Launched in 2008 by indie French line Heeley Parfums,  Sel Marin is the haunting, evaocative scent of the sea.

It has a citrus/bergamot opening that is fresh and bracing; as it blooms, a gentle saltiness appears alongside a greenness from algae that evokes the sea perfectly. At the base, vetiver gives it backbone while cedar and birch give it woodiness – not a warm woodiness, but a deep, damp conifer forest woodiness.

This is not a day at the beach; this is the siren song of the beautiful interplay of sea and damp conifer forest. Breathe in, breathe out…..

Notes: lemon, Sicilian bergamot, sea salt, algae, vetiver, birch and cedar.