Terracotta Eau de Toilette

This is the epitome of a lazy summer day near water. You smell the flowers blooming, but there is this beautiful breeze that keeps coming through with waves of coconut in the background. This is a luxurious scent that puts you in a good mood. It is my SOTD today, and I love how I keep smelling it every time I move. Even though it is not beast mode, it is still moderate and has a decent longevity. I loved it so much I already bought a backup since I was able to get it for only $89.

Hello my friends, this is pure coconut with jasmine in a perfume. For coconut lovers and perfect for summer days . I would love much more longevity and to be the perfume edition, and not the eau de toilette but they told me that the perfume edition is stopped so we have to stay with edt

I hope this means it will once again be available in the US. I was able to purchase this a number of years ago (maybe around 2015) from the Guerlain boutique in Las Vegas and then when I wanted to repurchase, it was no longer sold anywhere here. One of my favorite summer fragrances.

No coconut 🥥 phew 😅 ! Terracotta had to grow on me the first time around. There was a fad for sunscreen scents before this one ( Bronze Goddess springs to mind but sure there were others ) and they really didn't appeal to me because I didn't relish lying on beaches and don't like coconut ( and it was already in SO many hair and body products ). It had no positive connotations. But... I’d always had Terracotta bronzing products and loved the smell. Go figure ? 🤷🏼♀️ So I tried it and, to me, there never WAS any coconut. It's a gardenia, jasmine and ylang-ylang fragrance with something a bit warmer underneath ( it always felt more ambery than musk, like a lighter version of the base from Dune maybe ? ) This iteration is the same, no coconut. It is lighter however. Which is usually a cause for complaint but, this is a perfume that is meant for summer days, for holidays and, yes, beach cafes. Do we really want it to be THAT strong, in the sweltering sun ? I once got into a car wearing the original on a very hot day and let's just say, everybody else in the car was also aware I was wearing it. I actually think this version might just be MORE wearable. Just think of it as the Aqua Allegoria version of Terracotta. In fact if you like Lys Soleria but prefer gardenia to lily, this might just be for you !

Guerlain should have used this as the base for Cruel Gardenia, which smells like soap and nothing else. This smells like monoi oil, which is coconut oil infused with gardenia flower. It smells a lot like the potted gardenias I encounter for sale in garden stores. I reckon I'll get a full bottle soon.