Aqva pour Homme Bvlgari 2005 Eau de Toilette
Jacques Cavallier Belletrud's Aqva pour Homme is one of the defining aquatic masculines of its era — the formula that established Bvlgari's AQVA line as a reliable entry point to the category.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 accords.
Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.
- Marine55
- Orange50
- Cedar45
- Ozonic40
- Lavender40
By the editors · 2 min readJacques Cavallier Belletrud's Aqva pour Homme is one of the defining aquatic masculines of its era — the formula that established Bvlgari's AQVA line as a reliable entry point to the category. Mandarin orange, orange, and petitgrain open cleanly; the petitgrain adding a slightly bitter, woody citrus note that keeps the opening from reading as a simple citrus splash. Seaweed, lavender, and cotton flower form the heart — the seaweed crisp and iodine-edged, the lavender and cotton flower adding softness that tempers the aquatic sharpness.
Cedar, patchouli, clary sage, and amber close the composition with a mild, well-balanced drydown — earthy enough to have structure, light enough to never feel heavy. Genuinely versatile: warm weather, office, and anyone seeking a clean uncomplicated masculine without the synthetic bluster that plagues the genre. A reliable classic.
