Can anyone recommend me a perfume?

[LexieSinclair]

I like Jo Malone Wood Sage and Sea Salt and used to LOVE Davidoff Cool Water.
Can anyone recommend any other seasidey fresh perfumes that I might like? Nothing floral or heavy...

I used to love Cool Water and CKOne, and now wear Hugo Boss Orange most days. I'd say its fresh, not sure about seasidey tho.

Maybe fresh is what I'm looking for and seasidey is too specific. Thanks Slinky, I'll give that a try.

I was complimented on it today, and it's not too expensive either

Will watch this thread to see if there are any other suggestions as I struggle to find perfumes I like.

I have JM Wood Sage too. I'd definitely recommend Diptyque Vetyverio. It's fresh, woody and gorgeous. Have a look at the reviews and notes on fragrantica.com.

Kiehls do a range of lovely perfumes. The fig or pink blossom ones are fresh and lovely. Vanilla is my fave though.

Fresh Citron de Vigne or Fresh Hesperides:

www.fresh.com/US/eau-de-parfum/citron-de-vigne-eau-de-parfum/H00001536.html

www.fresh.com/US/eau-de-parfum/hesperides-grapefruit-eau-de-parfum/HesperidesMasterEDP.html#q=hesperides&start=4&cgid=null

They have a London store that will do mail order.

Oh, and if you like beach smells you might like this:

www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Bobbi-Brown/Beach-10456.html

What's your budget?

My favourite seaside scent I wear a lot in summer is Sel Marin (Heeley) but it's not the cheapest.

You could also try Miller Harris "Fleurs de Sel" and l'Artisan Perfumer "Caligna". I think they are in ghe same sort of fragrance group as the Jo Malone.

I'm dying to try the Heeley perfume the previous poster recommended.

Thank you, some great ideas here. Some of them possibly out of my budget but tbh if it's the 'right' perfume I could possibly stretch to it.
It's a shame you can't order testers, I don't live in a big city so would have to take a gamble on a mail order one.

Most of the Aqua do Parma (non florals) remind me of Italian coastal evenings. I wear Colonia a lot and Assoluta. ADP are really generous with their small tester vials too. The notes are very Bergamot/fresh and green. I cannot wear heavy florals.

Aqua DI Parma (stupid phone!)

Im a massive fan of Serge Lutens and the fragrance I wear at the moment is the only floral I've ever been able to wear.

I wonder if you'd like this- it's very aromatic.
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Lexie - you CAN get samples, of some of them anyway. There are websites that do samples. You need to have a look through the perfume-lovers thread for the addresses. Or maybe do a google search.

I've ordered samples from surrendertochance.com before. If you register with them they often send discount codes.

Ooh thanks for all the ideas. I have just ordered samples of the Acqua di Parma Colonia and two by Diptyque. Will keep looking for more.

Fliers de Sel as mentioned above and The Different Company Sel de Vetivert.

Don't be fooled by Martin Margiela A walk on the beach because that's a vile melony rubbish.

Fleurs de Sel not Fliers

I absolutely love Estee Lauder Bronze Goddess (naff name but smells like a holiday in a bottle.) They only seem to bring it out it in summer though and when stocks have gone then that's it for the year, but really recommend having a squirt of it when it's in stock. And it's not too pricey imo.