Transat Yves Rocher for men

A good every-day masculin scent.

Very good masculine scent, indeed aromatic and aquatic, with woody accords. Its sillage is very good and it stays pretty long on the skin. It was my husband's wedding fragrance and I have only good memories connected with it. I would compare it to Giorgio Beverly Hills Wings for Men, but Transat seems a little bit more mysterious and refined.

This scent is one of the first newer releases for men from YR (2006) in a while. When I called to ask about it since it was in the index but not the monthly flier I was told it opens like Escape from cK, and got more like CW and ended woody...okay a green aquatic woody(?) for half-price, why not?!

This does have a very clear rosemary note yet it opens quite smooth as opposed to sharp. The "watery notes" have some calone in them but also something deeper ( the PR says embace the power and depth of the sea) that is very oceanic without being overly aquatic. Despite the lack of fruits and flowers this has a slight sweetness intertwined without being sickly as it ends with amber (more resinous than ambergris) and solid woody accord (more like a blend than any one type)that finishes dry on the skin...

Sillage: decent
Longevity: average
Overall: 3/5

This is different for an aromatic aquatic and bears no likeness to the phone agents description...its clean straightforward approach with nothing extra is quite refreshing due to its dry spiciness, dark sweetness and incensy finish. Not your typical watery cologne but don't we have enough of those already? It hints at the dark depths of the ocean and sweetness of beachy breezes without drowning us in calone or tropical cocktails. It is reminiscient of the sea without adding any of the usual suspects, a new twist on an old, and very tired theme...