Antarctic
Sea salt and coconut in the same opening is a holiday in a bottle, and Poseidon Antarctic Eau de Toilette 150ml makes no secret of wanting to smell like one.
Lemon starts it off, sharp and clean for a minute or two, and then the other two materials arrive together. Coconut here is the creamy, slightly sweet kind rather than a thick suntan oil reading, and sea salt gives it a mineral, faintly briny coolness that keeps the sweetness in order. The combination is simple, obvious and very pleasant in hot weather, and it is the reason this one gets packed for holidays. There is no middle tier at all in what we hold, so the fragrance moves straight from that bright beginning into its base. Cedarwood is dry and splintery, sandalwood creamy and warm, and patchouli brings a damp earthiness with it that gives the drydown more depth than the opening suggests. Six materials in total, which makes this a short composition and a legible one, with no stage that asks you to pay attention.
Four hours or so is realistic from an eau de toilette like this one, with the first of them the most audible, and the 150ml size means you can afford to put it on again after a swim or a shower. It reads masculine, it was plainly built for summer, beaches and warm evenings, and suits anybody who likes salty, creamy scents and would rather not spend niche money to get one. Poseidon is made by Instituto Espanol, a Spanish firm whose own history starts in 1903 and which is still run by the same family, three generations on. Production is at Hinojos in the Donana area of Huelva, and the firm makes creams, deodorants and shower gels alongside its colognes.
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