Brasil Dream

Yes summery to the max! Yes beautiful! This one is actually quite interesting to my nose. Upon initial spray...I immediately thought it would be a fruit-bowl type of scent. Which I love those also. Then after about 2 short minutes...the florals came running out! The florals, coconut, and other fruits really mix quite well together! One thing I do find though is my nose gets confused as to which it smells more...the fruits or the florals?...But it doesn't matter...I still enjoy it. They still are all blended very well together. I just can't depict which is more prominent. Maybe it's 50/50. Lol. After about 30-60 minutes when the projection starts to settle down...it starts to translate into a "clean" scent. Like you just showered. BUT...not with a dove bar of soap. With a high-end, floral-coconutty body wash that was lathered all over you from head to toe. I LOVE that type of scent. They should've made this into a hair mist also. It's the perfect smell to spray into your hair and let others get wafts of it that way. Anyway...I think this is discontinued if i'm not mistaken. Based off of all the positive reviews here, I HAD to find a bottle to buy before there are no more! And luckily, on Ebay I found a FULL 1.7 ounce bottle for only like $18 so I snatched it up. Will probably buy a few more as back up bottles if I find 2 more or so at a reasonable price. This one is beautiful! Safe blind buy in my opinion! And also a safe gift option. I'm a little surprised about the votes above on performance. I only get moderate performance but no complaint here! I'm fine with moderate performance. Longevity - 4-5 hours depending on amount of sprays. Projection - Very decent. 2-3 feet. Overall Score - 9/10. NOTE :: First day I wore this...I received 2 compliments. One from a co worker at my office job and one from a co worker at my restaurant job. This one is a definite crowd pleaser! Love it!! Big thumbs up Estee Lauder! I actually think this is my first scent from this house! I'll have to try more...

Oh, this is summer's biggest fragrance bargain! I'm loving my on-line auction discounted bottles of Estee Lauder's Dream series, with Brasil Dream being my favorite. I don't find any of them particularly strong, perhaps because they have that "clean" effect in common BD is all sunshine top of a clear aquatic layer that embraces a nice gardenia/jasmine melange. The first wave of fruit is sweet but not heavy and I think it's the pineapple I notice most - the rest of the fruits blend and quickly give way to the floral wave of gardenia and jasmine. There's the barest hint of Coppertone, as if most of the suntan oil has been washed off in the ocean but enough remains to whisper of coconut. Long lasting although it becomes a patchouli skin scent on me after a couple of hours. (Skip Emerald Dream and Bali Dream as they cost more and are nearly identical to Brasil in all but the high sunny notes and that's where my primary enjoyment is.) I plan on using up each 1.7 bottle of Emerald & Bali and both 1.7 bottles of Brasil over the next couple of months, spritzing away happily until autumn arrives. Great out of the shower. Very uplifting & energizing fragrance. Makes people smile at work & while I'm out shopping. A happy scent. I sent a bottle to my floral-loving mom and she says it's like sunshine in a bottle. Bottle does feel nice in the hand -- like a little glass pillow.

I was swayed to order this EL Brasil Dream after I read fragrantican Rainydaze write that this fragrance captured the spirit of the tropics, she having lived there a few years. I've been searching for a night blooming jasmine which would carry me to the tropics or transport me to our neighbor's garden when I was a child. I'd tag along with my mother after her evening chores (no TV then for us) as she walked to visit our very aged neighbor. I can still see in my mind's eye the garden bathed in moonlight and inhaling various flowers: roses, gardenia, jasmine, and sweet or tea olive, I think. My two spritz surrounded me with a mist of dreamy jasmin and gardenia. I smell no fruit, no patchouli, no coconut. My chemistry devours fragrance notes within a very short span of time. Two hours later, only the lingering sandalwood and wait! now I do discern, but just barely, coconut. I'm going to love wearing this perfume. If I can find it for a very good price, I might just buy Bali. Thank you Fragranticans. I've just returned from my visit to the moonlit garden of Dona Paz.

I love patchouli. I love gardenia. I love tropical scents. But even I was taken aback by the sheer force of the opening blast. Overwhelming but a total pleasure at the same time. Now you need 10-15 minutes to recover. My usual habit of 4 sprays may be a bit overindulgent with this one, but I can't help myself. I enjoy the opening, it's a guilty pleasure. The middle notes remind me of a jagged Sensi also, with a dripping patchouli undertone that never leaves and EL synthentic floral notes that pop out rather than a well blended Armani. Testing definitely recommended with this one, rather than a blind buy. I think it's a love/hate fume. I guess you could play safe and go for one spritz and be careful not to inhale. Worth getting beyond the nasty surprise. Then it mellows into a beautiful tropical scent in the drydown which is no longer scary. Personally I love it, fades over 6-8 hours on me, and I will definitely buy again.

Walked past this in duty free on the way back from Brazil the actual place. Thought it might be amusing to buy simply on account of its name, but sprayed it on and found the top notes a bit jarring, plastic fruit, and thought don't waste your money, it's not worth the weak joke. Then I sat on the aeroplane for hours, wondering what the nice smell was. Realised it was me. Kept sniffing wrist sadly and wishing I had bought it while I had the chance. It becomes a perfect mix of orange and jasmine, creamy with a tiny pinch of spice. Regret lifted on my birthday when my mum gave me a bottle and I experienced that rare wonderful thing; a second chance :) Not sure if it smells like Brazil the country though, that to me just smelt green, herby and hot (and sometimes rain and muddy earth) and relentlessly of Dior Pure Poison thanks to the Aussie backpacker I trekked with :/

This has quite a hard opening when i first sprayed on my wrist,, guess might be the guava,, at least how i remember the sour smell of the fruit from the times i used to live in Malaysia,, then still this sour -but pleasant- note is still dominating, little by little creep the green lemon and neroli notes,, followed by the jasmin a gardenia, the jasmin rulling the game now,,, the first sour entrance of guava gives way now, after about ten min to the white florals, bond together in a lovely but not sweet way, and patchouli along with the amber make their presence noticed little by little again. I love coconut, but here i could not detect it,still an adorable smell, gardenia and jasmin petals in lime, orange peels and guava juice,,, mmmmmmmmmm,, almost edible gardenia! Definetely a winner by my opinion!!!!

Unlike the others, I don`t find this citrusy at all.I don`t find coconut or pineapple either. On my skin this is warm and flowery and very soft and feminine.I can find the orange flower, patchouli and sandalwood. BD is very long lasting, stays all day.I find it a bit similar to Narciso Rodriques for her, just that BD is not that musky and strong.

I find it similar to Narciso Rodriguez for Her EDT with more power and forwardness. Testing them together, NR disappears leaving an aquatic note behind, Brasil Dream jums out with sweet coconut cream scent and a single green flower note. I think I have to change my "today's" fragrance this summer to this one, I can't seem to stop using it :)

Beautiful!!!!! I got this for myself after buying it for good friend for her birthday. This is a wonderful fresh summer scent without smelling like suntan lotion. I love how you first smell the sweet gardinia and guava then the the yummy smell of pinapple and at the end you are left with a creamy coconut that lasts for hours .

Brasil Dream is strange actually. You do not expect this type of fragrance for a summer edition. It is EXTREMELY strong, and that is saying something coming from me. I got used to the strength and I now find it quite interesting. But not a safe choice to wear, if you do not want to offend. For confident strong women.

Okay when I first sprayed this I thought ooopsy made a blind buy Boo Boo.....BUT a half an hour on my skin and I can't stop smelling myself. I smell so sexy and summery...lol. This is a gorgeous scent. Will def be buying again. Give it a a chance it's FANTASTIC!!!!!!

I love love looove this frag! It's the juiciest and sexiest citrus perfume for me. It's mostly the orange and neroli that bring the juicy, sweet freshness to it, while patchouli is in the background giving it depth and sexy vibes. Very summery and uplifting.

Warm, sunny, tropical, clean! The lasting power of this is insane. Instantly warms you up and brightens your day. It is a very sunny uplifting scent that is for sure! Perfect for summer or even winter when you need a boost! I love it!

Love this perfume; the gardenia is so prominent, yet not cheap. It is musky and earthy. Very organic smelling, like what Brasil itself would smell like! Patchouli is evident, yet I am not picking up coconut.

This is perfect for summer. It's getting much more wear this year than some of my more expensive bottles. It's easy to wear, soft, but present. A secret beauty!

Oh! Tropical isles, here I come! It reminds me of sweet fruity drinks and wonderful spice markets. It has good staying power and takes the heat very well.

This is all about neroli/orange flower with coconut, sandalwood and musk with other supporting florals; what Bronze Goddess wishes she were

This conservative bottle is SO WRONG for this fragrance. Excuse the caps but I really have to stand up for this perfume because it is indeed quite fascinating. The name also suggests something entirely different, creating an expectation that leaves the tester utterly perplexed (did I say the power of suggestion rules here?). The answer lies in Brazil's antipode (or almost--I just wanted to use that word). Right on opening, I'm taken to an English garden, flourishing with rich, dewy gardenias. But there is a strange, arrhythmia to this fragrance, yet somehow compelling. Finally, I figure out what that deliciously enigmatic scent in the air is--it's Tom Kha Gai wafting from a traditional Thai restaurant in the middle of a cold English garden--a spicy, tangy dish of lemongrass, kaffir lime leaves and rich coconut milk chicken curry, perched on top of a freshly steamed mound of jasmine rice. It seriously smells just like my mom's kitchen in collision with a gardenian assault! awesomeness is right--this is a heartwarming fragrance for cold weather, however it could make you a little queasy in the heat. This really doesn't take me to a Brazilian beach at all. I don't feel anything fruity or tropical about it. Dry down is amazing, smells like oily spiced coconut milk and makes me want to lick the bowl. I'm still shaking my head at how bizarre this scent is... One for the independent and slightly eccentric--I admire anyone who can wear this. I really like it because it's so fascinating but I'm not sure that I'd wear it, and only because big white florals don't sit well with me. Put this one in a Mugler bottle and you'll have an instant bestseller. Seriously though, try it. Your stomach will grumble for Thai food!

Echoing a couple reviewers below: this scent is indeed very reminiscent of Crystal Noir EDP's drydown (obviously minus the drama and dark spices...but the gardenia + orange blossom + coconut + sandalwood, yes, really! this is the non-spicy, daytime version of Crystal Noir!!)...this one is ofcourse smoother and lighter, more luminous and fruity (citrus-guava), being a day scent and all. Very well-done, niche quality (nothing synthetic about it), notes blend seamlessly. Quite creamy, it's more floral than fruity, fresh but warm. If you love gardenia, orange blossom and beach scents, you need to try it. It doesn't immediately make me think of sand and sea, but of 5 star beach resorts and glamorous supermodels walking around in little caftans...a gust of fresh island breeze blowing through the open lobby, carrying the scent of their expensive perfume mixed with the monoi oil glistening on their clean bronze skin. That's the mental image I get with Brasil Dream. It is sensual 'beach-chic' and feminine rather than casual. On a warm day: very good sillage and very good longevity on me (7-8 hours).

My bottle is from 2009, and there’s been a slight degradation in quality. My younger college-girl self felt incredibly sophisticated and sensual wearing this, it made me feel like a supermodel on vacation, suntan-oiled glistening skin, sheer white caftan over my bikini, flower in my hair, sitting in the lobby of a luxury tropical island resort. It had a perfectly moderate sillage, and good longevity. Smells like soft oranges, coconut water, white flowers (gardenia especially) and musk. Don’t know why musk is not listed as I smell it. Infact, it’s very reminiscent of the seductive orange blossom + musk + patchouli combo in Narciso Rodriguez EDT (black bottle), but here it’s lighter, brighter and softer, and obviously leans tropical and youthful. It is also reminiscent of Versace’s Crystal Noir, but a daytime version with oranges and coconut instead of spices and woods. It’s a nice one. I don’t enjoy it as much as I used to, but it’s good for what it is. The juice in my 14 year old bottle has degraded abit so the sillage is lower and the opening is a little stale when I spray it on.