Insensé Ultramarine for men

Scent story

To me this smells like summer, 1994, bottled. The watermelon and black currant open juicy and electric — the height of the aquatic-fruity craze — with galbanum adding a sharp green edge, like grass under a sprinkler. Mint and sage keep it cool and herbal, cardamom adding a warm wink. The florals are soft and watery, magnolia and lily-of-the-valley drifting by, and the tobacco-vetiver-cedar base is the surprise — dry, green, a little smoky, like a beach bonfire after the fruit is gone. It is a time capsule, and it still smells like freedom. Beginner-friendly.

✓ Beginner-friendly