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VIST666 – :
Just get Sean John 3am if you miss the Very cool with the wooden cap.
Ados – :
One of the best smelling fragrances ever 100% ruined by reformulation.. 100%! … if u can get the wood cap… do so! Metal caps are a NO GO!!!
That being said I do not bother finding the authentics of the ruined juices as they will soon be gone forever and it will fail to remain a part of you. I miss this one
tga77 – :
My wife isn’t exactly what I’d call sophisticated, she’s a bit of a gold-digger to be very honest with you, but she bought me this with my credit card a few years ago for Christmas and I can’t say I’m not satisfied. Sure, it’s limited to mostly warmer weather and day-time use but it’s a nice fresh spicy accord that shocked me after having tried some of their other fragrances released around the same time. While I am not a big fan of the clothing line, it’s too casual and sloppy in my opinion, the fragrances are a completely different ball game. This one was done with class by Fremont, this man can do anything with even the tightest and slimmest budgets, he’s got a remarkable process he seems to have mastered and implies astuteness at melding contrasts into complimentary pieces. This one is nicely blended, balanced and marketed and the gentlemen below who spoke about the vintage cap and bottle is right on the mark, there’s a difference in the heart and dry-down. Tremendous. fantastic.
simpl – :
This is a great scent and not what I expected as I was unable expecting a beachhead type of scent but instead this is a really nice fresh spicy !
Usually spicy scents turn foul on my skin but this seemed to work. This is a really nice blend of ginger and pepper giving this spiciness but with some subtle citrus in the background giving this some freshness. It’s really well blended and if you like spicy scents but want a spicy frag for the hot days then this is the scent for you as even with 10+ sprays it never gets cloying and in fact you need to spray heavy with this to get it to perform.
To my nose this smells like a mix between Ed Harry’s Villain and Dior Homme Sport. 2 really awesome frags !
Performance on this is what you expect from a summer scent as it lasts 3-6 hours but with only soft projection.
Overall rating– 7.5 out of 10 ! Unique spicy scent for the summer at a great price !!! Only complaint is I wish this projected better.
anakim – :
Gourmand aquatic with the paprika & nutmeg giving this an Italian late July evening meal in Bari type feel to it. This one has Fremont’s fingerprints all over it, he’s always shown himself a master of balancing spicy, earthy and citric elements in creative ways. I find Tommy Bahama’s Very Cool a stellar release in its classy leveling off of the dirtier qualities of the vetiver so as to not allow it to encroach upon the brisk freshness of the ginger, mandarin and bergamot, but still adding an earthy quality to the overall accord.
I really enjoy this one on very hot afternoons and evenings on the weekend if I plan to go out for a pleasant stroll.
Scent: B+
Longevity: B-/C+
Sillage:B-/C+
Craftsmanship of Blend: A-
Versatility: A-
Originality: B
Overall: B+
8108761 – :
This one is a compliment magnet. It smells so good on my husband, and I have been known to steal sprays in the summer too.
The ginger has a nose-tickling effect, and yet smells soft and breezy somehow. To me, it smells like vacation and relaxing. Believe it or not, it comes off as zesty and a bit powdery at the same time. Feels dry, so it is perfect for summer. That ginger/citrus bite is lovely. But it doesn’t feel like a citrusy cologne. Just fresh/ powdery.
Sillage and longevity is better on him than many have been experiencing. Though it’s still not the longest lasting, I can still smell this around him after 4-5 hours. The fact that he gets compliments hours after spritzing says something!
This is so likeable and appropriate for most occasions. Crowd-pleaser. Has aspects of cooling and breeziness at the same time. Love it.
judge-aks – :
It is sweltering hot outside, steamy, humid. You go into an island themed restaurant to beat the heat and immediately you are blasted with the ice cold air conditioning which takes the edge off. The smell of the wooden fans and decor fill the air. You smell a fresh mojito being prepared and you instantly know that is exactly what this day and moment call for.
Within moments you are cooled off, refreshed, relaxed, your spirits are much lighter and you are well on your way to ordering a second mojito and ordering some food. its entirely too hot and miserable outside of this little oasis and you dont plan to go anywhere anytime soon. The sight of palmettos and the sound of the calypso drums further serve to add to your relaxed, suddenly care-free mood.
This is what very cool means to me and why i will always own this. I lived in Myrtle Beach for a time and when i had one day off each week i would at some point step into the now closed Tommy Bahama restaurant to unwind and relax, especially in the heat of the day when it was too much. Inexpensive and an excellent minty, woodsy, cooling fragrance that will invigorate you.
aliand – :
Easily the best and most refined scent of the tommy Bahama line. It’s light, refreshing, citrusy, and perfect for spring summer. The longevity is a bit weak for most, but the scent is very nice. The other tommy Bahama scents are a bit stronger and not as refined. This works well for daily wear, the office or dinner.
This is $20 at Marshalls, TJ’s and Burlington. So it’s pretty easy to keep on hand
rodrigez – :
I also got a cheapie bottle of the reformulated EDC, and while I agree with the comments about how generic the drydown is, I didn’t get any particularly synthetic smell – just very soft and powdery. This is so different from the much more impressive original release (which I wish I’d bought before it was reformulated) that it’s hardly the same scent.
The opening is a pleasant citrus/ginger splash with a bit of a soda vibe. Yes the citrus is a bit generic and has been done (a lot), but for the price it’s more than worth it for the casual summer pleaser it’s best used for.
The drydown was very generic (I kept trying to decide what it smelled like only to conclude that it smells very close to dozens of other scents), but that’s not to say it’s not nice either; as I said above, I got no hint of plastic or anything unnatural – just very powdery, sweet, soft and mildly botanical (must have been the nutmeg and paprika).
I concur with those who call it a post-shower scent – it’s perfect for brightening up a summer weekend morning. Just don’t pay more than $20, know that you’re getting a very mainstream, pleasing citrus/powder scent for a bargain-basement price and you won’t be disappointed.
Loobovetees – :
UPDATE!
Just got a vintage bottle with a different wooden cap- COMPLETELY different scent!
This one has a better dry-down for sure. The “spice” in the original has some distinction . The NEWER version has a crappy generic dry-down (I caught a whiff of that “burnt licorice” smell that I f**king hate) The original version has a brighter ginger note. The newer version is a blur of generic citrus. The mint note in the original is blended better. The mint note in the newer version smells like mint gum.
SEEK OUT THE ORIGINAL VERSION WITH THE OVAL WOODEN CAP!!
Adallevally – :
Fresh and cool. A little generic… smells nice but nothing special here. performance is a little below average. Not bad for what you are going to pay for it.
6.5/10
freemen – :
I’m a big Tommy Bahama fan so I saw this at T.J. Mushnick for $19.99. (Set Sail for St. Barts is my favorite–followed by St. Martinique.)
This one is nowhere close to those. The opening is good enough (even though the ginger takes on a minty note to me). But I did get “cool” in there somewhere I suppose.
My BIG ISSUE is the wretched dry-down.
It’s that totally generic ” barber shop smell” …smells like sweet plastic….synthetic….You’ve smelled this in like 20,0000 frags from the 1990s.( I always point to Azzaro & Drakker Noir or anything “black”, “night” or “noir” that comes in a black bottle & package and is well under $40.00).
I think this will be my LAST Tommy Bahama blind buy and just stick with my St. Barts as my default “beachy cocktail” frag.
Sorry Tommy.
andre71 – :
I bought this last week off of eBay and it smells good but their are little floating pieces of stuff in it. Is that normal??
nvp074speagoessenda – :
Very Cool is a fresh, inoffensive fragrance. Not an outstanding scent, but it feels so good.
By now probably everybody knows about the “clean, fresh” thing. Well, this perfume is like a light breeze on a summer beach.
Citrus opening, some short lived ginger and vetiver. You can make the equation, not a ground breaking composition.
And yet, this is a fragrance that I truly enjoy and it’s (from now on) on my top list as a recommendation for a masculine and clean scent.
Def thumbs up!
suninmyheart – :
A must have for the collection
bgojotu751 – :
For me, the biggest difference between YSL L’Homme and Very Cool is the smooth, creamy, sweetness of the tonka bean in L’Homme. Both have that citrusy ginger opening with a little spice. The tonka bean can be detected throughout with L’Homme, but the dry down for Very Cool is primarily vetiver. Both are pretty great scents in my book.
king 34 – :
beautiful smell, just does not project. But overall a great after shower cologne.
kre803Unlogrere – :
I have both the OG and the newest formulation, but I will review the new formula. At first I was not happy at all with this one at first smell, it reminded me a bit like Creed Millesime Imperial, very light aqua feel to it. I decided to wear it to work and see how it would handle the south Florida heat. I am surprised to say, it is a solid performer on my skin, 7 hours after applying a woman asked me what I was wearing, and told me it was “really nice!” I was a huge fan of the original, and I still have 3 bottles of it, I was able to stockpile a few when I saw they changed companies and formula, but this new one is starting to grow on me a bit. For $19 bucks it is worth the money! Great summer scent, and even my gf prefers this new one to the old.
ygo652Unlogrere – :
smells almost identical to YSL l’homme
Hauplispjup – :
I picked this up at Marshall’s for $20. In general, I like most of the Tommy Bahama products, so I thought I’d give it a try. Since I quit all my vices, I can’t feel too bad about smoking a Jackson for no reason every month or so on a blind buy frag.
The opening: Yes! I get the ginger here, but I also get lime which isn’t listed as a note. I also get nutmeg, bergamot, and citrus. I say citrus because it doesn’t smell orangey to me at all, instead I get lime. By the way I eat fresh mandarins all of the time so I’m familiar with them.
The dry-down: I get a citrus aquatic. I smell lime, ginger, nutmeg, bergamot, ocean, ginger and I find some vetiver also.
I never really smelled paprika anywhere, but that is a delicate note, so I’m not surprised.
Overall, I think everyone else would enjoy this in any laid back atmosphere. I enjoy the scent, it just doesn’t perform that well on my skin.
SopLuldemedom – :
Yeah, they definitely reformulated this one… Now it’s so light and has little character 🙁
The original had a wood cap.
lukinvladik7771 – :
Probably the best of the Set Sail line…just. it is very synthetic with a harsh alcohol base. It has decent longevity, for what it’s worth, and after a while it is somewhat easier to take…but, it burns my nose and waters my eyes. It smells cheap and sells cheap at Marshalls. Maybe this works on some men, certainly not for me.
nibiry2012 – :
Very Cool could also be called “Very clean.”
This reminds me of those air fresheners with the “Cotton” smell. It’s a fresh clean white cotton kinda smell.
It’s slightly woodsy but very white and relaxing. It’s a summer scent without a lot of citrus. I would have to say it’s worth the $15.
Longevity and sillage could be better.
Lexus1809 – :
This has been reformulated. Gone is the crisp refreshing mojito tartness. Now it’s just a soft woodsy scent
Flin2007 – :
I concur with all of the positive comments on this one; it is fresh, a little exotic, understated and thoroughly pleasant. It is very much worth the discounted price wherever you may find it.
Sany-meby – :
I picked it up because it was lower than 20 bucks in Marshall. I was looking for some light fragrance for sunny warm days, and looks like I got the right one. I can barely smell it, so what I do I shower with it. I spray it about 10 times, still I can’t smell it, but I guess my nose is just unable to pick it because it can be smelled by others few hours after being sprayed. So far, I know it is very inoffensive(nice), and the longevity is at least three hours.
hancoc28 – :
This is the essence of the Mojito cocktail and is reminiscent of tropical climes, particularly the Caribbean. The primary notes are lime and ginger. They blend very well together. Someone described it as synthetic, I do not agree. It is well formulated and, not too heavy, and an extremely good choice for warmer temperatures and warm seasons. It is appreciated by all ages, from teens to older guys, and it gets great reviews from the ladies. Hard to go wrong with this one.
SoymnGymn – :
Very nice scent clean and fresh I like it a lot
ANDI – :
Hard to imagine how anyone could find this fragrance too strong. Maybe my bottle is old, though I doubt it because it has the newer metal cap rather than the wooden one. Maybe it has been reformulated. I find Very Cool too light if anything is at fault. It’s pleasant but not generic. I feel as though one could fairly bathe in this stuff and no one would object. The soft mandarin note is an interesting change from the super tart yuzu and lime found in many other citrus juices, and while not exactly fresh, does not smell synthetic to me. Today may be the last warm we see in my area for a while and I’m enjoying Very Cool.
adri – :
Nice fresh scents. Too strong for me though.
Deroxhsdkq – :
An initially lemony aquatic, sharp and almost soapy, but with a nice amount of underlying wood in the background. Sniffing the topnotes up close, in spite of the slight burn, is truly exhilarating: bracing like an Irish Spring-type soap with mint, grasses and grapefruit, and a surprising lack of sweetness for a designer aquatic. I don’t know if I get fatigued to it quickly, or if it really is too topnote-heavy, but I find it weakening significantly after only a few minutes. Still, what’s remaining is a lightly woody, watery grass scent…very natural and unwaveringly maintaining its un-sweetness. I love this reedy, bamboo-y dry grass aura in all the other fragrances where I’ve found it, though I get more tea and more dry soapiness alongside it in Very Cool. Thus, I will still happily give it a thumbs up in spite of its weakness. I wish all tropical-themed fragrances could feel this natural.
viktor-mydrii – :
Very Nice notes. From spicy to fruity.
mdwn – :
My all time favorite fragrance for those long warm days coming up. It’s got that beautiful fresh scent mixed in with sweet and citrus that’s not weak nor too strong on your skin.
A-PAN – :
Ok again read about it being great and beachy, not to me! When i sprayed it first thing i thought of was i have smelled this before, and again just my opinion, it smelled like calvin klein Man and mayb rocawear 99 a little. Its no beach smell, its more of a flowery garden smell, it has a strong green that i pick up and doesnt really go away. I own CK Man and rocawear so there was no need for this at all, its not a bad scent just try ck man and you will know what this smells like and it aint no beach.
Uhjjgftdtru – :
Tommy B Very Cool, the name fits the description, Nice island breeze fragrance thats soft and pleasant. This is not so weak and not strong either, just right. great blends of ginger citurs and vetiver. This fragrance reminds me a coconut if it had a cologne this would be it. Perfect for spring/summer use
dvu208Diobtetty – :
Hands down the best of all Tommy Bahama’s offerings. Compliment magnet, and stays the course until the end. 10/10
Arrelthek – :
Very sweet, grassy, breezy and tropical with a bit of spice/pepper. A top notch summer frag then can be had for only $20 at TJ Max or other discount stores which is a steal. EVERY and i mean EVERY woman that’s ever caught a wif of me with this one on, has pulled me a little closer and remarked on how good it smelled. I normally wear colognes reminiscent of northeastern woody notes, but this one definitely stands out a bit with its tropical nature.
lil_alex – :
I have this one I really like it it’s really fresh I went to Cancu twise and wear it everyday and it’s like the perfect cologne for Sumertime , just like chilling by the ocean wille drinking a mojito .
ifbb – :
I like this one,and received (unsolicited) compliments while wearing it. Aquatic/marine accord isn’t listed, but it’s fairly prominent. Also, rose or geranium-leaf. And mint.
The one flaw it has: becomes trace after 3-4 hours on me- it’s all heart and head with very-little base (rather transparent like a watercolor painting). This is desirable, however, if you want a short-lived, zesty frag for a 2 to 3-hour event- like a cocktail party.
The bottle is gorgeous and understated- no doubt about that!
BladlyIdeva – :
This projects 10 times better than 80% of the fragances I own, and I own a lot of them. Top notes I don’t like, 15 minutes later, I am in heaven, or should I say, sailing somewhere.
tmb_ak47 – :
This really stinks. I can’t believe how bad this smells. I don’t know which ingredent I’m objecting to. It’s the overall fragrance really. I do know I sure don’t ever want to smell like this. Really awful.
Kasper2010 – :
Smell it’s too synthetic, i not liked. It’s not expensive, but it’s not a good purchase. Set Sail Barts is the BEST!
ut5fd – :
For me it is just far to aquatic. I live in Nebraska and have never been to the tropics. It might help if i had ever been to the tropics. Maybe it would put it in context for me. I will prolly end up trading it (pm me if u r interested)
maria1107 – :
VERY NICE FRAGRANCE FOR MY HUSBAND. QUALITY!
Opporkilareep – :
I liked this one off the bat. It has a nice top, and thats why I bought it. The orange really gets me on each cologne. The only problem is that after a while it starts to linger, and in the wrong way. Turning my nose to smell a synthetic fruity/citrus. I sold it after about a month.