Arte Bellisimo Exotic

So I got this as a sample when I bought Melodie de Orientica which I adore and when I first smelled this I fell in love because it's like coconut vanilla ice cream. I'm half Puerto Rican half Spanish and I gravitate to a lot of tropical scents at times. So there is this shaved ice in New York in the Bronx called Coquito. Note: we are about to go off topic here for a bit lol..but if you ever go to New York this is a must try if it's hot: So there is a difference between Coquito and Piragua don't get the two mixed up. Coquito comes in a very small paper kids cup. It has way more creamy coconut syrup and is very soft like snow where as Piragua is like a crushed shaved icee slushy that's much harder. They both can offer the creamy coconut shaved ice but the Coquito is better, sweeter, softer and smaller. In the 90's when I lived in New York City I use to buy it from the people who sell them on the small street carts for a dollar. They usually have a small cart with one brick of ice in the center covered and they usually only offer 4 flavors of these very small soft shaved ice cups. Piragua will come in bigger cups with more than 4 varieties of syrups for harder shaved ice. So to turn this back around to the review lol.. Come to find out this is very nostalgic for me because it reminds me of it a bit. Coquito is considered to be the Puerto Rican Eggnog. And yes in New York if you see a person selling this small cup of delicious goodness do try it if you love creamy coconut shaved ice. It's creamy and sweet vanilla mixed with coconut and rum when done as an egg nog just like in America. Though this perfume has no rum in it I get the creamy coconut vanilla ice cream aspect of it. And Bellissimo Exotic is totally a summer scent. It can start off heavy when sprayed and then calm down to get much lighter. Also, yes it is very similar to Qaed Al Fursan Unlimited. The only reason I took a chance on this was because I gravitated to this one a bit more because in comparison to Qaed it has a touch more ice cream like vanilla sweetness which balances it out much better than Qaed which can come off just a slight tad bit screechy. And I'm not hating on Qaed because I love both equally and don't have much of that coconut scent profile in my collection other than La Nuit Tresor Nude that has a slight coconut tropical vibe mixed with peaches. For that reason the most I have is 2 of a similar scent profile which I have mentioned before. I don't really like having repeats and will sometimes give the repeats away if I feel it's redundant. The sample wasn't large enough for me to really know the difference in performance between the two, but once I owned them both yes they are very similar. You honestly may not need both, but I will say this, if you love Qaed All Fursan and wanted it to be a touch sweeter verging on coconut vanilla ice cream versus coconut suntan lotion then you may want to add this to your collection. I love those type of scents and would own both because they are fairly affordable. I do prefer Belissimo Exotic more over Qaed but they are very similar that I own them both just to see which I preferred more. If I was on a budget and couldn't afford both I would get Qaed first and then Exotic. When I had more money because I loved the scent profile so much I got Exotic because I wanted to have a more sweeter version of Qaed I love so much. Plus the presentation is really nice in a velvet box on the inside and each bottle is painted differently from what I heard about it.

This is Nishane Ani w/ no ginger or pineapple-y smell. Phenomenal, strong, & lasts all day. Such a comfort scent for me.

Such a good vanilla coconut scent. It smells exotic without smelling like sunscreen

this is what I was hoping Z&V This Is Her! to be. it's a creamy coconut upheld by a spicy sandalwood & wrapped in a vanilla bow. the coconut note is so decadent and it doesn't come off sunscreen-y (like some other coconut frags), making it a little more wearable in all seasons. the sandalwood here is spicy, like I mentioned, but at the same time lactonic? not sure how to describe it, but it plays so nicely in the overall composition. lasted for about 7hrs on my skin, and I could smell it on myself all day (and I think other people would be able to smell it too, great scent bubble!) I only have a sample right now, but I'm on the hunt for a full bottle. great buy!

This is a really pleasant, powdery vanilla-coconut scent. There's an interesting note at the beginning; like a citrus twang, which must come from the bergamot. I like it as it gives it a unique twist. It's soft and creamy but also surprisingly strong. I can smell it on myself all day. Edit 12/11 I am wearing this today and husband came home and asked if I had been farting as it smelt 'guffy' in the house. I said no, and asked him to sniff my neck to see if that was what he could smell. It was! So basically he thinks this smells like farts. I don't get that at all, but not sure I can wear this now!