Sillage.art
Sillage/Library/Bvlgari/Aqva Pour Homme Marine
Bvlgari · Est. 2008

Aqva Pour Homme Marine

The opening arrives cool and citric, grapefruit and neroli mingling with the green-bitter snap of petitgrain.

ConcentrationFragrance
Formasculine
Released2008
Statusenriched
2008 · Fragrance
mar·ros·ora·amb
Rating
4.1
4.0k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 6 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.

  • Marine
    75
  • Rosemary
    50
  • Orange
    45
  • Amber
    40
  • Ozonic
    35

By the editors · 2 min readThe opening arrives cool and citric, grapefruit and neroli mingling with the green-bitter snap of petitgrain. It's a clean marine start that never veers synthetic—Bvlgari keeps things natural-feeling even as the aquatic theme builds. Within minutes, seaweed and rosemary emerge, lending a saline herbal quality that suggests Mediterranean coastline rather than sterile hotel soap.

As it settles, amber and Virginia cedar provide a soft, woody foundation. The drydown stays translucent and slightly sweet, never heavy, letting the marine character persist without dominating. The overall effect is breezy and groomed, nautical without the usual chemical sharpness that plagues the category.

Best suited to warm weather and daytime wear. It's approachable enough for office settings but has enough personality to avoid complete anonymity. A reliable choice for anyone seeking freshness without the harshness of citrus-only colognes.

Filed: BvlgariSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap