In this month’s scent edit, we’ve rounded up the best marine accords to shop ahead of the summer season.
There’s nothing like a fragrance to transport you to fairer pastures—or, at least, transport your senses to fairer pastures. Our floral fragrance edit brought you to the stunning gardens of Gucci Gardenia, and our cherry blossom edit took you to the hanami festivals of Japan. Now, for May’s olfactory travel bucket list, we’re ticking off the seaside!
From the pristine waters of Tahiti’s Taha’a island to Italy’s deep blue Lake Maggiore, find our picks for the best marine and aquatic fragrances to shop in our latest scent edit.
Hermès Beauty Un Jardin sous la Mer 100ml, RM890
Deeply aquatic and refreshingly vibrant, Hermes’ Un Jardin sous la Mer is a love letter to the crystalline waters around Tahiti’s island of Taha’a.
The unusual accord blurs the boundary between sea and sky, combining mineral essences with a hypnotic blend of tiare flowers and tamanu nuts to create a stunning fragrance that leaves a mesmerising trail in its wake.
Hermès Un Jardin sous la Mer is available at Hermès boutiques and exclusively at Hermès counters in Parkson Pavilion Elite Kuala Lumpur and Seibu, The Exchange TRX.
Anillo Shower Time 10ml, RM101
If the deep sea isn’t quite your speed, perhaps we can entice you with the promise of a warm shower at a beach resort!
Anillo’s Shower Time EDP captures the feeling of harmony and comfort in the bathroom, blending aquatic lily of the valley with woody notes of cedar and sandalwood and spicy notes of incense, pepper, and cloves to create a truly unique scent.
D’Annam Phu Quoc EDP, RM690
Honouring Vietnam’s captivating Phu Quoc island, this EDP is a fresh marine scent that comes with a local twist.
In this scent, ocean notes are infused with the essence of green peppercorn and native woods, punctuated by aquatic lily of the valley. Then, it settles into a drydown of orange flower and vetiver—a stunning tribute to the natural splendour of Phu Quoc’s beaches.
Marc Antoine Barrois Ganymede, RM1,020
Marc Antoine Barrois brings a contemporary take to the story of Ganymede, an epic moon of Jupiter covered in a vast saltwater ocean and discovered by Galileo in 1610.
This woody-spicy scent is imbued with an almost metallic mineral quality, blending top notes of saffron and Italian mandarin, a heart of Chinese osmanthus, Immortelle and violet leaf, and a grounding base of mineral accord, suede, akigalawood, cedar, musk and patchouli.
Kilian Paris Imperial Tea, RM1,510
Green tea accord and jasmine sambac absolute take centre stage in this regal scent, but it is Laminaria seaweed that elevates it with its distinctly mineral and airy aroma. Together, the notes harmonise beautifully, creating a perfume evocative of the mist of ocean air.
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