Paradise Homme

This smells great. A fruity tropical feel (from the papaya) with a freshening, gently sharp green note that makes it feel clean rather than sweet. It becomes a little more floral and develops a gentle muskiness. Lovely smell throughout. It is subtle and natural. Definitely one for hotter weather. Projects gently for 3 or 4 hours. Longevity is better (at least on me) than some other reviews suggested it would be. With a couple of extra sprays compared to my normal 2 I get a good 7 to 9 hours BUT it is subtle and lays close to the skin for half of that. That's without resorting to spraying it on clothes etc. It seems to be one of those scents that your nose gets used to very quickly - if I rest my nose and don't constantly check it I'll notice it again. And if I warm it up it gets a new lease of life. It lasts much better (or is more easily noticed) on hot skin so I think longevity will be fine in the summer. If natural, clean, subtle, fruity, gently masculine and summery are what you are after then this is a very good scent. [You'll have to make your own mind up about the longevity - some clearly have a big problem with the lasting power of this one.]

A beautifully-comfortable, fresh spicy aquatic fragrance. It smells like a marine note with a well-blended combo of watermelon & pepper. I believe the watermelon I'm smelling is the papaya note & the spiciness comes from cardamom & sandalwood. It's fresh, spicy, aquatic, musky, with a mildly-sweet tropical fruitiness that keeps Paradise Homme energetic. Very comfortable & cozy to wear, & suitable for work, home, & casual days out. I think I had a Nivea men deodorant that smelled like this before & I say this with respect to Paradise Homme, not to take anything away. Just saying it smells familiar. (EDIT 15/8/2019: it smells like Nivea Men Ocean Fresh deodorant but fruitier & smoother). The worst thing about it is its sillage & staying power. They are extremely poor! However, being a cheap fragrance minimizes the impact of the performance. You basically get what you pay for: excellent scent, poor performance. Overall, beautiful & I really consider buying it. I'm just holding back because I have plenty of fragrances & the performance issue bothers me.

I just realized that I have not commented on this one yet. It's been in my collection for about 3 months. I really, really like this fragrance. It is fresh. It is zesty. It is an absolute steal at it's price point. I think I picked up my bottle at T.J. Maxx for like $15. This one is a safe buy. You'll find times when it is absolutely perfect to spray this on. For me one of those times is right after late night showers before I head to bed. It takes the clean smell from the shower and takes it to another level. My wife even likes this one and that's saying a lot. I have put some heavy hitters in my collection under her nose and I get "meh." So for her to say "that's nice," I know I have something I should keep around. Of course I'm talking about Paradise. Oh and my wife too. The only negative for me is what Tussa pointed out. The cap is a pain in the butt to get off because it is wide and you have to have a grip on both sides to pop it off.

This is such an interesting scent. This is different from anything else I've tried. It's not a tropical mango pina coloda type of fragrance that you think a paradise fragrance might smell like. To me I get almost a root beer type of smell with what I think is the papaya. I get about 7-8 hours longevity and you keep getting little wafts of it every hour or two right when you start to forget about it. I heard this is discontinued which sucks but this is a great scent. You also get a fruitiness throughout the duration as well that is very pleasant. This is a good quality fragrance that is unique.

This is hands down one of my all time favorite scents. It's juicy, and fruity and simply intoxicating. The thing that killed it for me was the longevity. It is probably one of the worst EDTs for longevity and sillage ever made. And, it really doesn't matter how much you apply or if you use the compatible after shave and/or bath soap on a rope. It just will not last longer than an hour or so. If it had even average longevity, it would be my signature scent. Bar none. THIS is something that would benefit Immensely from a EDP revision, but realize this late in the game it's just a pipe dream.