Far Away Exotic

I'm really pleased with this !! After my last disaster "Blind buy " of an Avon scent ( Today Tomorrow Always Diamond ) i vowed never to buy an other without testing. I probably would have missed out on "Exotic" , if it hadn't of been for the sample i got in with the yukky "TTA -Diamonds". I was very impressed and couldn't order a FB quick enough! I wont describe the notes as that's already been done superbly by others . All I can say is this is a gorgeous perfume and worth every penny and more ! Avon have done a stellar job with this one . Its a horrible wet day today , but smelling this takes me off to "Exotic " summer shores , so the name suits it well. Fruity , coco-nutty and fresh , and softly spiced without been cloying or sickly. Its a very uplifting "happy" carefree scent. Id describe it as a "soft oriental with fruit hints" , and i think it could be suited to autumnal weather. Id be happy to wear it all seasons its that good! Ive had some nice comments from people "you smell good" ect. I will be using this in heavy rotation throughout the spring/summer months . I will have to stash a bottle for winter too , to beat the winter blues and give me a happy "Summer" feeling It also has a superb sillage and lasting power , for an Avon scent. When i find Avon i like I'm usually disappointed with the staying power , but no such problems with FA Exotic. Its a shame they haven't got some matching body products . Cheap and cheerful and a great feel good /pick me up scent ! Buy it now before its discontinued. I'm halfway through the 1st bottle and have already ordered 2 back ups :) PS - I'm still lumbered with the "Today Tomorrow Always -Diamonds" . If anyone is a fan its up for swap ! UPDATE = I still cant get over what a good quality scent this is. In the past week i have used 3 diff scents ( this one , Miss Sixty Rock Muse and Fiore Del Dragone ) . Today Ive worn the FDD , i resprayed FDD 1hr ago on my coat and skin , but can only smell it on skin....what i CAN smell loud and clear coming off my coat is Avon Far Away Exotic!! So , the scent has lasted 3 days on my coat and is outshining anything else sprayed over the top !! Amazing longevity and a beautiful summer scent. Top marks for Avon !!

Many people have prejudice against Avon fragrances, and I must admit I also had for quite a while. Far Away, the "mother" of this Exotic, was one of my strongest reasons for that. But time passed by and I had the chance to try some of the fragrances of this brand, and realized that its fame of making "embarrasing" perfumes was unfair. So, I decided to take a chance with Far Away Exotic for its promised notes of spices and tropical fruits. Right after the spray, powerful notes of orange and coconut take the stage, which could make someone think that this scent will be too strong. But it soon settles down, and there comes the mango to bring some sweetness and gentleness to those vibrant notes. Right after that, the orange fades away and leaves the stage to the coconut, the mango and the spices that come in. The coconut note is not at all sweet or "edible" (which, in my opinion, would make this scent very sickening), and despite the fruits and the sweetness, I would definitely not tag this as a gourmand fragrance. The dry down is all about the coconut and the spices, and a good touch of sandalwood. It is a warm and very comforting scent, which goes well either on summer, for its tropical features, or in wintertime, because of the spices and sweetness. I often see myself watching the setting sun over the Taj Mahal when I wear this... I definitely think that this fragrance would perfectly fit in any famous designer collection, because of its high quality, originality and longevity. One of my favorites.

This is my second Avon perfume (my first is Haiku) and this is a keeper. The other reviews will tell you what it smells like and how long it will last. What anyone should consider before purchasing a fragrance is: -Must say something about you; Im not into the super sweet scents of strawberry simply because it isn't me. - Must blend well with your body chemistry. That is the reason why you need to try it on your skin and not rely on how it smells like on paper. Fragrances have different effects depending who is wearing it. I also live in the tropics so heat and humidity plays a 'significant' role when I pick a fragrance. Longevity is a MUST and this perfume goes upto 6-8hrs on my skin. Perhaps taking note my love for tropical fruits of mango and coconut. Personally I don't think it smells like a suntan lotion. What I get is no doubt mango opening, not too sweet. Mixed it all up with creamy coconut (milk) and add on some amber and woods makes anybody who wear this: - Sexy - Elegant - Mysterious and yes no doubt Exotic. This fragrance evokes warmth and heat but not overbearing. A confident fragrance with a capsulated exotic romanticism...hahahaha. I think Im getting carried away now. For me this would have to be one of the secret perfumes that most don't know of. All year round fragrance but best worn during summer when the heat helps the notes bloom. Merci xox

When I first tried this perfume I did not like it at all. I never got past the opening, put it back in a drawer and forgot about it. Nine months later, give or take, I stumbled across it in a fit of purging the house of my unused and clutter-defining items and spayed some on. I still wasnt crazy about the opening, but maybe twenty minutes later I noticed it had changed into something I did not hate. In fact, it was interesting and sort of comforting. I have now been wearing it for a few days and can say that, for me at least, it has become addicting. I like it a lot! I do not get much, if any, patchouli which is great for me because I have a very bad relationship with patchouli. Far Away Exotic is comforting, different and something I look forward to putting on. It lasts a decent amout of time on me. Love that! My skin eats scents and I usually only ever get two or three hours out of one, but this lasts a good five hours or so. Something of a miracle! I just bought a bottle on Amazon and am happily awaiting its arival. So, cheers to you, Avon! Thanks and job well done!

I can't believe I can still discern flowers, spices, sandalwood, and patchouli FOUR hours after I first applied. Not bad at all for $15. I don't get this much longevity from (gasp) Poison, Opium, even Angel! How can this be? What combination of notes listed and those unlisted could bring about this exotic bouquet of autumn fruits and flowers? My sinusis are suffering from allergies but the lovely Middle Eastern artwork on box prepared me. I could smell a burst of mango, coconut and spices in the opening. Following was a blending of rose and jasmine: then came patchouli, sandalwood, and musk. I was so afraid the amber might pose a negative since amber in some note combinations does not agree with my chemistry. I honestly feel I have taken a stroll through the Alhambra gardens in Spain. All I need is to find a bench near a water fountain to listen to a concert of tinkling water music. My perfumes often open the door to journeyings. I'm an armchair tourist. Perfume is often my ticket. Far Away Exotic and I will travel much, this first bottle. Besos to Avon

Very pretty. Coconut is prominent, but not "dominating". That mixes very prettily with the Jasmine note. I agree with Mochagirl in that it has a chai tea aspect, but if you are in to the chai spiciness, it is a muted form of that... more on the side of the tea than the chai. The Jasmine almost smells like Gardenia... or just that white tropical flower thickness. Not off putting... well done actually. Dry down is showing me a milky, creamy coconut riding on top of that Gardenia/Jasmine flower base. The tea is fleeting... in and out and gone... then back....but you have to concentrate to pull it out of the tropical scent. Almost a dry tobacco leaf smell rather than tea. It feels close to the skin, and I'm assuming I'd have to douse myself and my clothes to get longevity. suile also describes it well. For the price, I'm tempted to buy a 2nd one, as I think that I'd over-use this to get sillage and longevity out of it. Nicely done. And belongs as a part of the Avon "Far Away" family of scents.

A nice new offering from Avon! I`m going to start off saying that I tend to ignore Avon perfumes but I do like the original Far Away although find it a bit too mature to my taste (in a good way). Far Away Exotic might be appealing to a younger audience or to anyone who would like to see Far Away venturing to faraway shores and have some fun. Very tropical fruity, beachy. I do get the mango-mandarin top notes, in fact my nose picks up mango as one of the main notes. I can also recognize the well-known original FA base emerging later on, amber-sandalwood-coconut. Very smooth, pretty, sophisticated fragrance, nothing sharp or screechy here, harmonises perfectly with the silky texture of the usual FA frosted glass and with the glowing, sunset-like color of the juice inside. Great longevity and sillage is Ok but not overpowering. I highly recommend this perfume - a steal for the price.

Tropical island girls weekend getaway. Private resort drinking fruity umbrella drinks and listening to island music. I'm in love with this juicy mango goodness. Suprising I do not get any coconut which is why this feels so unique to me. Sadly it's discontinued but I'd love this in a nice body butter so every inch of my skin would smell like this. I did get it on ebay so it might just be my bottle but unfortunately it is really only noticeable if I put my nose right up to my wrist after a very short amount of time. It's almost more like a body spray because I've had to respray 3 times so I can keep smelling this. Again it might just be my bottle and if yours is stronger please let me know because I will buy a 2nd bottle to see if I have better luck. Also if you know of any other fragrance that smells like this PLEASE let me know.

I've been seeing this around but was very hesitant to try. It was until I read so many good reviews that I decided to give it a chance. But I must say, I was AMAZED!!! This stays on me for more than 7 hours and has a really good sillage. The composition overall is warm, sweet, and a bit spicy. To me, it has a certain allure that got me HYPNOTIZED! I just can't stop smelling my wrist when I'm wearing this. It's truly the "PASSAGE TO INDIA" like what its first campaign claims as it brings back fond memories of the Diwali festival I've ever been a part of. There is a certain light and color to this scent that I can't describe but the syrupy sweetness and hint of spice resembles EXOTIC fares namely Gulab jamun, Jalebi, & mango Chutney. I ADORE this creation from Avon and I'd be devastated should they decide to discontinue it.

Oh my goodness !!! this is the most exotic and exquisite perfume I've tried. As shocking as the first time I smelled Far Away, I fell in love. However, the same thing always happens to me with my avon fragrances, I addicted, I use them so much, that in the course of the seasons, temperature and other environmental conditions, I end up deciphering all its mysterious facets, and it bores me . Far away exotic, maintains the quality of the classic, and the secret of its exquisite coconut water (here accentuated by the delicious mango and amazingly scented with a fresh rose water). I do not perceive patchouli note, I smell the soft sandalwood from the previous version, mild spices, some musk,and the wonderful amber gives an immense fixation.

Who knew?!? This is a fantastic supercalifragilisticexpeolodocious fragrance. Yes that good - mainly I give it more kudos because I wasn't expecting the goodness from a relatively inexpensive perfume. When I first smelled it - I immediately thought of Penhaligon's Ruthless Countess Dorothea - it does not smell like this fragrance but the mango and spices and delight I get puts it in the same realm. Such a shame this is discontinued - I think they should revive this perfume, I believe it would do fantastic now - it may have been before it's time. I love it I love it I love it. My first Avon fragrance - and now I want to try all the flankers. yummmmmmy! Did I mention I love it?!?!

Oh my gawd, this is lovely! I live in the tropics so anything mangoes and coconuts are no longer "exotic" for me as they are so common where I live. But the recent fragrances I have acquired made me realize that I have a thing with coconuts ( I dunno what made me think that I hated them.) Anyway, I wanted to sniff something and so I bought this without even much thought. I just wanted to try something new. Well, surprise surprise---it smells so decadent like a mango-coconut dessert they serve in some island far way. I am not a fan of the classic Far Away or its other flankers but this one is worth trying. I love. Vacation in a bottle.

This is really yummy, creamy, coconut , delicious, soft, i really love it. i don't like many of Avon eau de toilette fragrances coz many of them smell almost the same and not lasting, but this one changed my long time impression. it is really good surprisingly because i don't like the first version of Far Away scent and this version Far Away Exotic is really nice. And you should try City Rush for Her by Avon too, it's warm and elegant, and the cover girl is Milla Jovovich, international supermodel and actress. Both Far Away Exotic and City Rush is in eau de parfume which is long lasting than eau de toilette.

Recently snagged an old sampler from Avon off of Poshmark, and this was in it. Definitely didn't like it as a child when it came out, but absolutely LOVE it now. I don't get any mango or fruits, but the milky and spicy coconut, cardamom, and spices are present and fantastic. It really does smell like a chai latte. If you're bummed it's discontinued, know that it smells EXACTLY like Gilded by Libertine Fragrances (and without all of the orientalism and exoticism of Avon's packaging and marketing, which I think it's good the fragrance community is moving away from....though Gilded is 10 times the price.)

We're having a heatwave here right now and I've totally been craving either fruity or coconut frags. I put this on the other night and hubby (who was on the other side of the room working) was all " oh wow, you smell amazing right now". I love Far Away, but I think this one works best when there's a breeze flowing around or near you as there was on this night. Something about the heat and breeze just makes this version sing. Beautiful wafts of coconut, vanilla and floral deliciousness. It just begs for a cocktail sipped by an expensive pool somewhere. Total love for me :)

This perfume is actually TOTALLY perfect!! It is like a summer shawl, like a true tropical breeze, it stays with you all the time but is not the typical dominant perfume. One thing I love very much about this one, is that the wearer keeps smelling it too! I would say coconut is the most dominant to my nose, but not a single note perfume though...complex for a sensual tropical breeze... a perfume to really fall in love with and getting others to fall in love with you as well!!

Far Away Exotic lasts all day on my skin even with only one spray, and is very versatile: not too sweet, but not too spicy; not too heavy for daytime wear, but not too weak for evenings; tropical and cheerful for summer, but also powerful enough for moderate winters. A true gem, considering that this is Avon (not a company held in high esteem) and how inexpensively I purchased it. It actually competes with, or even outdoes, some of my more expensive perfumes!

Chai fragrance , floral chai and done very well . I don’t have anything similar to this one . It’s quite unique . Very strong notes of warm spices ( in a good way ) with floral amber tones , does not have a tea note but I do smell it . Discontinued I believe but if you are a fragrance collector or fanatic get your hands on it . Some people are selling on eBay I believe . It’s very comforting . I recently purchased it from a vintage fragrance collector .

As a far away lover, I loved the far away exotic as soon as I sprayed it n my skin and clothes..to me it's the old lovely far away but with some delicious mango <3 mango and sweet are too intensive here. I love it although I don't like most of this kind of sweetie Perfumes ! I love this mango color "the bottle" alot <3 And I love all the far aways bottles of course <3 Scent:8/10 Sillage:6/10 Longevity: On my skin 5/10 ..but clothes it's 9/10

My work colleague was wearing it once and I loved the smell. After she has told that it is also cheap and long lasting perfume I ordered it immidiately. Once you've smelled it you feel you are on holiday on a nice and sunny beach sipping pina colada. Sweet and coconutty smel.. paradise! It lasts all day so I wear it at work and once I get tired I smell my wrist and it lifts my mood to the ceiling. A great value for money.

A coconut macaroon with a chai tea latte. Lovely smell!! The chai is more noticable to me than the coconut. *edit* This perfume has blown my mind!! The lasting power is amazingly good, and the scent is intoxicating! Folks this smells nothing like JLO Miami Glow!! This is rich and spicy, while JLO is very boozy with no spice. If you love JLO this one is not a replacement for it, just a heads up!

Hmmm delicious coconut mango juice opens this wonderful longlasting scent, followed by bright sweet jasmin, spiced up to an oriental delight with a woody and balmy undertone. I sprayed it yesterday evening and when i went to bed some hours later, it was still very detectable under my sheets, when i felt asleep, dreaming about my next tropical holidays ;)

Cheiro muito confortavél e exelente fixação,preço muito bom.Lembra Miami glow.Bem melhor que far away que é muito enjoado.Nota de coco é a que mais se destaca na minha pele,amei. Que perfume surpreendente,muito bom e tomara que não seja interrompido.A abertura é muito parecido ao Miami Glow,mas só no começo.Recomendo muito.Delicioso.

One of the most interesting coconut scents I've ever tried or owned. I was looking for a spicy coconut that reminded me of my love of chai, cardamom, not gourmand, not unisex. This has it all! Cannot believe it came from Avon. I got mine on the gray market. If you're hunting for the same things, put this on your lemming list!

Something about this reminds me so much of Crystal Noir By Versace but this one is stronger and stays far longer on my skin. It is a total spice and coconut bomb and I couldn't be happier with it. It also has a delicious coffee note in the opening, at least on me/ Avon, why do you have to discontinue the best scents???

Really happy I got this one. I haven't smelled this combination of notes before. It's warm and fresh at the same time, gourmand, though feminine. Funny, though, as I've never been fond of gourmand perfumes. I'm sure I'll buy it again and again in the future. And most importantly, it can be used by women of all ages!!

I love most of the Far Away line, but this was by far my favourite. If they hadn't discontinued this it would have been my signature forever, that's how much I loved it. Spicy and creamy, lasted for hours on my skin and I got so many compliments. If anyone knows of anything similar to this please let me know :)

Composed with the sweetest mango , enriched with coconut milk and musk , decorated with dust of spices that fade away slowly ... What else should I want ? This exotic dream took me to the shores and im watching the sunset while im laying in the sand .. ooohh my lovely perfume , you made me write for u !

Eu estou impressionada com FAR AWAY EXOTIC,parece melhor a cada vez que coloco,na minha pele tem um fixação incrivel,avon tem melhorado muito, as pessoas perguntam que cheiro é esse, quando falo que é avon ,ficam surpresas.Tenho medo que seja descontinuado como TRESSELLE que eu tanto gostava.

Far Away Exotic is my favorite Far Away. I place it with Kenzo Jungle L'Elephant and Hermes Un Jardin Après La Mousson. The spices are front and center. This is the way India smells in my dreams. (I know the reality would mostly fall short in the city, but...)

I fell in love with this frag after the first spritz!! I know its for the summer, but Im rocking it NOW! It was a blind buy that I am very happy about. This will be my 2nd far away purchase. I wonder what the original smells like...

I love this perfume notes, are perfect, I could well identify the notes of coconut, tangerine, mango and spices from the East, I have a bottle of it since September last year. is long lasting and very delicious. <3''

Love love love ... this perfume is gorgeous and the scent so uniq. Ideal for the summer nights... Long lasting on my skin ! I'm so sad cause in Greece is discontinue. To me smells like Bronze Godess.. !

...oriental in his own shoes...it could be nick-named: oriental representative-perfume!!!...all the notes are high screaming oriental....it's wonderfull for persons with big personality!!!

One of the best chai tea smelling perfumes I had and very good for the price I got it at. The projection is conservative, but it last awhile. I would get this again.

I just bought this today and I hope it is as great as everyone says it is! Update: IT IS!! One of my fave Avon perfumes so far!

another review, people who have bad relationship with vanilla, coconut will really hate this one, don't spray this too much.

OMG it's divine!!! I love it!!! Beautiful!!!! Such a delicious sweet, beauty!!! And another fabulously gorgeous bottle!!!

This one is sooo gorgeous too! I used it during my holiday and it is sooo wonderful!

If Avon ever discontinues this beautiful perfume I will actually cry.

Does anyone else think this reminds them of HEAT by Beyoncé?

A pleasant and quite unpretentious take on the exotic theme, far from banality and very different from the often rhetorical renditions of this overcrowded genre: Far Away Exotic is definitely a nicely done fragrance with some originality to it (really it doesn’t smell alike anything I’ve tried so far), and though it was not love at first smell I can see myself reaching for it more and more, especially as sunny days are approaching.. Top notes left me a bit confused since first applications, and that’s probably due to the fact I am not familiar with mango smell (the only mangoes sold here are obviously imported and almost devoid of any fragrant qualities, probably lacking also the wonderful taste they surely have in the Countries where they are from.. their actual taste reminds me of pine tree, isn’t that strange?). Far Away Exotic opens in an extremely fruity way, a sugar-free but nonetheless mellow juiciness that’s tempered and made quite unusual by a peppery mandarin note, astringent and suave at the same time.. that’s exactly where I am reminded of an orange sunset in some eastern place, and I feel like the peachy color of the juice is a perfect match with the visual impressions evoked by the fragrance. The initial fruity kick is soon tempered by a luscious creamy blend of coconut and something that, at first, seemed vaguely reminiscent of incense sticks.. I had to google “chai spice” to have an idea of what this note smelled like, and I also managed to prepare this typical Indian drink. For those who’d like to know, the experiment went pretty well and I was enthusiast to compare this fragrant tea’s smell with the mysterious note I couldn’t identify before.. basically, in its heart Far Away Exotic features a blend of spiced black tea and a milky, smooth note that’s surely due to coconut (well, honestly I was hoping for a more prominent and sultry coconut here, but I guess I am still far to find the perfect one). Delicate trails of sandalwood and amber enhance the warmth of the composition in the drydown, where the oriental nature of Far Away Exotic gets more evident. As many already mentioned, sillage is quite good and longevity is more than satisfying (over 6 hours).. I confess I prefer to smell my wrists from a distance after spraying, I sometimes feel like the spicy mandarine orange is kind of overwhelming through the first minutes, and it can easily get annoying for someone who’s not so much into strong fruity fragrances.. I guess it’s one of those scents that smell delicious when you get a whiff from someone who’s just walked by, more than smelled directly from skin. Probably I was expecting something more, but I nonetheless am a happy owner of this one. Only, I’d baptize a new olfactory family for Far Away Exotic: fruity oriental.

It is incredible how this unexpensive litte fragrance develops on skin. Its dynamics is something you can find on those expensive eaux de toilette by European brands. I don't think it is too chemical like some reported here. I really think it is better than you can get or find for such a low price. It is good for summer day and night-time. Very tropical and yummy, really appealing to your mouth and nose. I have it and tried it several times in order to describe it more accurately here. Either on skin or paper/fabric, it starts with a strong spicy-mango chord, very hot and pungent. You can detect a weak coconut note. One might think it is not that good at first, but I garantee it improves a lot. After about half an hour, that coconut note reveals itself more clearly, along with woody notes, going on like this untill the end, but never loosing its tropical aspect. I would not say the rest of the notes listed here are very detectable, but it does not spoil the fragrance at all. It is beautiful just the way it was conceived. If you look for a stronger coconut chord, go for that Estée Lauder Bronze Goddess Eau Fraîche Skinscent 2014, (or other similar of the same line): it is marvelous, tropical and yummy. Now, if a less spicy, more natural mango is what you look for, try Jeanne Arthes Love Generation do Brasil. It is a delicious mango explosion. Lovely and affordable. I wrote a review about it. Jeanne Arthes also has Sexy Coconut, known as a good coconut-suntan-fragrance. Far Away Exotic? I recommend it!

For years I’ve been looking high and low for FAE in my country until I stumbled by one a few months ago (at almost designer price, nevertheless I got it). I was in search for a good mango scent and this had a mango note with some spice for even better measure, right? It was also a flanker of FA which has a lot of character and awesome performance. I thus had it so hyped up in my imagination, that it came as a disappointment when I first sniffed it. The opening was a very synthetic mango scent, just like the others I’ve smelled so far, and the performance much weaker than the original FA. However after a few minutes it redeemed itself. FAE transported me to an Indian mango garden (more so than a tropical beach), where I was sipping on a warm chai latte prepared with coconut milk and soft spices. The mango smell becomes much less synthetic after the initial blast and is sweet and smooth with the creamy spicy feel of the chai. Lovely but not worth the hefty price I paid, but worth every penny of the original Avon price.

I wear this from time to time, the temperature has to be *just right* to make it really sing. Too cold and I get mainly the woodsy base notes, and the fragrance reads a bit synthetic and dry (oddly enough). Too warm and the sweetness gets a little sticky. I *have* found that this effect can be diminished by altering how much or how little I apply, so that's a plus. Worn appropriately, this perfume is actually really delightful. On me it's a creamy, lightly spiced jasmine/rose, on a big, marshmallowy cloud of soft musk and very sweet, golden amber. It smells like a warm mix of candy and flowers and saffron. There are definite hints of ripe, juicy mango and bright mandarin in the beginning, though I don't get much distinct patchouli or coconut at any point (which is fine, they're just blended in with the other notes). Very good quality for the price point. When I finish the bottle there's a good chance I'll repurchase since it's a lovely and easy fragrance to have on hand.

I finally got my bottle of far away exotic today in the post. As i sprayed it on, i smelt what i really wasn't expecting. I like it, but it's so different to what i thought it was going to be like. It really does smell like pina colada actually, very sweet, but not sickly. definitely has a chai tea element to it. Very unlike the original in my opinion, To me it is quite exotic smelling, but not beachy which i was expecting. I can also smell orange which gives it a spiced orange christmasy feel. I think this is something i would rather wear in winter than summer. Overall, i'm liking this scent, not loving it, but still definitely like it. Who knows though, i frequently will fall in love with a perfume i only originally just liked. **Edit** I'm starting to like this more. I smell of an orange spiced gingerbread man yummy!

The aura of India Far Away Exotic is pleasantly spicy with mango being the dominating accord within the composition. I like the drydown, since it's really soft and milky. It's has a sort of mysterious and dreamy atmosphere to it. The coconut gives it the good amount of sweetness. It's not the coconut you find in suntan lotions, but soft and creamy. I also sense some musk mixed with sandalwood, and amber, but in perfect harmony. They do not overpower each other, since the risk was there, as all the notes can be very intensive. Fortunately, it's a balanced mixture. Really nice, although I still detect the original Far Away underneath, which is not an advantage in this case. That's why I think I won't be buying it though. But, I can change my mind since it's a lovely oriental scent for fall and winter. ***

Sadly, on my skin it smells really "chemically" and (I'm really sorry to say) cheap. But the sample itself smells like candy! "Exotic" candy. It's syrupy sweet, tropical, juicy and vibrant, with a spicy bite. There's also a lovely floral breeze running through it and I think overall it's a very nice scent. But it doesn't work on my skin at all, which is just as well because I don't think it's really my style anyway. Edit: I came back to say that I'm enjoying the dry down. Something about it sort of reminds me of the dry down of Jeau de Peux. And it didn't take a very long time to get here, but it took longer than most perfumes do (which is probably why I was so quick to dismiss this fragrance.) I might buy a bottle of this just for the dry down.

this smells nothing like Venezia, but there is a resemblance, i suppose. that said, wow...what a blast of chai, and then something a little nauseating and i think it is the mandarin/peach paired with patchouli/sandlawood, for some reason it stikes me in a weird way. anyway, the little nasty thing goes away fairly quickly and it settles down and behaves like any coconut sandalwood frag will do. (think Bronze Goddess, even though this smells nothing like the QUEEN herself of summer fragrance). this can be for either summer (IMO) or cooler months. love the coconut in this one. i think it's the citrus infusion that causes my shagrin. bottle is chinsey...but all in all an alright little frag.

I was a fan of the original Far Away as a kid, but I decided to buy Far Away Exotic because I already own a lot of gardenia heavy fragrances. At the beginning FAE is predominately mango, musk, amber and sandalwood. There is definitely a creamy factor to it that I believe is enhanced by the coconut, but the scent of coconut doesn't really come through until the final drydown, several hours in. I tend to prefer heavier, spicier scents so FAE is a great summer fragrance for me. It's sweet, but not too sweet. Fruity, but doesn't put me in mind of candy or tropical drinks. I believe fans of Brasil Dream will greatly enjoy this fragrance.