Monoï & Coco

This is the sweetest, craziest beachy floral I have. I loooooooooove it; no sunscreen here, either. last forever, price is right. can't go wrong. Top note TIARE, not synthetic jasmine, lol. Super strong tiare-forward fragrance. all the other notes are in the distance - coconut is lighter in this one. In fact, if you hate coconut, you won't hate this. The other fragrances I totally DESTASHED because I added this one to my collection were Avon Far Away Aloha (this one is much smoother and too close to own both) and Donna Karan Cashmere and Tiare Flower. This one is bomb Tiki Tahini vibes with a french upscale but super sweet twist. ABSOLUTE BANGER. Between the Monoi and Tiare from the same brand, this one is muuuuch better. Don't get both. I did and ended up with this one in the end. Parfums Berdoues nailed it and it is a super safe blind buy.

This one is definitely for your collection if you love warm, sweet, milky / coconut, and tropical monoi flower. Heady monoi, she's getting straight to the point. You don't want to overspray! I get just enough citrus to make it fruity and incredibly juicy, but citrus is not the main character. Vanilla is lightly grounding this with a sweetness which isn't going to be coming from the coconut here, and the sandalwood is there to keep that vanillic sweetness from going over the top. This will not smell like tanning lotion, rather tropical resort; not tropical drink. Lasts forever, price is amazing. I let go of my Donna Karen Tiare and kept this one! Great blind buy as well. Can't go wrong for the price!

I went ham and bought all the Berdoues Monoï fragrances for a song. This is the first I’ve worn and woah, it is so good! Slightly salty, with a very mild, creamy coconut, the star here is the tiaré. It sings!!! Definitely light, but it’s buildable and lasts for 6+ hours. 100ml for under $20 it blows LMG Le Beach away. Not as complex as BtV Solar or Roja Isola Sol, not as powerful as Montale Day Dream or GdT Borabora, but 1/4 of the cost (or less) and absolutely lovely. Take me to Tahiti now, please!

Monoi is my favorite scent note of all time, so I purchased all three of Berdoues monoi scents. This is “vacation in a bottle” if I ever smelled it. It’s giving suntan lotion and pina coladas by the pool, but in a classier way than a typical sweet tropical body spray would accomplish. Staying power is great... scents usually disappear on me two hours into my workday, but I still smell it faintly upon returning home. The best of the three.

This STRONG TROPICAL FLORAL & COCONUT and I love it!! Reminds me of a body mist from BBW, Solar shine and maybe even Gingham Glow. It makes a statement, if you get headaches easily might not be for you. I'm obsessed with summer coconut and floral scents and this is it! Was not expensive and it's a eau de toilet. Very impressed. This will mix well with coconut body oils or butters- hello summer this will always be on my shelf!!