Aloha Tiare Eau de Toilette

At first, I wasn't sure about this one because it kind of takes your breath away at first whiff. Then I found myself coming back for more... and more. It's extremely strong when first sprayed and I find it simply gets better once it dries down and the longer you wear it. Lots of people comment / complain that the silage of CSP fragrances is weak, but I can smell this one on my scarf quite strongly days after having worn it. Love the bottle, though some complain that it isn't "pretty enough," I travel all of the time and practicality of durability takes precedence over fragile schnick-schnack any day. I find it the perfect blend of floral and vanilla. Very tropical and a pick-me-up in winter or a sunny accompaniment in summer. If you like Monoi and vanilla, this will most likely be your friend. :-)

I bought this randomly having owned and enjoyed several CSP fragrances in the past. It was cheap enough that it didn't matter if I didn't like it but happily, I think it smells amazing. On first application it reminded me straightaway of Cacharel LouLou but it also seems to have a tuberose top note, similar to Robert Piguet's Fracas. It is very strong and extremely long-lasting - I could still smell it on me at bedtime after putting it on at 7am. Sadly, my boyfriend dislikes it and says it smells quite 'old lady' and a bit 'bathroom product'. To me, it smells of 1986!

Oh my word!!!!! Somebody just plucked me out of cold cloudy rainy UK and stuck me in the middle of the Carribean or wherever tropical lol WOW This so smells of Malibu sun tan lotion crossed with Yankee Candle Coconut Bay. I want to eat my arm now! Bit of caution though, do not get carried away with the amount you apply...it's very heady...one spray is more than enough or you might pass out lol...maybe from sheer happiness OR nausea

What is promised in the name appears, like magic, on the skin. A mirage that in a few minutes becomes reality thanks to the multifaceted formulas that blend the dream of the white beaches, the iodized blue of the sea, the heat of the sun and the scent of the inevitable gardenia tahitensis (tiaré) and the indispensable ylang ylang Even this time they do not deny their controversial nature.

Très surprenant..pas vraiment "monoï" comme la plupart de parfums à base de tiaré. Un début assez costaud...Il évolue heureusement très subtilement tout en étant "solaire". La tiaré est bien là, version classe, élégante et féminine, un univers beaucoup moins régressif que les vanilles de la marque et pourtant tout aussi réussi!

I LOVE THIS. Vanilla usually works for me but it can also bore me. CSP did this vanilla (also vanilla abricot) in a lovely way without being foody. The vanilla is perfectly balanced with the coconut and the Tiare. Just an exotic vacation in a bottle.

I have the sample, but i consider to buy it!Its so sexy and summery...hot seduction!!!

My favourite tiare scent! Floral, but with a bit of coconut and vanilla.

this is a blasting fragrance... a real summer bomb!

I can't believe it's from 1975 (though in basenotes it's 'in one' with 'tiare' and there's year 1974, so it seems there was another version before, also according to CSP site there notes are different)! It doesn't smell old fashioned. At last I've found that mystery perfume I was wanting since I was ten or something. It wasn't quite this (this has more sugarsweetness and that other had citruses tangled in it so the sweetness was more wearable), but I'm sure it was other brand imitating this one or alikes (if there are ones). At first spray it's very strong and there's something like pepper for a minute or so that made me sneeze. It quickly turns perfect and very sweet enjoyable floral, exotic scent. I feel frangipani I think, it gives the sweetness... In my opinion this is very sultry sweet one, sometimes it's evil, especially benzoin I think. It would be more perfect if they'd add some more citrus to it- say, lime... Lasting power is excellent and sillage is great, this fragrance sticks to nose when you sniff it from paper and you can feel it while you're breathing. It lasts for days. Also there's a very special note in it- papyrus. It's very distinct and you will find it in such perfumes like Dzongkha and especially Timbuktu. Notes (from CSP site): Top note: Lemon, Bergamot, Papyrus. Heart note: Baie Rose, Violet Leaf. Base note: Patchouly, Filaowood, Amber, white Musc. P.S. If it failed when you tried it during summer or hot day (due to top note) try it again in cold day.

Aloha Tiare edt is a very powerful floral-tropical scent. Exotic, deep, floral, sweet heavy, strong and fruity are everything that characterize it. It is not an "edible" scent (I think it is a heavy unisex scent) and it evokes memories of tropical vacations. Just close eyes and think about a tropical beach, heat, coconuts, nice cool cockteils and having good time.. Although it is an old fragrance, I think it doesn't smell old fashioned at all. It opens with a blast of flowers (frangipani and tiare) mixed with benzoin. I also can detect weak green and earthy notes. It takes your breath from the first sniff. As time passes, it becomes smoother and more friendly to the nose.. The most distinguished notes are tiare, benzoin, frangipani and coconut with ylang-ylang. The other notes are not so strong, I do not get much vanilla or musk but I can feel them. The longevity is monstrous, you can easily get 10 hours of duration and the projection is.. out of this world. Be careful not to overspray otherwise everybody in two meters radius will be choked! Two sprays fill a whole room. If you have a sensitive nose, just one is OK. Be careful not to spray over clothes or you'll have its smell for days. I highly recomend it for fall-spring and summer but not for a very hot weather. This scent is too strong and heavy for a heat wave. And I am curious how it feels in winter time.. I think it will work nice!

Comptoir Sud Pacifique ALOHA TIARE opens loudly, with a blast of frangipani and tiare--so apply with caution. I have some prior experience with tiare fragrances from The Body Shop and Bath & Body Works, both of which shared this bluntness in presentation, so I am assuming that tiare is a very strong-scented floral. (Although I should add that Lavanila VANILLA COCONUT--also a tiare fragrance--is much less dramatic...) Anyway, the somewhat overwhelming opening of ALOHA TIARE eventually gives way to a delightful monoi-type drydown. Sweet vanilla and coconut manage to dust the tropical floral petals rather than drowning them in syrup. This fragrance really does (as advertised!) evoke memories of white-shuttered vacation flats in tropical settings (though my own memories are of Barbados, not Tahiti). I am starting to see that Comptoir Sud Pacifique really is essentially a vacation concept line. Even the utilitarian aluminum containers--highly unattractive and cheap--are meant to convey the message that this fragrance is intended only to be used straight from the suitcase. I would not wear ALOHA TIARE as a regular perfume, but it's nice on a bright sunny 70F+ day when summer seems to be on its way to Boston after an overly cold, overly long winter.

Really glad I finally got to try this! I spent a whole day wearing it to appreciate all the phases and turns. Putting it on was awful, very very sharp. 15 seconds later it starts to give me that "shampoo" smell you guys were referring to, but to me it smells semi-good whereas the first 15 seconds were just awful. It reminds me a wee bit of carol daughter's monoi shampoo. 20 minutes later we are getting the good stuff, vanilla, coconuts, and a very tropical floral accord. The benozin is not strong, but I CAN tell it's lurking in here somewhere along the beach... When I wore this I felt very summery and tropical, like I had been slathered in a tanning oil. Very fun smell. It lasted about 6 hours for me. I am not the biggest white floral fan, but this pleased me, it had enough vanilla/coconut to keep it from getting sickening for me. Ultimately I've decided it's not FBW, but I did like it. I think I would choose Yves Rocher Monoi over this.

I am a man, not a woman, not gay and I think that this superb monstrous fragrance is not only for women. I consider it a unisex scent so women and men can wore it as well. It is a superb summer-spring-fall scent for both sexes. It reminds me the Kenzo Homme Night Kenzo for men, another heavy tropical summer scent, but in a form more refined, sophisticated and well blended. For the guys to understand that, think about a brutal, raw Mustang GT V8 the Kenzo Night and a Rolls Royce Dawn for the Aloha Tiare. I wonder how it smells in winter.. What for the God's sake is thinking this firm when characterizing its scents? L'Eau du Gouverneur is not a unisex but a 100% masculine scent, the Bois De Filao is not a men's scent but a unisex one with masculine orientation and the Aloha Tiare EDT is a trully unisex fragrance.

This is the essence of "cheap and cheerful." It starts out strong and floral and then develops a plasticky fruit bubblegum note. Later it's vanilla with a touch of coconut. My mom says it smells like pink peeps. To me it smells very tropical beach vacation, suntan lotion, a lei and that kind of heavy moist air you only find in tropical paradise. I like it but it's just not nice enough for me to want to smell like this. Maybe it would make a good air freshener? Edit: the dry down smells exactly like children's chewable vitamins.

Definitely has a stronger tropical floral scent. More tiare, frangipani, ylang ylang slight vanilla in the background. Kind of smells almost identical to Yves Rocher classical Monoi scent and as much as I wanted to love that one, I hated it. It smelled more like Bengay to me. This one isn't as bad. I have a sample, glad I didn't buy the bottle. Not for me, it's is lovely, just doesn't mix well with my skin I guess. The more I smell it the more I don't like it. Maybe if it had more coconut?

315 Very close to intense Tiare, maybe 90% similar. I’d have to sniff them side by side to understand what’s different. This is primarily tart tropical flowers, sunscreen, and a gentle vanilla coconut for mild sweetness. This does seem stronger in the plastic note unfortunately but is still alright, if you don’t mind that. For now I’ll stick with intense Tiare because it’s less plastic smelling. 7/10-not bad florals, strong plastic smell

Very nice opening with plumeria and tiaré dominating with heavy sillage. Coconut kicks in after half an hour, and becomes a bit "too much" for me after 1 h, as it almost dominates this frag for quite a few hours on my skin. Therefore I use it as a base, 1h after opening, for spraying Coeur d'Ylang EDP from CSP which is clearly amplified by Aloha Tiaré. Both frags are very nicely improved by this combination which lasts 10-12 hours.

I finally managed to get a bottle of a CSP EDT because it's on sale on M&S at the moment.They're going to get rid of CSP perfumes, pity! Anyway I really liked this fragrance. It reminds me (using imagination here) of a very clean and classy 5-star holiday hotel somewhere in the Pacific. I have been looking for 'hotel' scents for ages and I finally found it in Aloha Tiare.

Powdery vanilla and tropical flowers (tiare). Very strong, BIG sillage, long lasting. An interesting take on a tropical scent, as I don't get any coconut or fruits or other flowers, just mountains of powdery Vanilla and tiare flowers. Not sweet, the vanilla is slightly creamy but not sugary. On the feminine side of unisex I would say. I like it, but I don't love it.