Romantica Exotica
Perfumer: Jérôme Epinette
26 ratings
From your scent profile
Anna Sui Romantica Exotica is a fresh, lightly sweet women's fragrance built on citrus and flowers, best suited to spring and summer days.
Skunky's take: That just-out-of-the-shower feeling, clean and fresh.
How does it perform?
From 46 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
Leaves a light trail and stays polite in a crowd.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Blind buy risk
65% of votes are positive, the rest are more reserved.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Fresh
- Citrus
- Floral
- Fruity
- Sweet
- Synthetic
Fresh
Citrus
Floral
Fruity
Sweet
SyntheticWhat does Romantica Exotica smell like?
It opens bright and fruity with grapefruit, lemon and blackcurrant. At the heart, bitter orange blossom, jasmine and lotus add a soft floral layer. The base of cottonwood, sandalwood and gardenia sweetens it and calms it down.
Longevity is good and sillage moderate. Most voters pick summer and spring, and it is worn mostly for leisure and daily use, with some choosing it for the office. It reads feminine. El Ganso Ciao Bella! and La Rive Have Fun have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Grapefruit
- Lemon
- Blackcurrant
First hours
- Bitter orange blossom
- Jasmine
- Lotus
Towards evening
- Cottonwood
- Sandalwood
- Gardenia
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 39%Summer
- 36%Spring
- 15%Autumn
- 9%Winter
Summer
Spring
Autumn
Winter- Casual34%
- Daytime20%
- Office15%
- Evening12%
- Sport10%
- Nighttime10%
Least picked for nights out.
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
60% matchCiao Bella!
El Ganso · 2022
54% matchHave Fun
La Rive
54% matchShania Starlight
Shania Twain · 2007
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DKNY · 2009
53% matchTaskeen Marina
Paris Corner · 2023
51% matchSun Sorbet
Jil Sander · 2012
51% matchSpring Flower (2023)
Creed · 2023
48% matchRouge Trafalgar (Eau de Parfum)
Dior · 2020
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Last updated: October 26, 2026