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.

Magnetic cap, super unique , green and fresh. Blind buy 100% worth way more than what it can be picked up for.

Very fresh notes with this cologne that last for a while. Air freshener vibe in a good way. It lasts 6hr plus.

I like smell great. two hour on my skin For the price this is great; longevity weak 😁

Not terrible, but upon first sniff, I was reminded of hairspray.

Nose: Green aromatic apple. I like it

Picked this up at TJ Marshalls for $10 bucks. Weak. The mag cap was equally weak and barely stayed on. I picked up woods in the opening but it was gone within minutes. For ten bucks I'll add it to my collection, but I would not recommend this fragrance. Overall disappointed.

So because I was pleasantly surprised with how good The original original penguin so I had high expectations for this fragrance especially since it had notes that I typically like. Unfortunately though this to me was a very synthetic smell that smelled like you sprayed 3 fragrances on your skin that just didn't quite flow together. Very disappointed with this purchase :( To describe the smell though it was a sour green apple note supported by spicy and sweet notes. I did really like the apple note but wish it was less sour and also wish the spices were toned down. This is a scent that definitely reflects its price tag. Overall rating --- 5 out of 10. Can't comment on performance as I couldn't stand to wear it long enough

Starts out fresh and fruity but dries to be something close to dog-in-car smell. Probably okay to wear if you're spraying yourself down every half hour.

not bad for an $11 ross blind buy but definitely not a hidden gem. this is just a fairly sweet and agreeable cologne. i don't get any of the herbal or fruit notes in this, just the vanilla-like sandalwood and tonka bean. i agree with a reviewer who said they can't decide if this scent is more grandma-like or playdoh-y, which are both very valid takes on this scent. sometimes i'll even catch a whiff that strikes me as a little vomitous. it's nothing that turns me completely off from this scent, but it takes it down a notch for me. becomes very powdery around a few hours of wear. not a fan of the weak magnetic cap. the sprayer is also quite stubby which is just a personal dislike for me. the green bottle is a fun colorful addition to my wardrobe, but it unfortunately doesn't match the fragrance inside to any degree. update: after a longer day of wear in some more humid weather, my god i can't stand this scent. it wears into the most grandma-like powdery fragrance. passing this along to my mom. was so offended by how it smelled on me after that long day and didn't even want to see the bottle.

I go back and forth between grandma and playdough, I can't figure out what this smells like more?

A solid mainstream release by Penguin that combines tarty and sour apple with fresh bergamot and aromatic lavender and clary sage on top with a powerful from the get-go tonka bean that comes over the top of the whole fragrance the whole wear and gives it a creamy, Italian soda fountain feel with the powdery sandalwood and dominates until the end. Won't cause any fuss or complaints but also has a little bit of a calone feel in the heart section that is all too familiar with cheaper designer colognes heavy on synthetic aromatic elements but goes away after about 20-30 minutes and settles into a creamy tonka and sandalwood dry down with soft suede and leftover apple residue from the top that sticks around on your skin for hours in the cold. Extremely creamy tonka drydown, which masks the synthetic aromatics well and allows the apple to live on into the dying ambers of the drydown. Decent frag for newbies and at affordable prices under $20 is worth picking up if you don't have an apple/tonka fragrance already for colder weather. This isn't signature material though, because of the heavy tonka here you will get tired of it quickly if you intend to use it as daily wear, Rocks is best left for a rotation as a once-in-awhile fragrance to fully enjoy it to the max. Very versatile, can be worn at work, casually or even for a date if you hold it to 2 sprays instead of 3 or 4. Fits day or night in fall, spring or winter best. Tested this on two separate occasions and got excellent performance from this of 8-12 hours both times with sillage very good and reliable the first 4-5 hours before tailing off a little but for this price the performance is excellent. If you like creamy tonka and sour apple, you will love this one, if you are new to the fragrance game and like Armani Code's creamy essence but want something within your range of affordability, this will hit the mark and do bell for you. A perfect gift for a college guy or early 20 something in need of a solid winter frag for every now and then. Scent: 7.5/10 Longevity: 8.5/10 Sillage: 8.25/10 Creativity: 6.5/10 Value: 8/10 Versatility: 7.5/10

This is a really beautiful fragrance at an amazing price. Apple and bergamot up top, a slightly boozy feeling as well. Aromatics in the mid to keep this from being cloying and then a nice vanilla, musky, touch powdery drydown. This fragrance is comforting. It hits a lot of cold weather, fall notes just right. Yet it is kept fresh enough with the lavender and clary sage. The aromatics keep the fragrance from becoming too dense The scent profile reads best in fall in my opinion, but can be worn year round with no issues whatsoever. This is perfect for a transition from summer to fall. I find it classy, office friendly, so so versatile. For fun I sprayed this on and ysl lhomme on to compare them. Lhomme is described as fresh citrus ginger up top and then settling to sweet/spicy. People have referenced ysl lhomme as having an apple and spice like vein running through it. Not compared to penguin rocks it doesnt. Lhomme is fine i guess but there is a rubberyness (it is a word now i guess) in the opening that I do not care for. I have not worn it in years due to finding it a bit boring. Penguin rocks sits in the same lane, is much cheaper, and is far more enjoyable in my opinion. I really like the note of apple in fragrances. Some do it better than others, but I find this to be one of the very best uses of the note, especially from a price perspective. This puts me in a great mood when I wear it, and I will always own it. A special little fragrance that sits well in a cost effective or massive collectors wardrobe.

For the price this is great. Imo all of the Original Penguins I’ve smelled (I own 6) are great regardless of their super cheap tag.. with one exception. Ice Blue. Just not my favorite. Anyways, rocks opens kinda funky, synthetic, and not very focused. About 5 minutes later it’s a whole different story. You get a sweet apple citrus with some weight.. not too crisp or hollow. The mid is great to my nose becoming almost gourmand with the apple citrus and tonka turning more creamy from the sandalwood and suede. The dry down is almost candy like.. sweet, but not too sweet. Still soft but not flat. Great stuff. Ages are college and up, day to night leaning evening since to me it’s semi gourmand. All year round.. but maybe more suited for the cooler months. Winter it might not cut through and summer it might be too cloying or gourmand. Casual wear, possibly work or a date night. For $9.99 this was a great buy. Projection is decent along with longevity. I could see this being popular with the ladies because it’s sweet, fruity, clean, warm and inviting. Not super sexy, more comforting. For $9.99-$14.99.. amazing juice.

I agree with Jose on his review, I definitely get some green apple in the opening. Very unique and fun to wear. Not amazing but not bad at all, it's good for an every day scent. The magnetic cap is a nice touch and the bottle isn't boring. I get a decent sillage of a foot or two and average longevity before it turns into a skin scent and can't be noticed more than 2 inches away. This seems to be more of a warm weather scent but I find myself wearing it in the winter as well, it is decent in both seasons. For the price (about 25-30 USD) it is definitely worth at least a test. Solid frag and very unique. 3.5 out of 5 for similarly priced scents.

I do not immediately like this scent like I do the original penguin. I mostly get green apple at first spray with a little lavender and bergamot. I thought it was made more for spring/summer at first. But once the dry down comes through, its undeniably fall scent appears. The tonic bean and sandalwood is nice but is popular in a lot of fragrances. What stands out most is the unique blend of green apple and SUEDE. I love the suede in this one's dry down! Poor performance, as expected in penguin. Longevity: 5 (Stays better on clothes) Sillage: 3 Projection: 2 Scent: 4, not my fav

I've sampled this several times now, and it's always been something that I'd describe as unique and interesting, yet in some facet, familiar. Finally put my finger on it. The dd with that tartness is quite similar to D&G The One edt, of course, with better performance. I still enjoy both immensely. The question remains...Is it a total fluke these scents have such a "smellalarity" yet essentially share no notes/accords??? Ponder on...

Sampled this at Kohls today and I actually really like the top notes. I do get the apple and some citrus. It's actually quite nice. Then on the dry down I kept thinking...what does this smell like? So familiar. The dry down is exactly like Versace Eros, exactly. Probably ambroxan in it. Ambroxan isn't in the notes, but I'm pretty sure that's what I'm smelling. Might have to pick up a bottle of this since it's pretty cheap.

I had this a while back, when I first tested it I thought it was a pretty nice fragrance ND super cheap. I bought it and only liked it for about a week, until I realized that it smells like baby diapers, and the drydown it's the worst, it becomes headache inducing and excessively strong for a fresh fragrance. I ended up giving it away. Couldn't stand it

Cool and crisp open. An almost candy like green apple note but its far in the background. Floral powdery dry. Smells good but it is a pretty boring scent as far as transformation abd complexity goes. Its a "What you smell is what you get' kinda scent. Will report back on longevity

A very unique fragrance, truly. And mass pleasing. It smells like woody watery apples, sweet and crispy and not zingy or overbearing. Round and nice, like something mont blanc would make. One of the best if not the best offering from penguin.

This is fresh and fruity. I get like a twist of pears when wearing this. The opening is salty and citrusy. The dry down is sweet. A good fragrance for summer day time. Doesn't last long, so it's what ever. Try it.

I don't smell one bit of hairspray. I love this stuff so much for the price, I was considering buying multiple bottles. May be my signature scent. So fresh and green. I love this

It’s the best in the Penguin line.