Beach by Bobbi Brown, 2002

I tried CB I hate perfume (at the beach 1966) because I was told it smelled exactly like coppertone...but BOBBI BROWN BEACH is the one that nailed it. CB's version is too cucumbery and after awhile, kind of nauseating. Bobbi Brown BEACH nailed the classic old scent of coppertone perfectly. I tried the Demeter suntan lotion perfume as well...a total fail. If you LOVE the way your skin used to smell after using coppertone suntan lotion, then you will LOVE this fragrance. There is nothing closer to the smell of the original coppertone suntan lotion back in the day. Amazing summer scent and winter pick me up!

I was wondering if 'Coppertone' would make a good fragrance note, and decided after testing Beach, it seems to work, if you like it. It's sort of a fun fragrance, and is reminiscent of the *real* experience of going to the beach. It never drifts too far from its Coppertone roots no matter what the ingredient list indicates, because Coppertone is the kicker in this fragrance. No arty flights of fancy, or mediterranean sea air here! Think of the local beach, wet towels, slurpees, sand in your suit, hot sun. But while I consider it a good concept (a fragrance with a strong nostalgic note) I don't want to wear Coppertone as a fragrance...

For the novelty and nostalgia, this gets a thumbs-up. It smells like a trip to the beach when I was a kid and everyone had on Coppertone. The longevity of this scent on my skin is for crap, though. To call it "fleeting" would be generous. Also - do I really want to smell like a trip to the beach on a regular basis? Probably not.

Love Beach! Beach smells similar to the modern Coppertone, but not the same. It actually smells just like the old Coppertone Cocoa Butter (the solid kind they used to make). I was reading something about how Coppertone was developed in 1944 by a pharmacist named Benjamin Green and it was cocoa butter combined with jasmine (the "sea jasmine" note I guess). It's such a nostalgic scent - reminds me of sunny summer days, pools, beaches, wearing bikinis and cut offs, etc...just being young and having fun!

For me, this was a pure nostalgia purchase, a fragrance that, just like it does with everyone else, reminds me of my childhood spent on the Adriatic coast "bathing" in Coppertone, salty water and orange blossom scent from the air. I like to wear this fragrance over the summer weekends. Probably not a fragrance for a professional office (especially if you have to wear suits), but for those moments when you let your hair loose and wear flip-flops, just beautiful. I can see pinkmimosa's point, I do believe men are attracted to this fragrance for subconscious reasons. I was debating "should I or should I not" smell like Coppertone, but there are moments when any other fragrance is just too much and this is just perfect. So I treated myself to a bottle.

I'll agree with everyone, it's pretty, it smells like Coppertone, it evokes a lot of memories, sure - but what's much more important for everyone to know is how powerfully and effectively this fragrance can be used to attract American men who share these flashbacks. I have never emptied a bottle of perfume so fast as when I realised how curiously the male nose will follow your every move. Especially in winter! They don't know what it is, only that it makes them think of skin. This is a God-send! I thank you, Bobbi! Thank you! Incidentally - for me, my flashback is life as a five year old on the beaches of Long Island Sound in the 70's, with curly-haired blonde eighteen year old boys all around me. I guess there must have been chicks there too, but they are not prominently featured in my flashback. I am really devastated to read that it is discontinued.

Wow, you have suntan lotion that smells just like pure bergamot, I'm so jealous! We never got Coppertone in SA, so I can't compare the smell, and can only assure everyone who doesn't know our sunny country: our beaches do not smell like this! Quite a pleasant smell, clean and pleasantly sharp, smells of bergamot and only that to me. I'd wear it, but not if I have to buy it! Very cheery and bright, and could have been much less successful. Good stuff I guess.

At the risk of writing a terribly unexciting perfume review, Bobbi Brown Beach smells exactly like Coppertone Suntan Lotion as most of the other reviewers have pointed out. As far as "beach" scents go, I find Bond's Fire Island and CB I Hate Perfume's Mr. Hulot's Holiday a whole lot more creative and interesting than Bobbi Brown Beach. However, if you like the smell of Bobbi Brown Beach, then save yourself a lot of money and go buy a bottle of Coppertone at your local drugstore wherein you can also get the added benefit of SPF which will protect your skin! Just sayin'.

Per The Perfumed Court, here are the notes: sand jasmine, sea spray accord and mandarin.

As a new member, I'm nervous leaving my review for the first time...but here goes... (smile & deep breath)

I grew up along the coastline of North Carolina, and like the other reviews, I found Beach to be hauntingly familiar. Think of a beautiful summer day, clear blue skies with fluffy white clouds. The feel of wet sand between your toes and the sound of the waves breaking. Then imagine the warm hands of someone you love spreading tanning oil on your back....
Beach brings back all these nostalgic sensations clearly for me whenever I give myself a quick spritz. (As an eau d'parfum, I found that, for me, a little goes a long way.)
This isn't one I go to everyday, but it's definitely one I reach for whenever my mood needs lifting.

I agree with Flathorn 100%. The perfume is nothing special but I think the soap and the oil fare better. Perhaps, she should think about making a candle and/or room fragrance and/or linen spray from this one.