Comments on: Coty ~ Sand & Sable http://scentzilla.com/2006/07/19/coty-sand-sable/ A monster perfume habit. On a rampage... with a wanton waft of sillage in its wake. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:32:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: anne http://scentzilla.com/2006/07/19/coty-sand-sable/#comment-39189 anne Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:19:07 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=193#comment-39189 For a "drugstore perfume" It does not have that cheap off alcohol smell you would expect. It is very sweet big fragrance with clean suntan lotion undertones, a little does go along way. I have noticed though I wear a number of different concoctions scent wise- that I prefer more, They usually get an indifferent, or mixed reaction from males in the family, this one, they they always notice-"That smells good, what is that?" Like it keys into some part of the male brain, in some positive way. So Funny.(I wear perfume for me, not them!) For a “drugstore perfume” It does not have that cheap off alcohol smell you would expect. It is very sweet big fragrance with clean suntan lotion undertones, a little does go along way.
I have noticed though I wear a number of different concoctions scent wise- that I prefer more, They usually get an indifferent, or mixed reaction from males in the family, this one, they they always notice-”That smells good, what is that?” Like it keys into some part of the male brain, in some positive way. So Funny.(I wear perfume for me, not them!)

]]> By: Maureen http://scentzilla.com/2006/07/19/coty-sand-sable/#comment-2082 Maureen Sat, 28 Oct 2006 05:22:39 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=193#comment-2082 Wow! I thought I was on the only person on this earth that used the fragrance. I used it in High School a very long time ago. I just bought it again the first time in over 20 years. And I have to say I'm trying to like it. But it's too bold. It's like good air freshener. But it's not good as cologne. If you have any recomendations of something that is like but is a lot more mature in it's smell please let me know. Thanks, Maureen Wow! I thought I was on the only person on this earth that used the fragrance. I used it in High School a very long time ago. I just bought it again the first time in over 20 years. And I have to say I’m trying to like it. But it’s too bold. It’s like good air freshener. But it’s not good as cologne. If you have any recomendations of something that is like but is a lot more mature in it’s smell please let me know. Thanks, Maureen

]]> By: Scentzilla! http://scentzilla.com/2006/07/19/coty-sand-sable/#comment-1563 Scentzilla! Mon, 24 Jul 2006 20:58:50 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=193#comment-1563 March, you know, I usually avoid the walking into it approach, but maybe that's where I went wrong. Will try it for this one! "Smell of transistor radio in the sun?" Heh, I like this description. Thanks so much for sharing S&S with me. greeneyes, I am certain I didn't know anyone who wore this back in high school, though I went to high school in the nineties, so perhaps that's the thing. All my friends either wore oils from Escential Oils or else they lavished Victoria's Secret freesia body spray on with virtual abandon. Sand & Sable seems so much more chic to me... you should definitely revist it sometime, if nothing else than to just take a walk down memory lane. Minette, I haven't smelled Fire & Ice in YEARS. I can't even recall what it was like at the moment. You're really dead-on about S&S being reminscent of Fracas, very apt. Patty, I don't mind the linear so much personally, it's just way too big for me somehow. Room spray is not a bad way to go with it, since it's not even as expensive as many of them, and it sure is a ton more potent than most. Sali, oh I should have known you'd have liked it! It is so beachy, indeed. Sultry is always nice to have conviniently located in a bottle, too :) Flora, yes, March made sure I had it, since I had the worst time finding it locally. It only recently appeared on the shelves at my Fred Meyer, so I was glad to have it just a little earlier for the summer. Anyhow, a BIG THANK YOU to you and to March for insisting I had to try it! kuri, oh... I don't know? Maybe? It's one of those drugstore scents where the availability seems to vary wildly depending on where you live. I think you'll like it, but don't pay an arm and a leg for it! March, you know, I usually avoid the walking into it approach, but maybe that’s where I went wrong. Will try it for this one! “Smell of transistor radio in the sun?” Heh, I like this description. Thanks so much for sharing S&S with me.

greeneyes, I am certain I didn’t know anyone who wore this back in high school, though I went to high school in the nineties, so perhaps that’s the thing. All my friends either wore oils from Escential Oils or else they lavished Victoria’s Secret freesia body spray on with virtual abandon. Sand & Sable seems so much more chic to me… you should definitely revist it sometime, if nothing else than to just take a walk down memory lane.

Minette, I haven’t smelled Fire & Ice in YEARS. I can’t even recall what it was like at the moment. You’re really dead-on about S&S being reminscent of Fracas, very apt.

Patty, I don’t mind the linear so much personally, it’s just way too big for me somehow. Room spray is not a bad way to go with it, since it’s not even as expensive as many of them, and it sure is a ton more potent than most.

Sali, oh I should have known you’d have liked it! It is so beachy, indeed. Sultry is always nice to have conviniently located in a bottle, too :)

Flora, yes, March made sure I had it, since I had the worst time finding it locally. It only recently appeared on the shelves at my Fred Meyer, so I was glad to have it just a little earlier for the summer. Anyhow, a BIG THANK YOU to you and to March for insisting I had to try it!

kuri, oh… I don’t know? Maybe? It’s one of those drugstore scents where the availability seems to vary wildly depending on where you live. I think you’ll like it, but don’t pay an arm and a leg for it!

]]> By: kuri http://scentzilla.com/2006/07/19/coty-sand-sable/#comment-1560 kuri Sat, 22 Jul 2006 13:19:44 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=193#comment-1560 gardenia!!! Must buy, in my one day stopover in the U.S. Do they sell it in Canada? Hee. gardenia!!! Must buy, in my one day stopover in the U.S. Do they sell it in Canada? Hee.

]]> By: Flora http://scentzilla.com/2006/07/19/coty-sand-sable/#comment-1559 Flora Sat, 22 Jul 2006 07:45:12 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=193#comment-1559 Oh, how nice that you could find some of this! I agree, it's a bit blunt, but still a lot of fun. And I use things like that as room spray too - better than wasting the Gardenia Passion that way! Oh, how nice that you could find some of this! I agree, it’s a bit blunt, but still a lot of fun. And I use things like that as room spray too - better than wasting the Gardenia Passion that way!

]]> By: sali http://scentzilla.com/2006/07/19/coty-sand-sable/#comment-1558 sali Sat, 22 Jul 2006 01:24:55 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=193#comment-1558 Sand & Sable was one of my drugstore favorites. It's a bit heavy on the tuberose/spicy gardenia for me now but I think it's one of the best in its genre. I agree with Minette that it's a lot like Fracas, a big, bold white floral. I'd say it's sultry and beachy, atleast based on my own scent associations. Nice review as always, K. Sand & Sable was one of my drugstore favorites. It’s a bit heavy on the tuberose/spicy gardenia for me now but I think it’s one of the best in its genre. I agree with Minette that it’s a lot like Fracas, a big, bold white floral. I’d say it’s sultry and beachy, atleast based on my own scent associations. Nice review as always, K.

]]> By: Patty http://scentzilla.com/2006/07/19/coty-sand-sable/#comment-1557 Patty Fri, 21 Jul 2006 14:33:37 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=193#comment-1557 Room spray is perfect for this! I love the smell of it, but it was too linear to wear on me. You are a genius. Room spray is perfect for this! I love the smell of it, but it was too linear to wear on me. You are a genius.

]]> By: minette http://scentzilla.com/2006/07/19/coty-sand-sable/#comment-1555 minette Thu, 20 Jul 2006 15:02:34 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=193#comment-1555 I picked up a bottle of this at CVS... I was actually trying to find Fire & Ice, but couldn't remember the name. Sand & Sable reminds me of fracas... but a tamer fracas. I love big-hearted florals, so I liked this... but to be fair, I haven't worn it yet. I picked up a bottle of this at CVS… I was actually trying to find Fire & Ice, but couldn’t remember the name. Sand & Sable reminds me of fracas… but a tamer fracas. I love big-hearted florals, so I liked this… but to be fair, I haven’t worn it yet.

]]> By: greeneyes http://scentzilla.com/2006/07/19/coty-sand-sable/#comment-1554 greeneyes Thu, 20 Jul 2006 13:27:55 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=193#comment-1554 I had a friend who wore this in high school (back in the 80s). I had a lot of nice oerfumes of my own--Obsession, Ysatis...80s standards--but I always wanted to borrow S&S because guys always loved it. I may have to check it out again and see what I am missing...it can go right next to my Exclamation and Pink Musk! ;) I had a friend who wore this in high school (back in the 80s). I had a lot of nice oerfumes of my own–Obsession, Ysatis…80s standards–but I always wanted to borrow S&S because guys always loved it. I may have to check it out again and see what I am missing…it can go right next to my Exclamation and Pink Musk! ;)

]]> By: marchlion http://scentzilla.com/2006/07/19/coty-sand-sable/#comment-1553 marchlion Thu, 20 Jul 2006 11:56:55 +0000 http://scentzilla.com/?p=193#comment-1553 What a perfect description! Yes, once you get over the fact that it's not going to do anything sophisticated, you can just kick back and enjoy it. I have sniffed Azuree and Bobbi Brown Beach, and I like this much, much better. Yes, there is something retro about it -- sitting on the beach in 1955? Smell of transistor radio in the sun? Not sure. My only additional comment is that I do one spritz in the AIR and walk through it; it is very, very easy to overapply and fairly hard to get rid of, at least on me. Not in the least offended that you'd use it as a room spray! I'm going to try it later and see if I can get that Beach House Vibe going in the family room. What a perfect description! Yes, once you get over the fact that it’s not going to do anything sophisticated, you can just kick back and enjoy it. I have sniffed Azuree and Bobbi Brown Beach, and I like this much, much better. Yes, there is something retro about it — sitting on the beach in 1955? Smell of transistor radio in the sun? Not sure. My only additional comment is that I do one spritz in the AIR and walk through it; it is very, very easy to overapply and fairly hard to get rid of, at least on me. Not in the least offended that you’d use it as a room spray! I’m going to try it later and see if I can get that Beach House Vibe going in the family room.

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