Salum: the sea as raw material
Many of the fragrances share the sea, with marine notes, salt, oyster, caviar, calone and even a sunscreen accord. To this base the house adds ingredients such as Greek yogurt, the chlorine of a swimming pool, cola or orgeat syrup.
The families in our selection
Polynesian Soul: Cocoyster, Strawberry Pool, Blue Mai Tai
This is the collection the house dedicates to Polynesia, and its starting point is Cocoyster, which opens with oyster and salt, has coconut and coconut milk at the heart and closes with incense and vanilla. Strawberry Pool pairs strawberry and wild strawberry with a pool and chlorine accord, over a base reminiscent of sunscreen. The same collection includes Blue Mai Tai, inspired by a cocktail, with light and dark rum, orange curaçao and lime and a base of orgeat and patchouli.
The Cocoyster variations
The eaux de parfum intense take up the coconut and oyster accord and add a different fruit each time. Cocoyster Bananita uses green, still-unripe banana, with myrrh, papyrus leaves and violet leaves. In Cocoyster Moorea Guava there are ripe guava, mandarin and ginger, over a base of patchouli and vanilla. Cocoyster Carambola opens on star fruit, lemon blossom and a salty accent, then coconut milk, vanilla orchid, cedar and incense.
Tropical fruit and cocktails
In these fragrances, fruit and drinks take center stage. Tropylang, which the house describes as a tropical forest, has passion fruit, mango and Madagascar cinnamon in the opening and a heart of Madagascar ylang ylang. Sparkling Tamarind has a fizzy cola accord with sparkling lime and tamarind. Vanilla Moonsoon is built on a new accord, the Monsoon Accord, wrapped in vanilla flower, peach, orange blossom and drops of cocoa.
Salty notes, honey and chocolate
Caviar Rosé pairs the salty notes of caviar with champagne, peach and pink pepper, with osmanthus at the heart. Delicious Bay starts from an overdose of calone, moves to honey, date and white oud and closes with pecan. Exotic Chocolate, signed by Sofia Bardelli, opens with star anise and cinnamon, has a cookie dipped in melted white chocolate at the heart and ends with warm milk and Madagascar vanilla.
The Mediterranean coast
Lemonade Coast is inspired by the lemon groves of Sorrento and is built on lemon, including iced and candied lemon, with juniper, mint and rhubarb and a touch of toffee. Fig Tzatziki evokes the Greek summer with cucumber, mint and fig leaves, Greek yogurt, ripe fig and jasmine. Then there is Côte d'Azur, presented on its product page as Aromatic d'Azur, with pine, cardamom and bergamot in the opening and marine notes and cypress at the heart.
How to choose a Salum perfume
Start from the ingredient that intrigues you, listed on each product page. If you love the sea and salt, you can choose Cocoyster, with oyster and salt, Caviar Rosé, with caviar, or Delicious Bay, with calone. Delicious Bay also appears among the sweet notes, with honey and pecan, alongside Exotic Chocolate, with white chocolate and cookie, and Vanilla Moonsoon, with vanilla flower and cocoa. For tropical fruit there are Tropylang, with mango and passion fruit, and the Cocoyster variations with banana, guava or star fruit. The aromatic, green fragrances are Côte d'Azur, with pine, cardamom and cypress, and Fig Tzatziki, with cucumber, mint and fig leaves. Finally, for lovers of citrus and bubbles there are Lemonade Coast, built on lemon, Sparkling Tamarind, with cola and lime, and Caviar Rosé, with champagne.
Concentrations: extrait and eau de parfum intense
Cocoyster, Strawberry Pool, Blue Mai Tai and the house's other fragrances in our selection are extraits de parfum, while the variations Cocoyster Bananita, Cocoyster Carambola and Cocoyster Moorea Guava are eaux de parfum intense. These take up the trail of Cocoyster, where coconut and oyster meet, and add a different fruit each time.
Frequently asked questions
What does Salum Cocoyster smell like?
Cocoyster is a marine, creamy extrait de parfum. It opens with oyster and salt, has coconut and coconut milk at the heart and closes with a base of incense and vanilla. It is the fragrance that gave rise to the Bananita, Carambola and Moorea Guava variations, which take up its coconut and oyster accord.
Which Salum perfumes are citrusy?
Lemonade Coast is built on lemon, iced lemon and candied lemon. Sparkling Tamarind pairs lime with a cola accord and tamarind; Côte d'Azur opens with bergamot, pine and cardamom. Finally, among the Cocoyster variations, Carambola has lemon blossom and Moorea Guava has mandarin.
Who creates Salum perfumes?
Salum perfumes are signed by two noses, Luca Maffei and Sofia Bardelli. Sofia Bardelli is credited as the author of Exotic Chocolate, the white chocolate extrait with star anise and cinnamon. Their compositions alternate between marine, salty, fruity and gourmand accords.
What's the difference between Cocoyster and Cocoyster Bananita?
Cocoyster is an extrait de parfum built on oyster, salt and coconut, with a base of incense and vanilla. Cocoyster Bananita, on the other hand, is an eau de parfum intense that keeps the coconut but adds green, unripe banana, together with myrrh, papyrus leaves and violet leaves.
Which Salum perfumes have aromatic, green notes?
The Salum perfumes with aromatic, green notes are Côte d'Azur and Fig Tzatziki. The first combines pine, cardamom, bergamot and cypress over a sandalwood base. Fig Tzatziki starts from cucumber, mint leaves and fig leaves and continues with Greek yogurt and ripe fig.
Are Salum perfumes for men or women?
On their product pages, Lemonade Coast, Fig Tzatziki and Côte d'Azur are described as unisex extraits de parfum. For the other fragrances, from Cocoyster to Strawberry Pool, the page doesn't specify a gender: it's best to choose by the notes, for example the oyster and coconut of Cocoyster or the strawberry and pool accord of Strawberry Pool.
Which Salum perfumes have gourmand notes?
Exotic Chocolate is the Salum perfume its product page describes as a burst of gourmand sweetness, with white chocolate, cookie, star anise, warm milk and Madagascar vanilla. Delicious Bay pairs honey, date and pecan with a marine opening of calone; Vanilla Moonsoon works with vanilla flower, peach and cocoa.
What is Salum Strawberry Pool?
Strawberry Pool is an extrait de parfum inspired by a swimming pool overlooking Polynesia. It opens with strawberry and wild strawberry, has a pool accord and a chlorine accord at the heart and closes with a sunscreen accord. It is part of the Polynesian Soul collection, together with Cocoyster.
What are the notes in Salum Blue Mai Tai?
Blue Mai Tai is an extrait de parfum inspired by a cocktail on a Polynesian beach. It opens with light and dark rum and an ice accord, has orange curaçao and lime at the heart and closes with orgeat syrup, and it is part of the Polynesian Soul collection.
What's the difference between extrait and eau de parfum intense at Salum?
In the Salum range, the difference concerns how the lines are named. Cocoyster, Strawberry Pool, Blue Mai Tai and the other fragrances are extraits de parfum, while Bananita, Carambola and Moorea Guava are eaux de parfum intense, that is, variations that add a fruit to Cocoyster's coconut and oyster accord.
