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Tropical fragrances have the magical ability to transport us to exotic places. With a whiff of a certain scent, we can be taken on a sensational adventure without ever leaving home. Even when you can’t get away spritz on a scented postcard from paradise. Tropical Fragrances bring to mind soft breezes, warm air, exotic destinations and rich white floral fragrances with a deep blue ocean in the background. The perfect accent for floral aromas is coconut – fruity and buttery with slight touch of nuttiness. We are about to embark on ten trips to paradise, courtesy of Air CaFleureBon and Redolessence-Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief
Our 10 Best Tropical Fragrances:
Navitus Aweigh (Jorge Lee) is an aromatic aquatic tropical fragrance inspired by Homer’s Odyssey. Unique and mysterious with yuzu, citrus and incense. (Creative Director is Steven Gavrielatos). – Steven Gavrielatos (GIVEAWAY)
CREED Virgin Island Water: Virgin Island Water is a classic: inspired by the smell of sweet, rich, mouth-watering floral and fruit scents that fill the air In the Virgin Islands, where white frangipani hangs from the cliffs, the delicate white blooms surrounded by swaying coconut trees. The opening of fresh lime and juicy bergamot, accompanied by the scent of coconut and rum, creates the sensation of drinking a cocktail by the ocean, even if you are in your backyard swimming pool. Swizzle stick and beach umbrella not included. -Michelyn Camen (NOT FOR GIVEAWAY)
DKNY Be Delicious Coconuts about Summer is a fresh and versatile take on coconut. Its heart of magnolia is the perfect complement to the coconut, and the conclusion of white musk is clean and inviting. This designer coconut fragrance is among the easiest to wear while reminding us of everything we love about being on vacation. -Steven Gavrielatos, Video Content Editor (NOT FOR GIVEAWAY)
Jacques Fath Curacao Bay (Cecile Zarokian): Curacao Bay is a frangipani based tropical perfume but so much more with its underlying seaside qualities. It feels serene and invigorating at the same time with just enough exotic spice to transport you to the Fantasy Island of your choice. In an interview with Mme. Zarokian in 2016 she wrote, “For Curacao Bay it has to be an escapade in the deep blue, I used a natural grey amber infusion to give depth and even more longevity to the marine/iodine notes, to have a fresh and sensual sea breeze from top notes to base notes.”-Michelyn Camen (NOT FOR GIVEAWAY)
Tom Ford Eau De Soleil Blanc (Nathalie Gracia Cetto):This beautiful tropical fragrance smells like the most expensive suntan lotion in the world, but there is nothing Coppertone about Tom Ford’s Eau de Soleil Blanc. Eau de Soleil de Blanc opens with bright citrus that adds solar radiance to the creamy luscious notes of pistachio and coco de mer. A touch of cardamom adds a little spice to this decadent mix of tuberose, jasmine, and ylang ylang flowers and amber. Tom Ford is always inspired by his own travels and this sexy tropical fragrance is his memory of the island of Comoros, off the Indian Ocean. -Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief (NOT FOR GIVEAWAY)
Mancera Holidays (Pierre Montale) is, as the name implies, ia perfect vacation scent for a tropical getaway! Its notes of coconut and tiare flower evoke a state of relaxation while transporting us to a warm and exotic climate. A dry down of vanilla and white musk is sensual and provocative. Steven Gavrielatos, Video Content Editor (NOT FOR GIVEAWAY) Featured in Steven’s Video Top 10 Mancera Fragrances 2022
Loumari Porthole (Camille Chemardin) is a new 2022 fragrance and an expression of the aquatic genre as it combines a salt accord with ripe pineapple and bergamot. A bed of caramel and modern woods is warm and sensual as you enjoy this fragrance during romantic evenings or cool nights. -Steven Gavrielatos, Video Content Editor (NOT FOR GIVEAWAY)
Kajal Dahab (Rosendo Mateu & Chris Maurice): This is a frankly sensual and intriguing take on a tropical fragrance. Imagine a tropical fruit that has not been discovered, a cross between a peach, a pineapple, a mango and a tart granny smith apple. Dahab is a warm spiced blend of woods, passionfruit and amber that floats on a cloud of musk. It wasn’t an apple that tempted Adam, it probably was Eve’s scent and it might smell just like Kajal Dahab. So long lasting it would take them from the Garden of Eden into the wilderness -Michelyn Camen, Editor-in Chief (RIP Rosendo Mateu) (GIVEAWAY)
Strangelove lostinflowers (Christophe Laudamiel): For me, LostinFlowers is an unforgettable and head-spinning trip inside the famous tropical painting “The Dream”, by Henri Rousseau, where a reclining nude is gazing at a lush landscape of oversized hyper-realistic jungle flowers as wildlife peek through eyes that glow in the moonlight. Dazzling, hypnotic, and sexy as it gets, LostinFlowers is the sin qua non of white floral perfumes, enhanced by the depth of oud. I am on my third bottle (Master Perfumer Christophe Laudamiel was my Hall of Fame 2021 recipient). Notes: Indian red champaca oil, lily of the valley, saffron, marigold, gardenia, oud – Michelyn Camen (GIVEAWAY)
Antonio Alessandria Parfums Rusty Vibes (Antonio Alessandria): Created for ÇaFleureBon’s 10th anniversary as a limited edition in 2020 just as COVID hit and no one could travel. It sold out in weeks, so Antonio added this beauty to his permanent collection. Antonio Alessandria composed a perfume that is an elegant take on tropical fragrances, very different from anything else in his collection which are all strongly inspired by his childhood memories of Catania, Sicily. You can read his inspiration here. My favorite perfumes usually have strong vanilla overtones and here it is smooth, sensual and sophisticated. The balance between ripe creamy florals: ylang-ylang, passion fruit and coconut are set against the slightly metallic scent of incense and patchouli at the drydown. There is absolutely nothing piña colada fruity cocktail about Rusty Vibes, one of the most original takes on tropical fragrances I have ever smelled and from one of the most talented independent perfumers of the past decade (now sold at Indigo Perfumery and Perfumology in the USA). -Michelyn Camen, Editor-in-Chief (GIVEAWAY)
Video Editor Steven Gavrielatos reviews the 10 Best Tropical Fragrances
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