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The Dua Brand Starboard
Gender:
Unisex
Segment:
Lux perfumes
Fragrance information:
The Dua Brand Starboard — a vibrant aquatic unisex fragrance
The Dua Brand Starboard is a 2025 fragrance created for those who love expressive fruity compositions with a cool marine character.
This release comes from the American brand The Dua Brand, which embraces the idea of modern niche perfumery and focuses on rich, noticeable scents.
The fragrance belongs to the Inspired Expression collection and is presented in a perfume concentration, or Extrait de Parfum.
This is a unisex fragrance: its character is not bound by traditional gender boundaries, allowing Starboard to develop equally intriguingly on both women's and men's skin.
The composition was created by Mahsam Raza.
In Starboard, he combines juicy tropical nuances, cool minerality and soft sweetness, creating a fragrance with a distinct contrast between its fresh opening and warm base.
Fragrance character and development
The impression of Starboard begins with an energetic fruity-citrus accord.
Bergamot adds a sparkling freshness, pineapple brings a juicy tropical facet, while an iodic nuance creates the effect of sea air and a damp mineral surface.
In the heart, the fragrance becomes fuller and spicier.
Ginger lightly livens up the fruity sweetness, passion fruit intensifies the exotic character, while white flowers smooth the transition and lend the composition a bright floral softness.
The finale unfolds with caramel, white musk and a woody accord.
The sweet note does not feel flat here: it is supported by clean musk and a dryish woody texture, allowing the base to leave a warm, enveloping impression.
Sillage and everyday wear
In terms of projection, Starboard is a very powerful, long-lasting fragrance.
The Extrait de Parfum concentration and rich fruity-aquatic structure make it highly noticeable in the air, so it is best to start with a small amount and add more if needed.
The fragrance is especially well suited to warm weather, holidays, evening strolls and outdoor events, where its tropical freshness unfolds to particularly striking effect.
At the same time, the caramel-woody base makes it suitable for cooler seasons too, when you want a bright, juicy accent.
Specific recommendations for applying Starboard to skin and clothing are not provided in the database.
There is also no information on other concentrations for this release, so it is impossible to compare the Extrait de Parfum with EDT or EDP versions.
Olfactive profile and similar fragrances
The composition combines fruity and aquatic families, while its note profile includes citrus, fruity, mineral, musky, spicy, sweet, white-floral and woody nuances.
As a result, The Dua Brand Starboard smells fresh, exotic, sweet and highly distinctive all at once.
For further exploration of a similar mood, consider Oriflame Precious Moments.
It is not an identical substitute, but it may serve as a point of comparison for those interested in fruity and airy-sweet compositions.
Starboard nevertheless stands out with its more powerful sillage, mineral facet and pronounced tropical-fruit accent.
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