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Perfumes that smell like sea salt

These perfumes read as sea salt mainly through their sea salt, seaweed, and salt notes, with oakmoss and myrtle adding a dry, mossy-green edge. Marine and salty accords carry the bright, breezy quality, while the aromatic and fresh spicy touches keep the effect clean and crisp.

1. 01Lorenzo PazzagliaBlack Sea★ 4.14 · 1,614 ratingsWith salt, myrtle, sea notes
2. 02Profumum RomaAcqua di Sale★ 4.15 · 2,560 ratingsWith salt, seaweed, myrtle
3. 03DavidoffCool Water★ 3.89 · 20,853 ratingsWith oakmoss
4. 04Issey MiyakeLe Sel d Issey★ 4.30 · 4,655 ratingsWith sea salt, seaweed, oakmoss
5. 05Maison CrivelliRose SaltifOlia★ 3.87 · 1,035 ratingsWith sea salt, seaweed
6. 06John VarvatosXX Artisan Teal★ 4.15 · 448 ratingsWith sea salt
7. 07ZaraSalty Ocean Bouquet★ 4.11 · 315 ratingsWith sea notes, sea salt
8. 08Lorenzo PazzagliaSex-Sea★ 4.25 · 942 ratingsWith sea notes, myrtle, oakmoss
9. 09OrebellaSalted Muse★ 3.84 · 963 ratingsWith sea salt
10. 10Lattafa PerfumesAtlas★ 4.13 · 3,160 ratingsWith sea notes, salt, oakmoss
11. 11MontaleSandflowers★ 3.65 · 923 ratingsWith oakmoss
12. 12Lorenzo PazzagliaArtik Sea★ 3.92 · 520 ratingsWith sea notes, myrtle, salt

Chosen by matching each fragrance’s notes and accords to the impression, among fragrances with at least 300 ratings, one per line so flankers don’t crowd the list. “Our pick” marks a fragrance our editors add by hand.