Tommy Bahama

Wow, I'm surpised at the low rating! I just ordered this from eBay and received it today. OMG it's amazing! Smells a bit like Carolina Herrera (original) but also has a beachy vibe to it. The notes are blended beautifully! So happy to have this! After reading some of the reviews, it appears that TB needs to macerate a bit. I received a bottle on eBay which means it already has gone through that process. My bottle was a tester or pre-owned (almost full). For those who purchased a new bottle, just give it a few months after you spray it once. It will bloom with beauty! I'm sure of it! :)

When I first smelled this in TJ Maxx, I really liked it and wanted to buy it. I couldn't wait to get my hands on it when I ordered it from overstock.com. Well it came today and I am not pleased. Only because it smells EXACTLY like Usher UR for Women. Even has the same opalescent bottle!! Ugggghhh. I didn't pay much for it but I wish I knew I was buying a dupe before I got this. I really love UR so I guess its ok, but I really wish it smelled different.

TOMMY BAHAMA starts with a fresh burst of the sweet citrus. I feel all three players here: bergamot adds fresh sharp note, clementine adds zest and cactus adds sweetness. After the fresh burst, the honeysuckle appears. It is followed by gentle tuberose. The frangipani is not very strong. I could barely detect it. The scent transforms very quickly into what appears to me watered down florals. The heart notes remind me of an ocean breeze that carries honeysuckle and tuberose scents from the distance. I even at times feel a hint of salty waters here. Not sure why. Perhaps it is the wood scent that mingles with the heart notes. In the base notes the musk combines nicely with the nectarine. I love how it gives the dry-down creamy and sweet scent. I would not consider this a tropical scent. For me the tropical scent should have one of those: exotic tropical fruits, sweet honey-like tropical flowers or gourmet tropical drinks. But it does remind me of an ocean and it has this cool fresh touch that I do like. This could be enjoyable in the hot weather outside. After the initial fresh burst the scent stays very light and close to the skin. The base notes do last for 6-7 hours.

It never ceases to amaze me how subjective scents can be. This is not the world's best or most unique perfume, however, I find it so completely inoffensive and hard-to-hate. But judging from some reviews, it is apparently not that hard! I was so surprised to read some of the strong commentary on here. Someone got this for me when I was in my early twenties and I just found it again ten years later while visiting my parents. I've worn it a few times since I arrived and I thought it was a pleasant floral, and I stopped liking the vast majority of florals a long time ago. I find it's pretty light and I can't imagine bothering a soul, whether in an office, gathering, elevator, etc. It is not particularly unique but it's light, natural (not artificial, no suntan lotion whatsoever), pretty timeless. If you got this for someone, I am pretty sure that if they didn't like it, it would take them all of 5 minutes to re-gift it to someone who did.

beginning opens with the bergamont and some tuberose. then the frangipani comes through. i think it smells like a tropical fragrance. the thing is that is smells soooo tropical. like a tropical garden. soo tropical that if you arent on a tropical island you may be out of place. it smells good, just very tropical. i think if you are going on a cruise or a vacation this would be a nice fragrance. i unfortunately live in no where near a tropical island. maybe you could wear this in summer at the beach too. i think it is nice, just not an everyday all season all outfit kinda fragrance. i think the nectarine and honeysuckle make it a sweet juicy fragrance. an hour or so later and i get a lot of green musky wood. unforunately it smells kinda weird on me at this point. its weird because then you get some of that nice tropical under it and it just kinda smells contrasting on my skin.