Marc Jacobs Splash Fig

I received a sample vial of this as an extra "goodie" in a parcel from another member (Thank you so much, Malegria!). I was skeptical of the Splash series, to say the least, after sniffing Lemon; so I put it away with the other vials. Until today, that is... Color me bright RED...as I am embarassed at my snap to judgement and my quickness to dismiss something that is actually very lovely! Beautiful, even... Yuzu, fig and cypress are some of my very favorite notes (especially cypress), so it is no surprise that this seems so very wonderful to me. Yuzu is somewhere between an orange and a grapefruit (to my nose), and opens this brightly, but not too sweetly. The fig is perfect here, not too green nor too ripe-simply delicious! Its earthy fruitiness and warmth blend seemlessly with the sparkling citricity. Figs were done (almost to death) a few years back, but this catches the strange aroma that makes them so very wonderful: something pungent and fruity but not sticky or sweet; warm (but not hot or spicy) and really really down to earth and yummy! The cypress here (as Ouch! says) is: Gaaawjuus! Warmly green and aromatic with a woody almost elegant allure. I never thought I would want to smell like a fig...but this doesn't! It smells ever so slightly fruity with a superb green warmth yet is clear and crisp all around. This is something that you could wear any time of the year. It is fresh enough for summer/spring and also has enough character to wear well in autumn, or even winter (when you grow weary of bleak landscapes and sub-zero temperatures and spicies and orientals have become too much, and you long for sun and green trees, and fresh fruits). Throughout it's "development" (somewhat limited) it does give off alternating freshness, greeness and fruitiness; then settles to become something just plain amazing! Sillage: fair Longevity: above average Overall: 4.25/5 The whole splash thing made me think: Why would I want 10 ounces of something so weak that I had to splash it on by the handful?!? Now, I am sold (on FIG at least)! How I wish I had known about this lovely scent in the one year (2008) it had been released. (Obviously, I dismissed it during the "fig craze") How could I have doubted you Mr. Jacobs? I am off to scour the web for a deal on this lovely...and put my sample into a mini-sprayer! Maybe, when I have more, I will splash with reckless abandon (like the Jean Nate lady) but for now, this is precious and to be savored. If anyone here has this and does not like it all that much, and would be willing to swap for a nice decant or just sell it: please PM me, thank you!

Nice fragrance, really helpful during warm summer days, when something fresh, watery, green and clean is needed. I found it quite similar to L'Occitane Cherry Blossom,yet fresher. And it lasts quite a while for a splash(about 5-6 hours). I would prefer something a bit more complex from the <> family, like "Daisy".

I don't know what I was expecting, it's so obviously a splash after all, but when I first tried it I was taken aback by how watery and weak this Fig is. I have a 5 ml decant, and that was a dumb idea, because those tend to last me months but in this case it'll only allow for a couple of wearings; there's a reason this comes in huge bottles. Once I realized that and stopped trying to use it as a regular perfume, hoping for that lovely note pyramid to come out with just my regular one or two sprays, I came around to liking it. You see, if you use enough, this is pretty nice! There's a wonderfully sweet and juicy fig somewhere in there, though it's well hidden among the more masculine, woody/aquatic notes and the general vagueness of the fragrance that I guess is unavoidable with a splash, however generously it's applied. Like others have mentioned I'm puzzled by the "for women" designation, this is as unisex as they get and definitely won't be appreciated by those only interested in very feminine fragrances. So I like this, but I won't mourn my decant after it's gone. It's nice, but I've tried and loved so many fig fragrances before and this aquatic incarnation is definitely no particular favourite.

I have fallen for this seductively sweet fig scent instantly! It does smell like fig leaves mixed with honey sweet fruit in late summer day. I felt like floating in wooden boat near the coast where fig trees are growing from stones, the sun glowing in my head, and breeze of light wind bringing salt in my face. Reminded me on Robinson Crusoe life on isolated island. Made me peaceful and comforted in this biting winter day. I have looked long to escape from floral and mainstream average type perfume. Yet had to be mild and not to spicy juice. I found all this in MJ Splash Fig. Is it love or just an adventure? We`ll see...

I also purchased this as a blind buy but at quite a bargain compared to retail. It is acceptable, but like others I found it a bit masculine. It was wearable after dry down and since I wanted something like a sweet fig I layered will Al Rehab chocolate oil and ended up with nice chocolate covered figs, with powdery accent. Quite happy with combo!