Golden afternoon light, indistinct chatter, a good book and twinkling water — that’s where Sunbathers takes you. Whether poolside with a friend or solo unwinding at Wiley’s Baths, this satiating scent is like that first swim on a hot day.
Your hair is salty, and so are the snacks, soon to be quenched by an iced matcha and a charming mix of frozen lemon, cyclamen, sea salt and coconut water. Now sit back and shamelessly people-watch Sydney’s finest. Reapply lovingly — as with SPF — and you smell like summer distilled.
FICIFOLIA SYDNEY COLLECTION
These Sydney-centric smells are glossy, intoxicating and brimming with life. Are you spritzing before a Sunday Bill’s debrief (post-Berner), or a date night in Paddo? No matter what pocket of the cosmopolis you’re in, Sydney’s energy is palpable and signals endless possibilities. In their Sydney collection, Ficifolia presents perfumes that will outlast your Bondi-to-Bronte trek and cling to your favourite beach kaftan, like wet hands to a glossy magazine.
NOTES
Top: Frozen Lemon, Ginger, Green Leaves
Middle: Sea Salt, Muguet, Cyclamen
Base: Sunscreen Accord, Coconut Water
PERFUMER
Sophie Marcoux
HOW IT WEARS
Opening with fizzy lemon, ginger, and herbaceous green leaves, Sunbathers reminds us of a freshly-poured frozen cocktail – perhaps a piña colada given there’s a thirst-quenching coconut water accord in there. As it wears, Sunbathers gets more creamy and skin-like, the sea salt and sunscreen working together to help meld the fragrance with the skin for a refreshing and relaxing 6-8 hour wear, even in the heat of the Sydney sun.
LORE LOVES
Sunbathers, as the name might indicate, is the perfect summer scent. Sometimes fragrance can feel a little overbearing in hot weather, but this is so refreshing and uplifting that it’s an easy wear even in the most sweltering heat. That said, we are kind of obsessed with wearing Sunbathers in the cooler weather as a mood booster, a fragrant reminder of the best bits of summer – sipping cocktails, afternoon swims, and sunbathing!
ABOUT THE BRAND
Ficifolia Fragrances was conceptualised in the Melbourne lockdowns during the Covid pandemic of 2020. Founder, Sophie Marcoux, struggled with the loss of face-to-face time with friends, family and Melbourne culture. During her pre-covid travels, Sophie would buy herself a perfume in whatever country she was in to as a scent souvenir. Inspired by the connection between scent and memory (plus a hint of desperation for some outside time during lockdown), Sophie began developing scents that reflected her life in Melbourne. If she couldn’t actually be out with her friends sipping vino at Marion, she wanted to smell like it.
Ficifolia aims to harness the memory-igniting power of fragrance, dreaming up signature scents worthy of a spot on your vanity. Potency is served in smell and storytelling, with each bottle ‘reverse-engineering’ a moment, time or place gone by in Australian cities. Each bottle pays homage to niche local experiences: first came a trilogy capsule celebrating distinctly ‘Melbourne’ vibes in 2023, and in 2024 a suite of Sydney-centric scents followed.
Proudly Australian-owned and produced, Ficifolia Fragrances are vegan and cruelty free, using a combination of natural and synthetic ingredients. All Ficifolia Fragrances are an Extrait de Parfum with 25% concentration.
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