Del Mar Baldessarini by Baldessarini

bamacharm

The most prominent notes in Del Mar are the pepper, patchouli, and amber.

I believe that the cardamom in the heart of Del Mar accentuates the pepper found in the opening notes. Cardamom has a menthol-like, pungent aroma. Found in India originally, it is still cultivated there as well as in Sri Lanka and Guatemala. Cardamom is now the third most expensive spice in the world, after saffron and vanilla.

Your experience may be different but I get a black pepper essence. It's not an overpowering pepper. Neither is it unpleasant. I believe it is softened somewhat by the light citrus notes found in the opening. I am sensitive to pepper and I didn't find this too strong at all.

The dry down is the warm sweetness of patchouli and amber. It is a subtle, not a cloying sweetness. All the while, the pepper remains in the background.

Imagine a much lighter Bvlgari Aqva essence and add a dash of peppery spiciness to it. That is what I get from Del Mar. The scent lasts no more than a 3-4 hours then fades.

instantjim

I saw this on the shelves for a long time before I made the decision to buy it. As with many of the fragrances I have purchased it was (1) Drastically reduced and (2) bought blind (or whatever the correct term is for buying unsmelled). I read some negative reviews which made me apprehensive. I really like this fragrance. I am not particularly good at identifying individual notes in fragrances, but the pepper and spice (cinnamon) were very clear to me as was the citrus. Wood was very obviously in the mix too. It is very much like Oxygene for men by Lanvin (which is not surprising as Alberto Morillas created both). If anything this is more peppery, less woody and a little more complex.

guest_Heaven

I'm a perfume collector, though i don't bother myself do reviews but this one...yap this is my favourite perfume to date, and got the most compliment from friends, officemates and even people i bump nowhere. Because for me the smell is really relaxing and refreshing and balanced from sunrise to sundown. It's very delicate smell, that it would be your benchmark buying perfumes, but after all, still you can't get rid of it. This is my signature smell. Everybody loves it...

yanoe

Nice Scent.. Strong at the First but Sweet n Warm at the end.. nice combination n perfect for casual or formal occasion

da_markos

it is so so scent... compare with others baldessarini fragrances. but still it's very pleasent perfume. not typical aquatic - it's sweet (citrus) but still have somethink that remember us sunset at seaside (amber and andpatchouli i think)

variations of "del mar" are way better

Eros

Comparing it to Esprit "Connect" and Rochas "Aquaman":
"Del Mar" is more balanced, wider spectrum, has a lot of thin pitchy "salted" nuanses, and is not pushy as ESPRIT. I can say it is "smarter" than "Connect". Aquaman is stronger, has longer tail, less balanced, more "sugar". While Aquaman is for resting, Esprit for sporting, so Del Mar is for "thinking while resting".
Esprit smells slightly less expensive than Del Mar or Aquaman. If Esprit is a jazz band, Aquaman is chamber orchestra, Del Mar - is symphonic orchestra, playing mezzo-piano, meaning "moderately soft". Sadly, after 3+ hours the "aquatic" componenta is gone and only the sudden "floral" componenta remains.

Luciana

fragancia super masculina, excelente combinacion entre un perfume amaderado con especias. el perfume es especial para hombres que quieren hacerse notar, el primer paso con este aroma es lo principal. Como dije queda muy bien en el hombre y en la almohada de una dama!!!

promoscanner

Excellent scent for a night on the town. Starts off strong, with sandalwood and pepper notes, but as the night goes on, softens to licorice, vanilla, and leather.

Very masculine.