Marine note

Marine notes are fresh and iodic. To obtain these notes, perfumers use lotus, blue cypress or also sea fennel. However, certain fruits can also be used, such as melon or watermelon.

The latter help recreate this sensation of water. In order to recreate marine notes identically, perfumers also resort to synthetic molecules, such as calone, which so perfectly evokes the smell of the sea and of iodine.

Marine notes, notes of the open sea

Marine notes refer to the sea, but above all to everything it can offer us… Seaweed, sand, iodine, sea spray, so many fragrances that can be imagined when thinking of the sea. Marine notes appeal to people with a taste for freedom. Light and heady, marine notes appeal to men and women alike. Being volatile, they are mostly found in top notes. The trend for marine notes is fairly recent. Because they are natural, they blend perfectly into an ecological world. Invented in 1966, the synthetic molecule calone was used for the first time in 1988. It was Aramis, with its perfume New West, that created the first aquatic perfume. A bold yet innovative perfume that made other perfumers want to dive in...

Marine notes and their pairings with other fragrances

Marine notes are often paired with floral and sweet notes. The perfume Vents et Marées by Molinard proves this perfectly well. Here, marine notes are placed in the heart of the perfume, accompanied by a very floral bouquet made of freesia, rose, lily of the valley and jasmine. The base, combining sandalwood and tonka bean, provides a delicate woody sillage. A fine success for this perfume, part of Molinard's seductive fragrance collection Au Féminin. Marine notes are also found blended with citrus. The latter reinforce the perfume's sensation of freshness. As with Escape for Men by Calvin Klein. Here, the opening is a fruity-citrus blend, thanks to melon, mango and grapefruit. Marine notes appear in the heart notes, accompanied by birch leaves. The warm woody base contrasts with the ozonic fragrance of the marine notes… An ecological perfume that met the expectations of the 90s. Marine notes also pair well with woody and oriental notes.

The smell of the sea, of sea spray, of iodine, is conveyed in perfumery through the marine note. Fresh and iodic, marine notes are particularly trendy at present. They respond to a longing for the open sea but also to a desire for a more ecological world. Marine notes are recreated using lotus, blue cypress or sea fennel. They can also be recreated using synthetic molecules. Marine notes pair perfectly well with numerous olfactory families, notably floral, fruity, citrus, woody and oriental.