Aqva pour Homme

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Aqva pour Homme

Bvlgari · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2005

≈ $113 · 3.3oz · approx. retail

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A breezy marine-aromatic built on the briny lift of seaweed and posidonia oceanica, brightened by mandarin and petitgrain and softened with lavender and cotton flower. It dries down into a clean, salty wood-and-amber base that feels effortless and Mediterranean, ideal for warm-weather daily wear.

The scent

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The opening · first 15 minutes

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The core · the next few hours

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The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringSummerDailyOfficeSport / Casual

Perfumer

Jacques Cavallier

French · 29 in collection

Jacques Cavallier Belletrud is a French master perfumer born into a Grasse perfumery dynasty who, since 2012, has served as the in-house nose for Louis Vuitton. Before that he revolutionized modern perfumery with aquatic and designer landmarks, most famously Issey Miyake's L'Eau d'Issey.

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