A perfume that smells of summer

[Elvag]

Anyone recommend a really nice summer perfume.
Thinking cucumber, sea salt, sun cream, fresh outdoor dried sheets.
All the things that smell lovely and fresh without being too sweet or cloying.
Any ideas?

Another vote for Bronze Goddess! I couldnt remember the name of it but pp have reminded me. It smells like holidays

It's permanently summer here in the Middle East and I'm currently loving olympea from paco rabane.

Smells just like summer holidays

Tom Ford's Neroli Portofino. but price, oh, the price!! :( Only managed to justify spending THIS MUCH on it once. The rest of the time I buy body oil or deodorant.

CoconutAmericano, Nuxe is good, too. Strangely, I do prefer the smell of oil rather than the perfume itself (feels a bit too alcohol-y).

I cannot stand cucumber in perfume, but for a summery feel, probably Malle's Lys Mediterranée.

One of those Tom Forde scents is just like 4.7.11

There used to be a Laura Ashley perfume (No 1 or No2) that smelled almost identical to Eau de Givenchy. Trying to find out if that's still around. I've found samplers of Eau de Givenchy for £10 for 4 ml on Ebay.

Drinks I have Jill Sander Sun, I used to like it, but now find it a bit cloying.

I want a sniff of that Inis one now!

Flor de naranha...angel such lesser

About £20

Lovely light orangey fragrance

I do like the thought of something that smells of summer holidays ... sunshine, coconut, sun cream .. Bronze Goddess is the closest I've got, but it really seems to disappear quite quickly on me.

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Ta-da!
www.harrods.com/product/eau-de-givenchy-edt-100ml/givenchy/000000000001435164?cat1=new-beauty&cat2=new-beauty-perfume-womens
But at the price! I bought some a year or so ago and I think it was about 60 quid.

D&G light blue and also the limited edition D&G light blue sunset in salina, both great fresh summery scents.

D&G light blue and also the limited edition D&G light blue sunset in salina, both great fresh summery scents.

Some really good answers, thanks everyone.
Definitely going to try Bronze Goddess.
But really intrigued by 4160 Tuesday, what I did on my holidays.
Does anyone know where I can buy it from, so I can test it first?
Only found online sales.

Oops, missed a page.
Really like the sound of Inis too.
So many recommendations so little money lol.

4160 are only online but they do tiny testers you can buy

In fact the smallest I can see at the minute is £15 for 9ml
If you want PM me your address and I'll pop a sample in the post, I have one here that's about a 3ml bottle

Bronze Goddess is the classic summer perfume, and a different bottle every year :)

Bobbi Brown Beach sums up summer holidays for me