Crystal Galaxy Focus 2 Refill Pack – Banana Ice/Pineapple Ice

Banana Ice and Pineapple Ice: two very different fruits, one refill pack

The Crystal Galaxy Focus 2 Refill Pack pairs Banana Ice with Pineapple Ice, and unlike a lot of "two flavour" packs, these two genuinely don't taste like variations on the same idea. One is soft, creamy and mellow. The other is sharp, tangy and a bit more assertive. Having both loaded up at once turns this refill pack into something closer to two flavours than a flavour and its cousin, which is worth knowing before you decide which pod to click in first.

Banana Ice: the softer of the two

Banana Ice opens gently - a rounded, slightly milky fruit note that reads more like blended banana than a boiled sweet. The ice sits underneath rather than out in front, so the first few pulls are mostly about the fruit with a light coolness trailing behind it. By the exhale, that coolness comes through as a clean, papery chill rather than a heavy menthol wash, leaving a faint sweetness behind without any stickiness. It's the flavour to reach for when you want something comforting but not sharp - a fruit vape rather than an ice vape, even though the ice is there.

Pineapple Ice: the sharper of the two

Pineapple Ice is a different experience from the first pull. Where banana rounds off, pineapple cuts through - there's a tangy, slightly tart edge to the fruit that arrives almost immediately, closer to fresh pineapple than a syrupy version of it. The menthol here feels more upfront too, working alongside the tartness rather than hiding behind sweetness the way it does in the banana pod. The combined effect on the exhale is brighter and more wide-awake, a flavour that tends to grab your attention rather than settle quietly into the background.

Which pod for which moment

Having genuinely different flavours in one pack means you can match the pod to the moment rather than being stuck with whatever you loaded up first.

• Reach for Banana Ice in the morning, after meals, or any time you want something mellow that won't fight with what else is going on around you.
• Reach for Pineapple Ice when you need something that cuts through - a slow afternoon, a workout, or any point in the day where a milder flavour just isn't landing.
• Switch between the two across a single day rather than sticking with one pod from morning to night, since that's really the whole point of a two-flavour pack like this.

How they compare, and why running them together works

Against other banana flavours on the market, this one leans towards fruit-and-cream rather than artificial sweetness, similar in spirit to the Banana Ice found on other Crystal and SKE devices, just carrying that same soft, rounded profile. Pineapple Ice, on the other hand, compares more closely to citrus ice flavours than to other tropical fruits - it's got that same palate-cutting brightness, just with pineapple's tang instead of lemon or lime.

The real advantage of the Focus 2 pack is built-in palate rotation. Vaping the same flavour hour after hour is what makes any flavour start to feel flat, however good it is - your taste buds simply adjust. Having a mellow pod and a sharp pod in the same pack solves that without you having to buy two separate refill packs or plan ahead. A simple pattern that works well for a lot of people: banana through the first half of the day, pineapple through the second, or the reverse if you find sharper flavours suit you better first thing.

Getting the most out of both pods

Slower draws bring out more of the fruit character in both flavours before the cooling takes over, which matters more for Banana Ice than Pineapple Ice, since the banana note is the quieter of the two and easier to lose if you're pulling hard and fast. Keep spare pods upright and away from heat - a hot car or a sunny windowsill will dull the tang in Pineapple Ice noticeably faster than it dulls the softer banana profile, so if you're storing both for a while, that's the one to keep a closer eye on. When you switch from one flavour pod to the other, a couple of gentle draws on the new pod helps clear any lingering taste from the last one, so you get a cleaner first impression of whichever flavour you're moving to.

Frequently asked questions

Do both pods in the Focus 2 pack actually taste different, or is it just a naming thing?

They're genuinely different profiles. Banana Ice is soft, creamy and mellow with a light cooling finish, while Pineapple Ice is tangier and more upfront, with the menthol playing a bigger role in the overall taste. They're not the same flavour with different names.

Should I vape one pod before the other, or does the order not matter?

There's no fixed order - it comes down to preference. Plenty of people use Banana Ice earlier in the day when they want something gentler and switch to Pineapple Ice later for a sharper, more wide-awake flavour, but running them in the other order works just as well.

Will mixing two flavours in one device shorten how long the pack lasts?

No - each pod is used and replaced independently, so switching between Banana Ice and Pineapple Ice doesn't affect the total puffs you get across the pack, which runs to up to roughly 30,000 puffs combined. As with all nicotine vaping products, this pack is intended for adults aged 18 and over.