Virgin Island Water Creed 2007

What a summer fragrance! A zesty start, deliciously refreshing like a natural waterfall, followed by a gentle breeze that softly caresses you and finally, enchanted with happiness, leads you into a gentle, cozy slumber.

The top note immediately catches your attention, piquing your curiosity: lime, not at all sour, rather embedded in a sweetly exotic play of aromas, wonderfully fresh yet graceful. You instantly feel transported to other latitudes, and while you're still trying to sort out the unusual sensory perception, the jungle clears, revealing a white sandy beach lined with palm groves, where the wind gently ripples.

Coconut lends the heart note a delicious elegance; nothing feels forced, clumsy, or even overpowering. Exquisite, bright rum aromas join in, flanked by fruity hints. VIW shines through understatement, it doesn't need to shout its finely tuned bouquet to the world. It should suffice for the wearer; only those who are allowed intimate closeness may partake in the exquisite fragrance romance.

Appropriately for a hot summer day, the scent slowly fades in the base. A pleasant fatigue spreads, and you can let yourself go. The refreshing fruit cocktail only lightly sweetly caresses the nostrils, framed by light, bright woods.

Certainly, the longevity of Virgin Island Water is a valid point of criticism. On the other hand, for me, the fleetingness of the scent is part of its charm. Who wants to walk around continuously sweating in the height of summer? This fragrance is simply perfect for a short getaway: Virgin Island Water, riding my bike to the Isar, with "Monotony, in the South Sea, melancholy, at thirty degrees..." playing on the boombox. Who needs the Caribbean then?