Soul Sea

Soul Sea from the Italian house LPDO, released in 2024, is a marine fragrance with more body than most. Everyone who describes it calls it woody, fresh and floral in equal measure, and about half add spicy, ambery and citrus, which points to a scent that is salty and bright but not thin.

Bergamot and pepper open it with zest and a sharp tingle. The sea comes next: sea water and sea notes give a cool, briny air, algae adds a slightly green, iodine-like realism, and lotus and white flowers lay a clean, aquatic floral over the top. The base is where the body is. Driftwood and cedar bring a dry, sun-bleached woodiness, and ambergris adds a warm, salty, faintly animal softness that makes the whole thing feel like skin after a day on the beach.

It is worn by anyone. The character suits warm weather and daytime wear, holidays, and a wearer who likes aquatic scents but wants something with a warmer tail than a simple fresh spray.

Soul Sea — unisex fragrance by LPDO (released 2024). Notes: Algae, Ambergris, Bergamot, Cedar, Driftwood, Lotus, Pepper, Sea Notes, Sea Water, White Flowers. — Parfica open fragrance database