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Sali Hughes on beauty: summer vibes in a bottle – the best suntan-themed fragrances
The scents of the season are less Bounty ice-cream, more vanilla, spiced rum and driftwood with a glow of sunlounger
Modern tributes draw on common olfactory themes in retro tanning oils, from warm vanilla and coconut to salt, citrus fruits, sexy amber and tropical flowers such as tiaré and frangipani. My favourites of the genre are either affordable or at least relatively inexpensive, because while I’m disgruntled by many fragrance prices these days, there’s something particularly offensive about a three-figure scent got up to smell like Ambre Solaire. Cos’s new fragrance line is strong and Solaire is a highlight (don’t be repelled by the £75 price – the 100ml bottle is two or three times the typical size).
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