Campfire
Sea shell
Driftwood
Salty air
Sand
Seagrass
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A Day at the Sea
Uncommented Scents No. 187
Reyna, the head and nose behind Botica Botanica, summarizes her intention as follows:
"I want to create a unique experience ... using all-natural and beneficial ingredients. I want it to be a personal experience -- shared only with those who are close, not everyone within a 15 foot radius."
That’s already very sympathetic, but it only partially applies to "Beach Agate | Botica Botanica," as the projection is quite impressive. Also, regarding "all-natural," one must question how natural scent components like sand, salty air, driftwood, seashells, and campfire can really be, but at least it is true that there are various essential oils that rely on natural ingredients for the aforementioned components.
Shell grit (ground seashell) is readily available - and appears repeatedly in fragrances, such as in "Onycha | DSH Perfumes," "Flores Island (Eau de Parfum) | Flore Botanical Alchemy," or Mer - salt is naturally available as sea salt, burnt wood possibly in the form of a base with Amyris oil, driftwood as an accord among others with patchouli, etc.
So how does it all smell together: smoke is diffusely perceptible, thus remaining subtle, the scent of salt and driftwood typically reminds one of seawater, yet associations with algae scents or aquatic fragrances do not arise in my opinion.
Seashells and sand add mineral accents, especially the ground seashells always have for me an underlying, very subtle, almost ethereal animal vibe: as if life in the sea - along with the seagrass - is captured as a splash of color in the scent.
Why the fragrance also appears sweet, I cannot say, but I would have preferred to do without it, and ultimately this impression leads to a moderate downgrade. Otherwise, I would have rated Beach Agate even better.
Reyna, the head and nose behind Botica Botanica, summarizes her intention as follows:
"I want to create a unique experience ... using all-natural and beneficial ingredients. I want it to be a personal experience -- shared only with those who are close, not everyone within a 15 foot radius."
That’s already very sympathetic, but it only partially applies to "Beach Agate | Botica Botanica," as the projection is quite impressive. Also, regarding "all-natural," one must question how natural scent components like sand, salty air, driftwood, seashells, and campfire can really be, but at least it is true that there are various essential oils that rely on natural ingredients for the aforementioned components.
Shell grit (ground seashell) is readily available - and appears repeatedly in fragrances, such as in "Onycha | DSH Perfumes," "Flores Island (Eau de Parfum) | Flore Botanical Alchemy," or Mer - salt is naturally available as sea salt, burnt wood possibly in the form of a base with Amyris oil, driftwood as an accord among others with patchouli, etc.
So how does it all smell together: smoke is diffusely perceptible, thus remaining subtle, the scent of salt and driftwood typically reminds one of seawater, yet associations with algae scents or aquatic fragrances do not arise in my opinion.
Seashells and sand add mineral accents, especially the ground seashells always have for me an underlying, very subtle, almost ethereal animal vibe: as if life in the sea - along with the seagrass - is captured as a splash of color in the scent.
Why the fragrance also appears sweet, I cannot say, but I would have preferred to do without it, and ultimately this impression leads to a moderate downgrade. Otherwise, I would have rated Beach Agate even better.
Updated on 08/30/2024
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