it's a gentler summer version of the original RC, which I adore. That is enough for me; I am very happy with it.

I love this one. It retains the overall scent of the original, but it's less warm and softer. I don't particularly pick up any of the notes, but somehow it does evoke the calm and the gentleness of lightly ruffled water and sand. For me, it's aquatic in its effect: it generates the same sense of tranquility as a body of water.

I’m heartbroken this gorgeous scent has been discontinued. A wonderful balance of citrus, white flower and aquatic freshness. I always feel happy and bright when I wear it and I get compliments when wearing this scent. I hope this one gets a relaunch, paradiso azzuro isn’t as delicate and joyful to wear

Love at first sniff!!! I have lots of perfumes but none of them impress me as much as acqua. Fresh but not sharp, sophisticated but not mature, sexy but not cheap, long lasting but not heavy. Even name 'Acqua' evoke summer its suitable for winter also. Just wow for me.

yes it is aquatic, means it is not musky or amber or incens. so similar to Fendi FanDiFendi. fresh and save for office scent. the bottle is so dramatic. looks like poison brought by a beautiful witch and she ready to pour it into your glass.amazing.

I just bought it and I think it is a very good scent actually. It is not heavy at all, perfect for day, perfect for winter days. If you have had enough of those hard perfumes which give you a head ache, this is a perfect calm scent. I LOVE IT!

A perfect melange of white flowers, water and sweetness that exudes femininity and elegant sensuality. A luscious outside of the box gem that has sadly been discontinued. Have been looking for a dupe for years but nothing has come close.

Although I dislike aquatic fragrances, this one is well mixed. I enjoy it as it is fresh and lacks fainting sweetness that usually aquatic frags have. Longevity is good. After long time I found a frag that I will repurchase.

I miss this fragrance - some bullies asked me not to wear perfume at work while everyone else could do whatever they wanted. So I wore this to work and, if the bullies asked, I said it was just the smell of cleanliness.

This was the love "at first sight". It is 2 years now and I still can't get enough of it. It is such a beautiful scent! Fresh, aquatic, seductive... Adorable!!! Such a simple composition and what a complex result!