Sun-Phoria

RE-REVIEW 4/12/23: Forget what I said, I actually LOVE this? I think maybe the body spray of this is really different and the tester I tried in the store was better but not quite up to snuff. Once I snagged my own bottle I smelled what everyone else is smelling! This is creamy, Coppertone sunscreen heaven! The perfect summer fragrance. It's clean and nothing sugary here to feel cloying in the heat. It really does just smell like a nice sunscreen, which is exactly what I wanted. So good! Original review: Several reviews comparing this to sunscreen pushed me over the edge to blind buy this (stupid). I got the body mist to save some coin. Absolutely hate it. 👍 Doesn't smell like anything sunscreeny, creamy, or tropical to me personally. All I got was strong allergenic, borderline spicy floral. This very very closely mirrors my disappointment with Heat Wild Orchid and Hollister Wave 2. If you like those, you'll probably enjoy this. It does kind of smell expensive, I think? It's not bad by any means but please don't buy it if you're expecting a light sunscreen scent. Thankfully I was able to resell quickly. EDIT: I've come to love almost every fragrance in this line. I've also realized the body sprays aren't that great, and they pretty much all *need* to dry down before judging. So I went to Target and sprayed this EDP to give it a proper retry. It actually is quite lovely and definitely well-blended, like the others in the line. It's way too sharp at first; you HAVE to let this one dry down. Once it dries down I do get the creaminess others reference. I still wouldn't say this smells like sunscreen per se, but if I search for it I can see where people are making that connection. It's absolutely a 'solar' fragrance through and through. This is straight up rich b*tch summer vibes. I'm still trying to decide if it's something I'll wear because historically I hate orange blossom, but there is enough niceness here that it almost overrides that. It's like patchouli; 90% of the time I hate it, but in the right perfume it all works in conjunction. I will likely keep my eyes peeled for a resale bargain on this and then grab it, because I do love the idea of wearing this on a hot summer day. Especially if I can get myself to a beach. This just makes me think of hot sand, in the best way.

sun-phoria genuinely smells like happiness in a bottle to me. i've tried a lot of the fine'ry scents (they're super affordable and they're what got me into perfume in the first place), and i think sun-phoria is the best one. it's the only beachy perfume i've tried so far that i don't find incredibly cloying. it's sweet and definitely summery, but it's not overwhelming to me. i've tried JHAG's vanilla vibes and replica beach walk, and i found both of those to be pretty gross. sun-phoria, however, has this lovely sunscreen vibe to it that instantly brings up good memories and never fails to put me in a better mood. if i had to drink a perfume, i'd pick this one. my only complaint is that i wish the longevity was better. only lasts a few hours on me. but that's okay!!!

Honestly? I don’t consider myself an orange blossom fan at all. I don’t generally like citrus scents. However the monoi oil adds something so wondrous that this may be the frag that changes my mind. And it’s so cheap! This is the type of bright, citrus smell that doesn’t smell cloying or immature, but elegant and youthful at the same time. It smells like you were lost in a dark forest and befriended an ageless forest nymph who shoes you the secrets of the world. Love it! I haven’t smelled what it’s a supposed dupe for an generally not a TF fan, but I kind of want to try the original now too. I tried the tester at Target and it was sold out. Can’t wait til it’s back in stock.

Found this at T.J Maxx heard it was perfect for summer and it is! I LOVE this one! Its my kind of vibe for summer, beachy scent. THIS DOES NOT smell like Soliel Blanc at all. Sick to death of every review saying it smells like SB when on ALL summer scents. This drys down and almost smells like a lemon pound cake on ME. Not exactly what I like at all, and yet everytime I spray this i love it! To me it reminds me of Sun and Sand scented candle. That sun and sand scent has me in a choke hold, and now im on the hunt for more like that! This goes well with Solar Shine from BBW, the mix of coconut, vanilla, monoi, orange blossoms 🌸

I wasn’t expecting to love this one as much as I do, but oh my, this is FANTASTIC for a cheap, beachy scent! It lasts forever, too. The opening is sharp but dries down to a creamy suntan lotion. Actually, it reminds me more of old-school tanning oil on hot, sunny skin, which was, to me, THE scent of summer vacation when I was young. I would never sit out in the sun with tanning oil now, so I’m happy to be reacquainted with such a nostalgic scent. It’s a new favorite.