Peau Salée

The ratings become ever more comical on here, I fully believe half of these reviews are written by people who have never smelled the perfumes. Peau Salée is a beast. Salty, hungry, carnally floral, an assignation in a lifeboat while the cruise liner docks beside a coconut vendor. It has that alluring greasiness of frangipani with the freshness of a cool stone in the shade. When I wear this my husband gets ideas. They're good ideas. If you're looking to reignite a filthy flame, perhaps this fragrance can assist you. Yes it bears a resemblance to Alien Goddess and Vanilla Vibes, but it's weirder and deeper and far more interesting. Obviously if you don't like salty, coconutty, white floral fragrances you won't like this, so sample before you commit. And then commit victimless adult crimes (of passion, although not in a dinghy, I assure you it is an uncomfortable venue for dark deeds).

This is what I hoped Sydney Rock Pool would be. It’s perfect and thank God no harsh ambrox-whatever murderwood metallic scent.

Perfect "salty skin after beach day" scent. Longevity was surprisingly well for this type of fragrance.

Jumped at the chance to buy a sample of Peau Salee - I have always been so intrigued by this house, ever since seeing all the adverts for Lace Garden, but this is the first scent I've tried. I thought how could this be a different beach perfume? But it really is. The mineral notes are strongly present, but although the image used is of some kind of metal, don't worry, this isn't metallic smelling. It really does just smell like all the minerals at the sea - the salt, the sand, the rocks, the gritty minerals on your skin after bathing. It's also sweet, and the florals and coconut water are present from the beginning, getting stronger as it wears. From a distance, at first it kind of smells like Live Colorfully, but more lived in and rough around the edges. In the drydown, it reminds me of one of the summertime Aliens, with frangipani and narcotic jasmine performing their mystical alluring duet. For me personally, I prefer a more straightforward sweet floral beach perfume, but I appreciate this for what it brings to the table - and it really does conjure up being at the beach quite literally - I can feel myself sitting in the sand, rubbing broken shells and soft sand between my toes.

This really does smell like salty skin. Sweet and floral salty skin, but salty skin nonetheless. I have not had the chance to wear this to the pool or the beach in summer yet, because I think that is the best setting for it. I would not recommend wearing this too work out tho. I thought it would be a good combination as a workout fragrance, but I found it quite off-putting during and after my spin class.