Bvlgari · 2014
Aqva Amara
Longevity
Very long8-12 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
briny sea breeze with citrus peel
Scent Notes
Fresh / Aquatic
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About This Perfume
Aqva Amara by Bvlgari is a Woody Aquatic fragrance for men. Aqva Amara was launched in 2014. The nose behind this fragrance is Jacques Cavallier Belletrud. Top note is Sicilian Mandarin; middle notes are Watery Notes and Neroli; base notes are Olibanum and Indonesian Patchouli Leaf. Aqva Amara, a new flanker of the masculine fragrance Aqva from Bvlgari, represents a new twist in the creation of aquatic perfumes. Perfumer Jacques Cavallier enriched the composition with noble ingredients making it more luxurious, while trying to preserve the distinctive aquatic and Mediterranean character. Aqva Amara, or "bitter water", is a fragrance filled with energy and light symbolized with its copper color bottle. The composition includes accords of Sicilian mandarin mixed with oil of neroli flower. The base notes are Indonesian patchouli and white incense olibanum. Famous male model Jon Kortajarena poses on a beach as a sun kissed Greek god. The campaign was shot by Mario Sorrenti. The fragrance is available as 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette.
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans masculine
The verdict
Best for
Bvlgari is a Roman jeweler-turned-perfumer whose fragrance line spans mainstream pillars (Man In Black, Rose Goldea, Omnia) and the ultra-luxury Le Gemme collection modelled on gemstones. Scendira lists 57 live Bvlgari perfumes, avg 4., priced $32-$500 (avg $199.04, pushed up by the Le Gemme extraits). The catalogue leans feminine (26 feminine, 14 unisex, 13 masculine). Top families are Fresh (20), Gourmand (13), Woody (10) and Floral (5), with accord signature Floral, Woody, Sweet, Fresh, Spicy. Standout live picks include Gyan (smoky incense and patchouli over jasmine), Le Gemme Orom (creamy vanilla wood, smoky resin and oud), Rose Goldea Kathleen Kye Edition (sweet rose tea, creamy vanilla, soft musk), Bvlgari Man In Black Essence (dark cocoa, smoky rum, powdery wood), and Falkar (smoky oud leather coat, spicy resin warmth). Best if you want mainstream Italian polish or Le Gemme collector-tier oud/incense.
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