Tropiques

Fragrance Du Bois plonked a straight banger on the table with this one. Simple summary - an addictive fruit cocktail. This scent had me fully won over within the moment I first smelt it. It’s citrusy sweet, but not zingy and typically fresh. More fruity, with this really prominent minty pineapple aroma. It’s as if you’ve gathered a bunch of tropical fruits in your bare hands and crushed in a sprig of mint leaf, exploding the juices upwards and into your nose. There’s a youthful charm about it. As if the scent wears this jacket of cool, calm and collected beauty that then draws you in with this addictive sweetness when it slowly unzips. Definitely a crowd pleasing scent, but it perfectly balances this addictive reachability with a sense of luxury. As if the directors told the perfumer to make something that would appeal to the masses and sell bottles whilst retaining class and that elite level of luxury perfumery that I subconsciously associate with the brand. I get a slight Pacific Chill vibe, and it’s definitely in line with that sort of scent. I think it must be that peachy mint nuance that are shared across both, but this is better (and cheaper). Fresh, fruity yet addictive and charming. I’ve got my nose glued to my tester strip. It’s beautiful. P.S Compared to the insanity this brand is charging for other perfumes in its wardrobe, I picked up my 50ml at retail for just over £200. If we’re talking niche prices at retail, I would say Tropiques is really quite decent. This gorgeous, special-occasion fruit cocktail in a room-filling Parfum with arguably the most enjoyable and luxurious unboxing experience for a straight £200? Well done Fragrance Du Bois! This is heat.

Smelt this in Selfridges yesterday, first impressions are it's a very unisex fruity herbal scent. The lavender is very prominent, but I wouldn't have recognised it as lavender - it reads fresh and herbal, slightly green, more like basil perhaps. Its not a note I usually like (often in more masculine leaning frags which isn't my thing), but is done well here, adds freshness and uniqueness to the scent. I get lots of pineapple, I had a spritz on a blotter but also a few sprays on my t-shirt, and the fruity vibes were wafting for a few hours afterwards. To me this doesn't smell like anything else I've smelt, I think comparisons to Erba Pura are lazy as there is minimal noticeable musk here, and the fruity aspects are much cleaner. This is a tempting one for me to buy so may well be my first from FdB. UPDATE: I sought out Neon by Thomas Kosmala after seeing so many votes that they are similar, and they smell >95% the same! Must admit I can't bring myself to shell out upwards of £250 now on this when Neon is so much cheaper.

Just read a review that actually said this smells IDENTICAL to Blue Talisman in the dry down lol.... and that is why you should never take any reviews on this platform seriously until you have smelt things for yourself. Get samples and make your own judgement because whoever wrote that review, does not have a clue about fragrances or their nose is broken. I have 2 bottles of this because I almost finished my first bottle within one summer in 2025, its that good. I had to get a backup bottle. This smells nothing like Blue talisman, that is a pear-dominated feminine scent that turns into a sour, harsh musk bomb when it dries. Tropiques is silky smooth, exotic, perfectly unisex and has the most amazing rose note to support the fruits so that it never becomes too sweet, cloying or syrupy. Its very light and airy, and the musk is soft & clean, not harsh and annoying. Tropiques - masterpiece Blue Talisman - Overrated garbage

A wonderful, tropical , fruity-sweet scent. This one really surprised me, as I barely liked anything else of the Bois line of scents and generally am very picky, especially when it comes down to fruity Niche scents. So many times they get it wrong; too much magnolia or another annoying floral. Too little sweetness, too green etc. Not here; the main fruit I get is Pineapple and it's lush, so sweet and sparkling at the top here. There's the most natural deft mandarin in the background too and the subtle bergamot just pushes everything along so nicely. I do get some violets later but it's very watery, subtle and tempered by a very faint jammy rose that are more swept away by the syrupy fruits. Nothing is overdone or underdone, it's rich fruity and naturally sweet in a way that Erba Pura (even Erba Gold) simply couldn't. I really do think it's a much needed , 'safe' and fruity Classic in the Niche genre. My rating: 9/10.

I blind bought this and wow, this is exactly what I’ve been wanting from a tropical fragrance. I love that sweet mandarin orange opening, perfectly complemented by a tart green mango that immediately hits my nose. After a couple of minutes, I also pick up some guava and pineapple. And as it dries down, the florals begin to come through. I get more rose than any other floral listed, but it's more of a supporting character, rather than becoming a full blown rose fragrance. The amber and musk then bring everything together beautifully. This is a gorgeous fragrance that absolutely blows away any other fruity tropical fragrance I’ve tried to so far. It smells nothing like Erba Pura or Amber Oud Gold. Those come off screechy and annoying, this one is anything but. Overall, I absolutely love this and I would buy it again once my full bottle runs out. Well done FdB ! Scent: 10/10