ERL Sunscreen

When you think of sunscreen scents, you'd probably imagine big, sweet coconut and floral bombs that stick to the skin like melted ice cream. But ERL Sunscreen, CDG's new collaboration with Venice Beach's much-hyped California cool fashion label ERL, is something far more interesting- it's truly the smell of summer in Venice Beach, a wholistic and deeply evocative snapshot as only Comme des Garcons can provide. A dazzling solar accord combines with crisp, bright bergamot to evoke blacktop-sizzling sun, while a smoothly watery lily of the valley mixes with saline to deliver that perfect ocean breeze over the Boardwalk. The sweet smells of those aforementioned melted treats comes in the form of peach and heliotrope, while a musky coconut delivers the sunscreen you're looking for. But the real beauty of ERL Sunscreen is how every single note we just mentioned blends perfectly together at just the right not-too-loud volume (but we'd be remiss not to mention the impressive longevity) to deliver a postcard-perfect sense memory of a perfect day right at the end of Windward Ave. Summer only happens once a year, but with ERL Sunscreen, that feeling can last forever.

Summer breeze, subtle salinity and the smell of sunscreen.