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Bee's Bliss Sonoma Scent Studio 1987

7.6 / 10 154 Ratings

A popular perfume by Sonoma Scent Studio for men, released in 1987. The scent is aquatic-fresh. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Aquatic

Fresh

Spicy

Green

Woody

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Green notes

Sea salt

Mint

Aldehydes

Mandarin orange

Grapefruit

Heart Notes

Bay leaf

Black pepper Fennel

Fennel

Galbanum

Petitgrain Pimento

Pimento

Thyme

Artemisia

Base Notes

Cypress

Moss

Sandalwood

Patchouli

Calcified Doorstop

Perfumer

Alain Astori

Ratings

Scent

7.6154 Ratings

Longevity

7.2110 Ratings

Sillage

6.9106 Ratings

Bottle

6.8122 Ratings

Value for money

8.233 Ratings

Submitted by MaxFavier · last update on 01/08/2026.

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Reviews

20 in-depth fragrance descriptions

07/10/2015

ColinM
516 Reviews

ColinM

Helpful Review 3

Green fun!

Horizon by Laroche is a really fascinating scent, I wouldn’t define it a “good” scent but it’s surely much intriguing, quite ahead of its time for me and making a creative use of both green fougère structure and fruity-floral-aquatic accords. That’s what I get here in fact – basically a sort of “aquatic-fruity-floral fougère”, a slap of green-fruity watery freshness (imagine a Mediterranean breeze of pine and warm sea) on a more conventional green-mossy fougère, both blended with a graceful accord of flowers (dark carnation, bright pastel cyclamen) and a recognizable note of orange. Sort of Givenchy Insensé meets Cool Water and both meet Pino Silvestre. Still a bit cheap, but in a fun way - and pleasant above all, that’s what counts. The name “Horizon” quite fits the scent, as it really radiates a peaceful feel of contemplation and calm with a joyful, vibrant natural vibe – and a brilliant vein of “classic” barbershop notes giving just right amount of “civilized elegance”. Really enjoyable and decent, just a bit screechy at the very opening and not the classiest scent around (it’s quite loud especially on the green-fruity side), but an uplifting fun little gem.

7,5/10

09/17/2015

BrianBuchanan
363 Reviews

BrianBuchanan

4

End of the Aquatic Age

Its easy to pick out the head notes of mandarin and salt, but after that things get more tricky.
Grapefruit - yes, but rose & jasmin, thyme & black pepper?
All three pyramids I've copied into my notes say different things about the heart, and while they all contain some truth, none can be relied on.

When wearing this, it comes across to me as a salt fruity-aquatic, with pepper grapefruit and herbal overtones; spiny on the outside and soft in the centre - where 'acrid' and 'fluid' meet.

The note pyramids then come together in the base and agree on moss patchouli and sandal. It takes only a short hour or two from mandarin to moss, and leaves behind a coarse salty moss.
(This is real oakmoss here in all its starkness.)
I'm not sure that chypre's a good base for an aquatic perfume, they aren't suited together, despite the salty link.

What is certain, it was released five years after Cool Water and this kind of salty aquatic had run its course and, smelling a bit old and dated, would be soon blown away by cK One.

Updated on 01/10/2023

06/20/2021

7Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

ChicoRoch1
163 Reviews

ChicoRoch1

4

Good Guy Laroche Drakkar flanker

Bought 2 bottles for under $35 which is an incredible bargain, considering the both bottles are 28 yrs old, according to the batch codes. Anywho the opening is quite harsh for an aquatic scent but settles down after a couple hrs. It's not a longevity champ by any means but then again what aquatic fragrance is? They destroyed Acqua Di Gio so i had to overpay for a vintage bottle from 2000. Horizon had REAL OAKMOSS which i love and that makes all the difference in the world. I think I'll keep them both.

10/03/2024

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

JagHammer5
17 Reviews

JagHammer5

2

A scent that takes you back

Guy Laroche Horizon takes me back to the 1990's. It smells like the great scents of the time, and would have definitely been a head turner for that time. As a child, I could remember this vein of scent radiating off of casually dressed and even well coiffled men.
The initial spray to my nose is dated, and has a nutty like effect. However, in the dry down, the scent really shines for me. It brings in both a blue, green, and warm texture, and is really inviting. It brings back the better memories of my childhood, and for that, I will treasure this scent.

05/17/2025

8.5Scent 8Longevity 8Sillage

HugoMontez
81 Reviews

HugoMontez

2

Plastic Grapefruit

I have this beauty for 6 years. I wore a full splash bottle and, a few years ago, i bought a backup spray bottle.

This is a very interesting, unique and long lasting fresh citrusy scent. Created by Alain Astori in 93, right before acquatic classic like L'eau D'Issey or ADG, and after Cool Water, New West and Kenzo Pour Homme.

This is the more different One of the bunch. And, because it came after the mega success of Drakkar Noir, the brand had high hopes for this release. It ends up that it didnt sell well and right in the turn of the century, they discontinued it.

It opens up with a grapefruit with the sulphuric smell that came from Blackcurrant. Sweet and sour. It seems like a plastic that had fruits on the fridge for quite a while and they became stuck on the plastic.

Weird but great. Its very linear but super unique and refreshing. I guess calone is there too to provide the endless freshness.

Longevity is good (6-8h), and the price is great. But its became harder to find last years.

I'm a fan of this one and Im glad i bought a spray bottle because i would miss this one after i finished my splash bottle.

Overall, recomended!
4/5

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Statements

30 short views on the fragrance

Meetjoeblack

5 years ago

8.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

3

I haven't seen value for the money like this in a very long time. Outstanding.

Charilaos77

2 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

2

Nice oldschool green and aquatic discontinued freshie. Great value for money as the prices remain low up to now ..

ChicoRoch1

4 years ago

7Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

2

A very capable flanker to the much maligned classic Drakkar Noir

Axiomatic

1 year ago

8.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

44

38

You were beautiful, you were new
A faithful sea breeze
But what started herbally salty
The crowd found too creamy
Ahoy, you good one! *

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Yatagan

2 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

28

21

Anyone looking for a different aquatic scent will still find it today: citrusy, then green minty, salty, woody, mossy.

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Stulle

2 months ago

9Scent

24

48

Wow, a discovery! Ocean fresh, strongly herbal and minty, a wealth of spices, wood, and moss. Strong wind in damp hair. °°°

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Ergoproxy

2 years ago

7.5Scent 7Longevity 6Sillage

21

29

Some things were indeed better in the past, at least the Aquatens were. Here combined with bitter greenish, spicy, and floral ...

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Pollita

2 years ago

8Scent 8Sillage

17

21

Sporty freshness for men. Underlined with the classic, familiar base note of Drakkar Noir. Shower gel à la Fougère. Indeed...

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Chnokfir

6 months ago

9Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

8

6

Benchmark in natural aquatic
Wonderful freshness
Very complex spicy-green notes
Fine wood base
Simple, but uniquely good

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Kovex

4 years ago

7.5Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

6

5

A fresh salty-mineral sea breeze without being synthetic or overly sweet. A charming summer fragrance for men.

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Sleuth 11 years ago

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Horizon by Guy Laroche, how is the dry down?

You are welcome; my pleasure, indeed.By the way, I just realized that the forum editor adds links to fragrances if words are put in quotes, such as "sea breeze", which obviously was not my intention. :)