Sunkissed Goddess

Beachy, sweet, tropical, exotic, floral, lush, bright, citrusy, fresh, woody, warm, luxurious, feminine, sensual, seductive, chic, classy, elegant, uplifting, transportive, nostalgic On me this opens citrusy and floral with bright bergamot and neroli. As it begins to dry down is when it really starts to shine. The exotic and sweet Tiare flower, tropical ylang ylang, sweet, creamy, and tropical coconut, and warm and creamy vanilla combine to bring a gorgeous and glowing monoi oil like scent to the fragrance. The guaiac wood adds a soft woody scent that helps to balance out the bright top notes and sweet middle notes. Overall, it’s a very gorgeous scent that is well blended and very well balanced. It’s a luxurious tropical beach vacation bottled! To me this feels feminine, and like it would suit women of any age. I think this is best suited for the warmer months of late spring and summer, but could also be worn other times of the year, especially if you’re wanting to evoke the feeling of warmth, a beach vacation, and summertime. I think this is fitting for all occasions from casual to fancy, and even work and/or school. I highly recommend this one, especially if you enjoy beachy/coconut/monoi oil scents because this really evokes a similar vibe to monoi oil. I do find it similar to some of my other favorite monoi oil like scents such as.... ✨Yves Rocher Monoi Eau des Vahines - This is a more straightforward monoi oil like scent, so it doesn’t have anything citrusy, or woody to it where as Sunkissed Goddess does which is the main difference. I would say it’s probably the closest one to it, but still different enough to own both, especially if you enjoy this scent profile. ✨Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess - This is another pretty straightforward monoi oil scent with additional notes of vanilla, amber, and sandalwood. It’s not as sweet as Sunkissed Goddess, or Monoi Eau des Vahines, but still very similar. It’s an excellent option, and much more affordable. ✨JHAG Lust For Sun - Again, this one also has a monoi oil accord, but it’s enhanced with bright bergamot, white florals, and musk. It’s just a bit less monoi oil forward, and it’s not as sweet as Sunkissed Goddess, or Monoi Eau des Vahines. It’s still a great option, and also much more affordable. I get excellent performance with Sunkissed Goddess. The longevity is impressive, it lasts throughout the entire day on me. The projection is nice, it radiates out a couple feet from me, but it does so softly. It’s not as strong as LDBS or Angels’ Share, but it’s absolutely still there, just a more subtle scent that isn’t overpowering, but still makes itself known. I know that this is on the pricier side, but to me it’s been worth it. I don’t need to spray much to get the performance that I mentioned, so it makes it last longer. I bought my bottle almost exactly 1 year ago (when it launched), and even though I wore it quite often throughout those warmer months I still have lots left! For some additional reference, some of my other favorite beachy/coconut fragrances (besides this one, and the ones I compared it to) include Tom Ford Soleil Blanc, Nest Sunkissed Hibiscus, Replica Beach Walk, JHAG Vanilla Vibes, Bobbi Brown Beach, Kayali Maui In a Bottle, Kayali Maldives in a Bottle, SDJ Coco Cabana 39, B&BW Coco Paradise

Oh WOW this is just so very gorgeous!😍 A beautifully beachy, luxurious, softly sweet, sensual floral, sunny, warm, elegant, and uniquely sexy tropical fragrance! This is everything I had hoped it would be and more! I honestly couldn’t be more impressed with this stunning gem! Sunkissed Goddess is truly incredible and so perfectly named! A luxurious tropical beach vacation bottled!☀️🌴🥥 The Tiare Flower, Coconut, and Vanilla are the real stars here! They really give the impression of a stunning and luxurious monoi oil! The Tiare flower gives a softly sweet and delicately powdery unique white floral scent... it’s a very lovely note that I personally adore and definitely don’t see as often as I’d like especially in beachy/coconut fragrances! I'm extremely impressed with how prominent it is! The coconut is sweet and tropical, but not overwhelming. It blends so perfectly with the Tiare Flower to give it that exquisite and uniquely luxurious monoi oil scent! The delicately sweet, warm, and creamy Vanilla adds to the elegance of the monoi oil scent and overall beauty of this incredible fragrance! The bergamot, neroli, ylang-ylang, Labdanum, and Guaiac Wood add a really lovely and subtle freshness to the overall scent! I also notice a beautiful scent of the most luxurious and high end suntan lotion! Sunkissed Goddess reminds me a lot of NARS Monoi Body Glow and an old B&BW fragrance called Tiare Flower, both of which I have adored for years! I was never able to find anything similar until now, and this tops them both! This has already moved up into my all time top favorite fragrances! For reference, some of my favorite beachy fragrances include Tom Ford Soleil Blanc, Nest Sunkissed Hibiscus, Replica Beach Walk, Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess, JHAG Lust For Sun, and JHAG Vanilla Vibes! The performance of Sunkissed Goddess is absolutely exceptional! The longevity is crazy good, I can still easily smell this on myself the next day (I could probably even wear it that 2nd day without applying more if I skipped my shower!)! The projection is fantastic, it can be smelled from a few feet away! I only need 2 - 3 sprays to get this incredible performance! All of this amazing performance as well as the stunning scent itself make me feel that it's worth its price in my humble opinion (I feel that I should add that I don't often spend this kind of money on a single fragrance, but I just knew she would be THAT GIRL and I absolutely had to have her!)! I honestly could not recommend this more for lovers of beachy/coconut scents like myself! I'm already working on getting myself a second bottle of this because I'm already super hooked on it!

If you're comparing this to Tom Ford Soleil Blanc, you desperately need to get your nostrils cleaned and your brain rewired. Comparing this to Tom Ford is uninspired, nonsensical, and odd. The presence of ylang ylang, bergamot, and coconut do not makes these two fragrances close enough for meaningful comparison. That would be like me comparing Soleil Blanc to Kayali Yum Pistachio Gelato 33 just because both have pistachio, jasmine, and tonka bean notes. Buffoonery. I get that they're both solars, but it is immediately obvious that both are trying to do very different things. Sunkissed Goddess is very much a sweet, indulgent solar while Soleil Blanc is undoubtedly spicier and fresher. I would recommend this perfume to the gourmand girls who want a sweet and sunny perfume for the summer. This perfume has an intense suntan/sunscreen lotion oilness that I personally find delicious. The tiare is the star of this fragrance, and immediately reminded me of the NARS Monoi line (specifically their Monoi candle which was incredible but has now been discontinued). This perfume feels sensual in a "lounge, flirt, and tan under the Hawaiian sun all day but never actually go into the water" type of way. The oiliness that I mentioned earlier is definitely one of my favorite qualities in a solar fragrance and makes me wish this was an actual oil that I could slather all over my body for the summer. That, paired with the buttery and creaminess of the coconut makes this feel like a sweet treat. I do think the sweetness can be polarizing on different people's skin, so go test this out at Sephora before you drop $295 on this. The nearest comparison I can make to this perfume is Terracotta by Guerlain. They smell differently initially, but after 3-4 hours on the skin they both impart a very sensual warmth. I thought Aloha Tiare EDT by Comptoir Sud Pacifique might be comparable, but that one has a horrific dirtiness to it.

"Sunkissed Goddess | Kilian" is the ultimate queen of summer scents. The bergamot gives the opening a freshness, but it dries down to the most addictive and refined tiare, coconut, vanilla scent. The longevity and projection isn’t great which makes the price crippling for the performance, but it remains on of my all time favourite scents. There isn’t much else I can say about "Sunkissed Goddess | Kilian", it’s just absolutely to die for! She’s sexy, alluring and intoxicating. In my opinion there is no other scent in this category that beats "Sunkissed Goddess | Kilian", and I’ve tried many: * "Eau de Soleil Blanc | Tom Ford" is another stunning scent I really enjoy and plan to buy. Where "Sunkissed Goddess | Kilian" is elegant, sexy and addictive, "Eau de Soleil Blanc | Tom Ford" is the younger, more energetic and care free sister. It’s brighter and has more focus on citrus notes, making it an easy grab for every day. It also has a decent longevity and projection. * Soleil Blanc (2026 Extrait) is one I will absolutely be trying. That one is said to have more coco de mer and vanilla, which sounds utterly gorgeous! So I’ll update this review once I get my hands on a sample of that. * "Soleil Blanc (Eau de Parfum) | Tom Ford" for me was a miss. I originally enjoyed it, but the pistachio note doesn’t work on my skin. * "Terracotta / Terracotta Le Parfum | Guerlain" is beautiful, but dated to me. Maybe because it’s been around since I was a child, so like all the "Shalimar (Eau de Parfum) | Guerlain" scents and their popular variations, these remind me of what every mother was wearing in the 80’s. If "Sunkissed Goddess | Kilian" is the Queen, "Terracotta / Terracotta Le Parfum | Guerlain" is the Queen mother.

By Kilian LOVE THE WAY YOU FEEL if you missed the original, this is the re-released version right here. nearly IDENTICAL. (the difference is the bit of bright citrus..bergamot? in the opening, but it’s not significant enough to not claim them identical). Fabulous Monoi with Ylang Yang: Tropical, Coconut, TIare with sweet Ylang Ylang. Looking for a beachy coconut hit for 2024. This. ** Kilian only lists these notes: Ylang-Ylang essence, Tiare Flower, Coconut but the official description does cite a base of cistus labdanum and guaiac wood. Kilian is known to have an proprietary ambery cistus labdanum base in many fagrances. From the website: Kilian Hennessy's Inspiration : KILIAN PARIS introduces the new summer limited-edition fragrance inspired by Monoi Oil: Sunkissed Goddess. Our founder reinterpreted this traditional Polynesian elixir with a luxurious halo of warm sunlight and fresh narcotic florals to heighten his multi-sensorial memories of summer. Sunkissed Goddess is an invitation to live summer’s scent and sensations all year long- summer in scent, oil on body, sun kissing skin. The Perfume : The fragrance opens with its main, opulent accord of creamy white Tiara Flowers and sensual Ylang-Ylang essence. It leads into the accord’s heart, a full and warm body of Coconut and Vanilla, finishing with notes of Guaiac Wood and Cistus Labdanum - both olfactive signatures of KILIAN PARIS for their resinous, deeply vibrant, and long-lasting appeal. Perfume notes : Ylang-Ylang essence, Tiare Flower, Coconut. Olfative Family : The Narcotics. Perfumer : Calice Becker.