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Beach Balm
Just back from a week’s vacation to one of my favorite places, York Harbor, Maine. Summer vacations are best when they include a string of lazy days spent lounging on a beach.
My body instantly relaxes with the first deep breath of salt air. I take in all the sights, sounds, and scents – damp tangled seaweed, fishy sea creatures, sun-baked driftwood, the shell strewn sand. The sun warms my skin as I listen to the rhythmic roll of the waves, the calls of hungry seagulls, the playful laughter of children. The cool ocean breeze blows a salty film on my sunscreened skin. York Beach and a good book are all I need. I dig my feet in a little deeper and find the cooler sand.
Recreate the summer beach any time of the year with these fragrances:
MCMC Maine – Bulgarian Rose Absolute, Clary Sage, Wild Somalian Myrhh, French Seaweed Absolute
Hampton Sun Privet Bloom – Lily of the Valley, Lemon Verbena, Jasmine, Dune Rose, White Hyacinth, Privet Blossom, Low Sea Grass, Sun-Warmed Musk, Blue Plum
CB I Hate Perfume At the Beach 1966 – Wet Sand, Seashell, Driftwood, Hint of Boardwalk
Miller Harris Fleurs de Sel – Rosemary, Clary Sage, Red Thyme, Wild Marsh Flowers, Ambrette Seeds.
Norma Kamali Beach – Sea Air, Coconut Shavings, Exotic Oils, Warm Glow of the Sun
I Profumi di Firenze Brezza di Mare – Fleur de Sel, Bergamot, Sicilian Lemom, Lime, Watermelon
L’Artisan Cote D’Amour – Golden Yellow Gorse, Heather, Broom, Soft Resin, Floatwood
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Perfect Peach
I’m sitting at the kitchen desk composing an email when a velvety sweetness wafts by – almost like fresh coconut. It confounds me, since I don’t have any tropical fruit, or candles, on hand. I quickly turn my head and find the scent source. A small bowl of peaches and nectarines is ripening on the counter.
Inhaling deeply, I’m transported back to summer camp in upstate New York. My bunkmates and I have been subsisting on bug juice, mystery meat, and a few other barely edibles for weeks. One of the counselors offers a rare treat – a ride to town for this group of displaced city kids. We walk around the sleepy little hamlet like we’ve been sprung out of jail. A produce stand appears, stocked with mounds of local summer fruit. I purchase a single perfect peach – larger than a baseball – and take a bite. The sweet juice runs down my chin and I think – this is most delicious peach I have ever eaten in my entire life. And to this very day, it still is.
Here are some peach fragrances that are lovely on sun-kissed skin, along with their scent notes:
Gap Near – Peony, Peach, Brazilian Mandarin, Musk
i Profumi di Firenze Florentia 22 – White Peach Blossom, Lilac, Florentine Purple Iris
SoOud Ouris Parfum Nektar – Peach, Plum, Blackcurrant, Honey, Tagette, Jasmine, White Cedar, Pollen Accord, Almond, Iris Butter, Vanilla, Sandalwood, Tonka
Brandy – Apple, Peach, Herbs, Spices
Keiko Mecheri Peau de Peche – White Peach, Orris Powder, Sandalwood, Amber Wood