Wicked Wahine

I was completely surprised by this fragrance. I've sampled some of the other fragrances by Royal Hawaiian and every time I thought 'Yep, just what I expected. Stereotypical drug store scents that are boring and not worth the 16 bucks/3 ounces to buy. Then I took a whiff of Wicked Wahine Hibiscus and fell in love! I was expecting another cheap, monochromatic flowery yawn-fest but instead was immediately seduced by a deep ambery slightly fruity/floral delight! Where did that come from!? Then I read the box which says 'A mischievous combination of the fresh, exotic Hibiscus blossom, infused with sweet fruits, candied almonds, and soothing vanilla and amber...' Ah ha! My nose has NOT gone off the deep end and lost its senses! The description they give is perfect and what I smelled after all! This is totally worth the 16 dollars I paid at the ABC store in Hawaii! It's longevity, projection and sillage are all actually quite good as well! And the surprises just keep coming with this fragrance! I completely recommend giving it a sniff. You can order it online through the ABC stores in Hawaii. I've ordered everything from coconut syrup to colorful towels online from the ABC stores, when it would cost more for me to carry it home on the plane, and can say that they are an excellent site to purchase from. I'm not affiliated with ABC stores or Royal Hawaiian perfumes in any way, I'm just a fume head that also happens to love Hawaii as well...

I have an older version of Wicked Wahine than this clear juice shown in the picture. I have no idea whether the one I have is still made, but it is my second purchase of the fragrance, since I long ago used up the bottles I bought in Hawaii back in 1988! It's my husband's favorite scent for me to wear, despite it's low price. From the first moment I smelled it, I was brought back to a place in time I cannot identify, but it must have been a very happy memory. I believe there were at one time in my distant youth many scents like Wicked Wahine, but the original WW scent is the only one I know of which still smells like that point in time. How to describe? It is spicy and floral, not sweet at all, but possibly an aldehydic opening. I smell carnation, roses, and the rest is rather indefinable to my hose. Obviously the base underneath is one which no one attempts to use any more.

"Wicked Wahine" -- what a name, what inmages it conjures! Ocean waves rolling up on a warm sandy beach. A medly of heavenly, heady tropical flowers: Night blooming orchids. Jasmine. Frangipani. Ginger blossoms. Ripe, luscious fruits. The opening does smell like a basket of coconut and tropical fruits. It was very sweet but it didn't last long on me. After this almost candy-like smell disappeared it became cool and green, all soft white roses with woody and fern undertones. It smells amazingly like Millot's great classic, "Crepe de Chine"(much more so than the remake by Long Lost Perfumes). And how 'bout that picture on the box? I love it that the woman is curvy the way a woman is supposed to be. My one complaint: the bottle looks kind of cheap. But it's the juice that counts and "Wicked Wahine" is pure nectar. Get yourself a bottle, this one should be in every collection.

The last reviewer put this well "Jasmine, orange blossom, rose and sandalwood" bomb. Drying to a lovely sandalwood and carnation actually. Not what most people think of as tropical. Even though, as others have said, there is no carnation listed on the notes on the site. The initial blast is rough but transient. I also later purchased online the WW hibiscus... this is a huge opening blast as well. yikes. I would only spray a half spray. It is like no other perfume, I can't even pick out the notes they are weird. I would believe amber and after a while a little vanilla. and rose. Again, it dries down nicely. But yikes the top notes are crazy. Prices were cheap, good for the money. I like them. Like someone else stated this is a gender bender. A man could wear wicked wahine.

I blind bought this because I have and love the Hibiscus version. I expected it to smell like Joy, which I also have and love, but as strange as this may sound, when I opened this bottle for the first time yesterday, I was just hit with this - it smells just like my mom. My mother can wear just about any perfume and it smells the same to me. But I wanted to give this a fair shot so I sprayed a little on my way to a dinner with a friend and she immediately commented that I smelled so good. I took it out of my purse and she, who just went to Hawaii a few weeks ago, said, yes indeed, this does smell just like Hawaii to her. The initial blast is bold but it dries down nicely. It's very girly, very grand dame to me.