Rocks

Pleasant, inviting, and underrated... I have been pleasantly surprised today wearing Original Penguin Rocks. Personally speaking, the blend of tonka bean, fruity, and suede notes unite in unison and the end product is a great smelling fragrance with above average longevity and projection/sillage. The real beauty of this fragrance is the price point and flexibility. Rocks is readily available at most discount retail stores at an affordable price and offers extraordinary flexibility to be worn day or night during any season of the year. My final tally for Original Penguin Rocks is 4.2 stars out of 5 stars. To reiterate the high points, Rocks is a great smelling fragrance that offers great flexibility and will fit any budget. It certainly could be mistaken for a more expensive fragrance. It comes with a solid recommendation to add to any collection, especially for those looking to add a versatile fragrance to a growing collection. I think you will share my enthusiasm. Enjoy your day...

You need to test this on your own skin, everyone’s chemistry is a little different so here is my review, and how it performs on my skin. First the presentation: The bottle is well made and goes from clearish on the bottom to a transparent emerald green on the top. The cap is metal on the outside and plastic on the inside and is magnetic, not strong enough to pick up by the cap, it is embellished with a gold leaf penguin emblem that is a really nice touch. Ok now the juice: starts off citrusy and as it dries town I get more of a soapy clean smell like a good expensive french milled soap. It projects but is a little more on the intimate side. On me I get 6 to 8 hours but after 4 or 5 mostly a skin or close in scent. If you wife or girl friend get close they will smell the freshness. Bang for the buck, yes, would I recommend, try before you buy based on previous comments. But for me this is a keeper.

I am not sure about the smell of it. It comes in a green bottle gives it green grass fresh type of vibe, but it is not. In tropical hot weather countries it doesn't last long. I use it as office perfume, as it doesn't protect loud in the room. I got it as gift, no idea about price. 18/05/2026 Re-review: I got this like 3-4 years ago. I did not use it much. I reviewed it few moths back. But I think I need to change my review. Now I thing the scent profile has changed. It has become loud and sweet and earthy at the same time. So much so, I have started to use it on special office occasions.

Rocks is a very pleasant smell that I would recommend. I got this right when it came out back in the day, but I understand that you can get it for cheap now. If you can get your hands on it for cheap you should go for it. For me the longevity was not amazing, but definitely serviceable.2 hrs decent projection, with an additional 4hrs of a close skin scent. I like how subtle this scent is, if it was any stronger I don't think it would work as well. I personally don't wear this to work except maybe on a Friday. I think its a good casual hangout type scent if I were to put a label on it.

Overall, I have to say this is a good perfume. I first came across this when I got a sample from Boscov's. I wore it a few times and liked it. I then found a bottle at Ross for $15 and bought it. It is not bad. I do think it is underrated. This is a great choice for fall. I love the apple in it and get a tobacco note, even though it is not listed as a note. If you come across this for a good price, I recommend getting it as it is definitely underrated.

I really like this one. The initial spray is STRONG,I went to dinner after I put this juice on and it hovered around me throughout the entire meal. No, it doesn't smell "luxurious" or refined, but it's a really good fragrance. If I had to describe it with one word, it would be "fun". This fragrance is very pleasant, amd it just makes you feel happy all around, does that sound weird? lol

What an awesome cheap little fragrance. Smooth mildly powdery, with some dry rather than creamy vanilla, but not so sweet that it won't work in semi warm weather. Quite versitile. Definitely blind by Worthy since it's so inexpensive. Hard to dislike really. Ok for summer, but not really thick Florida type heat.

Wow...for 3 season causal wear..this stuff "ROCKS"! I get a bit of a tobacco vibe in the mid...could be just the suede playing tricks but it's pretty dominant OMS.

This is a nice scent. fresh clean apples and then turns into a nice clean soapy scent. for smell alone i give this a 8.5/10 Now lets get on to the performance of this fragrance. I get about 4 hours longevity which is average for most fragrances on my skin. For sillage, i get piss poor sillage. I even applied 7 sprays and 30 minutes later i asked a friend if they could smell me while i was sitting next to them in class and they said they never smelled anything which is unusual because they always catch a whiff when i sit next to them. If i can apply that much and nobody can smell me at all, what is even the point really. i cant even smell it when i put 2 on the neck, 2 on arms, 2 on wrists and one on shirt. i will admit that the first 30 minutes this is a very strong scent. one spray and in that 30 minutes everyone within 10 feet will smell you, but after that, no body, not even yourself can even when you spray the hell out of it. I wouldnt buy this again due to the poor performance of it. even in 100 degree weather i couldnt get any projection out of it. It really is a shame because i absolutely love the smell of it. it appears maybe this fragrance may not just work on my skin, but i find it odd that i get poor projection because i am a very warm bodied person and generate a lot of heat which does make most colognes get pretty good sillage and projection on me. It really is a shame this fragrance performs so poorly on me as i love the scent, but i cant justify reapplying every 30 minutes-an hour on any scent. Perhaps if they made this an EDP it would be better Scent 9/10 Longevity 2/10 sillage 2/10

Apple and bergamot notes are apparent during the first few minutes, but fade quickly once it dries. Mid and base notes are more subdued, dry and woodsy, with a mild lavender note, slight tonka sweetness and a faint powdery note. There's something slightly astringent which mimics an alcohol scent, even into the dry-down, but it's not intolerable and eventually dissipates after a few hours. It becomes a skin scent pretty quickly, maybe within 3 hours, then persists for at least another 3. It seems like a suitable fragrance for casual wear in mild temperatures, day or night. Surprisingly good for an $11 pickup on a whim at T.J Maxx. Solid addition to a fragrance collection on a budget, or for starting a collection. Pleasant, but not something I'm likely to wear, given the options in my collection. I gave away the bottle to someone who has no fragrance collection.

You really can't go wrong with this one. It's sort of everything you want in a men's fragrance and the price is right (this pops up all the time in discount stores, like Marshalls or Ross). One thing I love about this stuff (and what really makes the difference IMO) is the tobacco-ish under-vibe. It holds up the rest of the fragrance well and saves it from being too typical or cheesy. Basically, it has all of the sophistication of an old school scent with enough of a metrosexual element for today's man. -Works for all ages except teens. -Perfect for date night. This qualifies as a panty-dropper, but in a more sensual as opposed to sexual way. Also good for clubbing. -Lasts long and good projection. -A little much for an office setting. If you must, go light. -Great for all seasons.

I'm addicted to the top notes of this thing! I love the suede note in this. Penguin doesn't get enough airplay in my opinion. All of their colognes can be had inexpensively if you look around for bargains. Penguin ROCKS is something that I enjoy wearing when I want to sport a fragrance that will be with me for 3 or 4 hours. The sandalwood and the suede work really well together on this in the drydown. I was originally compelled to try this because I had the other Penguin offerings. I wasn't disappointed in the least. I get moderate sillage with this for about an hour, then it starts to get close. Spraying on your clothes will make it last much longer.

for the life of me I can't get anything out of this other than the strong fruity (apple) scent. It's very pleasant and feels very much spring and summer for me. I have been wearing it on and off during the winter months and it just doesn't last long, although it projects well and given its soft gentle notes, doesn't feel overwhelming. I'm curious to see how it performs once the weather warms up because it doesn't last long enough for my taste. I bought it on the cheap at TJ Maxx, so I can't complain.

Now this is an unique fragrance. Opens fresh, strong green apple and then develops into a clean, fresh green woody dry down. Maybe to sweet for me but I know people will love Rocks. The performance of Rocks is rock solid, more than 8 hrs on longevity and the sillage radiates great. Great for winter and fall. I love the first Original Penguin fragrance and this one is no exception and for those bottle collectors well this is a great looking bottle. Great work Original Penguin! 3 out of 5.

This is by far the cheapest fragrance in my collection. I picked up a gift set from TJ Maxx for $16. Much to my chagrin, this is my girlfriends favorite fragrance on me. For some reason, this is serious turn on. For me, it verges on garbage. It is a generic, clean-ish fragrance. However, my like Azzaro Wanted, I get this kind of mildew, mold, dirty smell in the base that NEVER dries down, weakens, or goes away. It's a pass on this one. She loves it, I think it smells like vomit.

I got the stick deodorant for $5, and couldn't pass it up. I've been curious about Original Penguin, and here's what I have discovered: powder, powder, powder. "Rocks" smells like nothing more than powder, but I will say the silage is very good. (I tried the Polo RED deodorant stick awhile back, new from Macy's, and couldn't even smell anything.) So Rocks is an office-friendly fragrance, and nothing more. Absolutely nothing special.

I posted a negative review a few years ago, and now I want to visit Rocks again. Back then, I said ALL I can smell is powder, powder, powder. But, after reading other reviews, I SUSPECT that "powder" is partly due to the dry vanilla (rather than creamy). So, yes, it smells powdery, but I have discovered I really LIKE that powdery smell.

I blind buy this at Special Offer 12 USD. When I try it. It has Fresh atmosphere, and after that spicy drydown like Etiene Aigner Black. Then the base note is clean tone skin scent. Not Bad, but also not so Unique.. Safe choice for blind buy..

The dry down isn't ground breaking. But it's good. Sandalwood and tonka bean, but it's good. The opening is something more unique. Bright but still warm. I don't know, the apple and bergamot works. The scent trail is really great on this.

I must agree with @joeyvice, i cant describe theres nothing special about this perfume, semi sweet, semi woody, and it ́s just fun.