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Your support makes all the difference.After a glorious two-week holiday in the sun, there are always smells which bring back memories. Last year it was the smell of Hawaiian Tropic and leather (don't ask), the year before it was the smell of fresh Italian coffee bubbling through an espresso maker. This year, Sunwater, the fragrance by suntan-lotion supremos Lancaster, is the one that has remained etched upon my olfactory memory banks.
The main selling point of the fragrance is that during the distillation process it has been denatured. This means that all the photo-toxic elements have been withdrawn. And if you don't understand that (as I didn't) it means that the perfume is not harmful to skin exposed to the sun. Normal fragrances contain ingredients, including alcohol, that can be harmful to the skin when exposed to summer sun. For some people there may be a tingling on the skin where the perfume is applied or, more seriously, it can cause burning. Fortunately, Sunwater has no such risks, and it smells... well, like summer holidays.
The top note comes from the Riesling flower, which has been captured for the first time by the Headspace technique. The technique involves putting a glass bubble around the bloom of a flower that may not grow in large quantities, or is an endangered species, and capturing fragrance molecules which scientists can chemically replicate. Middle notes are the more traditionally harvested bergamot, green apple, and blackcurrant. Then there are the spicy bits - cardamom, coriander and also some girlie lily of the valley, rose and jasmine, too. Altogether they produce a smell that you forget you are wearing after a few minutes, and as you step from lodging place to the balmy heat of the Med it comes into its own. It's as light and floaty as l'Eau d'Issey with a good measure of light and warmth thrown in.
Back in England, and subject to this hideous weather we have been experiencing lately, Sunwater has been a great help in combating my post-holiday blues, but I don't think it will last. Can we have the sun back, please? Then I can really feel like I am still on my hols n
Melanie Rickey
Sunwater by Lancaster is available from major department stores nationwide, including Selfridges and Debenhams. A 30ml Eau de Toilette costs pounds 15, a 100ml Eau de Toilette costs pounds 32. Scented hair and body gel and a body milk are also available.
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