ORTO PARISI · EAU DE PARFUM · 2019
Bergamot and lemon barely register before seaweed and calone take over — this reads as open-water pressure, not a splash of marine freshness.
Checked via an authorized Orto Parisi retailer (Aedes Perfumery), which sells this fragrance in a single size — 1.7 oz (50 ml) at $205, confirmed via the product's own size selector with no other size offered. Regional pricing, stock and assortment can change.
SECTION 01 · PORTRAIT
Megamare skips past a conventional marine opening almost entirely. Bergamot and lemon barely register before seaweed, calone and hedione take over — salty, metallic and expansive rather than fresh. Musk, cedar and ambroxan settle it into a base built for depth and sheer persistence, not a quick ocean-breeze impression.
It smells like being near the sea rather than in it — oceanic pressure, not sunscreen.
— Parffolio editorial view, grounded in the official composition and brand description.
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THREE MOMENTS, ONE EVOLVING SCENT
Bergamot leads with a sharp, volatile edge and lemon reinforces it, but neither sticks around. This isn't a citrus fragrance wearing a marine note as an accent — it's a five-minute preamble before the real composition arrives.
Seaweed and calone build a marine accord that reads as salty and metallic rather than fresh — closer to mineral pressure than a beach breeze. Hedione keeps it diffusive and slightly radiant without softening the saline edge. This stage dominates most of the fragrance's actual wear time.
Cedar keeps this base dry and slightly rough rather than letting it soften into something cozy, while musk and ambroxan extend it outward with real force. This is the stage responsible for Megamare's reputation — wearers consistently describe longevity measured in days, not hours.
FROM FIRST SPRAY TO LATE DRYDOWN
A short citrus preamble fades within minutes.
An expansive, mineral marine accord takes over and dominates most of the wear.
Cedar and ambroxan anchor a dry, forceful base built for extreme longevity.
Wearers consistently report the scent surviving multiple washes on clothing and skin.
ALESSANDRO GUALTIERI TREATS THE SEA AS FORCE, NOT DECORATION
Alessandro Gualtieri built Megamare around a genuine reframing of what a marine fragrance can be — not the transparent, sunscreen-adjacent freshness the category usually reaches for, but something closer to standing near open water: salty, mineral, and physically persistent. It's widely considered one of his most complete compositions across both Orto Parisi and Nasomatto.
“Megamare captures the vast power and mystery of the open sea — fresh yet formidable, evoking endless horizons, shifting tides, and the untamed energy of the ocean.”
— Orto Parisi's official description of Megamare, via Aedes Perfumery. · verified quotation
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