Lime vs Coco. The Volleyball

Sep 2

2 min read

Updated: Oct 16

Olfactorium

A volleyball had been lying in the staff locker for two years. Her colleagues had brought it to play on the beach after work, and every evening vet Veronika changed next to it and went home.

July was hot. Owners sat in the waiting room with dogs and cats in carriers, the air conditioning could not keep up, and the sea glittered outside the window.

That morning Veronika put Lime vs Coco on her wrists. Lime and bergamot flashed sharp and fresh, and the stuffy clinic seemed cooler.

By lunchtime coconut and ginger had opened on her skin, warm and soft. Veronika saw her patients and suddenly caught herself humming.

In the evening, in the staff room, the surgeon Oleg was packing his beach bag. He had asked Veronika to play many times, and each time she had said no.

"What's that smell? It's as if we're already on holiday," Oleg said as he passed her. Veronika laughed, took the ball out of the locker and asked what time they started.

They played until sunset. By then sandalwood and musk remained on her skin, warm and calm, and Veronika, tousled and tanned, for the first time knew the names of everyone she worked with.

In the morning she put the ball back in the locker. Grains of sand still glittered on it.

How it sounds

The opening is lively and fresh: lime sounds tart and bright, bergamot, mandarin and orange add juiciness, and coriander and cardamom bring a light spice. Coconut at once softens the citrus edge.

At the heart lime and coconut keep arguing: ginger, pepper and clove warm them, hibiscus, jasmine and ylang-ylang add floral softness, and sugar cane gives a light sweetness.

In the base sandalwood and amber sound warm, vetiver adds dry greenery, and musk keeps the scent close to the skin.

What makes it special

Lime vs Coco belongs to the Olfactorium collection. Its name means lime against coconut, and on the skin these notes really do fight: the scent starts lively and, as it warms, becomes closer and warmer. A fresh and warm citrus unisex fragrance for summer.

Marta Vesna on Fragrantica writes: "A very soft and pleasant take on coconut… The perfume gave me maximum comfort and pleasant sensations in summer." Mac_Cecht on Kosmetista notes "a crazy amount of fresh lime".

On Instagram it is called "refreshing, slightly tart, ideal for a tan and the beach", and another reviewer writes that over time it "calms down, becomes more even, with amber and sandalwood. The base is beautiful."

People wear it for summer on the skin: when they want freshness in the heat, soft warmth by evening and a holiday mood in the middle of the working week.