What does it smell like?
Main smell: aromatic and fresh spicy. It opens with pomelo and mandarin orange, moves to lavender and palmarosa and dries down to fir resin and musk.
- Came out
- 2013
- Lasts
- 3 to 6 hours
- Best in
- spring
Artisan Acqua notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
John Varvatos Artisan Acqua EDT in detail
Artisan Acqua EDT comes from John Varvatos. This one is the Eau de Toilette.
Sillage and projection
Projection is medium: people near you can smell it. Three or four sprays give a good balance.
Longevity on skin
It lasts a medium time, about 3 to 6 hours on skin. As an Eau de Toilette, it is lighter than an Eau de Parfum, so it fades sooner. Lacoste and Parfums De Marly Percival last longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like fir resin and musk are the part that stays longest on the skin.
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Artisan Acqua for work or evenings
It works better in the day than at night, so it is a good pick for work, school and daily wear. Its aromatic side keeps it clean and easy.
Who will like it
The strongest accord is aromatic (100%), followed by fresh spicy and citrus. You will probably like it if you enjoy aromatic and fresh spicy smells and notes like lavender and fir resin. Less obvious notes include galbanum, toscanol and patchouli. Perfume fans rate it 3.88 out of 5.
Best season for Artisan Acqua
The best time of year to wear it is spring. It is less suited to winter. Ranked by season: spring, summer, fall and winter. Its fresh smell feels good on warm days.
More from this line
There is 1 other version of this perfume, released in 2009.
Perfumes that smell like Artisan Acqua
Similar picks to try: Lacoste (6 shared notes), Dolce&Gabbana Intenso (5 shared notes), John Varvatos Artisan Blu (6 shared notes) and Parfums De Marly Percival (5 shared notes).
Quick answers
Can women wear Artisan Acqua?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
Is Artisan Acqua expensive?
No, it is affordable: about €3 in Europe.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2013.