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Portuguese Man O' War (Parfum)

2025

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Versions Timeline

2025

Portuguese Man O' War (Original Release)

Price Range
$190 – $200

Estimated price range, including all bottle sizes

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Perfumers

Antoine Lie

"Portuguese Man O' War is an unisex extrait-style fragrance built around a vivid marine and mineral concept. Its opening combines ginger, saffron, and immortelle for a sharp, spicy, slightly metallic impression. The heart introduces a dark gunpowder effect alongside jasmine sambac and geranium. Seaweed absolute gives the drydown a strongly saline, briny character, while sandalwood and tonka provide warmth and smoothness. The overall profile is bold, unconventional, and more dramatic than a conventional fresh aquatic. It is particularly suited to adventurous niche-fragrance wearers who enjoy challenging marine compositions."

Ideal Environment

Best Seasons

Spring
Fall
Winter

Ideal Weather

Cloudy
Windy
Cold
Mild

Moods

Adventurous
Mysterious
Powerful
Creative
Confident

Occasions

Night Out
Concert
Date
Casual
Travel

Fun Facts

The fragrance is inspired by the Portuguese man o' war, a marine siphonophore often mistaken for a jellyfish.

Its concept combines saline seaweed with a gunpowder impression rather than presenting a conventional clean aquatic profile.

AI Generated

Aromatic Profile

0m/8h
Top Notes
1x
SpicyFloralSyntheticAquaticWoodySweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

0–1h 12m

ginger
saffron
immortelle
Middle Notes

1h 12m–3h 36m

caribbean gunpowder
jasmine sambac
geranium
Base Notes

3h 36m–8h

seaweed absolute
sandalwood
tonka

Performance

Longevity
80%

Long-lasting (6-8h)

Sillage
70%

Strong

Reviews Summary

“Early reception characterizes the fragrance as bold, saline, unconventional, and strongly marine. Reviewers commonly highlight the sharp ginger-and-gunpowder opening, darker marine heart, and seaweed-heavy drydown, with the composition appealing more to adventurous niche enthusiasts than to wearers seeking a crowd-pleasing aquatic.”

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