Beachy scents — your faves

[thrilledchilled]

I have enjoyed beach scents for awhile. Not aquatics per se, but scents that remind you of the beach.

Beach Blanket by DSH is a favorite of mine. And I enjoy Coco Moon by Beach Geeza. Two wonderful artisanal houses. Both are vaguely like suntan lotion but much, much better. Neither of them to my nose is excessively “aquatic” in the sense of overdosing calone, for instance.

Not as in love (yet?) with Soleil Blanc by Tom Ford. But it is growing on me.

I like Virgin Island Water, too, although it seems a bit light except in older bottles.

What are you favorite beachy scents And why do you enjoy them?

 

[ErroneousFact]

Versace Pour Homme, D&G Light Blue, Missoni Wave, and I'm sure many others (Like Chanel AHS I hear) are extremely similar and all fine for hot weather. Their primary selling point is being acceptable in temperatures nearly no fragrances are.

Nautica Voyage and Bvlgari Aqva Atlantiqve are more balanced but poor winter choices in my view. Somewhat similar but Voyage is more...Aromatic?, with a strong but smooth aquatic type note. Atlantiqve is more fuzzy musk/wood.

Of those listed Voyage is probably my favorite in a room temperature test. It's just nice and friendly, with acceptable performance.

 

[StylinLA]

Virgin Island Water is a great summery, beachy scent.
I don't know about reformulation.... my bottle is about 10 years old is one of the strongest Creeds I've ever owned. It seriously makes me laugh when I wear it cause it lasts for hours and hours...

Bond No. 9 Fire Island was a great, great dead on Ban de Soleil suntan oil smell alike. Feels like you're laying on the sand. But it I think it's discontinued and the decanter I used to buy it from has more than quadrupled the price. Grrrrrr....

Guerlain Homme has a summery drinks by the pool vibe. Same with Tommy Bahama St Barts.

 

[Pheusinger]

Creed virgin island water
Amouage Beach Hut
Creed MI
Acqua di Parma Colonia (and half their flankers)
GA Aqua di Gio
DS&D Rose Atlantic
Jo Malone Wood Sage and Sea Salt
Eau de Rochas Homme

 

[ImaFedec]

Still Life in Rio was my go to for beach holidays

 

[Pippin06]

LOL--at 60, don't spend much time at the beach anymore. But, if there, would probably go with Acqua di Parma Arancia di Capri or Mugler Cologne.

 

[chad34]

VIW is my favorite.

 

[rum]

Creed MI when it was worth purchasing was a wonderful by the beach scent. It literally is a summer holiday in a bottle.

In modern times, I would much rather wear Acqua di Gio Profumo for it's fresh-aquatic notes, or the modern version of Chanel Platinum Egoiste, which screams out 'summer holiday club scent'. Despite this, it works incredibly well by the sea, especially when the heat is at its peak.

EDIT: Darn! I forgot an important one: YSL Rive Gauche PH. It works really well on the beach and for some reason it smells different when on holiday in the heat and even in the humidity. Think I've gone through most of this stuff when overseas!

 

[Zenwannabee]

Some excellent scents suggested here. As I haven’t seen it mentioned yet, I still think Cool Water still defines this genre for me, and it presaged other great beach/active scents like Nautica Voyage and Bleu de Chanel.

And for a beach scent similar to but different from VIW, I like Alexandria Fragrances’ Hawaii Volcano.

 

[Hyde65]

Amouage Beach Hut

 

[baklavaRuzh]

The only one I have that I would consider beachy is Shells by regime des fleurs. It has since been discontinued I think. It smells like the 90s to me, teakwood fruity salty. It's not my favorite, it's not bad, but it doesn't inspire joy or excitement in any way. So my bottle is still more or less full after many years.

 

[Martialisaragon]

Eau de Patou
Eau de Rochas

 

[Redneck Perfumisto]

My current favorite is Fresh Getaway by Bath & Body Works. B&BW has a much more "beachy" fragrance, Key West Coconut Water & Melon, but it is really almost too beachy. It's like every beach cliché rolled into one, including endless smores and bikini babes wearing too much Angel. In contrast, Fresh Getaway is strongly fresh in a clean, white clothing way, with hints of sugar, but not too much. A really excellent summer in a coastal city vibe. The EDT "cologne" and the EDP "perfume" are both great.

 

[hednic]

One I enjoy is Cocobello by Heeley.

 

[Ken_Russell]

So many great names already mentioned, many of who do also personally enjoy as beach favorites (but also for non-beach wear), further adding to these:

- Carlo Colucci Uomo Mare,

- Baldessarini del Mar,

- (while unsure whether this latter one qualifies) Wild Wind for Men by Gabriela Sabatini

- the now discontinued Sumatra Rain by Muehlens

 

[Lovescully]

This is one of my favourite sub-genres of fragrance!
Some of my favourites (I've included 'coastal' and 'beachy') are:

1. Bond No.9 Jones Beach and Fire Island
2. Dior Eden-Roc
3. Armani Prive Cyprès Pantelleria and Cedre Olympe
4. Amouage Beach Hut man
5. Montale Sandflowers, Aqua Palma and Aqua Gold
6. Dior Dune Man
7. 4711 Acqua Colonia Intense Sunny Seaside of Zanzibar
8. Tom Ford Soleil Blanc
9. Bath & Body Works At The Beach and Saltwater Breeze
10. Guerlain Terracotta Le Parfum
11. Keiko Mecheri Un Jour d'Ete
12. Davidoff Cool Water Intense

EDIT: Oops I realised that I didn't really answer the Op's question why I liked/enjoy these scents. Although we have lots of great beaches here in Sydney, I don't enjoy them due to the crowds; so I rarely get a chance to visit them. Smelling any of these scents transports me to the beach without having to deal with the throngs of tourists and locals who regularly swarm the beaches.

 

[StylinLA]

It's like every beach cliché rolled into one, including endless smores and bikini babes wearing too much Angel.

No such thing as too much Angel...

 

[Shiny Beast]

Can’t believe we got this far without someone mentioning Tom Ford Oud Minerale.

 

[Melbourne21]

Can’t believe we got this far without someone mentioning Tom Ford Oud Minerale.

I would've suggested this one of the thread had words along the lines of 'at the beach during a storm ' with a crisp cool chill in the air. 😁

 

[Renato]

My un-reformulated bottle of Joop Homme.
Can swim in the beach water for two days, and it will still be hanging around with strength.
Cheers,
Renato

 

[JakeStiebs]

Amouage Beach Hut man
D&G Light Blue Italian Love
Guerlain Homme L'Eau Boisee
Tommy Bahama Island Life
Tommy Bahama Set Sail St. Barts
Tommy Bahama Set Sail St. Kitts

 

[N.CAL Fragrance Reviewer]

My favorites have always been Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche, Creed Millesime Imperial and Creed Virgin Island Water.

 

[SmellSharpe]

Can’t believe we got this far without someone mentioning Tom Ford Oud Minerale.

One of my favourite summer scents but it doesn’t really give me beach vibes.

Maybe Tommy Bahama St. Barts, Nautica Voyage or YSL L’Homme Cologne Bleue. Or something that smells like suntan oil or margaritas. 👍

 

[mrcologneguy]

Bobbi Brown Beach — the classic Coppertone scent

Creed Virgin Island Water — tropical cocktails at the hotel bar

Creed Erolfa — sunset sail on catamaran

Alexandria Fragrances Hawaii Volcano — hotel gift shop indulgence after you’ve been at the beach all day

Guerlain Homme EdT — duty free purchase on the way home from the beach, you’ll think about your vacation every time you wear it

 

[Danny Mitchell]

In the warmer months, me faves are Eau Sauvage EDT and the Parfum '17!

 

[Pippin06]

Adding Azemour Les Orangers.

 

[Matkinson]

Afternoon Swim - LV
VIW - Creed
Sundazed -Byredo
Fire Island - Bond no 9
Moonlight in Heaven - By Kilian

 

[ILikePeeps]

Virgin Island Water! Suntan lotion or something smell and happiness in a bottle.

I also have Eau de Guerlain etched in my mind as beachy/summer-y as well as I wore it a lot to Cancun this year.

 

[deadaccount]

Eden-Roc (Dior)

 

[Darjeeling]

Leaving aside aquatics

Sel de Vetiver

The salty tang and woody elements remind me of the beach and driftwood, giving a sense of the sea and the beach. Maybe not the sunniest scent, but I like the way it achieves this feeling without relying on the traditional aquatic synthetics.

 

[sjg3839]

Virgin Island Water and Erolfa

 

[hednic]

Still Life in Rio was my go to for beach holidays

This is one I enjoy also anywhere.

 

[ultravisitor]

Christian Dior Eden-Roc is a luxurious beach vacation in the south of France.

 

[hollywoodforever]

Lucky - Dior

Salty, aquatic, lily of the valley.

 

[Beck]

Acqua di Parma Colonia Pura. Great days and nights. Multiple adventures and loves… hahaha

 

[PrinceRF]

Not my favorite category, but I do enjoy Tom Ford Soleil Blanc.

 

[thebeck]

I like this one

 

[Franco65]

Fire Islland, Beach Hut, Shelter Island, Coney Island

 

[dysect]

LV on the beach