It’s perfume’s most intriguing new ingredient, adding a playfully gourmand twist to a fragrance, or inciting dreams of aroma-rich days at the beach in this grim aussie winters. (clockwise from top)
JO MALONE WOOD SAGE & SEA SALT
This bracing interpretation of the beachy trend—featuring ambrette seeds, sea salt and sage—brings to mind a coastal trek along mineral-rich rocks, with the sea spray freshening the windswept air.
An homage to Charbonnel et Walker’s sea salt caramel truffles, this recipe of liquid caramel, tonka bean, bourbon vanilla and, of course, salt, is a true feast for the senses.
This sparkling, sunny blend opens with a burst of fruity freshness (apple, watermelon, lemon) and evokes the aroma of frangipani in the salt-scented sea air. Fun fact: the fragrance was inspired by Bondi Beach.
Billed as the first of the new ‘solar orientals’, a raw salt note mixes with pink, black and white peppers for a kicker of an opening, while a solar accord, along with notes of orris, ambergris and sandalwood, create the olfactory impression of warm skin.
A celebration of Brazil and its signature cocktail, the Caïpirinha, expect a squeeze of lime, a dash of cachaça and an infusion of mint, followed by a creamy floral heart (tiare, ylang ylang) that’s accentuated by a sprinkle of sea salt. At the base: a suitably seductive skin accord.
One for all Mediterranean lovers. From seaweed to salt-baked driftwood, basil and lavender to lemon and mandarin, incense to cypress, one spritz is a sensory trip to Sardinia.
