Rem Escale à St. Barth

When Rem meets some white florals, this is what you get. The scent of the famous tiare-frangipani- ylang ylang cocktail evoking a tropical escape, with the famous background of the rem scent ( marine, salty, sweet). This should not be a limited edition, since it's unusual, sensual and worth having in one's collection. Don't be bothered that this is an Eau D'Ete ( lighter version of the original), it performs much better than the Rem EDT, while not being helped by the famous molecules present in La Vie Est Belle. Would be nice to have matching products- notably a shower gel/oil/cream. If Escada's summer fragrances were as sophisticated as Reminiscence's.

This was a blind buy after I discovered this perfume and got interested in it by its name, and read the other two reviews here. I didn't think that a perfume could smell like a beach, but this one does. It has a nice salty flowery smell that lingers. This is what I wanted and this perfume delivers it. Excellent product for this kind of money. One of the best and most distinct scents I have.

If all your best summer memories were bottled, it would smell like this! Light, fresh, playful, sweet with a hint of sea salt breeze! Uplifting and delicious! St Barth’s definitely outshines the original. This is my go to summer weekend scent!

Update: I kept thinking about this one and found a bottle of it as well as the OG. This is less herbaceous and more floral, but I should really compare them side by side. It's out of season for me rn and late afternoon, but just smelling this takes me straight to the sand, man. No regrets. Honestly might get a backup since I can't imagine it will get any easier to find in time. It's a shame this (and the OG, it seems) is discontinued. I got my hands on a decant and this is nice. A very brief part of the opening, I was reminded a bit of Yara Tous, and I can still smell a fair bit of that in it, although this has more of a citrus bent from the bergamot and orange, rather than veering into mango, and isn't nearly as strong. I do find it sufficiently sweet, but only just so, and I do smell this as a beach frag. On me, the projection is... not quite a skin-scent, but the sillage just isn't there for me. What IS interesting about it is that the fragrance almost seems to hug me. I like bubble frags, so this is a good thing, but it's interesting that it doesn't really project or trail, while still being present. Additionally, it hasn't lost much of its initial strength, either. I'm about five hours in and it still smells pretty comparable to what it smelled like an hour in. Bit less on the sandalwood, actually? Even though that's listed here as a base note. As for the notes, it opens with a pronounced burst of citrus. I'm a bit new to this, so I don't register 'salt', exactly, but this smells undeniably aquatic to me. Likewise, it's hard for me to say what 'sand' is in here, but I do feel like there's something present of that. For the most part, the less pronounced notes take a back seat to the ylang ylang. I do not smell fragipani in this, but it does lean somewhat similar. The sandalwood grounds it nicely but isn't overwhelming. Anyway, as anyone might guess, this feels very much like a hot-weather-only frag. It's very summery, though I think you could easily wear it on a warm spring day, if not as fittingly. I would also only wear this during the day; it's hard to put it in less ambiguous terms, but it lacks something that I would expect from a nighttime fragrance, and it has a sunny feel to it that makes it suited to sunbathing, maybe, but not so much an average night at home. A few people suggested vacation frag and I agree with that assessment. As it is, apparently this is out of production now. I think if I didn't already own Yara Tous, I might opt for a full bottle of this, but while the scents are still distinct, I feel like this fits a slightly different, more understated niche (whereas Yara Tous announces itself with no qualms lol). I think you could probably find similar scents, but something about the very consistent but contained aspect of this scent is also appealing. It has that slight mineral touch that my newer-to-this nose can't quite pin down, and it has a watery aspect that likewise sets it apart. I immediately associate this with vacation in a way I don't associate similar scents, and that's worth considering if you're hunting down a decant or bottle to try.

A salty and ambery monoï with a sweet/sour pleasant aquatic note, a bit mineral also. Unpretentious but complex enough scent, to wear when you want to become this mermaid on the beach in summer. It's like a short dream of holidays (longevity 2 hours max for me). Mix of oyster juice, vanilla ice cream, and coconut & tiare oil slopped on the sand, quickly flooded by the sea... Reminds me a bit of "Yves rocher - eau d'été Monoï " , but with a spritz of calone (aquatic effect molecule) and a pinch of salt. Citruses give the scent a balanced bitterness and avoid the excess of sweetness. I'm surprised i don't see some aromatics notes like thyme or seeweed, because i can almost feel them. Moreover, the Rem signature is completely recognizable. A big like!