Pirette

Love. I wasn’t expecting to like this one at all. I found most “green” coconut scents I’ve tried seem to read as melting plastic to my nose. Given the green coconut note plus the surf wax, I assumed this would be the same. Wrong! This coconut reads much more natural to me. I never surfed and don’t know the scent of surf wax despite living a short drive from the CA coast, but I’ve always loved all things beachy, desert, and tropical which is how I ended up here in the first place. The waxy smell to this doesn’t read as car freshener to me, though it does have a slightly unnatural/manufactured scent. It’s a good scent, however, and I usually hate synthetic scents. It frankly, smells like the beach. Maybe not a natural beach with rocks and bushes, but the beach with lifeguards and flip flops, sunscreen and volleyballs. Summer in a bottle. I was looking for something oily and beachy to wear in between ocean swims and hot tub dips, oily so it doesn’t rinse away easily or dry my salted sunned skin out any more. I decided to order a bottle about 5 min after applying this. I will say the waxy note is strong and distinct, but I love that it isn’t plasticky or gross, it sort of makes me think of real beeswax. I also suspect tiare flower may be present as another reviewer mentioned. When I tested I had tiare on already, but no scent on my wrists and the tiare I thought I smelled in here smelled slightly different than the one I was wearing. Either way, this scent seems to work great with tiare and would layer well with tiare frags. Very happy to have sampled this one.

Love at first whiff. I am a California girl, so this scent just gives me the warm and fuzzy feels. It is everything that their website says it is -- an authentic beach scent that will transport you to a perfect day in the sun and sand, non-toxic ripe fresh coconut, old school sweet-coconut-banana-smelling suncreen/suntan lotion and a little more. The dry down is very delicate, sweet, and very comforting. It literally makes me so happy when I wear it, I just keep smiling and smelling myself all day. Very, very, very, nostalgic! It lasts all day, noting I am an over sprayer. Also, I ALWAYS get compliments. I own high-end and low-end fragrances, but there is just something special about this CLEAN eau de parfum made by some lovely ladies in Newport Beach. Thank you for making this, it is my dream beach-summer fun-surf-scent.

Free of parabens, silicon, sulfate, PEG’s, phthalate, and phosphate. Cruelty free and vegan. A true beach smell -suntan lotion, surf wax and the sand trailed in on a pre-Covid barefoot happy crowd. It reminds me of a happier time. Im very happy to have found it. It smells like the beach. I hope they continue to make it. The reviews are confusing to the Novice. A person does not have to spend a great deal of money to get a perfume oil that doesn’t contain any synthetic ingredients they can get that at Whole Foods. Many high-end perfumes include Cetalox A very common base now in the world of personal fragrances. As well as Ambroxan. Or Orcanox. There is a logical reason for this. A 2.4 lb chunk of Ambergis costs $20kUSD -sperm whales are now endangered species strict guidelines are enforcing how ambergris can be collected.

This fragrance is all about surf wax, and coconut suntan lotion. Eventually, you'll notice the amber; however, you wouldn't notice the wood note unless someone told you there was one. Presentation is pretty awesome. Comes in a little wooden box about the size of my palm (I'm a 6'3 dude), slide open the wood cover, and the bottle fits snug in a cork lining cut to fit the bottle. Very niche fragrance. For women, I could see this being worn year-round if you live in a warmer, coastal area. Otherwise, women could wear this spring/summer. For men, the window of opportunity is much smaller - beach/cruise, summer, daytime.

This is an addictive summer scent that is perfect in every way. I love the unique green coconut note that makes this perfume fresher than typical heavy tropical coconut perfumes. I've never smelled surf wax before, but I imagine that's the sunscreen note I'm picking up. There's also warmth in the base from the amber and woody notes. I use the perfume oil and the freshness lasts literally all day, even in humid summer heat, and I can still smell it on my clothes even after it's been in the laundry basket for days. I can't find anything bad about this gorgeous perfume.