O Boticário · 1979
Acqua Fresca
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Divisive
fresh
uplifting
skin-close
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About This Perfume
O Boticário Acqua Fresca comes across as cool citrus pine air, clean cedar musks. It opens with bergamot, lemon and pine needle, moves into jasmine, lavender and orange blossom and settles on cedar, musk and oakmoss. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This fragrance is best in spring and summer and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days and the office. Released in 1979.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: you are unsure about strong woody notes; this one divides opinion.
- Skip if: you want a scent other people notice from across the room.
Around $45.
Explore more: More from O Boticário · Fresh perfumes · Bergamot perfumes · Lemon perfumes
Occasion
Casual · office
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
- Office
The Brand
O Boticário
O Boticário is a Brazilian fragrance and cosmetics house. You can browse 65 O Boticário perfumes here, with prices from around $28 up to $100. Fragrance communities mention O Boticário Egeo Dolce more than anything else in the range, with O Boticário Coffee Duo Woman and O Boticário Malbec next.
Notes behind the picks
O Boticário Egeo Dolce (2007) comes across as sweet raspberry cotton candy with warm vanilla, with sweets and raspberry at the start and amber, musk and sandalwood at the base. O Boticário Coffee Duo Woman (2018) reads as creamy latte with lavender sweetness, opening on lavender and fruits and drying down to benzoin, musk and patchouli. O Boticário Malbec (Cologne, 2004) opens with Virginia cedar and incense and ends on oakmoss, amber and benzoin; overall it reads as smoky amber woods with peppery citrus spark.
Related reading: gourmand perfumes and warm & amber perfumes. All houses are on the Scendira brands page.
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FAQ
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It smells like cool citrus pine air, clean cedar musks. It opens with bergamot, lemon and pine needle, moves into jasmine, lavender and orange blossom and settles on cedar, musk and oakmoss.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.
It is best in spring and summer. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days and the office.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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