Sex Sea
Sex Sea opens with a citrus overture that is genuinely complex: yuzu and pink grapefruit giving way to citron and mandarin, wormwood adding a bitter-herbal note that prevents the opening from reading as simple cologne. Then the sea notes arrive with ozonic accord and salt, fig and myrtle threading through the aquatic heart and keeping it from abstraction. The patchouli and oakmoss base give the composition an earthen depth that aquatic fragrances almost never have, ambergris in the drydown adding warmth that outlasts the marine opening by several hours.
Why We Carry This
Aquatic fragrances earn their place by doing something the category usually avoids: staying interesting past the opening. The fig and myrtle heart in Sex Sea prevents the sea accord from becoming purely atmospheric, and the patchouli-oakmoss base is a construction choice that gives the drydown genuine character. Strong performance for an extrait aquatic.
Scent Profile
Top notes: Sea Salt, Bergamot, Lemon, Grapefruit
Heart notes: Jasmine, Ambergris, Driftwood, Neroli
Base notes: White Musk, Sandalwood, Ambergris, Cedarwood
Character
Accords: Aquatic, Salty, Musk, Fresh, Woody, Floral
Perfumer: Lorenzo Pazzaglia