Compare · 2 fragrances
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Listed notes, wearer reports and available prices, side by side.
Virgin Island Water
Before you buy
From a 75% community match (middle value of every % people gave or implied) and what people say
Overlap: People rate these 65–79% alike: the same direction, with differences you will notice. Owning both can make sense.
Sample first? Sample both side by side before buying either one.
At a glance
How long it lasts
Lasts longest: Hawaii Volcano
Long lasting · From 30 wearer mentions
Source details
Source: drawn from imported review text, not direct votes on this site · From 30 wearer mentions; text interpretation can miss context · calculated 2026-10-26Source details
Source: drawn from imported review text, not direct votes on this site · From 14 wearer mentions · limited; text interpretation can miss context · calculated 2026-10-26How far it projects
Review text puts all in the same band: intimate
From review text, on a 4-step scale
Source details
Source: drawn from imported review text, not direct votes on this site · From 8 wearer mentions · limited; text interpretation can miss context · calculated 2026-10-26Source details
Source: drawn from imported review text, not direct votes on this site · From 11 wearer mentions · limited; text interpretation can miss context · calculated 2026-10-26Price per ml
Not enough prices to compare per ml
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Seasons
All suit summer
From the seasons wearers mention for each fragrance
Day or night
All lean toward day
From day and night mentions in wearer reports
Scent families
Each goes its own way
No accord is in more than one fragrance’s top 3
What they share
Notes as listed for each fragrance · 15 different notes in total
2 notes shared by both
BergamotLime
What makes each different
Notes listed only by one fragrance in this comparison
Hawaii Volcano
8 notes listed · 6 unique here
HibiscusIndian JasmineSicilian MandarinTonkin MuskTropical WoodsYlang-Ylang
Virgin Island Water
9 notes listed · 7 unique here
Coconut MilkCoconut WaterJasmineTonka BeanTropical FruitsWhite FlowersWhite Musk
Accords side by side
Relative strength within each fragrance
Coconut
Hawaii VolcanoNot listed
Virgin Island Waterstrong
Floral
Hawaii Volcanostrong
Virgin Island WaterNot listed
Citrus
Hawaii Volcanostrong
Virgin Island Watermedium
Tropical
Hawaii VolcanoNot listed
Virgin Island Waterstrong
Suntan Lotion
Hawaii Volcanomedium
Virgin Island Waterstrong
Musky
Hawaii Volcanostrong
Virgin Island Waterlight
Sweet
Hawaii Volcanolight
Virgin Island Watermedium
White Floral
Hawaii Volcanomedium
Virgin Island Watermedium
Stored-pair evidence
Virgin Island Water is the original; Hawaii Volcano is the listed alternative.
- Same familyOpening
- Same familyHeart
- Same familyDry-down
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See all alternatives to Virgin Island WaterWhat the community says
From 5 community sources · Medium confidence
- Community match
- 75%
- Middle value of every % people gave or implied
- Stated by people
- 100%
- Middle value where people said a number
People say: Community members repeatedly call Hawaii Volcano a Virgin Island Water clone with stronger performance; one commenter disputes the 99% claim on notes.
Where people say Hawaii Volcano does better
Differences people notice
Show all 5 sources
Reddit commentu/dalton5000
Creed Silver Mountain Water outstanding (opens in a new tab)Hawaii Volcano is a Virgin Island Water dupe.
Reddit commentu/sipsum
Have you tried a clone that you liked more than the original? (opens in a new tab)Virgin Island Water was one of my favorites until I found Hawaii Volcano. Its definitely better to me. More masculine with more lime and has much better performance
YouTubeMADDOGS AB'S75% match, read from the wording
Alexandria Hawaiian Volcano (Creed VIW Clone) (opens in a new tab)it smells pretty close from what I remember
YouTubeSteveTalks-SteveRandom100% match, stated by the source
CREED VIRGIN ISLAND WATER VS HAWAII VOLCANO BY ALEXANDRIA FRAGRANCES! (opens in a new tab)Hawaii volcano it smells like 99.9 percent similar the only difference is positive differences
YouTube comment@fkasample154345% match, read from the wording
CREED VIRGIN ISLAND WATER VS HAWAII VOLCANO BY ALEXANDRIA FRAGRANCES! (opens in a new tab)They're most definitely not 99% similar. VIW is pretty lactic (butter/creamy like putting your nose in a jar of coconut oil), and has the bitter rhine of a lime, it's not really sweet.
What people say about their own bottles, not a guarantee. Batches vary, so test on skin before you buy.
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| Note / phase | Hawaii Volcano | Virgin Island Water |
|---|---|---|
| BergamotOpening | Listed | Listed |
| LimeOpening | Listed | Listed |
| Sicilian MandarinOpening | Listed | Not listed |
| Tropical FruitsOpening | Not listed | Listed |
| Coconut MilkHeart | Not listed | Listed |
| Coconut WaterHeart | Not listed | Listed |
| HibiscusHeart | Listed | Not listed |
| Indian JasmineHeart | Listed | Not listed |
| JasmineHeart | Not listed | Listed |
| White FlowersHeart | Not listed | Listed |
| Ylang-YlangHeart | Listed | Not listed |
| Tonka BeanDry-down | Not listed | Listed |
| Tonkin MuskDry-down | Listed | Not listed |
| Tropical WoodsDry-down | Listed | Not listed |
| White MuskDry-down | Not listed | Listed |