The Story
Why it exists.
The beginning
Perfumer Gökhan Şimşek approached Maresia with a concept that sounds simple and turns out not to be. The scent of skin after being by the sea. Not the broad heroic ocean, not the sailing-into-the-distance kind of marine story, but the close, private aftermath. The briny residue that lingers once you've stepped away from the water and the air has had time to settle on you. Estrvs released Maresia in 2026 as a unisex floral aquatic, and the first thing you notice is that it doesn't announce itself as either floral or aquatic. It sits somewhere in between, more interested in texture than category. There's a quietness to the way it's composed, a refusal to lean on the obvious tropes that usually come with this territory.
The structure worth paying attention to is the friction between the two halves of the pyramid. The opening and heart lean marine and salty, with lily of the valley threading through the aquatic notes and adding its own green-cool lift. Then the base introduces a noticeable shift in temperature. Ambergris, caramel, sandalwood, tonka bean, and a defined musk presence arrive and the composition reads warmer, denser, more opaque. The notes move from translucent salt to something closer to golden skin, and that is the central tension of Maresia.
The evolution
The opening reads cold and immediate, with marine and salty notes setting the tone right away. There's a weight to the air in those early minutes, something mineral and briny that doesn't rely on citrus to cut through. The salty top notes feel close to actual sea air rather than a stylized version of it, and the composition holds that direction firmly without softening it. As the heart develops, the lily of the valley lifts through the salt, adding a floral dimension that keeps the marine character from feeling flat or one-dimensional. The ozonic notes sit between the top and the heart and do useful work expanding the perceived space of the fragrance, making it feel broader than the note list alone would suggest. Eventually the composition pivots. The aquatics recede rather than vanishing outright, and the base moves forward.
Cultural impact
Maresia occupies a specific lane within the aquatic floral category, one defined less by genre convention and more by an instinct for contrast. The composition pairs its marine and salty opening with a base that introduces ambergris, caramel, sandalwood, tonka bean, and musk, and that combination gives the fragrance a distinct two-phase character. Rather than staying in the cool, clean register that defines so many marine fragrances, it lets warmth and sweetness develop in the later stages, which sets it apart from the usual clean aquatic drydown.
