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afn63 – :
They put the lime in the coconut and shook it all up: spent some time at Sephora sampling the Pinrose line and the woman helping me gave me a batch of towelette samples to try (a first), and ended up buying this one before I left the store.
I don’t think it’s incredibly unique and it’s not a projection monster, but that’s a good attribute for a summer scent. Opening features a strong, salty lime accord before turning to the sandalwood drydown. I think I’m picking up coconut and eucalyptus but it’s not overpowering, nothing like suntan lotion or sugary summer cocktails as others have noted. The composition stays natural from beginning to end.
Edit: I ended up returning this as I found it lasted less than an hour, though longer than any of the others from this line. It turns to a skin scent too fast. I have a feeling that in a few years you’ll find bottles of this brand on discount sites for cheap. Oh well, maybe others will have better luck.
klassikys – :
This is just one of those fragrances that I think of as, “well that’s a fun one!!” While I really don’t personally want to smell like Sun Saint on a daily basis, I can see it having a ‘purpose’ in my fragrance collection. Collection? Is that the word? Collection usually means something you collect and don’t use, right? I suppose that might apply to some of my fragrances, lol.
Anyhoo, Sun Saint is a fun change of pace, of course it’s nice for sunny summery days (I could see this even being a nice change of pace even for the first few days of Spring, to get out of the cold and dreary Winter doldrums that we experience where I live), and it is also just a fun, happy, cheerful scent. Might lean a little ‘body mist smelling,’ as it is very light and not overpowering at all, which makes it nice as well for the hot humid days of Summer that we get where I live.
Hmm.. I was not sure I liked this, but after reviewing this, I think I actually kind of do!! Again, not something that will be in my regular rotation, but I definitely see a purpose for it!! I don’t really pick up specific notes, to me this is like a creamy fresh light citrus (slightly floral) with a slight hint of woodiness in the background. Oh..I do pick up the salty note. I think the coconut, while I can’t specifically smell coconut, is what lends the creamy smell of this to me.
I would not classify this as powdery; I see this listed as powdery in the accords, and this is not powdery at all to my nose…..If I were to list accords, they would be: salty, citrus, creamy, fresh, woody.
Nice…the more I smell this, the more I like this!! Sort of reminds me if CK Reveal and Clinique Happy had a love child, with CK Reveal’s genes mostly dominating…Okay, sort of, but not really. At least that is what my skin and nose pick up with this.
Super-soft sillage and I only get about 2 hours longevity out of this.
Aerohoplenerilnd – :
I get prominent lime and then coconut note that its sweet but not cloying. Actually it did remind me of Coconut Lime Verbena, but Pinrose is bit sweeter, better blended and more sophisticated. Perhaps its that woodsy mid note that make it more adult and not cheap smelling. I like it actually. I will have to get a sample to try because I tried to get one today and Sephora salesperson made me a sample that had literally two sprays in it:/
Mister006 – :
This is a unique summer scent – it’s not the traditional sunscreen scent however it’s very easy to wear. It feels like a effortless luxury vacation scent. I have a rollerball i got in a pinrose sample kit and i was able to decant it to a atomizer – i will randomly crave this scent which says a lot because i tend to be drawn to heavier scents. Definitely worth a try!
mt13 – :
This is a wonderful summer/beach fragrance that has a complexity to it that most other scents like this just never achieve. Let me tell you what it ISN’T: it is not a coconut bomb, it does not smell like suntan lotion, you will not feel like a fruity umbrella drink, and you will not get tired of it after a full day’s wear.
The notes dance around each other throughout each hour of wear, and as is apparently very typical with Pinrose, it settles into the skin quickly and becomes more blended with one’s skin chemistry. The lime balances out the coconut, and the effect definitely puts you in the mind of a tropical vacation but in a subtle and sophisticated way. I am rarely impressed by fragrances like this and I absolutely love this one.
UPDATE: this totally works layered with Lil Dipper. The combo creates an AMAZING summer fragrance.
kam0 – :
For a coconut summer fragrance, this is unique. It has notes in combinations that at first remind me of other fragrances, but then it morphs into different scents. First spray and first hour or so, I was reminded of Book from Commodity and Santal Rose from Tom Ford. I wasn’t getting much coconut or sea salt or anything else but sandalwood. I’m not complaining because I love sandalwood, but I didn’t get the summer vibe at all, and I wasn’t feeling that it was “sunny”. However, after the somewhat heavy wood start, things got interesting. As the drydown really took effect, I caught tangy little lime breezes, a waxy but delicate coconut, and a salty woodsy effect. Not once did I think it smelled like Coconut Lime Verbena, and I haven’t really sniffed anything quite like it. I tend to get migraines with heavier scents, and this starts off pretty rich and woodsy, but the end result is unique and summery and pretty.
Pinrose definitely has a winner here. I only have a rollerball sample of it, but after I get my Tambourine Dreamer and Pillowtalk Poet, I plan on this fragrance full size as well.