Bronze Goddess Eau Fraiche Skinscent 2015

2015 is IDENTICAL to 2014 which is IDENTICAL to 2013. Side by Side comparison at the EL Counter with my bottle of 2013, 2014 and the 2015. They are IDENTICAL in scent. There is a very very small subtle difference in 2013 and 2015. Which is that 2013 is stronger, lasts longer and the sandalwood note is a teeny bit more noticeable. But fairly identical. Some could not tell a difference in them. Not to mention the EL manager confirms yet again, the scents are supposed to be identical and have been since inception. There might be very small changes but the aim is the exact same scent. Not only did I think they are the same, all the people and SA's who had a sniff fest with me also felt they are the same. I did not have a 2011, 2010 or any earlier bottles to also test. But EL states they are the SAME scent. The following info is from the EL Website on Bronze Goddess (verbatim per I screenshot each one, each year): 2015: "The fragrance that worships every inch of you. The original, alluring Eau Fraîche you know and love—back for another Spring/Summer season. A sensuous, sun-drenched blend of Bergamot, warm Amber, Tiare Flower and Vanilla combined with delicious creamy Coconut. All heat. All desire. All woman. Sensuous Notes: Amber, Coconut Milk, Sandalwood, Vanilla, Vetiver, Myrrh Warm Notes: Juicy Mandarin, Sicilian Bergamont, Lemon, Pulpy Orange Radiant Notes: Tiare Flower, Jasmine, Magnolia Petals, Orange Flower Buds, Lavender" 2014: "Product Details: The fragrance that worships every inch of you. The original, alluring Eau Fraîche you know and love-back for another Spring/Summer season. A sensuous, sun-drenched blend of Bergamot, warm Amber, Tiare Flower and Vanilla combined with delicious creamy Coconut. All heat. All desire. All woman. Fragrance Type: Solar Floral Reminiscent of a sun-drenched beach, this exotic scent has a creamy heart of golden Amber that emanates pure Summer. The Sensuous Heat of the Sun Amber Coconut Milk Sandalwood Vanilla Vetiver Myrrh The Silky Softness of Warm Sand Juicy Mandarin Sicilian Bergamot Lemon Pulpy Orange The Radiance of Bronzed Skin Tiare Flower Jasmine Magnolia Petals Orange Flower Buds Lavender Category: Warm Feeling: All heat. All desire. The fragrance that worships every inch of you." 2013: "Bronze Goddess: The fragrance that worships every inch of you. 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."

I bought this at our local Ulta, after returning the 2017 version I bought yesterday. Someone at EL said they are IDENTICAL year to year, unless the name is different, but I noticed on Fragrantica that different years have different notes to some extent. So having hated the prominent lavender in this year's version, I noticed that our Ulta had both the new and the 2015 packaging, and I swapped out for this one, hoping the notes here are correct and it would resolve the lavender and also perhaps vetiver I disliked. This one is much more pleasant! I would agree with the notes here, no lavender. And I noticed another reviewer mentioned finding the 2014 sharp (which I've seen several people note), but finding this one more smooth, and I agree about the smoothness. There is a prominent citrus, but it's somewhat sweeter than in other versions, more feminine, and the coconut is subtle but lovely along with vanilla. There is a green quality from some of the citrus and some of the floral, and I usually don't love that, but I find for the purpose of this being beachy, it's fresh and clean and probably lovely in the hot summer. Right now it's 40F in New England, so I will have to test it out when summer finally arrives. Edit: Today is the first warm day we've had. I wore this outside to work on some things with my husband, and he kept saying how wonderful I smelled. So it's a sure love! This is beautiful on warm skin in the sunshine.

I have the 2014 (solid gold) & 2016 (clear sunset ombre) bottles of this. It still remains my #1 all-time favorite perfume! When I smell it makes my eyes roll to the back of my head in pure pleasure! I had read that some of the formulations had changed over the years, so I just ordered a brand-new bottle, 2021/2022? edition. It definitely packs waaaaaay less of a punch than the older ones. Scent disappeared within an hour. I was very disappointed and returned it to Ulta. I also tried the new Bronzed Goddess Eau De Parfum and wasn't really impressed. It was similar to too many other things on the market right now. So... just getting on here to say that the older ones are AMAZING and if you love summer and beachy scents - that have the coconut, sunscreen, and some white flowers in it, then you may love this. To me it's SULTRY. SEXY. WARM. There's a warm heat / dryness to the scent, it may be the sandalwood, it comes across as a sexy summer night. I'm a sucker for any fragrance with Tiare flower in it. And this does not disappoint.

Reviewing today because I accidentally realized, today, how truly reliant this scentscent is on skin. I have a dab on tester bottle of this and used it today because the temp in the Chicagoland will be nearly 60f and I needed a pull out of the cold winter rutt. As I dabbed my neck, some spilled down the front of my shirt. Oh well, I'll smell extra goddess-y today, right? Lol. On my skin, it has become all the beauty it's meant to be. Divine. On my shirt, it's straight up coconut. It's not bad though, it's just absolutely linear on my shirt. So my review is more a reccomendation. If you want the true skinscent to reveal itself, spray all over your skin and enjoy the magic that happens for each person and their chemistry. If you want to smell more of the coconut, spray your clothes... Overall though, this is an essential summery scent. At first spray, yes it smells like suntan oil. But wait for it. I love it.

I ordered the Skinscent last night after buying the oil a few weeks ago- I kept putting it on as a fragrance because I loved the smell so much! I'm hoping it's quite close in smell to the oil which -in reply to Shoppingmedia - isn't too glittery at all, you have to look for the shimmer, but when you catch the light it's like a tiny gold fleck on your skin, very subtle, which I love. I'll reserve comment on the Eau Fraiche until I actually start wearing it. My usual taste in perfume is something that has good silage like Tom Ford Tobacco Vanille ( my signature scent) or TF Black Orchid, but as this is such a large bottle I guess the aim is to spray more area and hopefully have a waft of fragrance around you. Coconut isn't normally my first port of call for smells but this smells like an exotic holiday in a bottle! (Well the oil does anyway).