OlfactionaryAquatic
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At a glance
Aquatic is a fragrance family built on synthetic marine and ozonic materials engineered in the 1990s to evoke the smell of sea air and clean water.
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The Fragrance Wheel's "Water" category — marine and oceanic accords, often built around the synthetic molecule Calone, discovered in 1966. Calone's salty, ozonic character defined the entire marine/aquatic fragrance boom of the 1990s, from Cool Water to Acqua di Giò.