Jimmy Choo Exotic (2014)

Being a fan of the original Jimmy Choo, I decided to give this spin-off a try. I was not disappointed. I already love the original Choo scent and this is just that but with a zingy tropical twist; it reminds me of a grapefruit juice I had on a holiday once. The orange bottle also looks divine when it catches the light. Staying power is pleasing (around six hours) and sillage is excellent; a family member could smell this upon immediately entering a room I was in.

If you are a fan of the original Jimmy Choo (which I am), you will love this one! It has a similar smell to it but has a tropical fruity twist to it! I cannot wait to wear it out! I am excited because I was able to find the 3.3 ounce bottle for $59.00, not bad given that it just came out this year and it is a Jimmy Choo fragrance! I LOVE IT! I think men will adore it on women, great gift for that special lady in your life!

Oh, this is full of grapefruit. Fresh grapefruit juice when sniffed up close, patchouli from a distance, mild cotton candy (as mentioned below) when it flows around you. It's a little sweet in the dry down from the sugared raspberries, but quite sour and a wee bit bitter when attentive. I think I love this more than I did when I recieved it five or so years ago.

I was just gifted this exact bottle with exact notes also and it's said to be an edt. My Aunt got it for me from Macy's. So do they put one out every year with the only difference being the year added? So for instance mine would be "Jimmy Choo Exotic 2023"??? Just wanted to know if I got it right? Lol

Sooooo.... I think I adore this? I'm sniffing my wrists constantly and occasionally it goes a bit strange, but when it doesn't... it's so lovely. When I smell this, oddly, I am reminded a little of Eau Vive. Similar grapefruit notes.

This def has the original jimmy choo scent with a tropic twist added to it. It's a nice fruity one, more for summer while original can be more for winter. Jimmy choo has never let me down.

Jimmy Choo Exotic is what you would hope for in a summer flanker to the original. It carries the DNA of the original, but is a little lighter on the skin with the brightness and freshness from the fruit notes. The opening has that bright, freshness from the grapefruit and the slightly deeper, juicy fruitiness from the black current. As it dries on the skin the same floral/patchouli from the original are there with the toffee being replaced with a juicy raspberry. I still really enjoy the original Jimmy Choo EDP, so this flanker is a strong like for me. If you really don't like the original, Exotic may not be for you as that DNA is very present. I do find the fruits really tame the patchouli, it might be enough for people who are on the fence with the EDP. Jimmy Choo Exotic was their summer releases for a few years in a row. From what I can tell, it is always the same fragrance in a new bottle each year. I have the orange bottle (2014 release) and a travel spray of the aqua bottle (2015 release) and they smell identical. The notes for all versions are the same. I don't think they are producing it anymore, but I still see bottles pop up on discounters every so often. I wear this in the warmer weather when I am in the mood for a little Jimmy Choo, but It really works in all weather. It's a fun, slightly sexy feminine fragrance that I would wear day or night in casual situations. The performance is just OK. The longevity is fine, lasting 4-5 hours and much longer on clothes. But the projection is very light almost from the start. I get a light projection for about an hour, then it is just a little more than a skin scent for the rest of the wear. I don't find the performance any better with a heavier application. Topping up part way through the day will get much better results than overspraying. I like the bright, fun colours of the Exotic bottles. They suit the fragrance well. I really wish I had the aqua bottle instead of the orange though. I just love that colour!

Sooooo what the heck is the difference with all these same but diff colored bottles lol Anyway... I thought I bought the purply colored bottled one (2015?) but I guess I bough this one. It was on clearance so I thought I'd try. It kinda reminds me of Rock & Republic for Women. It's better I think than the original, which I don't mind but too much patch IMO. This one is def. fruitier and the black currant stands out to me and not so much the patch luckily but I just sprayed it so we'll see. Plus it's like 90 degrees LOL - for what I paid I will probably keep this, my one and only Jimmy Choo fragrance. Lol ;) :P I will have to update of longevity

I fell in love with this a few weeks ago, during a damp spring day. The scent on my arm was really delicious. A crisp zap of zesty fruit followed by the dry down of a slightly citrusy black current and patchouli. Now I'm not necessarily a huuuge patchouli lover, but when it is paired well, it really makes a scent. On hot days, my skin turns this into a menthol sweet candy, but after an hour that wonderful dry down comes back. I think this is definitely one of those love/hate scents, but the fruity/spicy combo makes me think this will shine in cooler temps!

So I have been wearing this a couple days. It's warm here although cooled off quite a bit today and I feel I like the way my chemistry acts with this in the cooler weather? I honestly cannot decide if I want to keep this lol -- there is a sharpness I get at times from it that I do not like. But it was on clearance so I struggle justifying it with that ;p We shall see I guess... It's def not a Love but a like. As I said before the black currant stands out the most for me with I feel raspberry to follow

Sweet, candy-like, exotic fragrance. I can't smell any grapefruit nor anything sour at all, to be honest. And I can smell a lot of raspberry. For raspberry smell lovers, I think.

It's in the 20s now and this scent is strong lol but nice.

This has a very harsh astringent sharp smell on the opening, almost like pinesol; not sure if it’s the patchouli or the grapefruit, the middle notes start to sweeten it a bit but the opening scent is still there, just not as strong. But I keep wearing it because the dry down is luscious, sweet and creamy when the raspberry and currant come in. It’s a very odd fragrance, almost like the notes are backwards on me or all mixed up? Patchouli and grapefruit in the opening and the sweet fruit at the end?? I wouldn’t purchase it again, I’ve had this bottle since 2014 and purchased a backup at the time so I have 1.5 bottles. Happy to sell the full bottle still unopened in packaging.

Grapefruit and patchouli. Finally getting a slight hint of cotton candy raspberry in the drydown. After testing this one, I now realize that I don’t love JC’s patchouli. It always feels a little unnecessarily sour (except for in JC Fever), but here it’s okay .. it adds to the overall freshness. This feels very sepia-toned, hot, Florida summer to me. A clever summer fragrance because, while it’s actually fairly light, I do feel like it’ll grow and get quite punchy in hot weather. It’s like a 6/10 for me. It’s actually ok, especially for being a fresher, dry, citrus scent. (I’m a true gourmand lover, so this is not my usual cup of tea!) But I don’t love it..

I love JC Fever, was hoping this would be as special. It is bland in comparison. There is nothing wrong with the fragrance, but the layers aren't there. This is weekend wear use as a body spray. Save Fever for date nights.

I returned it. There is too much patchouli, and I could barely smell any berries. Also, the longevity is not great in this fragrance other than the patchouli.

This in not 'exotic' at all. Very hard to place a note in the opening. Was a big mixture of unpleasant...nothing in particular.. This mess quickly faded to unblended base notes :( Didn't have to scrub it off...its gone in an hour. L: Low S: Soft

As with the original JC, I smell nothing but astringent, medicinal, sour, nose-burning patchouli. I get no sweetness, no fruit, nothing else! I don’t think I’m a patchouli hater, as so many of my fragrances have it in the base especially. What kind of patchouli is Jimmy Choo using? I found this even more gross than the original. The only one I’ve liked from this house is Fever, I suppose that’s enough.

Tried. The bottle of tester was there on shelf and for a while I wanted to go fashionable... right. I tested it on paper and skin. Not a stinker, a nice enough opening with exotical smell of passion fruit. By the way I haven't smell a real good passion fruit since the late 80s max 90s There was a special juicy quality and a tad of charming naïveté in those fruity perfumes. Here the poor flower, once a big loud luscious who took it all over, is anemic and flat. Not bad but flat and monodimensional. The rest of composition is. boh? Who knows? It could be anything from mild spice to "special" Woods. It's pleasant enough but never reaches a point of fulfillment. It's not an elegant scent, in the same way I wouldn't call his fashion elegant, not even personally extravagance here to live this party up. Longlasting. The packaging and bottle are awful IMO. A bomb into a snake box? Orange.

Okay let me say I've finally tried this so I'm gonna give it a "real" review. I know the notes are supposed to be the same, but unless my nose is off, I would seriously swear to you that it doesn't smell the same to me as the previous Exotic (which I own). Okay, it smells very similar, but for some reason I get a bit more grapefruit from this new one, whereas in the old one I got a huge blast of raspberry (and other berries) from start to finish. I just don't get that same blast of raspberry in the new one. Maybe they toned it down for a reason? I'm not sure, but I own the first one and I prefer the pink color better, and I honestly think it smells better than this new one. I'm sure someone will tell me I'm crazy, but I swear this is not the EXACT same.