Love on the Beach
EDP
Alexandria UK
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Sand
Note Profile
About
Sand is fine, dry grains of rock, warmed by the sun. In perfumery it is a built accord that evokes a dry, sunlit stretch of sand.
Scent Profile
Sand smells faint, dry and mineral, like sun-warmed silica rather than a wet beach. A soft warmth sits under it, close to hot pavement or sun-baked earth, with a dry wood edge. The faintest hint of salt shows at the top. It gives warmth without sweetness.
ScentWheel
Breadthmedium
EnvelopeBase · ~18h lasting
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Elemental
Read off the wheel, not a label applied to the note.
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Origin
An abstract accord with no natural extract. Perfumers build it from dry mineral and woody-amber materials. One glossary names Iso E Super, Ambroxan and vetiver. Forum perfumers add traces of a very dry wood such as Norlimbanol, and some add a marine-ozone material for a beach version.
Usage in Perfumery
Used as a base note to set a place: a dry, warm mineral ground. Norlimbanol is used in traces, because too much of the dry wood turns it to driftwood.
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Perfumes featuring Sand
A selection of reviewed perfumes where Sand appears prominently.