White Coconut

Although this is called White Coconut, it is a Chypre fragrance - think citrusy and woody with a marined coconut cream. It opens VERY citrus, although I'd say more bergamot than fresh orange, with the coconut developing from a fresh throught to a toasted scent as the vanilla, amber and woods open up. Very summery. Not quite a 'suncream' like Bronze Goddess, it swoops too close to the vanilla for that, but overall a nice scent. For an actually quite complex fragrance it's almost playing dumb in the simplistic description, but that is the point of this M&S range.

This is such a great perfume for the price! I mixed it with Le Monde Gourmand’s Fraise Fouettée and it’s my new favourite layered combo. A smooth, warm coconut which stays on clothes really well. It isn’t ground breaking on its own, but if you wanted a nice spray for holiday it would be a great one to take with you. I can see myself wearing this a lot when it comes to summertime (though honestly it’s warm enough that you can wear it in the winter without it coming across as odd).

This reminds me a little bit of Alien Goddess which is probably why I like it, but it’s not a dupe. The coconut in this is very woody rather than sweet, which I love because I find a lot of artificial coconut fragrances too sickly sweet. Fresh and clean, a little soapy and salty. Quite unisex, my husband enjoys wearing it too. Longevity isn’t great but it’s around £10 for 100ml. They do an edp version now, which does last a bit longer.

On my skin this transforms into a cologne or body spray version of MP Vanilla Powder. There is citrusy coconut with a salty amber incense. It just smells so good. This is not a gourmand Vanilla but a WOODY Chypre just like Vanilla Powder. I have no idea why this smells this way on me. I get a ton of compliments and people really think it's a weak dose of MP Vanilla Powder

This smells like a beautiful beachside vacation!! When I need a reminder of an island getaway, I just need a whiff of this stuff!! In fact I brought my bottle to the beach last week, it performs quite well in hot weather.