Fragrance Reviews by bubuli

This is my first Creed that left my credit card numb.

It smells good from the bottle. That's it.

Apply it to your skin and it's just...too...soapy. too powdery. Smells "old," too. This fragrance is for men over 40. I'm not kidding.

The only pro I can see is that it seems to last forever.

Do not apply more than two sprays...or else you will choke people around you. You could get sued.

I'm glad my wife got me a sample of Original Vetiver. Smells great, a hint of soapy smell (not as strong as Bois du Portugal) and not too overpowering sweetness and excellent longevity (at least on my skin).

This fragrance is a close second to my all-time favorite, Green Irish Tweed. I think this has more of the "green" (as in "freshly mowed grass") smell than GIT...Oh, the irony! ;-)

Downside? Well, it's kind of hard for a man under 30 to pull this scent off. If you're under 30, look somewhere else, IMO.

What can I say, this is THE Creed that didn't make me feel bad about spending over one hundred dollars for a bottle of perfume.

Some reviewers here compared this to a freshly-mowed grass...well...I don't know...not for me...as a matter of fact, I don't smell anything "green" about GIT (ironic, indeed). Original Vetiver smells more "green" than this one. Not that I'm complaining, though.

Some reviewers also recommend this as a summer fragrance...not for me...the opening citrus notes is already gone within the first half-hour on a warm summer.

Also, the fragrance just doesn't last very long...ESPECIALLY during summer.

All in all, despite the disappointing longevity...if you need to buy one Creed, this is what I recommend.

It's unfortunate that I have to write my first review here about my disappointment with Creed's Virgin Island Water.

I'm going to make it short and direct: The sweet coconut smell on this fragrance is just too overpowering. There is not even a hint of subtlety on the coconut smell. Sure, my sense of smell is not that sophisticated to pick out the rest of the ingredients of this fragrance...but so are a lot of people!

I'm sorry, but unless you will be on the beach all day for summer walk, I cannot think of any other occasion where this fragrance is appropriate.

Oh, and one more thing: it doesn't last very long, either.

I'm afraid that only Filipinos will understand this: if you want to smell like "pan de coco" (i certainly do not), then this is your fragrance. IMO, people smelling you will make them hungry, not find you appealing.