Tropic For Women

Tropic opens on a bright, fizzy fruit: tart blackcurrant and pink grapefruit, sparkling and a little sour-sweet, exactly the sparkling sorbet opening the Jimmy Choo is known for. A light floral middle of passion flower, orchid and soft florals keeps it from turning purely sugary. The drydown brings a velvety raspberry over a dark, earthy patchouli, a gentle fruity-chypre finish. Set against the Exotic it imitates, this Perfume Parlour version follows the blackcurrant-raspberry-patchouli arc but in a sweeter, more candied register: the original's sexy, polished fruitiness becomes a more straightforwardly sweet fruit here, and the patchouli base feels thinner and less grounding. Projection is light and longevity modest. As a fun, flirty summer fruit scent it does the job well - juicy, playful and easy to like - capturing the Jimmy Choo mood at a budget price, just without its depth or staying power.