Fragrance Files: The Best Beachy Scents That Will Whisk You Away

Now that you are back from your beach vacation, the Monday blues are probably hitting you harder than before. Besides prolonging your post-vacation tan, you can also prolong that happy feeling with a little help from these beachy scents that smell like vacation in a bottle. Think sunscreen, sun, sand and sea! Click through our gallery to shop these sunny scents:

A scent inspired by a golden goddess, which is what we all aspire to be on the beach. Paco Robanne's Olympea Aqua is a fresher take on beach fragrances with a refreshing opening of bergamot and marine notes, giving major seaside vibes. A base of salted vanilla, ambergris and cashmere wood gives sweet salty nuances that is both yummy and carefree.

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From the bottle to the juice, Tom Ford's Orchid Soleil takes you to a luxurious, beach island vacation. It smells like lounging at your suite in the Ritz at Maldives. Red spider lily and tuberose, enveloped by the warm base of chestnut cream, vanilla and orchid gives a delicious tropical vibe, for a classy woman. Did we mention that it smells like a million bucks?

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Nothing like jasmine and tiare flowers to transport you to the beaches of Hawaii! Alien Eau Sublime is a less overbearing, younger sister of Alien by Mugler. It starts out with an energizing burst of lemon and solar flowers and then transitions to a tiare flower heart and an ambery cashmere base. Safe to say this is another white floral masterpiece from perfumer Dominique Ropion.

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A niche perfume house from France, Montale is known for potent juices that project like a beast. If you want to turn the entire room to a tiki hut by the beach, spritz a little bit of Intense Tiare. This unassuming bottle creates a tropical bomb of coconut and vanilla soaked tiare flower petals. It's as if you stepped into a luxurious spa in Hawaii. Love!

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If floral scents are not for you and you have a bit of a sweet tooth, then Maison Martin Margiela's Beach Walk from the Replica line is the one for you. An almost gourmand beach scent that is evocative of a salty sea breeze and walks by the Santa Monica pier, you get a delicious coconut blended with sparkling bergamot and creamy heliotrope. It's so yummy too!

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An amazing unisex beach scent for those who prefer fresher and more aquatic fragrances. This Jo Malone concoction is composed of ambrette seed, sea salt and sage, along with red algae and grapefruit for a marine feel. It evokes the sensation of sea air is mixed with salty and mineral texture of sand and stones. Perfect for an easy-going free spirit!

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Think of a glass of chilled mojitos by the beach and that is where Lolita Lempicka's Elle L'Aime will whisk you to. It's a boozy coconut rum with a twist of lime for a zesty kick. The scent is the very definition of sipping cocktails as you watch the waves roll in.

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Giorgio Armani's Sun Di Gioia is sunshine in a bottle. It is a warm, feminine scent that transfers the atmosphere of a sunny beach, and the feeling of happiness produced by the first sunlight on the skin. Frangipani flower is warmed by the heart of iris and ambrox, while the base ends with milky shades of vanilla. Sun Di Gioia is sun tan lotion and warmth in a bottle.

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A tropical scent without being sugary or cloying. This creamy, woody and warm concoction is a beautiful blend of coconut, sweetened with honey and white florals such as jasmine and lily of the valley. It starts off spicy and a bit bitter thanks to a sparkling bergamot and pink pepper opening before it mellows out into creamy coconut-y goodness. Perfect for romantic walks by the shore.

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If you are familiar with the Guerlain Terracotta bronzer line, then you will be no stranger to its cult status. This perfume was launched to celebrate the line's 30th anniversary. Resident perfumer for Guerlain, Thierry Wasser describes the scent as "the allure of the sun in a bottle." The opening comprises of solar floral notes such a jasmine, tiare flower and ylang-ylang that lead to a musky and sweet coconut. Unlike the rest though, this isn't juvenile in any way as Thierry made sure to add earthiness to his white flowers, giving them dark and mysterious nuances whilst still being sunny.

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This is the OG mojito fragrance that started it all, garnering a cult following all over the world. A bottle of this baby will set you back a good amount of cash but Virgin Island Water is by far the most authentic smelling mojito fragrance around. You will be transported to a island getaway at the Caribbean with its citrusy cocktail of white bergamot, Jamaican lime, Sicilian mandarin mixed with coconut, sugar cane and white rum. Yum, indeed! Pick this up if you want a Caribbean summer resort in a bottle.

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Bobbi Brown's Beach captures the atmosphere and attitude of summer with a lightly intoxicating blend of sand jasmine, sea spray and mandarin. It smells quite literally of sunscreen, sandy beaches and a cool salty sea breeze. If you are in need of a mental vacation, we suggest just spritzing this on and closing your eyes.

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