Vittoria Apuana

OMG.love at first sniff This is the first perfume with dominant banana that I'm trying and it's very delicious It opens very fruity with orange,banana and coconut,I feel I can smell some apricot too,while fruity notes linger as it dries down,it becomes sweeter and creamy with more vanilla and amber.I like it more in the opening,although drydown is sweeter and yummier it's very familiar to me.maybe smells like a specific dessert or a body lotion that I can't put my finger on it now It's the first time I'm experiencing such a scent in a perfume and if it was a cheap celeb scent I'd run to buy it but as an expensive perfume I don't think so.although I like it very much I can't wear it usually,so it's something I will rarely crave.I wish it had 30mil bottles too Longevity and sillage are both amazing.it's delicious,exotic,bright,sunny,happy.definetely a summer fragrance but I think it's wearable year round because it's warm and sweet and creamy so it can mimic a happy sunny summer day even in dark and cold winters ❤❤❤❤ یه عطر خیلییییی خوشمزه کاش میشد همچین رایحه ای تو یه عطر سلبریتی و ارزون قیمت دیده میشد.این بو هرچند برام خیلی خیلی آشناست اما تاحالا تو هیچ عطری مشابهش رو تجربه نکردم.میتونست عطر خاص و تجربه خوشایندی باشه اما چیزی نیست که آدم بتونه اکثر اوقات استفاده کنه شروع کاملاً میوه ای با پرتقال و موز و نارگیل،من کمی هم زردآلو حس میکنم.میوه ها تا آخر عمر عطر غالب باقی میمونن درحالیکه به کمک وانیل و امبر فضای رایحه،شیرینتر و خوشمزه تر و کرمی تر میشه یه همچین عطر میوه ای داد میزنه تابستون بااینحال بنظرم بصورت چهارفصل قابل استفاده ست و میتونه همیشه آدمو یاد یه روز آفتابی و شاد تابستون بندازه متاسفانه بااینکه خیلی برام جالبه اما میدونم زود دلمون میزنه و ممکنه باعث سردردم بشه درنتیجه بااین قیمت نمیتونم به خریدش فکر کنم

I love bananas! For me this is all about banana and coconut. Maybe a little vanilla. I don't get much floral, but the banana/coconut are sitting side by side of each other on my wrist and it is very delicious...a while later it gets fluffy soft powdery. I would almost swear there was whipped creme in this...but either way I love it. It's like a piece of coconut banana creme pie with a dusting of powder. Very feminine, soft. It's a gorgeous Summer scent...this is happiness in a bottle! I Can also picture myself sitting at some resort drinking a coconut banana cocktail served up with a generous dose of whipped creme... After more wearings I am getting a little more of the floral vibe with the tiare...i agree with butterbean that it's more of a monoi type of floral...it just makes me smile everytime I put it on! Love it! There is a lovely fresh sweet mandarin at the beginning that's fleeting, and then this is all about bright, ripe sweet bananas mingling in the background with that beautiful monoi accord and coconut... A sprinkling of the Caribbean...

Oh my goodness! This is the scent that started it all. When I first received a sample of this perfume, I fell in love. I am a cheapster so I searched for a similar scent and could not find one. I finally made the buy and I love it! Smells like I am lying in Hapuna Beach on the Big Island, feeling the sun toast my skin, the warm sand under my towel and my kids and hubby nearby playing in the sea. One of my fave moments. I smell coconut, banana, pineapple, a little nautical touch and on the dry down, coconut warmth but not gourmand just lying under a coconut palm scent. It's fabulous! Definitely smells like suntan lotion. It's lasting power on me was about 7 hours, siliage is ok. Not a work scent, just doesn't match. Love, love, love! I wish the bottle were more indicative of the treasure it stores inside. Reminds me of the bible verse that says we are just vessels but in us lies the Holy Spirit. The outside shows no merit of the glory within.

O M G! LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE Tropical Delicious Banana Coconut Milkshake with a splash of Orange and Sun. The scent opens with fresh orange juice, not peel not zest - sweet juice. Banana steps forward, and it becomes the most delicious very creamy banana coconut scent with hints of orange, and tiare. The floral is more monoi scent, where the tiare is a creamy floral coconut mix. Sweet and delicious - makes you crave a coconut banana shake and to drink it in the tropical sun! did I say? I LOVE IT!! Really great scent! Longevity 9 hours or longer! Some days I get 12 or more hours wear out of this. Sillage - on me, it sits closer. btw - for you bottle nuts - the bottle and presentation are really nice!! Beautifully packaged.

So, a few years ago, someone passed me, and I could smell this lovely coconutty, summery scent. It took me to places I've never even visited! Ever since, I was looking out for a perfume which smelled like that - and now I've found it! It opens with a kind of sweet bubblegum banana, but dries down to a super sensual and warm coconut scent. It's fresh, it's sweet and it's warm. It's simply summer in a bottle! It's also such an unique scent (I had a tester and went to a perfumery looking for a similar more main stream one - the store where I could buy the "original" was sold out - and nothing could compare!). Luckily I got my hands on a bottle, and I couldn't be happier! I have finally found "my" summer perfume!

To those looking for a a scent that smells like Hawaiian Tropics oil, THIS IS IT I ́ve tried every perfume thats supposed to smell like HT: Beach, Fire Island, Bronze Goddess, Tahitian Holiday, Monoi des Vahines, Aloha Tiare, 1966 and so on. Let me tell you, they dont hold a candle to Vittoria Apuana. Don ́t waste your money like I did buying all those. Get VA instead. I smell the citrus in the begining, but this note doesn ́t linger for too long. Next is the banana and the coconut. The drydown is all tiare amber and vanilla on me. As the day goes by it starts to smell more floral and complex than the initial blast, still retaining the tropical vibe. Lasting power is very good on me, around 6 hours.

When I first tested this it smelled just like the bright pink chewing gum we had in Hong Kong. American chewing gum. Uncanny! That put me right off but experience has taught me you need to test at least three times. The 2nd time was all about bananas, alcohol and coconuts. A very sweet artifical smell. I guess a slight improvement! The 3rd time it was all coconut, banana and tiare. This citrus might have been present but they were overpowered by the first three. A reasonable summer fragrance but gosh so sweet. I will stick with FCUK Friction. Far less expensive and much more pleasant summer fragrance with similar notes to boot.

I got this after much discussion with Marissaluvsscents (thank you!!). I did try a decant from Hungary, but it was broken when it arrived. The envelope smelled heavenly so I got a FB a few days ago. This is almost an exact copy of the Hawaiian Tropics suntan oil scent from my youth. I absolutely love it. Buttery/creamy coconut and banana. It screams 'beachy'. Being in south Florida, I can easily imagine wearing this year round. It has fair sillage and longevity with modest application. I like my scents a little more powerful, so I'm finding it needs a bit more generous application. This is my new favorite. :)

This was probably the quickest full bottle purchase I've ever made. I went to the Scent Bar in LA and smelled majority of perfumes I've never smelled before. I tried this scent, and I knew - this is it! Smells divine from start to finish, no need to overthink, take my 💵 Ultimate tropical, gourmand, summer, beach vacation scent. I want to sniff it every time I approach my perfume shelf. It makes me happy. Banana Twist from Victoria's Secret is a more affordable version of a similar scent from this category.

Skin chemistry has alot to do with this fragrance. I absolutely love this stuff. It starts off very sweet and all dried banana chips. After 10 minutes i smell coconut and tiare flower. 30 minutes later it has the sun tan lotion smell and finnaly an hour in i swear it smells like a more tropical Michael kors! It has the same juicy fruit gum smell, a little banana nuance, and tiare. I think it's one of the best summer perfumes I've come across. Sillage is moderate, longevity 5 to 6 hours. Delicious!

To compare this fragrance to suntan lotion really is to do it a huge injustice. Certainly it is summery and fruity, but the similarity ends right there. Luscious bannana, mandarine, coconut and vanilla combine to create a gourmand lover's delight - gorgeous!. It really is unique and is a must have fragrance for the summer months. Just get hold of a sample and make your own mind up.

The perception of summer, the sun-drenched beach, the wet bodies, the scent of the hair in the warm wind, the exotic fruit, the sweetness in the air, the long nights of fun, the endless holidays, the freshness of a smile. Vittoria Apuana is a concentration of emotions, when I wear it, absolutely in the summer, I get dozens of compliments. Excellent longevity and sillage. I love it.

Rich, creamy and good quality coconut, banana and vanilla. This is one of the best tropical scents ever. I'm not a huge fan of fruity gourmand scents but Vittoria Apuana is impossible to resist. And the lasting power om me is 9 hours, what more to requite from a fragrance?

This perfume is like a tropical vacation in a bottle! The coconut and banana are so prominent, it really smells like a delicious smoothie. It's sweet but not overpowering, and the vanilla base makes it warm and comforting. Perfect for summer days.

Hell yea, banana candy! I am FLOORED. This literally smells like a banana flavored candy necklace. Love it, I NEED a full bottle. I also don't find it similar to Vanille Banane, which smells more like banana flambee.

This is the Beach scent I have been searching for. Its coconutty and tropical without all the jasmine, tiare, or monoi that ruin it for me. I need a full bottle

Has been unavailable for a very long time now. Seems to be discontinued

As others have mentioned, this fragrance opens with a blast of citrus-orange and quickly turns into banana taffy/pudding with coconut sprinkles tossed in. This scent later becomes a very nice, but not unfamiliar, vanilla with faint hints of coconut in the background. In a nutshell: orange-citrus followed by banana taffy followed by vanilla-coconut. That's how I smell it. Overall, Vittoria Apuana (VA) is very nice Summer scent (with a heavy emphasis on the word Summer) and I really like it. To me, it's not really my cup-of-tea as I am going to reach for more masculine favorites such as Aqua Fahrenheit, Aventus, Green Irish Tweed, Dior Homme Sport, Allure Homme Sport, etc. I am also not a huge Virgin Island Water (VIR) fan (another quality perfume and love the scent...on the ladies) but I would wear VIR over VA in a heartbeat. Anyway, the females in my house will love this one - I'm sure. Definitely a more feminine fragrance in-my-opinion. Is it worth the money? Not to me when VIR is a much better value on the discount fragrance market. Of course, the same argument can be made about St. Barts...so you be the judge of your wallet or pocketbook.

This was a long anticipated test for me. Having vanille coco by CSP as my signature this one was pointed out to me quite a bit. I also enjoy a vanille banane CSP type oil, although not quite as much as vanille coco. This opens with a banana laffy taffy note or bubble gum to some people (although I really think of my favorite flavor of laffy taffy). The banana laffy taffy gradually gets more orangey. You'd think the smell order would be opposite with the way the note pyramid is, but it didn't work that way I guess. This fruity combination lasts an intense 30 minutes on me. Eh, it's a bit longer than I'd like. The orange-banana laffy taffy smell is amusing but something I'd rather not smell like more than 5-10 minutes. The dry down reminds me of a fruity suntan lotion of terra cotta by guerlain. This is nice but it wasn't the miracle in a bottle I was hoping it would be for me, I guess I had huge expectations. I prefer vanille coco which is much, much, creamier. Infact, I think this probably more similar to vanille banane, but I can seem a bit of comparison to vanille coco. Still this was a worthwhile try!

Well, if you're on the lookout for a Hawaiian Tropic scent, look no further. I can't believe how similar this is. The first 15 minutes you clearly detect the banana note and it smells really fruity (I love this aspect of the fragrance the most), when it dries down you get this scent that is so reminiscent of suntan lotion. It doesn't smell like suntan lotion straight out of the bottle, but it smells like suntan lotion on sun kissed skin, like you've been on the beach all day and the warmth radiates of your body. After a few hours you get that ambery note, and it almost smells a bit like burned coconut. Personally I think this fragrance has a kind of dirtiness to it, and I'm not sure yet if I like it or not. The sillage isn't great, to me it feels like more of a skin scent. The longevity though, is very good. I can still smell this on my skin after I've showered. To me this is clearly a summer fragrance. I shower myself in this, close my eyes and pretend that I am on a beautiful beach far away.