I forgot there is one more I have found that I want - Bobbi Brown's Beach. I have no idea how but they have captured the scent of sand.
I get soooo many compliments from Beach. I've had it for years and it's one of my summer faves.
Beach was new for me last year. I also love it and highly recommend it, but you might consider also branching out into the more esoteric. That is, I found a couple other beachy fragrances, one that truly captures the barest hint of that old Coppertone smell. The perfumer is called
CB I Hate Perfume.
http://www.cbihateperfume.comThe first one is called
At the Beach 1966:
The prime note in this scent is Coppertone 1967 blended with a new accord I created especially for this perfume – North Atlantic. The base of the scent contains a bit of Wet Sand, Seashell, Driftwood and just a hint of Boardwalk. The effect when you wear At The Beach 1966 is as if you've been swimming all day in the ocean.
Another absolute favorite (also beachy) is
Mr. Hulot's Holiday:
The salty breath of the breeze off the Mediterranean, driftwood, rocks covered with seaweed and the smell of old leather suitcases.
I wear all three scents all summer long, sometimes in combination. And I always always always get compliments.
As for new perfume ... at Christmas I learned that my mother's first signature fragrance was Shalimar. I never knew that! Apparently, before she discovered Estee, she wore Shalimar exclusively, and my father bought it for her every year.
Feeling rather nostalgic, I ordered a tiny bottle of the EDP spray and if I love it, I'll get the pure parfum and powder.
I'd love to have something that reminds me of my (still living) mother, even if it was a fragrance from before I was old enough to notice.
I never much took to her Estee scent and always felt a bit unpatriotic for washing the scent out of thing she'd borrowed from me.
