Island Fantasy

Category: Fruity, tropical, floral. Notes: Sprays on a gorgeous canteloupe melon, quickly accompanied by a juicy and ripe mango. Soon it develops into a more non-distinct fruit punch, where I’m picking up various melons, mango, and perhaps most clearly - pineapple. After a few hours of wear, a faint, round and sweet musk enters the ring, and the syrupy pineapple is mostly drowned out by a light and airy jasmine. Vibe: Tropical holiday. Fruit punch. White beaches and palm trees. Fruit salad. Loin cloth. Bronzed skin. Piña colada. Summer of 2010. Green and yellow. Beach wavy hair. Salty skin. Hot and sweaty. Clean sheets. Sparkling water. Waterfalls. Caribbean waters. Island girl. Sillage: 5/10. This starts out strong but within the hour it dissipates into a near skin scent. I’m trying this in October too which makes me skeptical this would hold up well in the summer heat, when I think it’d be most suitable to wear. Longevity: 7/10. Will definitely last you a good few hours, at least in cold weather. I doubt it’d perform as well in hot weather, but who knows? I’ve got another 7 months before I can test it out... sigh! Wear: A quintessential summer perfume - perfect for a tropical holiday. I’d say this is more of a daytime scent, but would work just as well for evening wear. Overall rating: 8/10. This smells like a tropical fruit smoothie - it is fruity in the start and floral in the dry-down. Probably most accurately described as the scent when you crack open canned pineapple in syrup for the first few hours, and a (in the best way) fabric softener floral after some wear. It is juicy, sweet, ripe and fresh but never overpowering, juvenile or cloying as some of Britneys other perfumes can be. That being said, it is quite generic and very linear. But if you expect complexity from a celebrity perfume you’re probably barking up the wrong tree to begin with. I thought this was a little too fruity at first, but the longer it stayed on the more I ended up liking it... loving it actually. To the point where I could see this becoming an everyday wear at some point, although probably not now during fall and winter. I don’t know if Britney’s perfumes are inspired by her songs, but if this was inspired by any of them it would be Slave 4 U and the sweaty, hot and sexy MV, at least when its still in the top and middle notes. Island Fantasy is a very apt name, and if I had to describe this scent with one word it would be tropical. Who would wear it?: This is what I imagine Rihanna smells like, honestly SUCH an Island girl perfume.

Well I just couldn't resist, having read up on all those mouthwatering fragrance notes & the fact that I do love Britney's perfumes ... so I ordered online from Boots. It's actually rather scrumptious, bursting with exotic smelling fruit juices and sweet floral yumminess. Before buying it, I had been disappointed that she hadn't released this as an EDP ... but on the other hand, it makes sense, as this really is a spring/summer fragrance, when you really don't want anything too powerful & overbearing. And this version of Fantasy seems specifically to have been with that in mind - the whole theme is about exotic island getaways after all. So, as I suspected would be the case, sillage is quite low; about the same as you would normally expect for an EDT; also, bear in mind that I am testing this in London in 10°C weather after all.... I can imagine this would be rather different & really quite luscious in the summer, with sun-warmed skin releasing these gorgeous wafts of exotic cocktail throughout the day. Longevity on the other hand, is actually pretty good - a few hours in and it hasn't faded by much at all. I'm quite impressed. Again, in summer, the heat, and my skin being less dry, will make this last even longer. If you like sweet & fruity florals (as I do) then you will like this, although it's a whole lot more tropical fruit sweet than the kind of fruity/foody/vanilla gourmand I tend to be drawn to. All in all, a good buy, and I will look forward to using it more when spring & summer come around... and most definitely on my summer hols... this will be perfect to spray on after a day on a hot Italian beach, going out for dinner al fresco ... there's just the danger that half the restaurant will be wanting to eat me for dessert instead of the ice cream!

i got this by accident...i was in search for a spring scent for a gift and i found Curious by Britney Spears at online shop, but when it came it was this, don't know why but i've sent a compliant..... anyway i decided to open it and check if everything is ok inside so i tried it on my skin....first blast was a light citrus but after few seconds it becomes a sweet wonderful watermelon soft bubblegum citrusy thing which is really really nice...so i decided not to give it back and keep this one as a gift..... i think the perfect occasions for this is summer, it's 40°C outside, you go to work and don't want vanilla or flowers to suffocate you and others all day so this is a perfect non offensive summer beauty.....the other occasion is when you go to the beach or somewhere hot for holiday, this is the one scent to wear to the beach so you can get yourself a nice aromatherapy while sunbathing...it's affordable and on me it's kinda D&G light blue form men but softer, can imagine Amphitrite smelling like this :P just a shame it's EDT and has poor longevity, hope an EDP with a bigger aura comes out soon :) hope this helps...destiny works in strange ways

I'm currently on a mission to finish my Britney collection. This week I got this, Intimate & In Bloom (Sunset, Maui & Radiance should arrive Monday) Island Fantasy is going to be in heavy rotation come summer. This is very light, refreshing & aquatic. Citrus, berries and watermelon with a tiny bit of florals peeking through and a soft almost skin scent musk. All mixed with sugar. This is a perfect scent for those hot & humid days of summer. This is an EDT & its so light that it does fade rather quickly but it was pretty cheap so I won't mind re spraying throughout the day. This would probably be great stored in the refrigerator and used cold for a refreshing pick me up I love Britney's colorful globes and this one is my favorite atm (rainbow fantasy will probably be my favorite, if it ever gets released *sigh) So unless you're like me, and are a stickler for the bottles, you probably could just save a few bucks & buy the body spray version. Overall, the scent is delicious but silliage & longevity are pretty weak.

I surprised my mom with a gift of Island Fantasy (I knew she'd love the bottle!) and Annick Goutal's Grand Amour and guess which one she found more impressive? Yup, Island Fantasy! She said Grand Amour was beautiful for the 45 minutes it lasted but she raved about the watermelon and orange tang of Island Fantasy from which she got a good 4 hours of noticeable fragrance. My experience with Grand Amour's "shortgevity" mirrors Mom's but Island Fantasy also lasted less than an hour on me so I'm a tad jealous. According to Mom, on her skin the watermelon note in Island Fantasy is quite authentic rather than "perfumey" and the transition to the orange is subtle, drying down to a beachy orange blossom floral rather than a fruity orange. Said it reminded her of springtime in Florida and she mentioned that overall the impression was of fresh, clean ocean breezes, so the ozonic and aquatic aspects really stand out. Surprise your mom with a fragrance gift. She's worth it!