Tropiques

This is a gorgeous fresh raspberry with some depth. I normally can't tolerate prominent raspberry notes in perfumes, especially combined with vanilla...too girly-sweet and often come off as too teen-y and naive. Now, I'm a girly-girl, but I tend to draw the line with raspberry (Daisy Eau So Fresh, Tresor Midnight Rose, etc). But Tropiques lacks that irritating vibe, and in comparison feels more refined with some depth and warmth, yet it is fresh and lightweight enough for even the hottest days. It's a sparkling scent that just makes you feel good. It doesn't smell cheap like strawberry shampoo or fruity body spray or a cocktail drink like many scents in this category often do. Women in their 20's and 30's longing for a cheerful red-fruit based summer scent (that doesn't smell juvenile) would appreciate this gem. It's a pleasure to reach for this, and when I got it as a gift 5 years ago, I drained out a bottle in less than 3 months, a record for me. I was so disappointed that I couldn't find it in stores to re-stock. Pity it's a limited edition, living in a hot climate, I would've gladly made this my signature if it were a permanent item.

I'm in true love with this rare gem. If someone would like to sell one at an adequate price, please contact me.

A fruity and syrupy start but is definitely different from other fruity openings and I've worn quite a few. Tropiques has an exotic sweetness reminiscent of pina colada and cranberry juice. It's sweet but sparkling and fresh like a fizzy cocktail on the beach. I get most compliments when I wear Tropiques than any other fruity floral scent. I love the base notes the most when Tropiques blends magically with my skin and is now dry and sweet, like when you have a shower in summer and then the sun dries the remainder of the water that was left on your bare skin. Unfortunately the scent disappears completely after about eight hours, as Tropiques is an Eau de Toilette though compared to other eau de toilettes Tropiques is one of the longer-lasting ones. A real gem, that may not be everyone's taste, Tropique is a unique tropical themed-fragrance that is playful, but sophisticated, exotic and natural, sweet but balanced. It isn't just a summer fragrance, it's too heavy and not citrusy enough for that. It's the essense of the tropics, capturing the warm and humid air and the smell of exotic fruits, woods and spices and all along staying bright and playfully light! Defies age, classification, free and enticing Tropiques has plenty of reasons to love it.

Surprisingly, I'm loving it! I'm not generally a fan of Lancome perfumes with the exception of Mille et Une Roses which I adore, I find most Lancome offerings fairly general and uninteresting. Tropiques is difefrent. It's mainly a berry-vanilla scent with woody undertone. Generally most scents with dominate berry and vanilla accords are way too sweet to me but Tropiques is not your usual sugar-infused teenager scent. It has dryness that keeps it from coming too sweet and the woody base balances the sweetness nicely too. It's not that tropical scent, IMO, at least not what I would expect from a perfume called "Tropiques", more just like juicy sweetness balanced with vanilla and soft woods.

O'boy! Makes me think back to the 80's but this one has a modern twist. A bit heavy, very fresh, a bit loud and yet soft and sexy. Sweet in a good way, not sugar sweet. Less is more, spray carefully or this one will turn to a room-killer, but 1 or 2 spritzes and you smell fantaboulus for many, many hours. O'boy! Denna får mig att tänka på 80-talet men denna doften har även en modern fläkt. Lite tung, mycket fräsch, lite högljudd och ändå mjuk och sexig doft. Lite är lagom, spreja försiktigt annars blir detta en rumsdödare. 1 eller 2 sprejningar och du doftar fantastiskt i många, många timmar.