I blame Musette. And March. And maybe the moon.
After all this talk about Hawaiian Tropic and coconut and coconut scents I went cruising the interwebs looking for.. something. A little coconut balm for the soul that wouldn’t involve calories, booze, UV exposure or (much) cost.
So I ran across Dossier Aquatic Coconut.
Yes, I don’t like aquatic. At least I don’t usually. I am not that big on fruit in perfume either. There are exceptions (Patou Colony springs to mind) but I ordered this and promptly forgot that I did. I haven’t even smelled the original this is a dupe of (Replica Beach Walk) so I am judging it on it’s own merit.
You know what? I kind of love it.
It is aquatic, but in the “tanned and 2% body fat flesh fresh from the surf” skin scent kind of way that I am genetically predisposed to never have in real life. And it’s fruity- the coconut runs the gamut from canned coco loco to the woody smell of the actual nut. It’s brilliant. It’s Elizabeth Taylor’s Puerto Vallarta complete with caftans, big jewels, and even bigger cocktails.
It’s 32 bucks.
I will have to go through their website and look at the other “imposters” on there.
Have you tried any of these? Are you an aficionado of “replicas” of fragrances, discontinued or otherwose? Let us know in the comments.
Images: My iPhone, Pexels.
I’ve not focused at all on dupes. No particular reason. I guess if I test something and want it and it’s financially out of the question I’ll do a decant. I do have fun cheap colognes.
Way back when, probably in the mid to late 90’s, in just about every drug store, there was a display of aerosol cans of dupes. The two that I remember was the dupes of Obsession and Happy. I got the Happy dupe once or twice but I wasn’t the perfume fiend that I am today. But I think those were geared for those of us who had some Bath and Body Works money but didn’t live near a mall. But I haven’t thought about buying a dupe in years.
Neither had I. I was just looking for something coconut that wouldn’t break sobriety or have calories.
I remember those aerosol knock offs. I never got one since they were always of something like White Diamonds or Giorgio or Giant Stinky Death Bomb.
OHHH! I never tried Beach Walk Tom. Sounds right up my alley.
I’m totally ambivalent about dupes. I love they make perfume accessible but really sad that they basically steal IP. Yes, I know it’s different because it’s done using cheapest possible ingredients but…
Do I have any? Yes, I have a Zara BR sideways rip off but it’s changed enough that I don’t get headaches when wearing it. So my usage is based on pain. HA!
Portia xx
My bad reaction to dupes is exactly about the IP. Plus I think it’s just kind of tacky. Plus I’m not so secure that is would, for instance, dare to walk down Rodeo with a VeeTone bag I got at Santee alley for fear that sales people would pop out of shops and screech at me like “Invasion of the Body Snatchers.”
Now, like I wrote, I never smelled the original so I don’t know how much of a replica of replica it is. I’d be happy if the just sold it on it’s own merits.