I freaking love this. And I'm so impressed, this really lives up to it's title.
I'm realizing that I really love hibiscus as a note, and as a beverage to drink. It has a really uniquely sweet, floral profile and evades description, but if you know it, you know. Well, I disagree with the note votes here because I actually smell quite a lot of it and would rank it as one of the leading components. To me, it's the heart of this fragrance. But neroli is here too!
The tartness of the rhubarb along with the florals does something to my brain, leading me to perceive the "orange" as "grapefruit", because it's a little more bitter than orange typically is. At any rate, this keeps very far away from being a cloying orange (which I actually hate), and it's a rind-y, tart and REAL citrus fragrance. I tried Falling Into the Sea as well, which is lovely, but I prefer this. This has so much body and character, and it lasts a very long time, even on skin. The neroli is just...exquisite.
I've always considered neroli a masculine floral (who cares, wear what you like). And so with it drying down the way it does, I think it's extremely unisex if not veering toward male territory. So if you are a guy who doesn't necessarily want to smell flowery, I still would give this a shot.
This really gives me true impressions of the beach. Not cleaned up, generic screensaver background looking beaches either...but legitimately rugged, realistic and stunning Hawaiian beaches, possibly on the backsides of islands away from tourists. It's a little planty, and again, the orange is quite a peel/rind smell.
