Sights.
It is an indomitable depth, the unknown,
a call towards all and nothing – here, there, everywhere.
The wholeness of the sea doesn’t need an explanation.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Megamare suits close quarters where its salty, mineral trail can move through the air without losing its shape: a room with open windows, skin warmed by the day, the sense of standing near water after sunset. It projects a calm that never quite becomes tame, carrying a quiet menace beneath the brightness.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, Megamare needs a light hand despite its extrait strength. One or two sprays are usually enough, as the scent is known for strong diffusion and long wear; on skin it reads salty and airy at first, then settles into cedar, musk and a powdery marine depth that lasts for hours.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like powerful niche compositions with a marine profile that is darker, denser and more abstract than the usual fresh-aquatic style. It will appeal to those drawn to salty-mineral textures, strong projection and fragrances that feel elemental, modern and a little untamed.
Release year
2019
The nose
Alessandro Gualtieri is the founder and sole perfumer behind Megamare. Known for his uncompromising, highly textured style, he builds fragrances that feel physical and instinctive, often pushing materials toward an almost visceral intensity. His work for Nasomatto and Orto Parisi is marked by bold contrasts, unusual density and a taste for scents that seem to breathe, stain and persist rather than simply unfold. With Megamare, that approach becomes oceanic mythology: not a polite aquatic, but a full-spectrum sea impression, from bright surface light to darker, saline depth. The fragrance reflects his preference for strong identity, dramatic projection and compositions that feel more like sensory statements than conventional perfume structures.
Orto Parisi’s story
Orto Parisi is built on Alessandro Gualtieri’s idea of the body as a garden: a place where natural scent, instinct and vitality are more truthful than polished convention. The house favors raw, intense compositions with a tactile, almost animal presence, treating fragrance as something alive, sensual and slightly unruly rather than decorative.
Megamare’s concept
Released in 2019, Megamare was conceived as an image of the sea in its entirety rather than a narrow aquatic effect. The brand frames it as an indomitable depth and an unexplained call, moving from bright salt air to darker oceanic force. Its mythology sits squarely in Gualtieri’s taste for elemental, almost archetypal concepts.
Extra info
Megamare is part of Orto Parisi’s original five-fragrance universe and is often discussed as one of the house’s most powerful releases. It has gained a reputation in fragrance circles for exceptional longevity and projection, and for turning the idea of an aquatic perfume into something vast, saline and almost mythic.
Sights.
It is an indomitable depth, the unknown,
a call towards all and nothing – here, there, everywhere.
The wholeness of the sea doesn’t need an explanation.
All about this fragrance
Vibe check
Megamare suits close quarters where its salty, mineral trail can move through the air without losing its shape: a room with open windows, skin warmed by the day, the sense of standing near water after sunset. It projects a calm that never quite becomes tame, carrying a quiet menace beneath the brightness.
How to wear
Best in mild to cool weather, Megamare needs a light hand despite its extrait strength. One or two sprays are usually enough, as the scent is known for strong diffusion and long wear; on skin it reads salty and airy at first, then settles into cedar, musk and a powdery marine depth that lasts for hours.
Who it’s for
For wearers who like powerful niche compositions with a marine profile that is darker, denser and more abstract than the usual fresh-aquatic style. It will appeal to those drawn to salty-mineral textures, strong projection and fragrances that feel elemental, modern and a little untamed.
Release year
2019
The nose
Alessandro Gualtieri is the founder and sole perfumer behind Megamare. Known for his uncompromising, highly textured style, he builds fragrances that feel physical and instinctive, often pushing materials toward an almost visceral intensity. His work for Nasomatto and Orto Parisi is marked by bold contrasts, unusual density and a taste for scents that seem to breathe, stain and persist rather than simply unfold. With Megamare, that approach becomes oceanic mythology: not a polite aquatic, but a full-spectrum sea impression, from bright surface light to darker, saline depth. The fragrance reflects his preference for strong identity, dramatic projection and compositions that feel more like sensory statements than conventional perfume structures.
Orto Parisi’s story
Orto Parisi is built on Alessandro Gualtieri’s idea of the body as a garden: a place where natural scent, instinct and vitality are more truthful than polished convention. The house favors raw, intense compositions with a tactile, almost animal presence, treating fragrance as something alive, sensual and slightly unruly rather than decorative.
Megamare’s concept
Released in 2019, Megamare was conceived as an image of the sea in its entirety rather than a narrow aquatic effect. The brand frames it as an indomitable depth and an unexplained call, moving from bright salt air to darker oceanic force. Its mythology sits squarely in Gualtieri’s taste for elemental, almost archetypal concepts.
Extra info
Megamare is part of Orto Parisi’s original five-fragrance universe and is often discussed as one of the house’s most powerful releases. It has gained a reputation in fragrance circles for exceptional longevity and projection, and for turning the idea of an aquatic perfume into something vast, saline and almost mythic.