Nitesurf Neroli Régime des Fleurs 2024

Okay, I buy the vision. This is the tomboy twin sister to Glass Blooms, gap year-ing as a surf instructor in Maui instead of a ballet conservatory. It’s a mermaid princess runaway with the longboarding lifeguard babe. It’s Carmel-by-the-Sea Barbie. It’s the sweet, rubbery musk of a wetsuit soaked in saltwater and ambery tanning oil.

Nitesurf cites many classics in its makeup: honeyed orange blossoms, seasalt, a dulcet marine amber. But also drops some impossible accords like “neon petals” and “smoked seashells.” However, after testing Nitesurf, now I know exactly what a “transparent citrus” is supposed to smell like. And I think that’s some of the finest magic of perfumery. I wouldn’t say Nitesurf is my favourite scent, but conjures such a fantastical, compelling vision for me. Ordinarily I'm not the biggest fan of sugary or blossomy scents, but Nitesurf made me a believer. My biggest surprise of the RdF set.

Mental Snapshot: Galactic sunset. Bioluminescent breakers. Neon neoprene. Surfers and sirens bobbing in a chlorine-clear cove. Tropical fish darting under blacklight. A coral reef made of glass candy and gummy gelatine.

tl;dr: siren’s sunscreen