Originally Posted by wildsp187 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Ok guys.. I got my shipment today of all the samples. Here are my 2 cents!!
Ruby Papaya Guava - Smells like grapefruit to me.. which to me smells like.. B.O? It just has a sharp sharp note to it. I will try it but not my favorite.
Indian Coconut Nectar - Very very soft smelling. Not strong on the coconut at all. Almost a coconut vanilla.
Lotus Garden - Floral/Lemon smell.. I like it. Very soft smelling.
Island Vanilla- Smells more floral than vanilla. I can smell the vanilla but it def. isn't the major note.
Persian Rose - Very strong rose scent which I love.
Tibetan Mountain Temple - CHRISTMAS.. that's what it smells like to me. Maybe nutmeg and pine.. Smell reminds me of egg nog.
Tahitian Gardenia - Very strong floral smell. I like it. Not sure if it's a true gardenia but it's a nice smell.
Sandalwood - Very strong smelling. Not sure if it's a true sandalwood because I don't have a reference. It smells very "pine"y to me.
Spanish Amber - I'm not sure how to explain this. I would say musky? but I'm not expert. Smells divine.
Mediterranean Fig - Smells floral to me with a hint of herbal (again with the pine.. I'm so generic) but it's nice.
French Lilac - This scent I have owned before. Very strong floral smell. I personally love this one.
Tuscan Blood Orange - Very sweet (not sharp) citrus scent.
Mexican Cocoa - Strange smell. I think it's supposed to be the cinnamon-y chocolate smell. It has a hint of sweet.. like sugar? Would be good for winter
Malibu Lemon blossom - More lemon than blossom. Smells nice and clean.
Waikiki Pikake - Floral with a hint of musk (?).. LOVE
California Star Jasmine - Strong floral smell. Made me think of shampoo.. I thought "I would love for my hair to smell like this after taking it down from a pony tail and getting that first waft"
Brazilian Mango Grapefruit - Ironically this does not smell like grapefruit to me. Very fruity (mango) smell.
Just adding my opinions on these, since fragrance preferences vary so much:
Hawaiian Ruby Guava - The description mentions using a citrus note of pomelo, which is very close to grapefruit. But I mostly smell the sweetness of guava and it made my mouth water, LOL.
Lotus Garden - Yuzu is one of my favorite fruits and I adore jasmine, so I was bound to like this one. I'd say it's more citrus-y than floral with a little bit of a grassy smell to it.
Island Vanilla- The vanilla smell overpowered me. I tried a sniff of the body butter in the store today to compare how it might vary across different platforms and had to close the cap quickly. Seriously, it was like a punch in the face, I jerked my head away.
Persian Rose - I love this one. Usually I associate rose fragrances with that cheap stuff, but this is just floral and beautiful and made me understand why people value roses so highly.
Tahitian Gardenia - I don't know what gardenias smell like, but this was pretty and floral with a little bit of green in it. Smells nice, but I didn't think it was anything special.
Mediterranean Fig - I think "woody, green, and sweet" is a perfect description of this. Seems like more of a cold-weather fragrance (maybe it's the sandalwood?).
French Lilac - Smells like straight-up lilac. It's not as complex as the others, but it smells really nice and there's not a lot of lilac-based perfumes out there.
Tuscan Blood Orange - Smells like the body butter we got in January. But I prefer it in body butter form, I don't really know why.
Mexican Cocoa - The chocolate is the base and you can barely smell it. It smelled like amaretto to me. I was hoping for something a little spicy, but this was a pleasant surprise.
Malibu Lemon Blossom - Another love. I agree with you description completely: more lemon than blossom (so I don't think it belongs in the "Florals" section on the website), nice and clean. I was so happy they actually incorporated the "Malibu" in the name by making it smell just a little bit like saltwater.
Waikiki Pikake - Amazing. I've never heard of pikake before, but it's an incredible jasmine smell. And there's no mention of this in their description, so I'm a little worried I'm going crazy, but it also smells a bit like tea leaves. (I just looked the flower up on Wikipedia, and it mentions it's often used to make jasmine teas in China. Glad I'm not going crazy yet.) Anyway, I've been keeping this one in my purse since receiving my sample order, I just love it so much.
California Star Jasmine - I hated this one. I'm wondering if I got a bad batch, because it just smells musty and old to me. I didn't realize star jasmine was a plant that isn't related to regular jasmine, so I don't know what it's supposed to smell like. wildsp187, maybe what grapefruit is for you is what star jasmine is for me? Because this one smells like b.o. to me.
Brazilian Mango Grapefruit - Mango definitely dominates, but I do smell the grapefruit. It just smells like the best of both combinations: sweet, fruity, citrus-y. And this one was another that made my mouth water, I'll have to try a mango and grapefruit salad if I can manage to find both in stores at the same time.
Anyway, Pacifica perfumes are designed (or at least advertised) to be good for layering, and I'm definitely looking forward to trying a few combinations. I think the French Lilac (because it's so straight-forward), Malibu Lemon Blossom, Lotus Garden, and Waikiki Pikake would play extremely well with others. And oh, what's that? There's a sale on these body butters? Don't mind if I do, haha.
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