Lime Sands

Yup, this sure is "lime" and "sands"! In all seriousness though, I'm surprised how taken I am with this. I like these beachy type of scent profiles well enough, but not enough to want to own one myself... Falling Into The Sea by Imaginary Authors came close but I used up my sample and ultimately decided to pass. This, however... while not being the solution to finding my holy-grail "dream" lime fragrance, is VERY nice. The lime and verbena offer a very fresh, watery-aquatic (NOT saltwater - I personally actually get very little saltiness from this!) take on a beach/tropical scent. I don't specifically recognize this as having lime nor verbena but it gives me the same olfactory sensation of smelling something mouthwateringly juicy, zesty and fresh as I would with citrus. Coconut water is also an apt distinction to make because there's coconut there, but on the subtler side. I also don't specifically recognize lily or orange blossom here but there's a hazy sense of white flowers to give it that typical sunlotion-y vibe. I get the vanilla towards the tail-end which takes it in a bit of a gourmand direction which is a surprisingly nice switch up! The sweetness of the lime and/or verbena is still there so it vaguely resembles key lime pie. YUM! Wearing this makes me feel like I'm relaxing in an uber luxurious cabana at some ritzy beachside resort. Silage is moderate but remains so for a good 4-5h which is impressive! I applied 9 hours ago and it's still there faintly, but I've been mostly indoors today which could factor into it. Literally the only thing holding me back from a purchase is Skylar will only send rollerballs to the UK, and I just don't think they perform the same as a regular perfume... I might still take the chance, IDK... if you have easy access to the brand I definitely recommend checking this one out. Will certainly be treasuring the sample I have! Edit: well over 24 hours later I can still faintly smell the verbena on my skin. Wow!

Lime and Coconut water are definitely how this opens. And it might be clever marketing, but I really do think I can pick up a sand note. If I really concentrate on it, I think it’s the mixture of the driftwood and musk that does it, but I’m not sure. The verbena is even noticeable right away. For those of those keeping track at home, might notice that these are a lot of the same notes for Coconut, Lime, Verbena from BBW. And it does kind of have that vibe. Even leans a touch lotiony. But this one is a bit more ‘sandy’/woody, a little bit more aquatic/fresher, and a touch sweeter. But still, the similarities are noticeable. The dry down comes somewhat quickly and settles mostly into that sandy/driftwood type of vibe. Edit: On a second wearing, when I wasn't trying to concentrate and analyze it as much, it kind of smelled like a fruit loops flavored bubblegum. Sweet, candied fruits and citrus and a little lactonic. That appeals to me, but it might not to others, so I decided to include it.

I always liked BBW Coconut Lime Verbena but it never smelt good on me. Seeing the note list now I understand why. It had a lot of notes that don’t work the best with my chemistry, especially that black currant. Lime Sands is a winner for me. Exactly what I was looking for. It has all the notes that work for me and it smells amazing. I don’t get any cleaner vibes. Just a clean but sensual musky lime coconut. Soft, simple and clean. I like soft, simple and clean. If lily of the valley works with your chemistry the way it does for me and all the other notes work for you too then I highly recommend lime sands. Love it. Edit; Just finishing up my bottle. I see the recent reviews and I think chemistry plays a major role with this fragrance. Got my bottle at a heavy discount 2nd hand. Would definitely repurchase but not sure about at full price.

I found this in my local Sephora and I instantly bought it. It was an instant like for me. On initial spray, you really get that lime and salt. It smells kind of like a margarita but then it changes on my skin when it completely dries down. It turns into this clean musky scent that kind of reminds me of like clean laundry. It gives me that feeling of hand washing my clothes and then hanging them outside to dry and the wind is blowing the scent of the laundry soap I used all around in the air. It's super fresh and clean and think this will be a perfect summer scent.

Straight up lime & salt, that's all I get with this... but somehow it works for me. I'm not sure if it's a skin chemistry thing bc straight out of the bottle I always second guess if I like it or not, but as soon as it hits my skin it's magic. I will say after hours of wear it does have a candle-ish background scent to it. This is a perfume that I would recommend trying first.