Sex and The Sea Neroli 2019

Sex and The Sea Neroli by Francesca Bianchi
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7.3 / 10 151 Ratings
Sex and The Sea Neroli is a perfume by Francesca Bianchi for women and men and was released in 2019. The scent is floral-sweet. Projection and longevity are above-average. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral
Sweet
Spicy
Creamy
Animal

Fragrance Notes

NeroliNeroli AmbergrisAmbergris BenzoinBenzoin CivetCivet CoconutCoconut ImmortelleImmortelle LabdanumLabdanum PetitgrainPetitgrain BergamotBergamot HoneyHoney MimosaMimosa SandalwoodSandalwood VanillaVanilla IrisIris RoseRose VetiverVetiver

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
7.3151 Ratings
Longevity
8.6131 Ratings
Sillage
8.1130 Ratings
Bottle
7.3116 Ratings
Value for money
7.563 Ratings
Submitted by Cassandra, last update on 09.04.2024.

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5 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Atanarjuat

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Atanarjuat
Atanarjuat
Top Review 39  
The year is 1983
Ibiza - late afternoon.

An offshore reef protects Cala Pada from the open sea. Fragrant pine trees on rugged, red sandy rocks line the beach, which slopes gently into the clear water. A long wooden jetty leads from the shore into the sea. Dangling legs trundle in the water. It's hot.

On the beach you will find several beach bars with nice, shady seats under the pine trees (Santalwalti and Melisse2 have made themselves comfortable there), a small souvenir shop sells beach fashion. Pollita tries a pair of sunglasses and shows them to AdAstra72, who laughingly waves them off.

Ice cream vendor Schoork blows into his giant clam every few minutes and wants to sell his treats. Children crowd around him, waving their pesetas wildly. A radio in the sand sounds "True" by Spandau Ballet. Mefunx floats past on a surfboard, the south wind giving him a hand. In a few years strange Bananaboats will do their mischief here...

Meanwhile Yatagan and Zauber600 explore the island on foot. The latter is very proud of his new achievement "Polo" by Ralph Lauren, which he spontaneously treated himself to at the airport. Everywhere you look you can smell wild aromatic plants, a mixture of bitter oranges and immortelle, dry grasses. Yatagan looks in vain for his lavender: it grows on the other side of the island. A pity. Today he has to be content with wild roses and a few mimosas. When they meet DrGourmand during their walk, they have to laugh out loud in the second moment. He also wears "Polo"!

Back at the beach you see your colleague Floyd from far away - lying in the sand. He doesn't need a lounger and the sun doesn't bother him, after all he has rubbed himself well with sun cream and will even wear Durgas El Cosmico in the future. Helena1411 assists EveMist with the next art shot with the Polaroid 1000, SchatzSucher.....yes, I wonder what.....finds a coconut after all.

It is getting evening, the sun's rays do not affect us so much anymore and Fittleworth prepares the food for all of us. He can do less than more with my Sex And The Sea Neroli - he prefers fresh, light scents. He just has to put up with me now. Late at night, Pinseltown presents us with SchatzSucher's coconut, which he has beheaded himself, from which he mixes a nice cocktail for everyone.

On the beach we dine deep into the night and glorify our beautiful life while reflecting on it! The radio plays Dolce Vita by Ryan Paris:

"It's our last night
Together with our love again
Another light
Before we drown in darkness
Say you'll never leave me now
Say you gonna love me now"

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Yes - and what's the smell now!? It's strangely great and simply awakens a feeling for exactly this scenery!

See you soon in 2020

Atanarjuat
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FioreMarina

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FioreMarina
Top Review 26  
To the sleeping faun
Noon is playing on
Quiet flutes
Flowery scent blows to you
Lay it on you
Like a wreath
On the head of the warrior
The sun kisses
Honey on the
Lines of your lips
Half open in sleep
And your skin smells
Warm
After resin, spice
And animal
The sea sends you /br /> whispering message
The rhythm, the salt
In dreams you smile
Recognize
I'm touching you
Not
Painting my fingers
For you stars
In the sand.
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Art

68 Reviews
Art
Art
Helpful Review 7  
Mediterranean morning
It is like waking up on a morning at a hotel on the Mediterranean coast - a warm wind gently sways organza curtains and brings the delightful aromas of a blossoming orange garden. Serenity and relaxation - the morning could not be more beautiful and sweet.
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Kurai

375 Reviews
Kurai
Kurai
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Musky sunblock
Just when I was about to give up on Francesca Bianchi's work, this sunny fragrance came along and made me reconsider all that. Its carnal aspects are magnified to huge proportions, as usual with Francesca Bianchi. But where I tend to dislike the sticky, greasy effects when it comes to her leathery fragrances, I kind of like it in here.

Sex and the Sea Neroli is a rather classic neroli-coconut-benzoin formula including a little "ambre solaire" accord and is a close resemblance to sun tan lotion. Or more precise, to the sticky, salty skin sensation after a long at at the beach. There is an offensive amount of musk as you would expect from Bianchi, but that gets sorted out nicely after the opening. A carnal, musky undertone remains, though, without going really animalic. A good dose of salt keeps the sweet notes like benzoin and vanilla under control, also during hot summer days.

So I would describe this a proper summer scent with the usual beach and sunblock vibes, but a little less lotion-like and a little added carnality Bianchi-style. I haven't tried all of her work yet, but so far I think this is among the nicer ones, together with Freefall - Etruscan Water.
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Trx82

13 Reviews
Trx82
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The only bearable after 5 attempts
I tried Etruscan Water, Lost in Heaven (the worse), Sticky Fingers, and The Dark Side. The only one that is more or less usable is Sex and The Sea Neroli. I say more or less because the scent is very intense (not very projecting) but very heavy, and it smells like you have rubbed a piece of soap onto your skin.

I wish I had the same excitement as famous reviewers. I tend to believe they will never give a bad review on any fragrance to not make them look bad to brands so they can keep receiving samples, discounts, and free bottles. I can't understand how they go crazy on Lost in Heaven, a scent that smells like sweat body parts (if you know what I mean).

STSN is the fresher, "lighter," and the one that is pleasant enough on the skin. At some point, the coconut is very present, increasing this rubbed soap sensation. The animalic here is not annoying at all, nor are the honey or the Vetiver cloying.

Where to wear it?
I can't really tell. Maybe a night out for dinner.

Who can use this?
Certainly not the young. I see people voting as more feminine, but I disagree. A man can safely wear it in a more appropriate context like a business relaxed dinner, dating perhaps not on the first date, and so on.

I officially give up on this house, though. Perhaps I don't have enough nose-grandeur to appreciate them.
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3 short views on the fragrance
ZerkaloZerkalo 1 year ago
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Scent
Here - where carnal pleasures take their flight, Amidst the sea, the blossoms and the orange trees, We indulge in sins with careless ease.
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OxidasewaderOxidasewader 1 year ago
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You can't go wrong with Francesca Bianchi. Sex and the Sea Neroli version is the definition of summer. A must have if you
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SangeliccaSangelicca 3 years ago
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The most beautiful Neroli mixed with Gorgeous Bianchi DNA , it’s like a skin after the sea with a lot of salt - Greek summer
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