Hibiscus Palm

It's a nice scent, one of my favorite summer scents that I've found, however overall it is just OK. Most of the "summer scents" I've tried (and I've tried most of the popular ones at this point) have terrible performance, the absolute worst out of any perfumes I own, and are also the most expensive bottles in my collection... but whatever, I keep on searching. The performance of Hibiscus Palm is much weaker than I thought when I tested my mini dabber. On the dabber, I got 4+ hrs out of this. 3 in extreme sweaty heat. For my FB - I get mild projection for under 2 hours, a strong-ish dry down you can only smell within an inch or two of my skin for a couple more hrs max. I end up reapplying every 2-3 hrs when I wear this. It will last much longer on clothing, but the thing about summer scents - I tend not to be wearing a ton of heavy layers of clothing during the summer... This should work well on SKIN, and it doesn't. On skin, I get about 2 hrs when I heavily overspray. I also get no coconut at all. Mostly a palm that smells more like eucalyptus, with a touch of subtle florals. I also become anosmic to this scent very quickly. 15 minutes after applying I can't detect it and need to apply more. When I overspray and finally get a quarter ounce of this overpriced juice soaked into my skin and hair, I tend to just smell kind of like a very simple soapy clean sunscreen cologne, like something that would have been a shampoo or cheap body spray sent, a very common, simple and in the past, inexpensive. Nice, but hasn't gotten me a single compliment yet. I think overall I just smell like I showered and put on a bit of sunscreen when I wear this. Quite a bummer. I hoped this would be a cheaper filler for Carnal Flower, but my new bottle of Carnal Flower has been reformulated and now is even weaker than Hibiscus Palm. Hopefully one day I'll find my perfect summer scent that actually smells like coconut and flowers, lasts for more than 2 hours, and doesn't immediately vanish the second you step out into the sun... I guess the search continues.

This fragrance threw me back to my childhood memory when i live in Java, Indonesia. This is the smell of JAVANESE WEDDING Ceremony, it takes 2 days to complete the ceremony. Checkout on youtube. The first day, is showering the bride and groom to be with water from 7 sources consist of 7 different flowers (Setaman flowers). Each has a certain meaning for the ceremony. 1.Sedap malam=night tuberose /polianthes tuberosa (lit. flower that smells good in the night, because it bloom at night and you can smell it the strongest in the night, truely is a "queen of the night") 2.Kenanga = Cananga/ylang ylang 3.Kantil = White Champaka 4.Melati Gambir = Jasmin (jasminum pubescens/officinale) 5.Melati= Jasmin Sambac 6.Mawar Merah = Red Rose 7.Mawar Putih = White Rose On the wedding day, the bride hairdo will be done with a lei of a fresh jasmine. Also the groom has a lei of jasmin on his neck. The bridal room (for honeymoon) is decorated with abundance amount of flowers (Tuberose, Jasmin and Rose) Not only the couple but the whole house/rooms smell so divine!! Together with the wedding costume, the music of "Gamelan" and the wedding rituals itself makes the whole ceremony so sacret, mystical and magical. I live in The Netherlands, everytime i visited my family in Java, my mom put a bunch of tuberose in my rooms & jasmin on my bed. I love the smell of my room. I am wearing a sample/tester at the moment and everytime i smell it, i get really homesick and i miss my family. Tuberose on this one is so pure. I don't smell any other notes but Tuberose.Although,it is not specified in the notes list above. I am 100%sure it is the white flower. Sillage :Enormous tuberose ( 9/10) Longevity: Beasty - long lasting (12 hrs+) Overall: 10/10 This is so far the best scent of Tuberose and on top of my fragrance list. Very well done Aerin Lauder! I am so loving it!!!!! ❤❤

Cold Coconut cream with fresh ginger on the hot stone porch in summer under a huge Plumeria tree in Key Largo with a salt air breeze. The beach is there, but it’s not wearing sunscreen lol I’ve had beachwalk by MM for 2 years amd love it! But I always wished it had one of its notes that was more discernible from the others. I wanted to find the coconut more easily. Beachwalk is fabulous but for me it’s a bit too well mixed & balanced. I wanted that scent profile with a stand out note... and that’s where I found Hibiscus palm. I blind bought after reading soooo many reviews and comparisons. It is what I was looking for in a white floral coconut beach scent. I was narrowed down to this, Terracotta, and bronze goddess (i want a sample of Soleil Blanc, never buying FB there tho) . I went with Hibiscus Palm when I decided to buy a FB of Lilac Path from EL website during current Mother’s Day site wide sale. And let me tell you it’s a winner for this scent profile guys! I still want Terracotta 🤷♀️🤫 but it’s a slightly more sophisticated amd slightly more heavy on the floral not so much on the coconut. Bronze goddess is still on my list but not high because not enough floral for me in it . I also have Virgin Island Water which is in my top 3 perfumes of all time, but it is STRAIGHT lime & coconut on ice. Not comparable really. Note: after comparing all day wear side by side with Terracotta, this one, HP, has a fresh/green spicy that Terracotta doesn’t have. And When I snuff too much of Hibiscus Palm, it tickles my sinus and I don’t like that feeling. So I don’t lean in and inhale it like i would with most of my other perfumes, like Terracotta. I think it’s the ginger that does that to me. But that note is also what makes me love this perfume! It’s so lively and zingy and fresh, for a creamy floral beach scent.

I bought this last year and put it away for the year, well this year I can’t get enough of it! It definitely is a summer only scent but I love it! I feel like I’m at a resort on the tropical Mediterranean island. Not just any island but an exclusive island! I get palm sea water and floral, no coconut on me at all! The lasting power is amazing. I could picture myself having an evening cocktail by the ocean with the warm wind flowing through my hair! Sillage is excellent and will get you compliments. this is a keeper and very different from the tropical coconut sweet scents that always come around in the summer. Highly recommended I purchased this fragrance last year and stored it away for the entire year. However, this year, I can’t get enough of it! It’s undoubtedly a scent that’s best enjoyed during the summer months, but I absolutely adore it! I can’t help but feel like I’m at a resort on a tropical Mediterranean island, not just any island, but an exclusive one! The fragrance combines the refreshing scent of palm sea water with floral notes, and it’s completely free of coconut. The lasting power is remarkable, and I can envision myself sipping an evening cocktail by the ocean, with the warm breeze gently caressing my hair. The sillage is excellent, and it’s sure to earn you compliments. This fragrance is a true gem and stands out from the typical tropical coconut sweet scents that dominate the summer season. I highly recommend this fragrance to anyone looking for a unique and memorable scent experience.

This is absolutely one of my top favorite summertime fragrances! The scent is light, floral, extremely tropical, and absolutely perfect for vacation or a beach day. On me, hibiscus and lotus are the notes that shine through upon the first initial spray, and then it dries down to a very nice, creamy white floral and coconut aroma. It also has the scent of some kind of sunscreen or sun tanning lotion, too, which I happen to enjoy! Combined all together, this perfume smells incredibly luxurious. Every time I smell it, I'm transported to a tropical island, where I'm sipping a cocktail among green foliage, and there's a breeze coming in from the ocean. The sillage is pretty decent, and I would catch whiffs of the fragrance throughout the day, which smelled delicious. The longevity is also good for a lighter perfume, with me having to reapply around the 6 hour mark. However, the price tag is my least favorite thing about this. I absolutely do not think that this is worth $135 for only 1.7 ounces, and it's obvious that you'll just be paying for the name (especially when you compare this to something like Gucci Bloom, which you can get for the same price at almost triple the size). While I think the scent is lovely, and the bottle is very pretty, it's truly not that special or remarkable of a fragrance to justify that price. I bought the travel spray for $30, and that will be more than enough to get me through the summer.