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Wet: Tangy, musty, wood, no fruit notes at all.

Drydown: Gets a little lighter and less offensive as it dries...little more of the orange and berry but still very musky on me. Almost manly.

Hmm, not beachy light I thought. I don't get the salt scent at all.

Wet: Took me a minute but it's honeydew melon...possibly with salt...if I sniff hard enough. Very light and fun.

Drydown: A little more sunscreen and salt now. Pretty fantastic. If the ocean calls you, this scent will be right up your alley.

Hmmm. Very light and fun!

Wet: Tangy right out of the bottle. Like sweet fruity candy with a light floral.

Drydown: A very, very light floral. Totally disappears on me after a few minutes.

Wet: Floral and soapy, but not in a bad way. Very light, clean laundry.

Drydown: Still fairly floral, but not overpowering.

Lasts all day on me!! Very few scents do that.

Mmmmm ocean in the summer

Wet: Coconut

Drydown: Beachy with a light salt.

Sadness, this doesn't last long on me.

Hmmm...not at all what I expected. I don't get floral at all.

Wet: Tang, right off the bat, but quickly fades

Drydown: Sweet innocence. Clean, light, lovely. The more I sniff it the more I want a bottle.

Oh, why hello citrus!

Wet: Fruit-tastic. More citrus than anything but can definitely smell the neroli undertone

Drydown: A little more neroli a little less fruit. Still pretty fantastic. Not my normal smell but I'm liking it.

It's definitely a smack in the face.

Wet: Perfumey. Floral perfume. Don't get the wine at all.

Drydown: Still very heavy floral. Reminds me of my grandmother so I guess that's nice.

Beanman and Beanwoman Prepare to Attack the Vagina. Also just so you have an excuse to say it periodically LOL. Very beachy to me, coconut and ambergris, with some skin musk and orange blossom.

That is too funny. Did not know that existed.

Wasn't sure if I needed a new thread; I thought this one was close, but I'm sorry if it seems like I'm butting in here...

 

So, I had hoped that the Ambergris SN would be a bottle of the salty marine note from Lyonesse that I love, but it was mostly a lemony powder on me.

 

Can anyone recommend a really perfumey marine blend that might better match what I was imagining? I'm not looking for the beach with coconuts and suntan lotion, just the salty ocean and air. It doesn't have to smell exactly like the ocean either; I'm really just craving that perfumey saltiness, perhaps with something airy or aquatic to freshen it up. I hope that makes a little bit of sense to someone.

The Arkham series seems like it might be a good place to start: Cthulhu, The Deep Ones, R'lyeh, and Y'ha-Nthlei have all been mentioned already. Anything I should definitely pursue, among these or others?

Thanks.

I'm waiting on imps of Cthulhu and R'lyeh right now. They should be here by Friday. I'll try and remember to let you know my thoughts.

I second Black Pearl as a beachy, sunscreeny scent.

 

Cthulhu is very oceany, plus whenever I wear Pele my guy says I smell like the beach.

I just ordered an imp of Cthulhu to try. I have one of Black Pearl but I think it's lacking the ocean scent. It is maybe a little sweeter than I have in mind. Maybe if I layer the two!! Cannot WAIT for my order to get here!!! Lol.

I just read the description for Calico Jack....thoughts on that one??

Tiki Princess is what you're looking for. Trust (it's my holy grail scent, so I probably shouldn't have told you that!!! ). Obatala is very close, though, and works really well layered with other scents. I really love it layered with Strangler Fig - that was my go-to summer scent before Tiki Princess came out. And if you layer Obatala with Snow White (a Yule LE that tends to come out every year) you get something pretty close to Tiki Princess. Spider Silk bath oil isn't all that coconutty on me, but it does have a summery, beachy freshness to it that you may like and it is still live on the Trading Post website. You may also want to try Aunt Rosie's All Purpose Cephalopod Bath Oil, which is live in the Trading Post Etsy store - it's notes are Lush coconut, ambergris accord, sweet rice milk, Siamese benzoin, white ginger, and orange pekoe and it is yummeh.

 

I'll keep thinking on it - I have to slather myself in sunscreen all day and the only one I like is Hawaiian Tropic, so I've spent a loooooot of time trying stuff in the "compatible with beachiness" category.

 

ETA: I'm sorry, after looking again I realize that Aunt Rosie's is sold out. I could have sworn I *just* saw it listed again, but I guess I was wrong.

The Jimmy Buffett fan in me is screaming "THANK GOD THE TIKI BAR IS OPEN" every time I hear mention of this one. Man I'm sad I missed the boat on it. Good luck in your quest. I won't stand in your way.

Thank you guys so much for your advice!! My sister is buying me one for my birthday and I think I'll go with Obatala based on what you all have described. Probably will get imps of the other ones...because as Sunshinedaisybliss says...if you love something buy 27 bottles of it. LOL!!! Might as well try all the ocean scents!!! That signature cracked me up though.

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!! MUST HAVE ALL THE SNIFFS!!!!!

I'm making a spreadsheet of my sniff-wish and own list...instead of doing my homework. Thanks guys. My advisor is going to hate me.

There are lot's of great ocean scents to be found in the land of BPAL!

 

Here are a few GC blends (general catalog - aka impable) that first popped into my head:

 

Olokun

Obatala

Sea Foam's Milk

The Deep Ones

Y'ha-Nthlei

Cthulhu

R'lyeh

Sea of Glass

Windward Passage

Thank you all for your input! I think I have an imp of Windward Passage at home and it didn't make that big of an impression on me...I'm thinking it wasn't sweet/suntan-y enough. I'll have to sniff it again when I get home. I was debating Obatala, Sea Foam's Milk, Y'ha-Nthlei and Cthulhu. I guess I should just do an imp order.

Thanks for all the suggestions!! Keep them coming!!

Sooo...if I'm posting improperly, please let me know. I'm new to the forums but I've been hooked on BPAL for years...and have been searching for a particular scent.

I desperately want a scent that smells like the ocean. I want to smell like sunscreen, salt water, sand, and marine life. My heart belongs to the ocean...but right now I'm trapped in the mountains being a PhD student.

I've searched/lurked through the other posts trying to find a recommendation and the closest I've found is Tiki Princess which from what I gather is no longer around...I am looking for something I can buy direct and get multiple vials of. I may swim in it, not sure yet.

But any thoughts would be nice. I don't want something overtly marine smelling...honestly, if you've ever smelled Yankee Candle's sun and sand variety, that's close to what I want....it's fairly girly and sunscreeny...and yes I could just wear sunscreen....but still. I need it in BPAL form.

Any and all thoughts are appreciated.