Porthole is a brilliantly vivid, hyper-luminous floral-fruity-marine fragrance from the French luxury niche house Loumari. Launched in 2022 and composed by perfumer Camille Chemardin, the fragrance is conceived as an immersive, high-end olfactory voyage into a sun-drenched maritime paradise. It completely shatters the traditional mold of thin, fleeting aquatic freshies or sharp, synthetic laundry-esque colognes. It captures the bracing shock of a cold ocean mist colliding with luscious, nectar-rich tropical fruits. It opens with an explosive, mouthwatering canopy of hyper-realistic juicy pineapple, sharp sea salt, zesty bergamot, and a distinct, airy splash of marine iodine. It shifts smoothly into a lush, vibrant heart of creamy passionfruit, hot ginger, and delicate white blossoms before anchoring itself on an opulent, deeply smooth baseline of sweet caramel, clean white musk, and modern woody notes.
Olfactory Pyramid:
Top Notes: Pineapple, Sea Salt, Iodine, Bergamot
Heart Notes: Passionfruit, Ginger, White Blossom
Base Notes: Caramel, White Musk, Woodsy Notes
Vibe: Intensely fruit-forward with an incredible tropical sweetness, beautifully texturized with sharp marine saltiness, and wrapped in a warm, decadent, and suave caramelized musk trail.
What does Loumari Porthole smell like? A salty tropical sea breeze. Pineapple, sea salt, iodine and bergamot open it, passionfruit, ginger and white blossom form the heart, and caramel, white musk and woods make a soft, warm base. Composed by Camille Chemardin, launched in 2022.
Is it an aquatic fragrance? It has a salty, marine opening, but the pineapple, passionfruit and caramel make it far more tropical and sweet than a typical aquatic.
When should I wear it? Summer and warm days. Try the 1.5mL sample before the 100mL.
What are the notes in Loumari Porthole? Pineapple, Sea Salt, Iodine, Bergamot at the top, Passionfruit, Ginger, White Blossom in the heart, and Caramel, White Musk, Woodsy Notes in the base.