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Orto Parisi Megamare
The sea as an unexplained depth
Megamare is a Parfum by Orto Parisi, released in 2019 and made by the house's perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri. The brand presents it as the sea itself, a vast depth that needs no explaining, and it publishes no list of notes. This page therefore cannot tell you what is in the bottle. It can describe the idea behind it and how to find out for yourself.
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On the skin
How it unfolds
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The brand's idea
Orto Parisi frames Megamare as the sea: indomitable, deep and left unexplained on purpose. That is the whole brief the house gives, with no pyramid and no ingredient list. We have kept to it, so what follows describes the concept rather than a recipe, and the scent itself is yours to read.
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What the cap says
The brand's own description of the bottle points the same way. The cap is tumbled, silver-coloured metal with a greenish corrosion, as if salt water had been working on it, and it carries an inlaid seashell from Haiti. The cap is finished by hand and is part of how the house tells the story.
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Learning it on skin
With a composition that is not disclosed, a paper strip tells you little. Spray once on skin, let the first impression pass, and come back to it a little later without judging it at once. A Parfum is rich, so give it time to settle, and wear it on a second day before you decide.
Wearing it
When, who and why
How to wear it
Megamare is a Parfum, one of the most concentrated forms, so start with one or two sprays on skin, at the wrists or the side of the neck, and let it settle before adding more. The brand names no season or occasion for it, so let your own skin and the weather decide.
Who it is for
The brand does not assign Megamare to a gender, and neither do we. It suits people who are happy to choose a perfume by its idea rather than by a list of ingredients, and who like a scent to be a small discovery. If you want to know every note first, this house will not give you that.
Why choose Orto Parisi Megamare
Choose it for the concept and the maker. It comes from Alessandro Gualtieri, who signs as The Nose, and it is made in Italy with a hand-finished cap. You get an idea instead of a recipe, and that is exactly what this house stands for.
At a glance
- House
- Orto Parisi
- Perfumer
- Alessandro Gualtieri
- Year
- 2019
- Concentration
- Parfum
- Size
- 50 ml
- Family
- Aquatic
- Occasion
- Everyday, Special occasions
- Intensity
- Strong
Questions
Frequently asked
What are the notes?
Orto Parisi does not publish a note list for any of its perfumes, and Megamare is no exception. The brand offers an idea instead, the sea as an unexplained depth, so we list no notes here.
What concentration and size is it?
It is a Parfum in a 50 ml bottle. Parfum is a rich concentration, so a little goes a long way and one or two sprays are a sensible start.
How do I judge a perfume with no notes?
Test it on skin, give it time, and wear it on more than one day. Pay attention to how it settles rather than to the first impression alone.
What is the cap made of?
Tumbled silver-coloured metal with a greenish corrosion and an inlaid seashell from Haiti, finished by hand. It belongs to the brand's idea of the sea, not to the liquid.
The house
About Orto Parisi
Orto Parisi is the second project of the Italian perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri, known as ‘The Nose’, and its name points to a garden. The house does not reveal notes. Its perfumes are Parfum in 50 ml, each with a hand-finished metal cap inlaid with horn, wood, stone or shell.
- Second project of the Italian perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri, known as ‘The Nose’
- The name points to the garden of the founder's grandfather, Vincenzo Parisi
- The brand does not publish notes; each perfume has a short evocative text
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