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No matter: what matters is that it is distance-independent, like light through a transparent medium, like a deity seeing through perfume’s soul."}]},"entry_sources":{"hedione_air_pump":["https://www.silloria.com/en/perfumes/orto-parisi/megamare"],"pheromone_mimicry":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calone","https://premierepeau.com/blogs/news/calone-ocean-perfume-molecule-premiere-peau"],"2019_genre_intervention":["https://scentverdict.com/perfume/orto-parisi-megamare-parfum","https://noseparis.com/en/megamare"],"1966_accidental_discovery":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calone","https://premierepeau.com/blogs/news/calone-ocean-perfume-molecule-premiere-peau"],"lead_accord_calone_dosing":["https://noseparis.com/en/megamare","https://www.silloria.com/en/perfumes/orto-parisi/megamare"],"distance_independent_radiance":["https://www.nzz.ch/folio/calone-ld.1619911"]}},"orto_parisi_collection_overview":{"title":"The Orto Parisi collection and concept","entries":{"the_body_as_garden_manifesto":"Grounded in a manifesto declaring the body a garden whose odours are a mirror of the soul, Orto Parisi frames Megamare not as a clean aquatic but as a raw, untamed force—a philosophy that invites both attraction and repulsion rather than aesthetic pleasantness.","packaging_as_raw_tactile_extension_of_concept":"Heavy glass bottles, textured labels, and caps of metal, resin, or natural elements—shared across the Orto Parisi range including Megamare—are designed to feel physical and alive, not decorative, signaling that the perfume is an extension of the body rather than a luxury accessory.","intentional_silence_on_official_note_breakdowns":"Per an official FAQ, Orto Parisi deliberately withholds fragrance notes—a policy that forces Megamare to be experienced as a monolithic marine assault rather than a dissected accord, reinforcing the brand's anti-consumerist, art-first stance.","megamare_s_outlier_status_among_earthy_siblings":"Stacked against Terroni (volcanic earth), Stercus (feces), and Boccanera (dark chocolate and chili), Megamare stands as the sole full-throttle aquatic in a collection otherwise dominated by soil, spice, and animalics—it interprets the sea as another primal element, widening the brand's appeal for those drawn to oceanic intensity over earthy rot.","dark_dense_aquatic_deliberate_subversion_of_freshness":"Retailers characterize Megamare as 'dark, dense and commanding' rather than a fresh, breezy marine, a deliberate subversion that echoes Gualtieri's concept of freshness as an immediate, raw sensation akin to freshly killed prey; the result is an aquatic that channels storm surges, not beachy uplift, making it the most aggressively oceanic scent in the Orto Parisi catalogue.","line_wide_extrait_de_parfum_concentration_and_tenacity":"Every Orto Parisi scent is an extrait de parfum, loaded with high doses of raw materials to guarantee extreme longevity and projection—reviewers report Megamare clinging for days and surviving showers, a performance ceiling that is intentional and uniform across the collection, not a happy accident.","alessandro_gualtieri_sole_perfumer_and_nasomatto_predecessor":"Alessandro Gualtieri created Orto Parisi in 2014 after his iconoclastic Nasomatto line, and he remains the only nose for every release—so Megamare's 2019 formulation carries the same authorial thumbprint that drove Nasomatto's cult status, with a singular vision unmeddled by outside perfumers.","2014_earth_driven_launch_vs_megamare_s_2019_aquatic_expansion":"The brand debuted in 2014 with five fragrances—Bergamask, Boccanera, Brutus, Stercus, and Viride—each named for bodily or earthy themes (Stercus means feces, Boccanera 'dark mouth'); Megamare arrived five years later as the first aquatic, broadening the garden metaphor to the savage sea without backing away from the line's polarizing intensity."},"entry_quotes":{"the_body_as_garden_manifesto":[{"url":"https://www.thefranklyspeaking.com/projects/orto-parisi","quote":"Orto Parisi is a statement that our body must be experienced like a garden."},{"url":"https://1000things.org/en/article/about-orto-parisi","quote":"The parts of the body that carry more smell are those where more soul is collected."}],"packaging_as_raw_tactile_extension_of_concept":[{"url":"https://www.artofsense.be/product/megamare/","quote":"The aesthetic of Orto Parisi is minimal yet symbolic. Heavy glass bottles, textured labels and distinctive caps — made from materials like metal, resin or natural elements — reflect the brand’s raw and tactile philosophy."}],"intentional_silence_on_official_note_breakdowns":[{"url":"https://www.parfinity.com/en/brand/orto-parisi","quote":"According to the official FAQ, Alessandro Gualtieri does not publish fragrance notes for his creations."}],"megamare_s_outlier_status_among_earthy_siblings":[{"url":"https://scentverdict.com/brand/orto-parisi","quote":"Fragrances like Megamare (marine aquatic), Terroni (earthy wood-tonka-vanilla), Boccanera, Brutus (amber-cedar-musk-moss), Stercus (almond-anise-agarwood-leather), and Viride emerged between 2014 and 2021, with Gualtieri as the sole nose."},{"url":"https://1000things.org/en/article/about-orto-parisi","quote":"STERCUS From latin meaning ‘feces’."}],"dark_dense_aquatic_deliberate_subversion_of_freshness":[{"url":"https://www.artofsense.be/product/megamare/","quote":"Megamare by Orto Parisi is a vast, powerful extrait de parfum inspired by the immensity and brutality of the ocean."},{"url":"https://www.artofsense.be/product/megamare/","quote":"It is not a fresh aquatic in the traditional sense, but dark, dense and commanding."},{"url":"https://www.thefranklyspeaking.com/projects/orto-parisi","quote":"Gualtieri redefines freshness—not as distant breezes or mountain air, but as an immediate, raw sensation, akin to a freshly killed prey."}],"line_wide_extrait_de_parfum_concentration_and_tenacity":[{"url":"https://www.artofsense.be/product/megamare/","quote":"All Orto Parisi fragrances are highly concentrated extrait de parfum, known for their exceptional longevity and strong projection."},{"url":"https://www.parfinity.com/en/brand/orto-parisi","quote":"Sillage and longevity are just as uncompromising. The latter would almost have to be specified in days. Even after a thorough shower, the scent is still clearly perceptible on the skin."}],"alessandro_gualtieri_sole_perfumer_and_nasomatto_predecessor":[{"url":"https://scentverdict.com/brand/orto-parisi","quote":"Orto Parisi was founded in 2014 by Italian perfumer Alessandro Gualtieri, known for his prior work with Nasomatto."},{"url":"https://scentverdict.com/brand/orto-parisi","quote":"with Gualtieri as the sole nose."}],"2014_earth_driven_launch_vs_megamare_s_2019_aquatic_expansion":[{"url":"https://nstperfume.com/2014/04/25/orto-parisi-new-niche-line/","quote":"Orto Parisi debuts with five fragrances: Bergamask, Boccanera, Brutus, Stercus and Viride."},{"url":"https://olfactoryarchetype.com/orto-parisi/megamare-orto-parisi","quote":"Megamare was launched in 2019."},{"url":"https://1000things.org/en/article/about-orto-parisi","quote":"STERCUS From latin meaning ‘feces’."}]},"entry_sources":{"the_body_as_garden_manifesto":["https://www.thefranklyspeaking.com/projects/orto-parisi","https://1000things.org/en/article/about-orto-parisi","https://nstperfume.com/2014/04/25/orto-parisi-new-niche-line/","https://scentverdict.com/brand/orto-parisi","https://www.parfinity.com/en/brand/orto-parisi"],"packaging_as_raw_tactile_extension_of_concept":["https://www.artofsense.be/product/megamare/"],"intentional_silence_on_official_note_breakdowns":["https://www.parfinity.com/en/brand/orto-parisi","https://www.artofsense.be/product/megamare/"],"megamare_s_outlier_status_among_earthy_siblings":["https://scentverdict.com/brand/orto-parisi","https://1000things.org/en/article/about-orto-parisi"],"dark_dense_aquatic_deliberate_subversion_of_freshness":["https://www.artofsense.be/product/megamare/","https://www.thefranklyspeaking.com/projects/orto-parisi","https://www.parfinity.com/en/brand/orto-parisi"],"line_wide_extrait_de_parfum_concentration_and_tenacity":["https://www.artofsense.be/product/megamare/","https://www.parfinity.com/en/brand/orto-parisi"],"alessandro_gualtieri_sole_perfumer_and_nasomatto_predecessor":["https://scentverdict.com/brand/orto-parisi","https://nstperfume.com/2014/04/25/orto-parisi-new-niche-line/","https://olfactoryarchetype.com/orto-parisi/megamare-orto-parisi"],"2014_earth_driven_launch_vs_megamare_s_2019_aquatic_expansion":["https://nstperfume.com/2014/04/25/orto-parisi-new-niche-line/","https://olfactoryarchetype.com/orto-parisi/megamare-orto-parisi","https://1000things.org/en/article/about-orto-parisi","https://scentverdict.com/brand/orto-parisi"]}},"editorial_reviews_and_reputation":{"title":"Critical reviews and the fragrance's reputation","entries":{"the_hidden_marine_accord":"Editor Sergey Borisov notes that Gualtieri buries the aquatic freshness beneath a sweet, spicy opening reminiscent of aged rum, green apple, lavender, and cinnamon — the sea note exists as a sillage effect for others, while the wearer experiences salt-crusted stones and animalic red algae, creating a dual-natured scent that is more about the aftermath of the sea than its surface.","murky_iodic_seaweed_not_a_clean_blue_aquatic":"Editorial analysis calls out the seaweed accord as 'murky and iodic, carrying the mineral funk of actual kelp drying on rocks,' a world away from the crisp, ozonic marines that dominate the market — this is the scent of low tide, not a swimming pool.","deliberately_confrontational_not_a_holiday_scent":"Sillage.art's editors frame Megamare as a fragrance that is 'deliberately confrontational,' rejecting easy seaside nostalgia in favor of a raw, bodily experience of salt, sun, and water — making it a scent for those who want to wear the idea of immersion, not a postcard version of the sea.","from_earth_to_ocean_the_orto_parisi_thematic_arc":"Megamare acts as the oceanic counterpoint to the brand's earlier Terroni (devoted to earth and fire), forming a deliberate duality that deepens the collection's narrative — understanding this arc helps a buyer see Megamare as part of a larger philosophical project rather than a standalone aquatic.","gualtieri_s_refusal_to_publish_a_full_notes_list":"Alessandro Gualtieri deliberately omits an official pyramid, instead encoding the marine story in the bottle's oxidized silver cap, grey-green juice, and polished nacre stopper — a move that forces wearers to interpret the scent on their own terms and signals that Megamare is meant as an artistic statement, not a conventional product."},"entry_quotes":{"the_hidden_marine_accord":[{"url":"https://www.fragrantica.com/news/MEGAMARE-Orto-Parisi-Review-12195.html","quote":"MEGAMARE is a marine scent. But the perfumer, true to himself, hides the aquatic ozone chord of freshness under layers of other materials. The aroma is even sweet and spicy in the first seconds, like well-aged rum, with green apple, lavender and cinnamon tones."}],"murky_iodic_seaweed_not_a_clean_blue_aquatic":[{"url":"https://sillage.art/perfumes/orto-parisi-megamare-2019","quote":"The seaweed accord here isn’t the clean, ozonic interpretation found in conventional aquatics—it’s murky and iodic, carrying the mineral funk of actual kelp drying on rocks."}],"deliberately_confrontational_not_a_holiday_scent":[{"url":"https://sillage.art/perfumes/orto-parisi-megamare-2019","quote":"The result feels deliberately confrontational—less about evoking seaside holidays than about capturing the body’s response to salt, sun, and water."}],"from_earth_to_ocean_the_orto_parisi_thematic_arc":[{"url":"https://www.fragrantica.com/news/MEGAMARE-Orto-Parisi-Review-12195.html","quote":"The previous Orto Parisi fragrance, Terrone was devoted to the earth and fiery lava, people from the Italian south, firmly standing on the ground. According to the law of opposites, the next one, MEGAMARE, which was released two years later, is a perfume dedicated to the ocean, its depths and secrets."}],"gualtieri_s_refusal_to_publish_a_full_notes_list":[{"url":"https://www.fragrantica.com/news/MEGAMARE-Orto-Parisi-Review-12195.html","quote":"Alessandro Gualtieri does not like to simplify the task for us smellers. For example, the composition of his perfumes is never explained with a list of notes or raw materials, although he usually gives some hints - by the color of the aromatic liquid, by the name, by the color of the stopper."}]},"entry_sources":{"the_hidden_marine_accord":["https://www.fragrantica.com/news/MEGAMARE-Orto-Parisi-Review-12195.html"],"murky_iodic_seaweed_not_a_clean_blue_aquatic":["https://sillage.art/perfumes/orto-parisi-megamare-2019"],"deliberately_confrontational_not_a_holiday_scent":["https://sillage.art/perfumes/orto-parisi-megamare-2019"],"from_earth_to_ocean_the_orto_parisi_thematic_arc":["https://www.fragrantica.com/news/MEGAMARE-Orto-Parisi-Review-12195.html"],"gualtieri_s_refusal_to_publish_a_full_notes_list":["https://www.fragrantica.com/news/MEGAMARE-Orto-Parisi-Review-12195.html"]}}}}}}