Vacation by Arquiste bottle
Arquiste

Vacation

4.1/5 · 878 votes Feminine 2021
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Fragrance notes

Top notes
Heart notes
Base notes
PlasticFabric

Character

Longevity2.6/5
Sillage2.3/5
Day75
Night11
Summer100
Spring25
Fall4
Winter2
Our take

Vacation opens with a gush of watery coconut, both milk and water, cut by the green bitterness of petitgrain. The heart blooms into a synthetic fruit salad of banana and pineapple, drenched in solar notes and softened by a whisper of musk. Then it dries down to the unmistakable ghost of a damp beach towel, plastic inflatable, and salty fabric. This is the aroma of a forgotten pool toy left to bake in the midday sun, its surface pitted with sand and chlorine. The sweetness is upfront and persistent, but the whole effect is aggressively synthetic, a fragrance that wears its artifice like a sunburn. It is playful, nostalgic, and utterly ephemeral. The longevity is a disappointment, barely two hours on skin, and the sillage hovers close like a secret you are already forgetting. This is a scent for summer afternoons spent reading trashy novels by the water, where you want a memory more than a statement. It suits anyone chasing a cheap thrill of tropical escapism, but skip it if you demand depth, natural ingredients, or a perfume that lasts past the first swim. Who really wants a vacation that evaporates before you even dry off?

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