Sun-Kissed Island

Some of yall seriously need to grow up and get a life.... how pathetic (I just know yall are basement dwellers at your moms house). Ignoring the childish hate and fake comparisons this is honestly a beautifully crafted fragrance here's my input. Heads up its a bit of a read if you just want a quick summary scroll to the bottom of my comment. At first I was not ecstatic about it off first spray seemed floral heavy and floral forward unisex surely but leaning feminine imo I somewhat wrote it off and a bit disappointed quite honestly. Picked it back up a week later to give it another go still wasn't ecstatic but it's addictive and I have gradually fallen in love with it. After getting some oxygen in the bottle the notes seemed to have blended into a much smoother more complex composition still floral forward but not as floral heavy and something I would classify as unisex. The mint, ginger, lime and tequila had finally come out to play. I can't say I've smelled anything directly relatable to it you can pull bits and pieces from other things on the market such as VIW and CoCo LoCo but it is truly it's own thing at the end of the day at least to me. The best way I can think to describe the vibe and felling that this gives off is to imagine the culmination of a day spent at the beach in all the best ways here's what I mean by that... Let me paint a picture for you. you're at a tropical resort, You started the day off lathered in sunscreen ready to be cooked you've taken a couple dips in the ocean walked the board walk grabbed a mojito which you end up spilling on your towel as you're laughing uncontrollably. Along your beach walk and you come across a beachside flower grove and played with a cool looking piece of drift wood that the ocean spit out at your feet. You've just spent the day at the beach partaking in typical beach activities the day is coming to an end and your packing up your stuff getting ready to make the trek back to your car. On your walk back a warm breeze wafts, all the aromas of the day culminate and remind you of the adventures and activates of the day you smile and think damn that was nice can't wait to do that again. Summary: A warm ginger, mint, lime & tequila accord are coming off your towel from the mojito you spilled the aroma of floppy ylang ylang flowers, Jasmine & roses drift in from the beachside flower grove upwind from you a strong but not overwhelming musk radiates off your Sun-kissed skin after baking in the sun and swimming in the ocean that initial coconut sunscreen smell has worn off but there's a prominent and distinguishable coconut milk note that lingers and has been lingering all day and then you remember you pocketed that cool looking piece of drift wood as a souvenir providing a nice woody base. I think this is perfectly unisex incredibly transportive and quite honestly great for any season just heavy enough you could pull it off in the cool weather no problem if you wanted Which I have been and Loving it. My personal Ratings Overall: 8.75/10 (Genuinely outstanding have really grown to love this fragrance) Scent: 8.5/10 (Truly addictive and fairly unique for it's category) Longevity: 8/10 (Easily lasts a full work day 8+ hours on skin can smell it on clothes days later) Projection: 7.5/10 (Its not a beast mode monster projector but it's not supposed to be for the kind of fragrance it is projection is great pumps off my skin for first two hours with moderate projection for the remainder of it's life) Sillage: 9/10 (Great scent trail will easily pick up wafts of this as long as you are wearing it) Price: 7.75/10 ($155 for 60 ML Niche can't really complain I just know it's not in everyone's budget for smelly water) Biggest downside to this one is just availability hopefully Zaharoff runs more batches of ZED 3.0 they were all outstanding.

SKI = Sun Kissed Island! This is a royal flush! Surely is one of a kind. I’m proud to be part of the zed creators 3.0 and was happy to add this one to my Zaharoff collection. Sun Kissed Island is an absolute masterpiece in many ways. It is a tropical, floral, aquatic, with a boozy sand feel to it, it also brings me back to a great memory that I continue to cherish. I definitely get surf shop vibes with this one, this one has its own unique character and stays in its own lane. The best part is? It performs well in cooler weather! It has some nice heavy wood elements too. This fragrance represents what a sun drenched beach in Florida is about, whether it’s enjoying fun times during spring and summer break or catching some waves surfing. Even if I wanted to compare this to something I can’t because this one has its own class and character by its self. It’s not similar to Seraphim Blue or CoCoLoCo. It’s just a sexy semi grown tropical floral aquatic with a creamy wood base. From TLTG Reviews having his vision and Claude Dir with his creativity with perfuming. They both have nailed it together with this one and along with George too.

Yall are so corny and honestly ruining this page for people who actually use it for research. This is somehow a unique summer fragrance, not your typical blue. I understand the coconut milk is in the base, but Im detecting it pretty early on. Perhaps the Ylang Ylang and cardamom are creating that effect. I don’t get much of the tequila but the lime and ginger are present. I think the best way I can describe it is like a creamier Virgin Island Water with a smooth tequila twist and slight hints of French Riviera. Solid sillage and longevity which I’m sure will get better as the juice matures. But anyone expecting a “freshie” to last 8-10hr is delusional and doesn’t understand fragrances. Coconut is one of my top 3 favorite notes but I’m always afraid of the “sunblock” coconut frags. This isn’t one of them, I’ll definitely be rocking this a ton and I’m glad I was able to secure a backup bottle. This is instantly in my top 3 summer list along with VIW and CoCoLoCo. In my opinion it’s a 9.5/10 with potential to join CoCoLoCo as one of my few perfect 10s. A must have for anyone looking for a unique summer frag.

Okay, so I'm a huge Zaharoff fan. I don't know anything about the youtubers, I don't care about their lives or who likes or dislikes who. I care about fragrances. Now with that said! SKI is an absolutely beautiful scent. I've never been one for beachy or sun tan lotion type scents. But I don't really get that here. The coconut milk is very much coconut milk and not sun tan lotion. The lime is pretty strong and adds a nice freshness to it. It's fresh and creamy, a little feminine. It's not my favorite but there is something about it that is just so easily addictive and comfortable. I have been wearing it to bed a lot just to ease anxiety and feel good and realxed. If anyone wants to hate on it that's fine. It sold out anyway and the ones who love it/enjoy it have it and will continue to enjoy it even when the haters are hating. Y'all just wasting your energy being negative for no reason. And to the person below who said Zaharoff would do much better financially without tltg 😂😂😂 get out of here. He is doing better than ever right now and is continuing to climb that spot with or without tltg.

Fragrance profile & feel Sun-Kissed Island opens with a lively splash of red seaweed and pure jungle essence, spiked with ginger, cardamom, lime and mint — bright, fresh and tropical.  Then it moves into a heart of tequila accord blended with jasmine sambac, ylang-ylang and rose de Grasse — bringing a sunny island-cocktail kind of mood.  The dry-down features blonde woods, creamy coconut milk, skin musk and amber — warm, slightly sweet, and comforting.  ⸻ Highlights • Instantly transports you to a breezy, sunlit island escape — the tropical and marine facets work beautifully together. • The tequila and coconut milk touches give it a fun, slightly gourmand twist without becoming heavy. • Versatile unisex appeal: fresh enough for daytime wear, warm enough for evening, especially in spring/summer. ⸻ Quick verdict If you’re craving a fragrance that feels like a luxurious holiday in a bottle — sun, sea, breeze, a hint of fun indulgence — Sun-Kissed Island is a standout. Highly recommended for summer vibes and relaxed elegance.

I got my bottle yesterday ( I am currently "stuffy/sick" so feel I cant give best review will update more later) - First thoughts - My initial thought at first spray was - that smell you get when you enter a good hair salon(shampoo/fruity/clean) - LIGHT/fresh smell with that hint of tropical. It is not overwhelming or smelled from far away. I sprayed it once last night after I showered 6-7pm and when I woke up and showered next morning stepped out(12hours) I still could smell the musk/coconut where I sprayed it. So while this seems more like a fresh/weaker smelling cologne it definitely lasts 12+hours on skin. I need more time with this to give best review. I will be spraying this 1-2more days and then let it macerate in my closest for a few weeks to give more updated review. Currently I am happy with my purchase and I don't know if this will beat out Zaharoff Signature rose(masterpiece) but it is battling for second favorite with zaharoff seraphim blue(my second favorite currently from zaharoff).

EVERY Zaharoff Z-Creator 3.0 First Impressions: https://youtu.be/8Sm1ZCrEGHg Love this thing man. Its legitimately energizing! The zing from the lime and ginger, sharpness from the tequila accord, freshness from mint, all comes together to almost force you to take a deep breath and get up to do something. The second half of the fragrance is fresh and creamy florals, the ylang ylang and coconut are not really lactonic but more for depth and texture, the coconut a little earthier and florals light and uplifting. Longevity is a good 5-6 hours. Gonna be a beautiful vacation frag or special summer days and evenings

Love this! It is tropical, suncreeny, and floral all at the same time. To me it’s certainly feminine leaning - the jasmine and florals are quite prominent. But as someone who doesn’t love jasmine, they’ve managed to blend it into a gorgeous tropical concoction. To me this is like some of my favorites blended into one brand new creation - malibu party in the bay, Soleil blanc, and some Hawaiian tropic tanning oil! I’d love to keep it as summer staple. Ladies this is fabulous!

Spencescents is a 🤡 for that comment smh...man talk about & stick to the fragrance, 🤡's like you is f'ing up this website I see why people are calling this site TROLLGRANTICA!!! Hating on Ross because he help create a great banger of a fragrance with Zaharoff. These damn trolls I tell you. Smdh 😂😂😂 Congrats to George, Ross, Jordan, Justin and the House of Zaharoff for putting out Zedcreator 3.0, all three are great frags to me.

This is a great fragrance. One of the best as far as Zed Creators is concerned and in the whole Zaharoff family. The trolls love to hate on Zaharoff and especially want to hate on Ross. Get over it and grow up. This is an awesome fragrance that takes you places. I would wear this any time of year, but it takes me to a tropical island. Great job Ross, Claude, and George.

Before more trolls come on here and cut up, I will leave this comment! Zaharoff and TLTG did a great job with this one. Its truly a vibe in a bottle. I totally get the sunset beach vibe; it's like having a long day at the beach and as the sun is setting you finally get a chance to really settle down and chill after being in the sun and sand all day.

Fragrantica and it’s fucking clowns at it again. This is the reason why this site has become a meme, gives voice to this insels, more and more people will leave here just because of it. This is an amazing fragrance. I can see the comparison to French Riviera but this one is a great evening wear with tequila and lime vibe. Very nicely done.

Its funny how tons of bad reviews are from people with 15 or less fragrances. Which leads me to believe they don't have this one and just come here to hate on someone for doing something with his time and his life. You know, instead of banging on the keyboard like out of shape,block-head basement dwellers. But you all do you. 😆

Just got my bottle in. Admittedly I was skeptical as im not huge on tropical fragrances, but I gotta say if you like tropical boozy, slightly spicy scents, dont walk, but RUN and get this before it's no longer available. Ross and Zaharoff hit a Home Run with this one imo.

This, by far, is one of the best tropical releases of the year. Totally unique to my nose and a great wear. I have been stopped at least six times, asking me what I am wearing!!! Projection is phenomenal and Sillage is great. Very good Performance all around!!!

Haters gonna hate. This is an outstanding fragrance! I pick up a few slight nuances of Coco Loco, with added Lime & Tequila. I'll be rocking this all summer of 2026! Good Job, Ross, Claude, and George.

Bro take your negativity off this website. Amazing release this will get a major dent. Ross keep doing what your doing brother.

Imagine a better quality Mancera French Riviera, with a minty aromatic vibe and tequila note. This smells fantastic.

This is amazing and I expected it because he is the only reviewer I trust completely on YouTube.

Definitely gives BEACH vibes, but could work in cooler weather for sure

Excellent top notch tropical vibe in a bottle. Chefs kiss

Probably a more accurate name would be Sun Kissed Floral. I would say this leans feminine. Very FLORAL heavy in the top on my skin to my nose. I was expecting a Tequila hit open with more of a beachy Cocoloco/Virgin Island Water vibe mixed with a small touch of Mancera French Riviera (which I do like) but - nope. The heavier top floral notes do calm down through the mid and dry down and I do feel like I can pull it off just not sure where I would wear this. I can say this, I get no "beach" vibe. More like a beautiful fragrant flower shop. This deal kinda sucks, I really wanted to love this, I am a huge Ross Fan and I love a number of the Zaharrof Frags. Signature Pour Homme, CocoLoco and Seraphim Blue and Red - Rock. Hell, I am starting to like Seraphim Musk. No intended hate here, just my honest opinion.... Rock on Ross I do enjoy and respect your You Tube Content.

This is a beautifully crafted tropical fragrance that reminds me a bit of Creed’s Virgin Island Water but with improved performance. If you’re a fan of tropical scents, this is a must-have in your collection: it’s vibrant, long-lasting, and very tropical. Now, it does lean heavily on white florals, especially jasmine, which might not be everyone’s favorite note. Personally, I’d love to see a future flanker that dials back the florals and introduces richer mid notes, maybe papaya or a touch of rum to give it a bit more depth and a slightly more masculine edge. But as it stands, it’s a fantastic tropical fragrance that definitely deserves a spot in any collection where tropical scents are loved.

It seems there are two camps here, those that hate Ross and anything he does, and those that love him and Zaharoff and can't be brought to say anything bad about anything they do. Well I'd like to say that I'm not a fan of Ross at all, but I've had some good Zaharoff fragrances. Of The Immortals and Seamless Soul are both excellent. This Sun Kissed Island though is pretty awful. I don't find it unique at all, just a complete coconut bomb with a hint of baby wipe. It literally smells like the coconut fragrance oil you'd get to make candles. I don't get any of the lime or ginger. A quick hit of Tequilla right off the bat but that disappears super quickly. After that it's a completely linear coconut/baby wipe bomb. If that's your thing you will love this, however if you're looking for some "completely unique" summer fragrance, you'll be very disappointed. The hype for this one was not lived up to like it was for Seamless Soul, which is by far the best Zed creator frag this round.

Smells like seawater,tilapia and fresh cut coconut! Sillage is great but I sold my bottle on Mercari when I realized Ross from TLTG name was attached to this fragrance. The other 2 zed creators did a phenomenal job on their fragrances. I feel GZ would do a lot better financially without TLTG because that guy is really hurting GZ’s bottom line!

Smells like Sweat, TRT, and bad hygiene. Terrible, like the director

I remember my first impressions being that the driftwood component was a great addition to the notes. The scent reminded me of when I lived in Australia, the heat of the sun beating down onto wood, with a slight oceanic touch, a coconut suncream type feel (sorry coconut compounds can just smell like that to some people, I certainly get that smell off the cap). The initial spray was on the arm to test, and it lasted all day. Months on, with a proper wearing -I tend to spray the back of my neck/head and one down the inside of the shirt- I get more of the musky feel this fragrance provides throughout the day. There’s still a good amount of cardamon, rose, blonde wood, and amber that shine through on the dry down. The initial hit of ginger, lime, lasts during most of the projecting phases. I get mint on the top, and the coconut, skin musk, and white florals blend in so well together. Overall, this is an “experience” type scent. You do not wear this daily, you wear it when you want an occasion. I have worn this in autumn and it cuts, but most people will want to use in the spring and summer. When I want to chill out and have a good time, this is always on my mind as one of the preferred reaches. It’s more unique than a lot of generic “coastal scents”, I think that’s just down to Zaharoff giving free reign to creator/ perfumer, and that is only a positive thing. The presentation is cool, and im interested to see how this evolves over time. Unfortunately time has passed to be able to pick this up without being over charged on the used market. For what it is worth, it was a cool moment in time. Ingredients are clearly quality.

@DeroQc. Chill out fan boy your making yourself seem a little to vested, “if you know what I mean” I’m not hating on your boy friend, I was just curious about the fragrance and was try to get some information,and now going thru the comments I see the hate is pretty prevalent. As far as being into your boyfriends physique, “no not at all” I new nothing of his past or present, I’ve been with the same woman now for twenty four years and I was born during the Kennedy Administration, Now I really don’t care what your preferences are but from that tantrum we all can pretty much figure it out, who knows maybe you’ll get lucky some day and you can see your idol at a meat-n-greet. Best Wishes

What’s up with this fragrance, don’t know when this was released but it’s now November 8th and only one fragrance content creator has anything on this that I can find, and he’s a little smitten on the dude who collaborated on it. It seem like a lot of people don’t like Ross, and I mean a lot, but to not see anyone talking about this he must really have a lot of haters. I like and have a lot of George Zaharoff’s creations but with the lack of enthusiasm with this one it’s going to be a pass. Usually you can get samples from the Zaharoff website but not for this one, That’s pretty telling.

I really wanted to like this one. And if it weren't for the very strong florals, I probably would. I detect most of the listed notes except for the tequila (my favorite spirit). It's definitely refreshingly tropical with it's lime and milky coconut. It's fairly sweet and it projects so well. But honestly I may just be sensitive to florals (I do like floral notes in men's fragrance generally) as they feel a bit too strong for me. I've stored my bottle away for now but I'll give it a spray in a few weeks and see if anything has changed and then update.

@Grinch - I've seen at least 7 reviews of it on YT, and they unanimously loved it, some even saying they want to get a spare bottle. Get your stupid hating ass out of here, nobody gives a sh*t about you idiots who don't like Ross for no reason...it's actually funny how all the incels turned their back on him the second he got in shape and started to wear tanktops lol. Gives me the same vibe as the simps who start hating on their favorite e-girl streamer the second she gets a boyfriend lmao. Pathetic f*cking losers...

@spencescents - It's truly a shame to see such an unconstructive comment here. Fragrantica is (was) a community dedicated to celebrating the artistry and passion of fragrance creation. Whether or not a scent appeals to you, it's undeniable that tremendous effort, time, and heart went into its development. When we prioritize cheap shots over thoughtful, honest critique, we only diminish the quality of this space for everyone. Let’s keep the discussion focused on the scent, not tearing down the creator.

I'm looking forward for this release. Just my kind of scent note profile...... Oh wow dude smdh. Why come on here to be disrespectful and hateful, Spencescents? please explain? Just to be the 1st? I thought you would be better than that.

In the same vein as Virgin Island Water, CocoLoco, which I have tested the of samples. Not sure what all the reference to Nicki Minaj, must be trolling. Obviously some kind of inside joke, with no explanation.

I get Seraphim Blue with some French Riviera. I’m not a fan of Ross and imo if you have either of the two I mentioned this would be redundant, not a bad scent at all but definitely not a must have.

@Slyelessar, Hey bud. After 4 or 5 sentences, please hit the enter key twice. Then you can start writing more sentences. Thanks.

The reminds me of section is absurd... how did TLTG become so disliked in frag comm?

Let's hope it doesn't smell like the creative director......a douchebag!

Smells like a urinal cake. Hideous packaging. Hard pass.