Salt Petals

Smells like salty rain and sand, woody but driftwood, aged and deep. Watery but It has a gravelly quality that is different than the sweet perfumes I usually buy. I have an unsophisticated nose but this seems very ‘fancy’ to me. Very unisex, not overbearing powder florals or super crispy green wood to tip it in either direction. It’s got poor longevity, maybe an hour or two on skin and 3 or so on clothes.. No sillage to speak of.

So I'm a transfem looking for my first nice feminine scent, never shopped for a perfume before in my life. I thought this cheap bottle I got at target was a hold over until I found something better, imagined I'd be sick of it in a week, but I have fallen in love with this one! Really does a good job evoking pleasant beach vibes.Take with a grain of salt because I have ZERO knowledge or experience but truly a great value.

I am surprised to like this perfume as much as I do, since salt notes and I don't get along. This opens with a nice and slightly astringent grapefruit smell, which quickly mellows into a watery floral, with a nice warm amber wood base to anchor it (pun intended). This is a good, solid aquatic perfume, and doesn't veer into that seaweed, over briney, dead sea smell that many aquatic perfumes unfortunately fall into.

Some people say it's similar to Cool Water, I say its closer to Tommy Bahama's Very Cool for Women, just not as sweet. This actually works better with my skin chemistry. I found it at Marshall's and took a chance, I'm glad I did! It works well on hot days.

One of the best cheap freshies you can find! The salt aspect is pretty mild. I mostly get the watery florals and the grapefruit with a bit of the amberwood. An easy reach in any season.