Caribbean Waters

I ordered this for two main reasons; #1 it is supposed to outperform Creed Virgin Island Water, and #2 I have yet to read one bad review of any DUA Fragrance. First of all. ...something i was afraid of, and have run into with many high-strength perfumes. ...they often just smell like a bunch of muddled-together notes, with no real facet like a true perfume... NOT THE CASE here!! This scent genuinely acts like Virgin Island Water, in my opinion!! It almost nails the exact notes in exact sequence, but I would say the musk is heavier here and the lime has more zest here than actual lime pulp, such as in VIW. So, not "exactly like" VIW, per se, but I would say it's very similar, definitely stronger and arguably better. I'm SO pleased with this as a blind-buy. I am a huge fan of Virgin Island Water but have always hated its fleeting performance. Well, this is the best alternative I've yet to find. Very strong/heavy stuff though, 2 sprays oughtta do it. GREAT STUFF, Dua!! I wish you guys continued success, and i easily give this 9/10, with potential to be that "perfect 10"!

Dua Fragrances' Caribbean Waters is a fresh mix of coconut, rum, and a mix of citrus, anchored mainly by lime. In that respect, it smells like a tropical island vacation, fruity with light booze. To address the elephant in the room. certainly the similarities to Creed Virgin Island Water are strong (not quite as cloney as Sweet Tabacum to TF Tobacco Vanille,) but I'm not such a VIW worshipper (I own 10 Creeds and VIW isn't one of them) that I would even approve wholeheartedly of an exact clone, anyway. Rather, I find that Caribbean Waters has merits outside of its similarities to Virgin Island Water. It's fresher and not so rum-intensive, to my nose. CW is also quite strong, performance-wise, whereas I've not been overwhelmed by VIW the few times I've tried it out. For the standard Dua pricing of $45 for 30ml extrait, CW is a steal relative to VIW. 8 out of 10

A friend gave me a small decant of this one and I just loved it as soon as i put it on. So fresh and sweet citrusy scent. Beautiful and perfect for Spring and Summer . Then i got terribly disappointed, it doesn’t last more than an hour. Barely a skin scent after that and then nothing at 2 hr mark. Oh how broken hearted I was. Still I went and ordered 2 bottles, I love it so much that I don’t mind re applying every hour. This one is THAT good. So yummy. Worth every penny. Now if DUA could find a way to make this one beast mode and last at least 4 hrs then I’d pay 3 times the price. But I highly doubt this one can be improved upon . But one can always hope....

I'm gonna keep it short. This is what VIW SHOULD BE but is not (especially in the performance department). As for the smell, You definitely will immediately find it to be very close to VIW. IMHO - this one is better. Scent wise, performance wise and last but not the least price wise. The only thing I like better about Creed's Virgin Island water is the bottle. Do yourself a favor, save a LOT of money and buy this instead. Edit: Oh and almost forgot.. a lot of haters seem to click "dislike" on DUA Fragrances. Most of these people probably never even smelled this. Don't see so many hate for VIW ;) Curious

@mikestro, this is precisely my point. If you are rolling in dough and can just blindly drop a few hundred bills on a frag, then go for VIW. For me, if it smells 80% vs the original then im not quibbling about how "crap" it is just because it doesnt have Creed on the bottle. Pisses me off, because many potential punters are put off by ignorant fragheads who dont even consider there are ppl whom $400 is a month's income. Get real, if you can afford the real thing, go for it. But allow some of us the latitude to scale down to our income bracket, and enjoy something near the original. Rant over

Virgin Island Water on Crack simple. Smells like VIW but this one stays and does it stay haha. I get about a nice 8 hrs out of it with 2 sprays to each side of the neck. After the 8 hrs it becomes a skin scent at which point i was still able to smell it on me after 14 hrs of applying it. If your a fan of Creeds Virgin Island Water but dont like the longevity give this a shot. Like mentioned previously since these fragrances are mixed the day the order is received you should give it about a week or two from when you receive it for everything to blend nicely.

Ignore the clown below me. This smells exactly like VIW, can't even tell the difference. Performance seems solid. Will have to see how long it performs well but typically Dua is stronger than OG Creeds so not too concerned. Scent - wise this is beautiful. My wife isnt a huge citrus fragrance fan but she loves it, there's just enough Lime and Coconut that it doesn't have that overly citrus feel and instead feels like a super realistic cocktail. Going to make this my new gym scent. (Sorry pacific chill, had a good run!)

This is one beast of a perfume. You understand at first sniff it's going to last a whole day. Very summery. Takes you immediately to your most favorite tropical paradise as soon as you put it on. Since this is only 30 ml, if you calculate Creed's original 120 ml bottle, the price is not that different. But this one easily outperforms Creed by twice as much since it's perfume extract. So you get twice for your buck if not more if you go with Caribbean Waters.

This is definitely a scent that's close to VIW. You can certainly get the same notes as VIW, lime, rum, sea salt and a hint of coconut. I just received it today. What separates CW is the longevity and projection. VIW just doesn't last very long. Even being almost November here in Canada, this stuff is still projecting and lasting like crazy for my first test.

Just purchased. The coconut and sugar makes this more upscale and blended better than set sail saint barts. Definately smell the quality. Not too impressed with projection but it's hard for coconut notes to be strong. Will linger on clothes for a week. Best suited as a close quarters scent.

Smells exactly like key lime pie to me. I love key lime pie. I will not attest to how close of a clone it is since I have only smelled VIW once a long time ago. This is an amazing fragrance IMO. Their shipping may suck but dua definitely have the best dupes.

This is a good scent and it does resemble Creed's VIW. This is not cheaper than VIW because you can find VIW at discounters for about the same price. I prefer Creed's VIW but this is a very good clone.

Very nice fragrance and is close to VIW. For this price a great dupe. I had VIW several times, i love it but really lacks performance....a shame.

1 word "Amazing" Lime & Coconut!!

1 word "Amazing" Lime & Coconut!!

Dua Fragrances Caribbean Waters opens with a moderate projection of sweet, citrus, and boozy accords. The opening is very fresh, delectable, and pleasant. The citrus accords are very intense, the combination of bergamot, lime, and mandarin produce a sharp citrus note closer to the bergamot than to the lime of mandarin. The white rum is a soft boozy accord, not as prominent as the citrus notes. The coconut takes a moment to come up, also, not as prominent as the citrus notes but noticeable, and it adds a tropical vibe to the fragrance. The sugar cane comes across as sweet and sugary but not overpowering or cloying. The fragrance is linear, all notes except the coconut come up as soon as the fragrance is applied, the coconut takes a moment to join. The opening favors the strong and sharp citrus accords, however towards the dry-down, the citrus notes take one or two steps backward letting another notes surface. Not described as an official note, the fragrance contains a soft white floral note similar to orange blossom. Once Dua Fragrance Caribbean Waters has reached its full dry-down, it can be summarized as a moderate projection, sweet, citrusy, coconut fragrance with some rum accords. The fragrance feels airy, slightly boozy, delectable, diurnal, energizing, exotic, slightly white floral, fresh, gentle, inviting, modern, natural, nicely-blended, playful, refreshing, relaxing, sharp, sour, sweet, tropical, unisex, versatile, white, zesty and very pleasant. BATCH REVIEWED: 2019. WOW RATING: 7/10. A very pleasant tropical fragrance. DISLIKE RATING: 0/10. The fragrance contains no offensive notes. The rum is very toned down. UNIQUENESS: 8/10. The resulting scent is very unique. MASS APPEAL: 10/10. This is a crowd-pleaser. PROJECTION: 3/10. Moderate to low, about 3 feet around the wearer. SILLAGE: 3/10. Moderate to low, about 3 feet behind the wearer. APPLICATION: 4 or more atomizations. LONGEVITY: 3/10. Moderate, about 3 hours with 1 of good projection. SEASONS: Spring, summer OCCASIONS: Outdoor gatherings, gym, office, casual, holidays, romantic, dating. This is an office-friendly fragrance. VERSATILITY: 6/10. Moderate, a great scent for the warmer days of the year. GENDER: Unisex. The notes in this fragrance are neutral, the rum is very toned down. AGES: Any. RECOMMENDATION: Dua Fragrances Caribbean Waters is a good scent, the 30ml bottle can be purchased for $50, which represents $166 for 3.4oz. On the other hand, Creed Silver Island Water can be found discounted for $186 for a 3.4oz. Got the point? It is a nice-to-have. BLIND-BUY: Yes but only if you are familiar with the main notes of this fragrance. SIMILAR: These are fragrances in the same genre. Creed Virgin Island Water is a great tropical, citrus and slightly booze fragrance; Parfums Vintage Isla Tropical Prive is a clone of Virgin Island Water, a similar fragrance with good performance, and similar price to Creed; Alt Fragrances Caribbean Water No. 52 is a clone of Virgin Island Water, a similar fragrance with less longevity and performance; Davidoff Cool Water Intense is a popular ambery, citrus, coconut and citrus fragrance; Nishane Fan Your Flames features woody, sweet, coconut, and rum notes, and it is very good; Dolce & Gabbana Light Blue Sun is a poor projecting, marine, citrus, woody and spicy fragrance; Kilian Moonlight in Heaven is a great sweet, coconut, and mango fragrance; Mancera Holidays is a delicious, coconut, floral-fruity and vanilla fragrance. SUMMARY: A moderate projection, sweet, citrusy, coconut fragrance with some rum accords. The fragrance feels airy, slightly boozy, delectable, diurnal, energizing, exotic, slightly white floral, fresh, gentle, inviting, modern, natural, nicely-blended, playful, refreshing, relaxing, sharp, sour, sweet, tropical, unisex, versatile, white, zesty and very pleasant.

For you creed fan girls/boys or maybe fragrance purists this one isn't for you. For us folks on modest incomes or bargain hunters that like to smell good this is for you. I've had samples of VIW and it smells awesome and performs good on my skin but it's just too expensive for me. The two major players lime and coconut on Caribbean Waters smell pretty natural and it projects decently also. I have the most recent 2020 formulation of Carribean Waters. Packaging/bottling is much better than what is pictured on fragrantica, if the smell has changed over the years I'm not sure. To each his own but my first impression is that this smells the same as VIW. For you bloodhounds that want an exact replica please pass this by and dont waste your money, just buy the real thing or keep searching for a better dupe if this isnt it. Also imo DUA fragrances are worth the $50 to to $65 price tag for a 30ml bottle. The ones I've purchased so far are very potent and I only need 2 to 4 sprays. If you rotate your frags (if you have a few to rotate) the 30 ml will last a pretty long time at my pace. Also they run sales and discounts frequently so you can save $10 or more depending on the sale. I know this sounds like a testimonial but I genuinely like this and other Duas I've purchased (Poseidon's elixir remixed mod 3, casino royale nights).

REALLY close to Creed Virgin Island Water. Slightly heavier than VIW Obviously, most reviews already mention this but it's the main purpose of this scent as its an admitted clone. VIW is one of my favourite scents but like 99% of people, I find it all too quickly disappears. So after trying several other supposedly similar fragrances and not really getting what I wanted from them, it's a pleasure to wear this. Set Sail St Barts was nice enough but it failed at replicating VIW and although it has slightly longer longevity, it just doesn't do the job, plus it's hard to obtain a full bottle in the U.K. I think if I wore VIW one day and Caribeean Waters the next, people would struggle to notice the difference. A lot of clones fall way short in all areas, not least quality but this is one I can highly recommend as its delicious and for this kind of scent, long lasting. On a separate note, I'm surprised that Poseidons Elixir isn't on the Fragrantica database (yet) but maybe there's more than enough "smells like Aventus" reviews already! Edit: I have to say, I don't like the atomizers that Dua use, they spray weakly and come out like an invisible spritzy cloud 'poof!' and it's hard to tell if any landed on your skin. So there's a potential risk with over applying and it's a bit annoying to me.

My initial reaction to this was tainted by the fact that in my head I have already judged Dua as a cheap knockoff and its hard to put it away. It smelled horrible to me initially, too much lime - smelt cheap and synthetic and almost terrible. I got home and took a shower. Came out with a fresh nasal pallette and shot it on again on both wrists. It was 30 degrees celcius here today so I am already warm after the shower and my house is too warm. The scent again hit me in the face with lime which smells great this time unless I get close to my skin then it is too harsh and chemically. The sharpness of it makes it noticeable with my wrists here at this keyboard, up close still a little not right. What I did notice is that its missing a stronger hit of coconut and rum/sugar sweetness - yeah if you didn't know better you smell VIW until you inspect it closer. I think if I find a really sweet scent that is heavy on coconut or even just sugar cane that is simple up top it might layer well with Carribean waters and take this into a higher region for me. Overall I might buy another bottle once I find a better base to lay it with. 7/10

Been after some juice that’s close to VIW for a while. Tommy St. Barts: Nice scent, but not even close CK One Summer: Further away than St. Barts Palermo VIW dupe: Not even close. Missing the coconut note Roll on, Dua Caribbean Waters... The opening is a bit harsh. It’s fairly synthetic and plastic smelling. Lots happening with the lime and coconut. Faint boozy whiff. Slightly sweet from the sugar. The dry down is welcoming. Not as harsh and in your face. It settles down into a fairly close resemblance to VIW. It does lack some depth due to the missing floral notes and ginger. That lactonic vibe is there. Just not the fizzy zing and banana notes I get from VIW. Projection for the first hour is fairly strong off 2 sprays. Longevity on this is pretty good. 6-7 hours off my skin. I’m sure it’ll bounce harder during the hotter summer days. Overall, this isn’t a bad clone at all. The closest I’ve got to VIW. TBC....