Note · Marine and mineral notes
Marine notes
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Marine notes evoke salty air, sea foam and the offshore breeze. They are built with molecules of salty, watery, slightly melon-like facets.
What it brings
An airy, salty freshness.
Origins and uses
Marine notes do not come from the sea: they are an accord recreated by the perfumer to evoke open-sea air, spray and salt. It owes a great deal to a synthetic molecule, Calone, discovered in 1966 by the Pfizer laboratory and nicknamed "watermelon ketone". Its marine, ozonic smell evokes a fresh seashore, with watery, melon and green nuances. Used since the 1980s, it became one of the dominant notes of the wave of marine fragrances in the 1990s.
In perfumery, the marine accord brings a watery, salty, airy freshness. It sits mainly in the heart, where it brightens white flowers, citrus, tea or pale woods.
In our catalogue, marine notes appear in the heart of French Riviera by Mancera, Mirto di Panarea by Acqua di Parma and Silver Mountain Water by Creed, and accompany tuberose in Do Son by Diptyque.
Text written with the help of AI, based on reference sources: encyclopedias, raw-material manufacturers and official information from the fragrance houses.
Material profile
- Family
- Marine and mineral notes
- Nature
- Perfumer’s accord
- Origin
- An accord recomposed by the perfumer.
- How it is obtained
- Recomposed by the perfumer
- On Volute
- 14 fragrances