Virgin Island Water (2007)
by Creed

Unlike a lot of the newer Creeds this one lasts and lasts. Huge lime opening, among others. This is aquatic, but aquatic to the next level. This doesn't smell like the sea, it smells of the carribean. I smell this and remember all those times spent in those magestic islands drunk off my ass. Lime, coconut, and musk are the main players here, although the rum and sugar cane are noticeable. I don't wear it too often, but when I do I wonder why I don't. Lovely, but not "must have". I own a bottle but a 30ml decant would probably suffice.

I'm afraid I have to turn in a verdict of a tropical yawn.
There are far better Creeds along the aquatic theme.

Yesterday, I bought this. Yes, it is $225.00 CAN for a 125 ml. I was a little hesitant to buy it considering I have never smelled it and there was no tester and the place I got it. Nevertheless, I went ahead and made the purchase and I have no regrets.

Virgin Island Water is a very soothing and exotic scent that surely lives up to the heaping price tag. Needless to say, if you like sweetness or in this case the smell of malibu rum and also a fragrance that will not go away, pay the price and you got it. I put it on yesterday and the crowd I was with last night were all intrigued and blown away by it. This being said, it is not an everyday scent. I certainly would not wear this to work. It is more of an evening scent or something for a special occassion. If it was cheaper in price, I would make this my everyday scent for all occassions.

What is really amazing about this scent is the prominence of the different ingredients. When sprayed out you can actually identify the lime, rum, sugar and coconut. For the first several hours, I noticed they were quite sharp (which I like anyway) but around the 4th or 5th hour, it dryed down into a smoothness all the while still being able to identify the major components of the fragrance.

I never thought I would be able to justify spending $225.00 Canadian on a fragrance until now. I will certainly be a long time follower of this house and, particularly, this fragrance.

After two yeas of buying decants of this wonderful fragrance, I continued to ask myself if I really wanted to invest in a full bottle and now looking back I ask myself why I waited so long. It has been one of my most satisfying and versatile purchases to date, noting of course, I do live in a tropical climate where even the lightest of fragrances can seem cloying. In Virgin Island Water, I smell blissfully green, juicy, tart, real limes so accurately rendered it is as if one cut open the fruit and applied the juice directly to my skin, combined with a soft coconut note, a sugary sweetness so subtle and realistic it's as if one cracked open the cane and let the juice trickle into the bottle, all enveloped by a hint of velvety rum.

I should note that the lime goes away too soon for me (though for a bright, highly pitched yet natural lime note such as this one, it's a commendable effort!), and although beautiful, the coconut, rum, and sugar cane that one is left with can be a little uninspiring. The lime in the opening is like a drug - you just can't get enough and end up having to reapply to chase the lime high, so to speak. One more thing: as you look at the more beautifully sculpted smaller 2.5 ounce version and contemplate as I did whether or not to pay the relatively small amount more for twice the amount of fragrance, and you say to yourself, "but the smaller bottle is so much nicer to look at" I'll advise, go for the four ounce bottle. It's a no brainer of a better value and I bet you'll end up spraying quite liberally as I do.

What a disappointment. I had read a great deal about this fragrance in anticipation of trying it. When I got the chance to do so at Neiman’s, I was both surprised and disappointed. Surprised because the fragrance is MUCH lighter than I had expected, which isn’t a bad thing. Actually, both the overall fragrance is light, and so is the coconut in it (corpa & toddy). I was disappointed, however, because the fragrance was not at all aquatic, airy, or tropical to me. Actually, it mostly reminded me of a musky, old-man aftershave smell. There is something inherently warm about it, probably because of its creaminess, but so what? If this is what the Virgin Islands smell like, count me out.

I love this type of scent. Fun Fun Fun. I love sweet scents and the beach. Rum note smells great to me ( :
My next creed purchase