Maritime for Him

This is a favorite. First the bottle speaks for itself. Secondly, the price is unbelievable for the quality. Third, it is so masterfully made. Fourth, there are not any annoying synthetics, unless you’ve got something against Abercrombie Fierce. The same perfumer that made Fierce also made Maritime, and many sniffers have noticed a similarity. So, here you have an Abercrombie type of scent appeal, and a Tommy Bahama aquatic vibe in harmony. Unfortunately, the Abercrombie element can be a bit loud. So, the harmony leans more to the free time and free life vibe. It works more for a party on the beach, but I think you could swing it with a self-confident business casual style. Although it may be too much for working in some more focused places. This scent works good for young men or for the guy who is grown up, but keeps his youthful spirit. This used to be higher on my list of favorites, but a better alternative is Chrome Pure. It has a similar style that is less loud and more versatile.

Smells like Fierce at the beginning but the dry down gives me aquatic floral vibes that go so well on a summer day or night.

Summertime, good vibes, drinks at sunset. Sexy, fresh and vibrant. Blue heaven..she smiled!!

First, to talk about Maritime Tommy Bahama, we must take into account that it is Eau De Cologne, i.e. the lightest version of fragrances. However, this cologne has the DNA of the legendary Fierce Abercrombie & Fitch fragrance, but in a very weak form and with almost no similarity. There is also some slight similarity to Legend Eau de Parfum Montblanc, both of which have deeper and higher gradation in aromatic notes. The fragrance here is not deep and not rich in notes, but it is a light summer cologne and is similar to most of the blue fragrances on the market. It is almost free of the refreshing citrus, sea water and salt notes that characterize most summer fragrances. Suitable for daily use with slightly below average performance, suitable for mature men and for morning and afternoon use, the scent of fragrance is predominantly clean. I really like the Maritime collection bottles, the fragrance bottle is very well made and looks valuable, and has a generous capacity of 125ml. Conclusion: An ordinary fragrance that does not deserve to be in your perfume library unless you are a fragrances collector only.

Call me crazy, but this isn’t far off from a cheaper, edc strength version of Creed Himalaya. Maritime has a more aquatic, slightly floral opening. However in the dry down they are surprisingly similar with the obvious caveat CH is richer and has a much better, longer lasting sillage. Maritime is slightly more powdery and rather obviously gets by with 100% synthetics. Other than that weird analogy this does have typical cologne performance. Big opening that dissapates quickly followed a few hours of lingering freshness before drying down and disappearing. Great for evenings, or for the office if you don’t mind its short lifespan. What my aunt would call a “church” scent. In other words, it’s not as summer weekend-only focused as some other Tommy B scents. In the end it does what a cologne should do, provide a quick blast of freshness without loitering.