Plumeria: The Scent of Hawaii

Thursday, 8 Sep 2005 | Family, Travel

On this trip to Hawaii, I realized how much I enjoy the fragrance of Plumeria flowers. They have the most wonderfully sweet smell I have grown to love. Although this was my third visit to Hawaii, I just put together that the smell of Plumerias was the scent of Hawaii to me. I remember that smell from my other trips, but never knew what it was. I think that fragrance will always remind me of Hawaii.

Erin had a perfume sprayed on a paper swatch when we visited Sephora at the Ala Moana Center. It had a very natural Plumeria scent and I really loved it. Unfortunately, she didn't get the name of the fragrance. I'll have to make it a point to ask about it at a Sephora here. If Toni likes it as well as I do, I'll have to buy some for her.

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Josie said at 10:14 PM on Thursday, September 8, 2005

Nothing says "island" like the scent of plumeria does. We're fortunate enough to have a plumeria tree in our front yard, so I tend to take it for granted. My mother-in-law lives in Annapolis and everytime she comes out to visit, she wears a fresh plumeria behind her ear every day. I think she wears the plumeria scent by Bath & Bodyworks. :D

disneymike said at 10:24 PM on Thursday, September 8, 2005

Thanks so much for the tip on Bath & Body Works Plumeria fragrance products. I'll definitely have to check them out for Toni. ;)

April said at 2:42 PM on Monday, September 12, 2005

If you do find the name for the fragrance at Sephora, please post it in your comments. The fragrance of the tuberose also takes me back to Hawaii, but the tuberose leis are so expensive now, they're unfortunately harder to come by.

disneymike said at 10:36 AM on Wednesday, September 14, 2005

April - I'll let you know as soon as I found out the name. It might be a bit though, since there aren't any Sephora stores near where I live. ;)

disneymike said at 3:54 PM on Monday, September 26, 2005

April - The fragrance I believe Erin discovered at Sephora is Glamorous by Ralph Lauren.

I brought home a swatch of it for Toni to smell. She liked it, but wants to spray some on at the store to see how she likes it after it's been worn for a bit. Perfumes smell uniquely different when combined with each person's body chemistry.

iloveplumeria said at 3:07 PM on Friday, September 30, 2005

Although the Bath and Body works does have a Plumeria scent that smells nice, I don't think it smells like plumeria, try Terra Nova bath products, I have a scented oil of theirs and I think it is the closest I have found to the delicate scent of plumeria...mmmmm so lovely! For tuberose, try Aromatherapy of Rome solid perfumes terberose or a perfume called Fracas, they are both very close.

disneymike said at 3:59 PM on Friday, September 30, 2005

Thank you so much for the information! I will have to check out the Terra Nova products because I would very much like to get a product that captures the naturally delicate scent of the Plumeria flower.

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