Lily of the Beach

That week or two when spring is tumbling into summer. I like this one better than I expected. The creaminess of the lily and coconut complement each other in a way I haven’t smelled before, though I’ll have to try some of the ones other reviewers have suggested are similar. I love a mega lily, such as Donna Karan Gold, but this has its place when it’s getting too hot for all that. I just wish it radiated a little farther as it faded to skin within two hours. Edited to add: this is my favorite of the 2022 My Happy set. Second favorite is Cocoa and Cashmere, third favorite is Baby Bouquet. Indigo Mist and Cookie and Peony Bouquet smell fine but not my style. Gave those away. Lily of the beach shares similarities with Beach Walk, Eau de Soleil Blanc, and Bronze Goddess, so if you like those and like lilies, this one is worth a try. Edit: LOTB lasts longer than BG and is more buttery/creamy than BW. Now that I've smelled SB, I think it's most similar to that out of all the beachy frags. I only had the mini of this from the set, so I was keeping it in my purse to top up any beachy summer frag. But I kept finding myself reaching for it over my other frags. I wish the bottle was prettier but yep, I think I'll be buying a FB of this one.

This is the essence of summer unless you are looking for that sunscreen vibe which this does not possess. Coconut, salty and sweet. It's tropical mixed with the scent of salty beach air or water; it makes me picture when your hair is all wet from the salty air blowing in your hair which is compounded when you get out of the water with your hair wet. So it's a combination of salt water and salty air (and tangles, but also when dry the softest hair ever). I believe I also smell the frangipani as it's a a smell I also detect in Dolce Garden which also has frangipani in it. I love this for awhile after I spray it, and at some point it becomes a like. I'll need to look at the clock in order to say when that is that it starts to become a like. I wonder if it's a revealing of more notes. There is something edible about this, maybe like a macaroon (coconut kind, not French macaron) that has lots of sea salt? Maybe the edible property is what bothers me. I like sweet and gourmand perfumes, so idk. I guess I'll have to keep trying it to be able to pin it down.

Very similar to Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess, a bit more creamy coconut and vanilla and less tiare flower, which I like, but it's quiet and short lived, compared to Bronze Goddess which is a beast of a perfume. If you like it but need something with lasting power and sillage, go with Bronze Goddess, you can pick up a bottle fairly cheap off ebay. Soft coconut with a little tiare flower and rich white flowers. Very pleasant, with s long clean powdery vanilla basenote that gets too much if you overspray for those beachy topnotes. If you want to overspray for the top notes, Bronze Goddess is a better bet. Resold eventually as it has a faint chemical note that I something find annoying. When I'm in the mood for a beach scent I much prefer Bronze Goddess

This is one of my favourite perfumes and is an easy reach when I go on holiday. This was an impulse purchase from the Clinique counter as I smelt the Happy range as I walked past on my was t to purchase something else. This one stood out to me immediately as it gave me pure beach vibes and made me think of holidays at every sniff. At 15ml I find it a little pricy for what you get per ml but I can overlook it because the scent just works for me. It travels easily and I find myself reaching for it over other fragrances I own. I’d definitely repurchase, it’s pure sunshine in a bottle.

This is what I wanted Lust for Sun to smell like! Lily of the Beach is the perfect beach scent and smells very tropical, creamy, lush and way more expensive than it costs. I would say that it is the best tropical designer scent but there are two drawbacks with Lily of the Beach. First, it only comes in 15 ml bottle. Second, as addictive as it smells like, it quite a subdued scent. If it perform better, I wouldn’t need any other tropical scent but this! Highly underrated! Never heard anyone talking about this online.