Ocean Eyes

I love this perfume, for no other reason than it reminds me of my wonderful Piano teacher. She wore a perfume in the 80s and 90s so strikingly similar to this (I have no idea what it was), that whenever I smell Ocean Eyes I am immediately taken back to my childhood Piano lessons. My teacher became an important mentor me and inspired me to pursue a career in Music, so this perfume holds special significance to me. Perhaps it is a mediocre scent, perhaps an inferior dupe of other, better scents, but I don't care. My teacher may have passed away in 1996, but her legacy lives on in me and in this fragrance. NB for some reason I associate scents with particular colours. Being aquatic, Ocean Eyes is definitely blue, so I only ever wear it when I am wearing blue!

I adore this fragrance, and often get compliments on it. On me, it lasts a loooong time - I’ll have a shower and still smell it on my hair after it’s washed.

So I got a sample of this at Priceline Pharmacy because I had heard of the brand from a coworker and wanted to check it out. I instantly enjoyed the open, very citrusy and bright, something I love in a nice summer frag. I found that it didn't project that well for me, but I have only worn it once, and it's winter here in Australia and it has been cooler than usual lately, so I hope it pumps a little better with warmer weather. I will agree with many of the reviewers that it's very similar to CK One, which is totally fine, I personally enjoy CK One as an easy grab on a trip to the store or just running errands or working in the yard. I know very well the performance of CK One is kinda trash, but whatever, you can get 200ml for like $40 AU all the time at Chemist Warehouse. Anyway, this isn't a review of CK One, so I will say that Ocean Eyes is similar, but it definitely smells more natural and richer than CK One. And surprisingly I smelled it faintly of it on my skin the next morning., Obviously not strong at all, but to actually smell it over 15 hours after I applied it is kind of impressive. I will re-review this once I can wear it in the spring or summer to give a true impression of it. But I can almost surely say that I don't think I would pay $130 AU for 100ml. I would probably need the price point to be around $80 AU for me to pull the trigger on it. I haven't smelled D&G Light Blue Eau Intense, but now I want to. Also, I see some reviewers say it's like a deodorant, I don't get that, but hey everybody's nose is different. Like I said, I think it's a very nice frag, but not really unique enough or intoxicating enough for me to break the $100 mark which is usually how I decide on a purchase. But that may change when give it a good shot in warmer weather.

There are many aquatic themed scents, such as Replica's Beach Walk or Ellis Brooklyn's Sand ,which emulate more of the sandy shores and ocean breeze. This perfume is a deep submersion into a crystal clear ocean on a scorching summer day. The sea salt opening feels like the sting in your eyes or seaweed stuck onto your swimsuit. The grapefruit and juniper at the heart of it do a fantastic job at replicating the distinctive smell of summer air in Australia. Incredibly realistic with fairly decent longevity and projection.

This is a straight out dupe of D&G Light Blue Pour Homme Eau Intense. Like 90% clone - i have both on either side of my arm right now. WIE uses some sort of aldehyde or musk in it that makes it appear more soapy which becomes more apparent on the drydown, if you're into that. D&G is more citrus/calone forward. The crazy thing is that WIE is selling this for nearly double the price of what the original sells theirs!! Say what you like about clone houses, they are definitely bold if anything...