Bronze Goddess Eau Fraiche Skinscent 2014

I have wanted this since last year and I finally got bottle! I don't know what it is about this perfume that is so crave worthy because it IS a simple scent but something about it intoxicates and excites me. On first spray it does smell like a nice, non chemically suntan lotion as many have mentioned. An up close sniff of the wrist I can very easily pick out the lemon and orange and probably the bergamot. It does then settle in to a creamy, coconutty warm skin day at the beach. Its kind of hard to explain because if you were to say to someone "this smells like good suntan oil" then why wouldn't you buy sun tan oil for $5.99 instead of the $60 + this costs, right? But it is so much more creamy and soft and all around makes you feel like you just got home from the beach minus the sweaty, oily stinkyness a day at the beach can actually smell like. This is like someone bottled all the good parts of "beach smell" and threw in "shower fresh" for the best of both worlds. I am a huge coconut lover and am usually disappointed in scents that claim to have coconut, but this one comes through on the promise. My husband, however thought it smelled like "Old ladies and sex" before he smelled it on me and swore he would hate it. He tested some on his hand and said he could smell it all day and it was revolting. So when I sprayed some on he never said anything and I said "do I smell like old lady sex?" He looked confused, sniffed me and said "No it actually smells good on you". So this is probably one of those love it or hate it things and I happen to love it!

Bronze Goddess 2014 is, literally, Summer in a Bottle. I was looking for a perfume that would smell like Coppertone sunscreen which, to me, smells as a combination of coconut and tiare scents. And, at last, I found it! This is my absolute favorite summer/beachy scent. It has a definite coconut creaminess to it, so it may not be for those of you who are not a fan of coconut. It is light but not fleeting, and seems to warm on the skin into a gorgeous floral/creamy coconut suntan oil scent. It's perfect in the summer, but also great in the dead of winter to remind you of great times spent in the warm sunshine. I can't recommend this one enough! Knowing that it is a limited 2014 edition, I will stock up with, at least 4 bottles. Try using the whipped body cream and layer to make it last longer because the longevity of this eau fraiche is not a plus, it lasts for about an hour or so. Projection is moderate. Believe me, you do need this perfume in your perfume wardrobe. It may not be a haute couture scent and it may be relatively uncomplicated but, this is the essence of summer as well... All we need is a bikini, the sea breeze and flowers in our hair! Enjoy the perfume quest!

there is no difference in composition between 2013 and 2014 (I have both - they are IDENTICAL) In fact, according to Estee Lauder all of the Bronze Goddess scents through the years are the same scent. I was told this by the EL manager at a department store and called EL headquarters in New York, and confirmed that the scent is the same, only the packaging and bottling change. In Summer 2013 this is what was listed on the EL site for Bronze Goddess - it is the ACCURATE note listing for 2013 Bronze Goddess. Almost identical notes, and it smells identical side by side, and EL confirms it is the same scent. From the Estee Lauder website in 2013, listed "Bronze Goddess: Top Notes: Sicilian Bergamot Mandarin Middle Notes: Tiare Milk-Tahitian Gardenia Petals Coconut Oil Orange Flower Buds Jasmine Magnolia Petals Myrrh Base Notes: Amber Sandalwood Vetiver Caramel Coconut Cream This scent is: BEACH, TROPICAL, SUN, SOFT, CREAMY COCONUT, LIGHTLY FLORAL. "

Tiare and neroli/orange blossom flowers tempered with bergamot, sandalwood, and coconut. An hour after spraying it softens into a rounded vanilla amber with citrus, vetiver, and lavendar. If you like the idea of Bobbi Brown Beach but found it a bit too literal or are looking for a grown-up, beachy version of JLo Glow, then EL Bronze Goddess is for you. It is an Eau Fraiche which is less concentrated than a cologne so I don't worry about over-spraying too much as I spray wrists, chest, behind the knees, hair, etc. This is my jam! I live in a place that is hot and humid most of the year. This is where most fragrances go to die or are too much for the heat. This blooms in the heat without being overpowering and can be uplifting in the rain. I will never fail to pack this for a summer trip.

I'll be upfront: I'm the palest of the pale in terms of melanin content. But when I put this potion on, I feel like a Bronze Goddess indeed. This fragrance perfectly embodies the notion of a fantastical, tropical, exotic woman, and I'm thrilled that I discovered it. I'm a Floridian, so I can get away with wearing this nearly year-round. I'm pretty sure when people smell me and the wafting of this tahitian tiare flower, magnolia, and sandalwood concoction, they think (and see) a bronze goddess as well. Even if not, what matters most is how I feel when I wear it.:) Yay for aromatherapy, 5/5.

First impression was linked with kahlua drinks, because besides obvious coconut scent, whole composition reminds me of summer time in bars. Simply, I think that the persence of alcohol in perfumes is responsible for that so maybe it wasn't intended. Anyway, for me scent is perfect. Sexy, hypnotic, a little bit harsh because of vetiver which in fume keeps me thinking about warm beach sand. I think the most important is Bronze Goddess is not tawdry, as some of users writing and comparing too simply to sun tan oils.

love at first sniff, I overspray this because I want that first blast of topnotes to last longer! it's is Devine coconut tropical dreaminess, not too sweet, just right. Will continue to buy this.

A day of sunshine, coconuts and drinks on the beach are to be found in this bottle. mmmmmmmmmmm

spray this on top of La Prairie Midnight Rain and thank me later ;)

This is exactly what you'd expect from a tropical fragrance. Very exotic and beautiful, just as I'd hoped it would be. I was immediately transported to past summer holidays and romantic thoughts of sandy beaches in the sunshine. It does smell like suntan oil, but also has a certain freshness, which I didn't expect. Very sweet and coconutty, which I really like. I sprayed this three times on my neck and on both wrists at the EL counter, wandered across the store and then realised that I could hardly smell it, so went back to the counter and sprayed a couple more times. Unfortunately I could hardly detect the scent within a couple of hours and even during that time it was very faint. It was lovely when I got wafts of it in the breeze but it has very disappointing longevity. Much as I loved the smell, I could only imagine wearing this on holiday or on very hot days. The need to constantly reapply would frustrate me, so regrettably I think I'm going to have to give this one a miss.

Wonderful! I get hardly any coconut but a great amount of myrrha and vetiver. Which is nice. Not at all the hot mess the bottle indicates, imo. I cannot smell any difference between Azuree Soleil and Bronze Goddess and as I've understood from others EL says themselves that it is the same scent in different packaging. Really worth every penny. Would make a great masculine as well as vetiver is rather prominent. Definitely a gourmand and very sexy. As it is a skinscent you would think it needs to be re-applied during the day, but I do not recommend. The staying power is immense and sillage quite heavy so overdoing it is easy. I do not find BG reminiscent of any sun cream I've ever owned, I wish I would as then the sun screen would be yammy. Get your hands on this before it is too late, as it already might be. But no worries, new year brings a new bottle. And hey, this is really close to Annich Goutals Myrrhe Ardente. At least on me! Love!

by the notes i thought i was going to love this. i dont get any coconut. i cant really pick out what it smells like on me. i imagine though a mother outside hanging laundry on the line in summer. her linen dress blowing in the breeze. on me its a mature 40+ scent. im really not loving it. i was hoping for a coconuty creamy summery beach scent, and while its summery its not a beach scent on me. not for me. i think if you are a mature woman you could pull this off. and maybe if you get more coconut it would be more beachy and maybe younger?

This was a Christmas gift but I tried it on in early spring. My first thought was "this is definitely going to my sister". I couldn't bear wearing it. Then I forgot about it and today I found it in my drawer and decided to give it another try. Well, I will hold on to it for the summer as it smells much better now that we have over 35 C. I get mostly coconut, tiare flower, amber and myrhh. It is a melange of exotic and oriental notes and reminds me of old movies filmed in the Orient.

Perfect hot weather/summer scent. The combination of citruses add a little (just a little) brightness, it is mostly soft, mossy coconut and tiare flower on my skin. Expensive suntan lotion, salty sun-baked skin. It's has a youthful feel -- nostalgic for me -- but I don't know if young girls would like this one. Longevity is pretty good, still smell it on my skin 5 or 6 hours in, I'm happy to have it in my collection :)

This is a perfume, that makes me think of tropical beach, clear sky and hot sun. Not just a summer fragrance, it's a tropical summer in the bottle. Coconut is the strongest note. It's pure and delicious, a little medical, but it's not bothering me. It's get nicer and nicer as the time passes. In my home country we don't have anything else like it, so to me it seems very original.

I will admit I bought this because of all the hype over it and I do like it but I don't think it will become a favourite. I get spicy coconut from this and it does hang around a reasonably long time but for me,this isn't anything special and I wouldn't class this as a summer scent specifically. Gorgeous bottle though.

This is rather unlike anything else around, or anything I've smelled before. It's quite delicious but not in a gourmand way. It's intriguing. Definitely try before you buy. It's a girl in a cocktail dress drinking a pina colada at a beach party.

Very beachy scent, yeah. Tropical, a bit spicy, a lot relaxing. However, it reminds me a little of a sunscreen lotion smell. Or maybe it is just beachy vibe? Try yourself. BTW, for a skinscent it has a very good stillage.

It's perfect for a summer holiday, although the coconut is the strongest note I detect. I want to weat this on my honeymoon somewhere exotic.

This fragrance reminds me a fresh glass of pina colada . It is perfect to wear during the summer , reminiscent of the Aftersun.