She Smells Sea Shells by the Sea Shore

The weather is getting warmer, finally, and I know people are already starting to think about the beach.  Not me.  Although I live on the East Coast and am not far from the Atlantic Ocean, I'm not one to long for the smell of the ocean or to feel a salt spray on her face.  When I was a kid, "going to the beach" meant a trip to our family's cottage in Riviera Beach, MD.  There was a beach at the end of the road, with the waters of the Chesapeake Bay lapping gently at its edges.  The sand was full of shells, broken beer bottles, and pebbles ready and waiting to cut the sensitive underside of a city kid's bare feet, and the murky green waters brought a never-ending supply of dead fish and globs of rotting seaweed.  When I ventured into the smelly liquid, I had to beware of jellyfish and a fierce undertow. 

Once in a rare while, my family would go to Ocean City, or up to Atlantic City, in New Jersey.  My preference was a hotel with a swimming pool, so I could avoid the beach and the uncomfortable sensation of scratchy sand in a wet bathing suit bottom.

For you folks who have more pleasant memories of the seaside, there are lots of fragrances available to keep your mind on the beach year-round.  Some, like Bond No. 9 Fire Island and Hamptons, smell of salt air and warm skin.  Others are more evocative of suntan lotion, as in the coconut-tinged Estee Lauder Azuree Soleil.  And still more are reminiscent of exotic isles, with whiffs of tropical fruit and yet more coconut, like Creed Virgin Island Water.

Here's a list of beachy scents.  Can you add more?

Anna Sui Dolly Girl on the Beach

Ava Luxe The Beach

Bobbi Brown Beach

Body Shop Beach Bliss 

Bond No. 9 Fire Island

Bond No. 9 Hamptons 

CB I Hate Perfume At the Beach 1966

Creed Virgin Island Water 

Escada Sunset Heat for Him 

Estee Lauder Azurée Soleil 

Profumum Acqua di Sale 

Satellite Ipanema