At its core, Seraphim Blue smells like a really (really) nice coconut scented sunscreen lotion... but this over simplification doesn't really do it justice.

There is enough depth to this fragrance, that as poetic as it sounds, there is some truth in saying it actually smells like being on a beach while wearing a really nice coconut scented suncreen lotion. In fact, the late stages of the dry down on Seraphim Blue actually have a slightly salty and aquatic touch that very much remind me of just having stepped out of the ocean.

But it isn't a perfect scent. The green notes (apple, eucalyptus, etc.) are only really pronounced (to my nose at least) in a fairly brief opening. I am sure they contribute to the lasting fragrance, but they certainly don't remain in any prominent way.

Like most Zaharoff fragrances (at least the ones I own), the initial opening is also very harsh, to the point of being almost off putting. I believe this to be due to the alcohol they use... but it fades fast, and whatever they use definitely gives this (and other Zaharoff fragrances) great performance.

I wore this to work on the day I am writing this review, in the blazing heat of the Australian summer, and I continued to smell this every time I moved for well over five hours. And it lasted at least another four to five hours as a skin/intimate scent after that.

The sillage also seems excellent, as four to five hours in to wearing this, someone standing at greater than an arms length from me commented on the fragrance. And that was outdoors too.

Overall, this is an extremely pleasant (at least past the initial opening) and interesting summer/spring fragrance that really excels in the heat.