Fragrance comparison

Sea Angel vs Rêverie Balnéaire

Notes, accords, longevity, sillage, seasons and community ratings, side by side.

Updated 19 Oct 2026 54 ratings analysed

4 wins

Sea Angel

O'Driu

3.7243 votes

Rank #38,486 MarineSalty

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61%scent match

Closely related

Rêverie Balnéaire

Alkemia Perfumes

3.8211 votes

Rank #44,335 MarineAromatic

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Quick verdict

Which one should you pick?

Sea Angel takes 4 of 4 categories.

Sea Angel
Choose it for a marine and salty character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in summer, evening wear.
Rêverie Balnéaire
Choose it for a marine and aromatic character. Best in summer, daytime wear.

Sea Angel4/4

Rêverie Balnéaire0/4

Ratings & consensus: Sea Angel
Community sentiment: Not scored
Longevity: Sea Angel
Sillage & projection: Sea Angel
Value for money: Not scored
Versatility: Not scored
Note pyramid (duration): Not scored
Fragranxe ranking: Sea Angel

Head-to-head breakdown

Every category side by side, with the winner called out.

Fragrance

Sea AngelO'Driu

Rêverie BalnéaireAlkemia Perfumes

Winner

Ratings & consensus

Average rating and ownership split

3.72/ 5 · 43 votes

Have 22%Had 8%Want 70%

3.82/ 5 · 11 votes

Have 22%Had 6%Want 72%

Category winnerSea AngelRating weighted by vote count

Community sentiment

How voters split from love to hate

42%Love

30%Like

2%Ok

9%Dislike

16%Hate

43 votes

36%Love

36%Like

0%Ok

27%Dislike

0%Hate

11 votes · too few to score

Category winnerNot enough dataMost positive mix (25+ votes)

Longevity & sillage

0–100 community performance scores

⏱ Longevity73

〰 Sillage72

♥ Love / hate68

⏱ Longevity60

〰 Sillage67

♥ Love / hate70

Category winners

LongevitySea Angel

SillageSea Angel

Value for money

How fairly priced voters find it

¤ Price value36

¤ Price valueN/A

Category winnerNot enough dataBest value score

Main accords

Strength of each scent family · outlined = shared by both

marine100%

salty83%

aquatic65%

aromatic48%

sand30%

marine100%

aromatic88%

aquatic77%

woody65%

musky53%

sand42%

Scent match61%Closely related · both marine, aquatic and aromatic

Note pyramid (duration)

Top, heart and base, with how long each lasts when known · gold = shared

Notes

SeaweedSea NotesSea SaltSandOzonic notes

No top / heart / base split published

Notes

Sea NotesDriftwoodSeaweedSandMusk

No top / heart / base split published

InformationalShared notesSeaweed, Sea Notes and Sand. Note durations are not published for these fragrances, so this is not scored.

Seasons & time of day

Relative to each fragrance's best season

Spring64

Summer100

Fall71

Winter57

Day91

Night100

Spring50

Summer100

Fall0

Winter0

Day100

Night50

Category winnerNot enough dataMost year-round

Who wears it

Gender appeal votes

Men9

Unisex91

Women0

Not enough votes yet

InformationalProfile onlyAudience is not scored

Ranking & credits

Fragranxe overall rank, nose and launch

Overall rank#38,486

PerfumerAngelo Orazio Pregoni

Launched—

Reviews0

Overall rank#44,335

PerfumerSharra Lamoureaux

Launched—

Reviews1

Category winnerSea AngelHigher overall rank

In a nutshell

Description & review snapshot

Sea Angel by O'Driu strips away the sugary, artificial breeze found in typical designer aquatics, replacing it with the raw, untamed reality of the open ocean. Created by perfumer Angelo Orazio Pregoni in 2017, this unisex fragrance opens with a sharp gust of ozonic air, briny sea salt, and wet coastal sand. As it war…

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Rêverie Balnéaire by Alkemia Perfumes is a Aromatic Aquatic fragrance for women and men. Rêverie Balnéaire was launched in 2015. The nose behind this fragrance is Sharra Lamoureaux.

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InformationalRead bothTaste is personal

How we score: ratings blend public fragrance ratings with Fragranxe member votes; longevity, sillage, value and sentiment are community vote scores, and season bars are relative to each fragrance's strongest season. Categories with too little data are shown but not scored. The scent match weighs accord overlap (60%) and shared notes (40%). More in the FAQ.

Common questions

Straight answers from the data above.

Which is better, Sea Angel or Rêverie Balnéaire?

Sea Angel takes 4 of 4 categories. Sea Angel is rated 3.72/5 from 43 votes; Rêverie Balnéaire is rated 3.82/5 from 11 votes. Choose Sea Angel for a marine and salty character. Wins on ratings & consensus, longevity and sillage & projection. Best in summer, evening wear. Choose Rêverie Balnéaire for a marine and aromatic character. Best in summer, daytime wear.