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6.9 / 10 51 Ratings
A perfume by Maher Olfactive for women and men, released in 2002. The scent is floral-creamy. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral
Creamy
Synthetic
Fresh
Aquatic

Fragrance Notes

Coconut milkCoconut milk JasmineJasmine Lemon blossomLemon blossom Tonka beanTonka bean White muskWhite musk New Caledonian sandalwoodNew Caledonian sandalwood Egyptian geraniumEgyptian geranium VanillaVanilla ChibderploxChibderplox

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
6.951 Ratings
Longevity
7.042 Ratings
Sillage
6.644 Ratings
Bottle
7.748 Ratings
Value for money
6.310 Ratings
Submitted by Michael, last update on 01/30/2024.

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Reviews

2 in-depth fragrance descriptions
Silviaci

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Silviaci
Silviaci
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Beautiful marine flowery
I'm not familiar with Phaedon fragrances and I chose this one to start exploring the house, because it's by Pierre Guillaume and I love how this handsome nose manages to get a tropical, escapist twist out of every fragrance he makes.
No exception here, where tropicality is allegedly stated in the name itself, Sable&Soleil (Sand&Sun).
The overall impression is of a soft aromatic with a floral accord. The base of sandalwood and jasmin provide some body for the vanilla-coconut heart.
The coconut effect is similar to Virgin Island Water: watery and transparent instead of gourmand and meaty.
In the dry down the aromatic aspects becomes more and more prominent, revealing a semi-bitter geranium and spice accord.

I sense the notes list isn't true to the ones I smell. I definitely smell an ozonic-salty note, plus the spicy, at times pungent notes, and a herbal vibe that are not listed.
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Paprica

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Paprica
Paprica
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Welcome to Vacation
The name of the fragrance and the listed scent accords send you straight into a well-deserved beachy vacation. But what a letdown!
The fragrance opens with a lemon scent reminiscent of cleaning products. Not fruity, not real, but rather heavy on the cleaning agent. But then comes the coconut, trying to whisk you away to the South Seas. Your bags are packed, your sun hat is ready, and you board the plane full of anticipation. As soon as you take off, you dream yourself away to the beach and smell the saltwater in the air. But something is off with the scent. Moreover, the plane is just landing in Switzerland... What the heck...

An hour later, you sit at Givaudan/Firmenich and watch the chemists mix your South Sea magic with gleeful delight. They have no interest in the umpteenth salt/coconut/tuberose/beach scent and just throw in an olfactory dump truck of metal, which is probably called a sea accord or something. And plastic lemons. Still thinking of Beachwalk with a hint of Sel Marin? Instead, you get sandflowers and a sprinkle of AB/Blood Concept garnished with sunscreen. At least sunscreen! And actually, it doesn't smell that bad... it's quite intriguing. The more the sunscreen takes over, the more relaxed you become. Maybe you can finally catch a whiff of the sea breeze. You pat the chemists on the shoulder and say goodbye with a smile.

With this fragrance, you won't land in the South Seas, but at Lake Lucerne with a glass of Pina Colada, it’s still quite pleasant.
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Exclusive beach vibes! Nothing ordinary here: no party scene, but an exclusive resort in the South Seas. Coconut and sunscreen.
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9 years ago
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In the neighborhood of the Virgin Islands, you find more sweetness, more flowers, more lightness, and less mojito here on the beach.
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Creamy summer scent with lots of coconut and few flowers. Vanilla - Tonka has a biting chemical note for me, longevity is okay.
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A scent for warm summer evenings. Citrusy, rosy with a gentle embrace of a very lovely light, woody note. Fine!
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At the center is coconut milk (or lotion) supported by musk + vanilla. Otherwise floral, sweet, maybe creamy. Clearly feminine. Good.
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9 years ago
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Lovely soft scent :)
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My nemesis Aquate is joined here by synthetic coconut... just need tuberose and you've created Belle's kryptonite :(
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From the family "A Day at the Sea", sibling of "Sandflowers" and "Aqua Motu"
There's nothing new under the sun...
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