# The Body Shop — Fijian Water Lotus

> Fijian Water Lotus is a discontinued 2014 Eau de Toilette for people who want a clean aquatic floral without drama. Lotus, marine freshness, mandarin, and a lemony finish make it feel like a quick war

## Essence
Fijian Water Lotus is a discontinued 2014 Eau de Toilette for people who want a clean aquatic floral without drama. Lotus, marine freshness, mandarin, and a lemony finish make it feel like a quick warm-weather reset: breezy, light, and deliberately uncomplicated.
## Scent Profile
The opening combines bright mandarin with a watery marine note. It can feel slightly artificial or sharp at first, but the effect usually relaxes quickly into a translucent aquatic floral. Lotus is the main image, more like a clean water flower than a dense petal-heavy bouquet.
Rose provides only a soft floral tint. It does not turn the fragrance into a rose scent; instead, it keeps the watery lotus from becoming completely abstract. Litsea cubeba, often called may chang, brings a lemony freshness to the later stages and helps the fragrance retain its crisp, airy feel.
There is very little dramatic development. Fijian Water Lotus stays close to its opening idea of clean water, mild sweetness, soft flower petals, and citrus. That can be a virtue on a hot day. It feels closer to a refreshing body ritual than to a perfume meant to unfold over an evening.
## Performance
Lightness is built into the experience. Many wears last around three hours with a gentle scent trail, although individual results can be longer. It is not a fragrance that announces itself from across a room; it is better thought of as a close, freshly showered veil.
The matching lotion or body butter is the most useful companion if more persistence is wanted. Reapplication also suits the scent well, especially because the EDT was sold in portable sizes. In high heat, its restrained projection can be more comfortable than a stronger aquatic.
## Wearing Context
Summer is its clearest season. It works for beach days, warm commutes, errands, and casual daytime plans, when clean freshness matters more than impact. The effect is unobtrusive and mood-lifting, with a water-and-lotus character that reads as tidy and easygoing.
Formal evenings and seductive occasions are outside its natural lane. Fijian Water Lotus is for someone who wants a simple, pleasant aquatic floral and does not mind refreshing it later in the day. It is particularly useful for people who prefer a quiet personal scent in hot weather.
## Comparisons & DNA
Chanel Chance Eau Fraiche is a useful reference for its brighter woody-aquatic territory. Fijian Water Lotus is much lighter and less structured, with the lotus and marine note doing more of the work.
Kenzo L'Eau par Kenzo pour Femme is a classic lotus-aquatic comparison. The Body Shop version shares that watery floral family but takes a more transparent, accessible, and lower-intensity route.
Within the house, Oceanus and Ananya offer the closest historical context. Fijian Water Lotus feels like a later, breezier member of that accessible aquatic line: simple, fresh, and designed more for daytime refreshment than for technical depth.
## Reception
The fragrance is appreciated for being fresh, clean, and easy to wear. Its lotus-and-marine profile gives aquatic fans a cheerful summer option, and its gentle manner makes it hard to find offensive. It delivers exactly the kind of quick, tidy freshness the bottle suggests.
The main reservation is performance. It is short-lived for many wearers, with modest projection and little evolution. That will disappoint anyone seeking a signature fragrance or a long-lasting aquatic, but it is less of a problem for someone who treats it as a portable summer refresher. The scent is now discontinued, so it is most relevant to people who already know the style and want to revisit it.
## Versions & Reformulation
Fijian Water Lotus was released as an EDT, perfume oil, fragrance mist, and coordinated body products. The collection arrived in 2014, and the EDT came in 10 ml and 50 ml formats. No formula change is known for the perfume itself; the range was later discontinued.
## Acquisition Notes
Originally a low-priced store fragrance, Fijian Water Lotus is now limited to remaining stock and secondhand finds. Its matching body lotion, butter, shower gel, and fragrance mist are worth considering for anyone who wants to extend the EDT's light wear. The small bottle sizes make it a practical fragrance to refresh rather than one to ration.
## Notable Facts & Lore
- Fijian Water Lotus belonged to a mid-2014 collection of small fragrance releases.
- The turquoise-blue faceted bottle reflected the scent's water-and-lotus theme.
- The range was designed to be layered across perfume, mist, and body care.
- Its appeal rests on breezy summer freshness, not complexity or projection.