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Mikov1 – :
This is FANTASTIC but there is nothing beachy about this at all. It’s not like an Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess. The power of suggestion is amazing. This is like sticking your face into a ton of fresh jasmine blossoms. It is sweet and a tiny bit indolic but not skanky or animalic. This is just fresh, strong, beautiful jasmine. I love it.
sergo555 – :
When I was a child I used Coppertone Sunblock in the beach and this perfume take me back to that smell. It’s just a little plastic but it’s very similar to Coppertone.
Phemdemndub – :
I had it, loved it, but used it as a kind of psychological pick up. Particularly in winter, ocasionally just wearing a spritz of this was such a pick up. Ozone and jasmine, just that….
wxs466speagoessenda – :
I stumbled upon this beautiful scent and just couldn’t get enough of it. It’s the first time I love a beach smelling scent that is minimalist and classy without an overpowering coconut. It really transported me to the Caribbean. Gets compliments!
cheapestwowgoldfsm – :
I was craving a summery beach scent so I got this. I really liked it at first because it made me think of the beach and it had a floral scent in the mix. I sometimes wear it when I’m craving it but I think it’ll take me several decades to finish my 3.4 oz bottle. I don’t crave it enough. I recently wore it and was asked if I was wearing sunblock. Ever since then, all I smell is sunblock when I wear it.
Bolk – :
This has hints of glow by jlo in its undertones, it must be the jasmine or mandarin mixture it has the tropical clan vibe
MigAmiree – :
Received a sample of this scent. Not bad. Very fresh and summery. And it is very reminiscent of the beach because it’s sunscreen scented. It’s literally like she took the scent of sunscreen and made a perfume. It’s quite long wearing and inoffensive but only for warm summer days. However, do you really need to spend that much money to smell like sunblock? I won’t be buying a full size bottle.
usmic – :
I’ve worn this perfume during a very warm and humid day commuting in trains and buses just to feel the summer mood and project it as well!!! I got the impression it pleased whoever happened to come closer to me! My collection of sea inspired perfumes comprises five or six items and Bobbi Brown’s Beach added a sweeter, more flowery, more down-to-earth sunscreen type scent. It’s happy, it’s warm,it’s a scent of a jasmine bud held close to your sun tanned skin that still smells of sea salt and sand while you sip a fizzy orange juice!
Jeka-xXx- – :
I’m ready for the summer and i’m in the mood to find a good beachy fragrance. I recently purchased tom ford soleil blanc and was disappointed with the staying power so I thought I would give this one a try. This smells just like the beach on a summer day! I love the combination of sunscreen, flowers, and salty sea air. The scent lasts longer on me than soleil blanc. It’s a great light day time fragrance.
vasia23 – :
This is a very “transperent” perfume in that it does not smell perfumey at all. It smells like a body care product. Coppertone? I have never smelled Coppertone, so I cannot comment on that.
However it does have a sunscreen- vibe. To me it smells of salty jasmine, lacking any sweetness what so ever.
Very poor sillage and longevity on me. I spay it on and then …. i smell literally NOTHING.
старый – :
I just received this perfume today. I was looking forward to an alternative to my fav BRonze Giddess which does remind me of summer and the beach. This one just smelled like Jasmine and nothing else’s. I get not mandarins, no ocean and no sand. Just jasmine and a bit of bugspray. It lasted for a few hours and then it was thankfully gone. I have only tried it once and it isn’t hot here yet. I will try again in the summer and update my review.
vdk404InsuffBooni – :
I would like to thank my swap partner for allowing me to try this one.
Beach is everything I hoped it would be. I get Coppertone sun screen just as I hoped I would. It smells like the spray on Coppertone. Summer in a bottle. Here on the East Coast it’s the heart of winter and cold weather. Honestly it’s not quite fitting for the cold. I do spray it to remind me that this cold is nearly half over and the warmth and sun are on their way. I will wear this often in the spring and summer. The silage and lasting power of this one are amazing and I adore the simplicity of the box and bottle. Honestly sometimes less is better with packaging and this is a perfect example.
xama – :
Love hate with this scent. In all honesty I want the perfume to smell like the beach with that suntan lotioney scent that wafts through the sea breeze air! However, this makes my brain dizzy as there is a pungent smell of something strong like chemically wrong as if they mixed flea repellent with a dead weed. I want to love it so much but this only applies after about 4 hours. After four hours you are literally are at the beach where the scent had powdered down to a soft oceaney sparkle with a hint of citrus orange that begs for you yo curl up with a great magazine and sparkling soda.
raksha – :
A very straightforward perfume that knows what it is. This is for all of us who hung out at the beach, slathered in Coppertone. It is salty, sandy, and full of jasmine. Great for days when you are at the beach or wish you were. One sniff can instantly improve my mood. Definitely takes me back to lazy days in Hawaii spent without a care in the world.
Renniran – :
I agree w/ the ppl below that say there is a bad synthetic note in this that Bond 9 Fire Island just does not have. FI is MUCH better & lasts longer too. It does have the Suntan Lotion smell for sure, they both do, but to me “Beach” just doesn’t cut it. I LOVE FI, LP “Beachy” and many others out there that have this vibe. Out of all of them this is my least favorite b/c of that weird smell.
shurikk56 – :
Since this fragrance has been reviewed half a million times I’ll be brief.
Beach is Coppertone which lasts 1-3 hours depending on the temperature and then morphs into Cool Water Light.
To me, this is the best of both worlds: the jasmine blooms close once morning has passed and then the sand warms with afternoon heat, mingling at the shoreline with salty waves, leaving their scent on my skin for the rest of the day and evening.
(Here’s a tip to combat Beach’s fast-fading. Spray it in your hair and on your clothes.)
slanenok1984 – :
It makes me smile to see so many others have the nostalgia of childhood from this perfume as I do. To me this is the 80’s. No it doesn’t smell like any perfume from the 80’s. But it reminds me of that time. I go back to my first road trip being 6 or 7 years old. My family always struggling financially, I rarely had the privilege of out of state travels. But my grandparents decided they wanted to take me to Florida. It would be my first time seeing the ocean and going to Walt Disney World.
The age that I was, I could barely contain my excitement. My poor Paw Paw probably heard “Are we there yet?” countless times. Listening to classic country tunes and driving all the way from southern North Carolina was quite the long drive for me. Arriving in Florida was like going through another dimension. Numerous swamps, murky trees, and moss growing everywhere. The smells were numerous. I could smell the orange groves and it was a whole new world to me. But arriving near the ocean was breathtaking. My eyes had never beheld endless seas and smelled the salty air before. I was speechless and mesmerized with enchantment. I was so in love!
We arrived at our hotel and the beach was literally out our door. I was so excited I could not stand it. Right away me and my Mama (who was a younger woman then) got into our beach gear and headed to the water. Bobbi Brown Beach takes me right to that moment. The instant exhilaration of smelling the fresh salty sea, feeling the water on my legs, and digging my toes into the sand. My grandmother having lathered me up in “suntan lotion” and the smell lingered on my skin while in the water. Carefree happiness and running into that water like there was no tomorrow. Smiling so hard my face hurt and poking at poor little jellyfish. After going inside and the smell of the sea lingering on my skin and clothes. Bobbi Brown put all those memories into this bottle of treasure.
No matter how difficult my adult life is, a spritz of Beach truly brings a smile to my face. Being a mother now and almost old enough to be a grandmother, I find perfumes like this bring such joy to my heart. I hope my own children will one day find their nostalgia in a bottle to remind them of the wealth of childhood. As of now, I am enjoying my journey of nostalgia. Finding perfumes that are taking me down memory lane, they will forever be in my collection.
Shepard140 – :
Oh boy, how did I forget about this one? I used to have it and swapped it because I didn’t wear it enough, and now I’m regretting that deeply, I may have to buy it again… it really does smell like suntan lotion, hot skin and beach. I can’t get to the beach much anymore and my summer scent wardrobe seems to have dwindled to only my favorite tropical flowers, and fruity super casual Escadas. This has gotta get back to me!
Mecjp058Bessinepome – :
This fragrance gets a lot of criticism, but I don’t get why. The very first time I sampled it, it reminded me of my honeymoon in the Caribbean and the vacation by the ocean before that. I don’t think that it smells remotely similar to sunblock or a tanning lotion. It smells like sea breeze and ocean. After the initial drydown seabreeze is still there, but now you’re getting into softer florals. It’s very clean and aquatic without smelling cheap or synthetic.
pqk665bedyWelty – :
This is…….SUNTAN LOTION. Its a good scent, envokes memories from childhood at the OUTDOOR pool, yep I said OUTDOOR.I was out running our Aussie shepard and two people I stopped to talk to asked me what kind of sunscreen I was wearing because they liked the smell.I don’t have many occasions to wear this but I’m glad to have it in my stash
Ripirrend – :
Finally bit the bullet, got it from Macy’s they had a 10 off 50 I got the 3.4 bottle for 80 so not to bad.. I love it!! It smells exactly like sun screen.
Sanek1771 – :
@jessicajessa….why not try the rollerball from Sephora? Then you can see if you like it without paying FB prices.
krikk – :
I really want to try this perfume as a lot say it smells like sun screen. Only problem is all the online discounters are out of stock. I don’t want to pay full retail. Anyone have a bottle they don’t want pm me;)
Анна-Мария – :
Smells like a toiler cleaner and like a bug repellant..
teleassenty – :
Beach smells like a bug repellant.The jasmine in it is totally synthetic and there are no natural oils that make up that ‘Coppertone’ synthetic scent.
Smelling synthetic fragrances is waste of our health. I am not fooled by advertising and designer names. I bought it at first without knowing all the facts about it and then gad to give it to a friend because it would give me headaches.
vitek69 – :
I have to give it to Bobbi Brown: this fragrance smells truly, exactly like what I know as “the beach”. Not just vaguely reminiscent of a beach, or a single-note impression like sunscreen used at a beach, but straight-up all the scents I associate most with going to a southern Atlantic Coast beach, fresh salted air and hot sun rays and oily Coppertone (it smells a bit like jasmine and coconut) and warm sand and mineral sea and sun-baked driftwood. I was ecstatic when I put this on, and incredibly nostalgic for August, when my family takes our annual beach vacation. Nothing but sand and sea and sun and skin for miles and miles and miles…
That said… you know that saying “too much of a good thing”? For me, after a while spent in that ecstatic haze, it becomes so organic that it is hard to sustain the daydream. It murmurs of the murk under the boardwalk, of rotting mollusks in sandy shells, of stranded kelp having laid out too long under the hot sun, of belly-up crabs and oily sunscreen residue streaked on wet, salty skin. And all those are right and true and honest to the beach I know, and I know they are part of what breathes the scent of life into the beach itself. But it ends up making me feel like when I’ve been at the beach all day and need a shower. I actually washed it off the first time I tried it without realizing that I’d just washed off my perfume test. I just felt like I was dirty, and washed!
In summary (summery…? haha…), it’s a great scent, just not one I evidently want to keep for long on my body! Personally, I prefer: Bond No. 9 Fire Island – just Coppertone in the sun, and strong. Lilly Pulitzer Beachy – white flowers, watermelon, and salt. Philosophy Pure Grace Summer Surf – laundry dried in the sun outside at the beach. Maison Margiela Replica Beach Walk – also very beach-true, but with the dark-mineral-earthy scents replaced with a good dose of coconut milk (my favorite of all).
dacyZoosy – :
This has been my signature scent forever. I’ve been wearing it constantly for at least a decade.
You really honestly cannot judge this fragrance by how it smells in the bottle. It’s gorgeous in the bottle but there is an antisceptic topnote to it that evaporates on the skin. This scent is both warm and fresh at the same time and transforms to your chemistry. I can’t live without this perfume and wear it nearly every other day.
dasdas – :
Not really a review but more a warning to fans of this stuff: I was told today by a Bobbi Brown make up artist that Beach and all other BB perfumes were being discontinued…
sey359Unlogrere – :
I wrote the review few years ago but the other day I smelled it again in Nordstroms. Now I know what it reminds me of-when I was growing up(in Eastern Europe), lot of women used this facial toner(at least that’s what I think it was), and it smelled just like that. It certainly doesn’t smell like the beach. I can’t imagine wearing this as perfume. It actually smells astringent. Weird is that this is
mfi081InsuffBooni – :
I blind-bought this during a Sephora VIB sale. I regretted it immediately. There’s something synthetic-smelling about it, as a previous reviewer mentioned. I wanted a really beachy summery smell. I actually found it in Replica’s “Beach Walk” (also bought off of Sephora online during a sale). It’s described as “sun-kissed salty skin” and that’s exactly what it smells like (Coppertone mixed with salty brine). Bobbi Brown’s “Beach” should have done the same. Fortunately I only bought the roller ball size. I may try to exchange it at a Sephora store at some point. I highly recommend the Replica version!
Edit (about a year later): I decided to wear this today since it’s in my inventory, and I’m not a hater anymore. This is the exact smell of Coppertone sunscreen lotion SPF 5 (or 15, max) from the ’80s. Because of that, it definitely smells like summertime at the pool or at the beach. Today is September 1 and I guess I decided I wanted to get my last summer-time hurrahs by wearing this…although the weather here in Texas may stay in the 100s (or 90s at least) for a good while yet.
Velmer – :
To the expert nose who knows natural from synthetic, Beach is a bitch….
The Jasmine is a synthetic version and it smells like a bug repellant after a while. Totally synthetic.
БРЮНЕТКА – :
Smells literally like the beach.
– Sunscreen
– Towels
– Sand
– Water
– Flip Flops
– Sun
It’s nice if you like that sort of thing, but it doesn’t feel versatile at all.
пахан71 – :
This reminds me of anais anais ? Anyone else ? To me they belong in one category.
SYLWIA111 – :
This is soooooo lovely and beachy. I’ve finally found the perfect beach scent! Unfortunately it has pretty poor longevity on me so I have to spray countless times throughout the day but it’s worth it because I love the scent so much.
pilot-alena – :
When I first put this on it smells like when you get to the beach in the morning. The suntan oil, sand, the seabreeze and warm salty skin. Perfect if you want to escape in your head. But you know that feeling at the end of a day at the beach when you feel too sandy… too sticky… too oily… that’s what it ends up like on me. All you want to do is take a shower and get it off. Definately the beach in a bottle. Won’t repurchase though.
uod157intitytek – :
I LOVE the smell of suntan lotion and in the summer I use banana boat dry oil for a body moisturizer instead of lotion, so I do love all beachy scents and this is no question right up my alley. BUT..BUT.. it doesn’t last very long! And it’s not really that cheap, so I do feel Demeter offers some scents you could layer and make this more your own, but I get crazy nostalgia when I’ve worn this and I am questioning buying the whole bottle for summer, as I’ve only sampled it. It does what it’s trying to do really well and if you’re looking to smell EXACTLY. LIKE. THE. BEACH, then this is a great one to try! For my money though, I’d rather go with Replica’s Beach Walk.
DANGER – :
What people should know about this scent : yes it smells just like the beach.
This means: not in a perfumey way, no this is literally the smell of the beach.
Is it weird ? I think so.
It smells like hot sand, ocean water (green and woody and fishy) and sun tan lotion.
sa-well-ev – :
I really want to sample before spending that much money, will anyone consider adding me a sample
gryn4 – :
The new rectangular bottle is very weak, it is still saying Eau de Parfum, but smells like Eau de Cologne. I did a previous review, saying positive things, but that was about the old cylinder bottle. The smell itself is almost the same, and I’m enjoying it, but please make it stronger Bobbi.
maxik11 – :
Smells exactly how strolling along a beach would smell. Suntan lotion, salty ocean air and all. Great for ocean nostaligiacs.
ivanobman – :
All I know is that when I put this on, I close my eyes and imagine the ocean breeze, hot sun but not sweating, and relaxing in the sun. I actually really like this. I guess I don’t get to the beach enough, so I have it in a bottle.
FdGod231 – :
I actually really like this. I’m not sure why people are giving it such a hard time. It’s a very creamy scent, and it smells just like the sunscreen I used as a kid. It really reminds me of the beach and getting sand in all the wrong places.
People who don’t think this smells like sunscreen were spoiled with coconutty goodness their whole life and never had to smear on the SPF of the lower income bracket.
3nou – :
Orange flower, mandarini flower, sea, salt, air, beach and sunscreen: Glorious Greek summer and this light ethereal perfume. I get compliments from women and men, although in Greece is not very common to comment about perfumes.I was looking for a fragrance, smelling like coppertone, my partner sunscreen for years. I found it and became my signature fragrance. Unfortunately, it doesn’t last more than two hours , so i have to spray again.I have to say that the bottle of my perfume is different from the image in Fragrantica. I hope hey did’not change the perfume itself!Maybe i should buy some bottles for buck up before the “new version?” comes here.
Aleksandr_898 – :
So sharp, it Stings my nose with a chemical smell. Reminds me of some cleaning product for bathrooms. No, no, no !
andy905 – :
I like it. Yeah, it smells like a fake Coppertone at first, but the problem with Coppertone (and this) is that the Coppertone in the bottle is way different from that on the skin. I want the Coppertone in the bottle scent, and I can’t have it.
This, though, if I decide it isn’t about Coppertone, is great.
I’d like to make it slightly more salty.
I’m also enjoying Tom Ford’s Neroli Portafino,but that one is great a first and sours.
The two of these mixed BB and TF have been great.
I didn’t like I hate perfume at the beach 1966 it was too plastic.
sl_a15 – :
This scent is exactly what Bobbi Brown intended when she created it: Coppertone on skin. Beach is NOT one of those summer scents that is REMINISCENT of sunscreen because of the use of neroli and/or citrus. Beach IS the smell of sunscreen. No more, no less. This is a plus for some while being a negative for others.
Another option given by the Sephora SA: save money by going across the street to Target and buying Coppertone. Then you get SPF protection with the same scent as Beach.
volkoff1973 – :
A scent that seemed interesting at first, but of which I soon tired, and then longed to be free of. Now it’s repulsive, a strange chemical stew of bandaids and decay.
Bruillfirenia – :
This smells exactly like sunscreen. Even my six year old daughter asked me if I was wearing sunscreen, that is how I confirmed it smells exactly like it. That is the reason why I bought it and it delivers. My only problem with this is the price, it should not cost this much considering it doesn’t last that long. It also doesn’t come in bigger bottles only in the 1.7 oz bottle so I feel like I can’t use it as much as I would because it is painful to see how fast the bottle goes down. I am not sure I will repurchase due to the longevity issue. I only get about 2 hours of it before it disappears. This is over spraying it and even putting it on my hair. If this was cheaper and longer lasting this would definitively be my signature summer scent!
Aze087 – :
It was discontinued..now it’s back?
Synthetic sun tan lotion should NOT cost this much!
Same on Bobbi Brown !
sviridov_sa – :
Just got my bottle today, i was so excited! Unfortunately, it was a huge let down :(. This smells nothing like the beach, or even anything close to it. Not summery, no hint of sunscreen smell that reminds me of the beach. Nothing. I guess ill keep searching…
novich – :
I do adore this fragrance.bear in mind …I live on an island and today it was sunny,thus works like a charm!! I couldn’t believe how great the longevity is.
However ,I will not wear this on a Workday,cause it will screw your mind over ,thinking about the beach the hole time………
mishel67 – :
I found this perfume by searching for scents that smell like sunscreen.
I tried it on in the House of Fraser in Glasgow, at the Bobbi Brown counter. I asked to try it on, and wanted to ask a bit about the notes of the perfume. I said something along the lines of “This smells of jasmine, is there any jasmine in this?”, and the lady at the counter gave me the dumbest look and did not even answer the question..
As for the fragrance itself, I am not a fan actually! It was quite powdery and soft to me, but I smell zero sunscreen.
Basta2011 – :
I live in Florida and grew up on the beach. This scent truly reminds me of the evening after a day at the beach. After your skin has been slathered with sunscreen all day and slightly burned to a rosy golden brown. After you’ve taken a shower with plain Dove/Ivory soap and dried off with fluffy, clean, warm towels. Maybe you’ve put some after-sun lotion on. You curl up in bed and watch t.v. and drift off to sleep, still feeling the waves rock your body….
sergeylap – :
Beach isn’t a typical sun tan scent, I can wear it n our cold Canadian winter, it makes me think of the breeze from the ocean, not so much the smell of suntan lotions..it is unique, I have to be in the mood to wear it, but I like it, although I don’t love it!, it is a bright marine floral…makes me think a bit of the Aniston blue perfume,pretty, interesting, in a different league!
Smo†ri†eЉ – :
> THIS……….ushered me into the FRAG WORLD.
I wanted a “beach scent” so badly . At first this smelled AMAZING and it was my first encounter with an expensive frag.
However – I am so over “sun tan lotion” scents and have moved on.
This frag is good- but should be $29.99 for a 3.4 oz. bottle. and then marked down to $15.00 at T.J. Mish-Mosh.
REALLY over-priced for what it is (100% synthetic?)
Thank you Bobbi Brown…….and goodbye.
zidd – :
Nice one by Bobbi Brown! Reminds me of a beach with a cool breeze!
3,75446E+11 – :
I am a bit shocked at all the good reviews for this perfume as to me this is ghastly ! ! Yes I know no balloons for me as rave reviews always get more i have noticed but surely not everyone loves this ?
I was soo looking forward to getting my bottle in post which stupidly I blind bought down to all the good reviews all over the net , I opened the box desperate for something different but equal in loveliness to bronze goddess and what did I get ? Floor cleaner !! Omg nothing nice about this perfume, 3 days later I’m still trying to like it and can’t. I cannot get past the initial chemical smell mixed with some flowers which I have smelled b4 in most dilute floor cleaners. Beach also reminds me of the toilets at Brighton when it’s hot and sunny , I remember their was a small window and I could smell the lovely seaside sandy salty air mixed with the sent of some toilet cleaner and people’s pee , this sent is Bobbi brown beach, I’m not convinced I’ll ever like this one but thankfully after 20 mins it was gone anyway indicating that it’s weak too 🙁 my boyfriend smell tested and said ” its not that bad but its not that good either.” Haha nicely put ! Maybe I have a bad bottle that’s turned or something but its unlikely I’m just not a convert yet sorry Bobbi.
jyqxhpevxfb – :
This scent is a true summer gem! Smells perfect for the beach. Sand, ocean, Coppertone. Why oh why is it so weak? It is gone within an hour and totally undetectable. If ‘Beach’ lasted longer and was stronger it would be amazing.
vasekd1 – :
This is truly the complete beach experience in a bottle. I feel like I should hate this fragrance but I love it. It is everything I love and hate about the beach at the same time. The sun, the sand, the warm salt water, coppertone, the wind blowing your umbrella away, swallowing some sea water and sand when you get hit by that wave you never saw coming, being hit in the face by a runaway frisbee, parking, etc., you get the picture. Notice it is called Beach, not The Beach. It’s because it hits you with a wall of water at first, then turns into freshly applied sunscreen mixed with the salt and sand stuck to your skin, then mellows into a nice melange of all of the above.
vovchiks777 – :
I almost bought the rollerball online based on the description of it as being similar to coppertone, but I had figured a trek to Sephora wouldn’t be a bad way to kill a few hours and boy am I glad I smelled it first. The girl sprayed it on one of those paper strips and waved it in front of me and I almost passed out it was such a pungent chemical smell. It reminds me of something I would clean the floor with. Perhaps this is what coppertone smells like and I just don’t remember.
krilovlad – :
It is a warm comfort/casual scent. It smells like most sunscreen creams do. I did not get a lot of marine or aquatic freshness from it. I simply can not idolize it and would not spend on it. My sunscreens can bring summer memories back in a very inexpensive way just fine, and my skin is also protected from the UVA and UVB rays while I remember those wonderful summer moments . . . .
AVPOZITIV – :
I feel the opening notes were like being kicked in the nose by Poseidon.I was extremely overwhelmed by the burst of sand and sea water. I never thought I’d use the sentence,” It reeked of salt and sand.” I mean the smell is intense, the scent invoked memories as a child of slipping into a wave too strong and ending up face first on the beach,sand crusted over the face,screaming for my father.Then it turned on me and bloomed into an almost skanky scent. I’m sure it’s something that was just me, I got whiffs of something I likened to a white t shirt that was worn for too long, not precisely body odor but not clean. Then just as suddenly as the tide came in, it mellowed out into a Coppper Tone sunscreen scent. To say the least, it was an olfactory adventure. Don’t blind buy, try a sample first.
Snooki – :
i wouldn’t suspect such a atmospheric and representational perfume from an other wise pretty conservative beauty brand like Bobbi Brown. however, i suppose minimalism is a huge part of their aesthetic, and that is probably behind the brilliance of of this scent.
instead of focusing on the “sexiness” or “fun” of the nebulous idea of “the beach”, “Beach” by bobbi brown captures in vivid and measured detail what the experience of going to the beach smells like powerfully.
it’s sandy, sunscreen-y, salty. smells like seagrass blowing through the wind, the ocean, the smell of salt water evaporating off of skin in the hot sun.
this evokes organic memories of the actually energy of the beach, rather than distorting it with extraneous typically “perfume-y” “feminine” or “sexy” smells. On me, i’d argue it could be unisex or even a perfect scent for a candle or a room.
wearing this in mid-winter allows you to transport yourself and capture the energy of the warmth of the surf and the sun.
ywmjycsjhc – :
Salty non-sweet jasmine. Sunscreen. The open north Atlantic ocean. Dusty sand. Blinding white sunlight. Beach is a harsh, stark scent which truly cleared my sinuses like the sharp cold spray from the real ocean does. A beach is a brutal environment, even when the weather is agreeable.
When I decided to own Bobbi Brown Beach, I broke one of my personal rules: never wear a literal scent out of context and risk skewing natural associations. Certain scents have a nearly sacred status to me. Similar to how in other cultures, scented oils and incense materials are reserved for important rituals. My own rituals correspond to memories and to nature.
Hot pine needles and burning wood mean camping with my family. Frankincense means visiting cathedrals with my class in grade school.
Hot rainy air is also a sacred scent, and these natural, memory-laden scents are my true “special occasion scents”, because to wear them at the DMV or while filing my taxes seems just short of blasphemous, but here’s my REAL fear:
I don’t want to encounter the natural scent in the world coming from its true origin, and instantly be reminded of my smell-alike perfume (rather than the thing itself). This happened to me once before and the result was traumatizing.
I was walking through my neighborhood and smelled a neighbor’s barbeque and thought to myself, “mmm… Smells like a combination of Wazamba and Arso. …Noooo!”
I couldn’t wear Wazamba and Arso after that because I want burning wood to remind me of burning wood, and the distant burning wood of my past.
Which brings me to Beach. I live by the beach and for me, it’s one of the most important scents of all. If I ever step out of the house, inhale deeply, and think, “Mmm…Smells like Bobbi Brown Beach!” I’m going to jump off a cliff. That’s how accurate and harsh, salty and brilliant a beach facsimile this is.
Archivist’s description of feeling Zonked is no exaggeration. I felt myself go slightly wall-eyed while wearing it. Why’d I decide to risk permanently skewing my associations and break my rule?
I’m tired.
Update:
Purchased a new bottle of this recently and it smelled artificial and sharp. I think it has been reformulated. Sad.
andrej.x – :
Okay, so here’s the thing about this fragrance. Simply put: it smells like the beach. Let me clarify. It doesn’t smell like something you’d WEAR to the beach. It doesn’t smell like something that would GO GOOD at the beach. No. IT SMELLS LIKE THE BEACH. It smells like someone is shoving your head in the sand and then dunking you in the ocean and then rubbing your face in a coral reef. In other words: it is magical… Well, for some…
Here are my thoughts:
-This isn’t an “easy” scent. Not everyone is going to like it- and it is pricey. Do not blind buy. Get yourself a sample. And when you do… stick with it awhile. Let it grow on you. This is one of those numbers that makes you think, but if it can manage to get you to fall in love with it, you’ll grant it a primier spot on your fragrance display.
-I don’t care if they scrawl “for women” in giant font all over the bottle. This is unisex. If you’re a dude, go for it.
-If you are into mixing scents this makes an awesome, awesome base! Try it with something coconutty or vanilla-ish. It goes wonderfully with fruity scents (adding complexity). You can really work with this one!
-This smells very high end. In my opinion it is suitable for day or night. Ideally, it’s a day scent, but you can spritz this on at night for special occasions, no problemo.
-Although this is not an “easy” choice in the sense of