Oyster!

This fragrance is a love for me. I wear it exclusively when I am visiting the North Carolina coast (our annual vacation spot). It's perfect for my early morning beach walks, gentle wafts of a slightly salty freshness, blending seamlessly with the sea salt and warm sun in the humid morning air. Salt notes in perfumes don't always work for me, and neither do marine notes or solar notes - those profiles are not my typical "wheelhouse" (even though I am a total beach person). But Oyster! strikes a perfect balance. I've used my little dabber sample a couple of years in a row and I only have a few drops left, so I'll be ordering a larger size for my beach travel bag. If you are a beach person like I am, don't be afraid of this - it really captures something atmospheric and lovely, and is worth trying out!

I shared my bottle of Oyster EDP with a friend and it literally brought tears to her eyes because it smelled so photorealistic — to briney ocean air, it and brought her memories. Before I sampled this myself, I was worried about the name because I have an absolute aversion to seafood and anything that smells close to it, but once I smelled this I had to get a full size EDP. It’s gorgeous, incredibly unique in my collection and to any other fragrance I’ve sampled. One of Poesie’s best fragrances in their permanent collection for sure. Editing to add: I’ve since sampled lots of other niche marine fragrances (e.g., Lorenzo Pazzaglia’s Black Sea), and none of them even come close to being as good as Poesie’s Oyster. This is a true standout, unicorn. 10/10

I LOVE this! The elemi resin right up top is gorgeous and morphs into a marine dream when blended ocean brine and bitter cucumber. Elemi resin is hands down one of my favorite notes and it’s executed beautifully here 🩷 “Oyster” is the most unisex of the 4 I’ve tried so far. Despite that ‘straight down the middle’ quality, this feels like a naiad to me: a fresh water, feminine spirit: elemental, otherworldly and born from the natural world. I’d *really* like a bottle for next summer. I’d wear it all the time in the heat. I do think there’s a curious and aquatic component that could maybe work in the dead-cold winter too. Adding to the wishlist either way. 9/10!

I adore this! It is everything the description says it is. Slightly sweet, slightly briney with the slightest tang of lemon. It lasts a good 6 hours on me, constantly getting little whiffs of something amazing. I so wish it came in huge bottles!!!

This is really nice I’ve been wearing it to bed! It’s calming, I picture a little seaside town. Very atmospheric! I think I get the lemon and cucumber most and a hint of the salty seawater. So glad I got a tester!