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.

1980's KFC wet-nap. I LOVE IT! This one is for personal use only. I wear it around the house and sometimes use it for quick trips to the shops. Love to sleep wearing this. It's not for everyone's taste but it brings back memories for me as I grew up in a country town without KFC any where near. So when ever we visited the big smoke, us kids would hoard the wet-naps and exchange them for favours or sell them at school for a dollar. Of course this fragrance is a lot better blended than a wet-nap and it evolves in scent over time but initial blast is my blast back in time.

I've been buying Paradise for my man since it first came out. I just love this scent, it's so fresh and vibrant. Sorry to see it get discontinued, but hooray, so inexpensive now! The ocean water was a nice surprise, I've never smelled that in my own girly-girl perfumes before. Maybe the saltiness reminds me of sweat, which I find kinda sexy on men. The papaya is applied in just the right amount to bring a tropical, summery feel without smelling like a fruit salad. In a few hours, he's left with a clean, musky scent which endures most of the hot summer day. So sexy.

Such an underrated scent with a great price. Doesn't last long, projection/sillage is eh but it smells great. It's a clean, fresh smell perfect for the office, the gym and general day-to-day use. Shame to hear it's been discontinued.

the parfum inside this nice bottle is a very tropical,..sensuous...concoction...ive found this stuff at around 12 bucks via internet...given it as a gift...they frkn loved it....UNDERRATED

I bling bought this years ago and I absolutely love it, it is citrusy and spicy to me. In a way, it is similar to Perry Ellis 360 Red but definately unique with less spice and more warmth.

Excellent very GREEN scent that is quite affordable (got my 3.4oz.EDT on-line for under 20.00)and easy to find in the bargain stores... This opens with a superb blend of salty sea scent mixed with papaya's juicy sweetness but is not overly fruity or aquatic. The spices are smooth and the rosemary lends an herbal freshness into the mix without being too sharp. Quite different. Despite the mixed bag of notes, this is very pleasing. Sung's website mentions a splash tonic accord in this and I suppose if this were splashed on it would have quite an invigorating effect. As it begins to dry the carnation's dry floralcy becomes apparent sweetened by warm amber and at this point becomes more refined and elegant than natural and fresh. The simple earthy/oriental drydown of sandal, ambre and patchouli, so common in mass-market designer scents, brings this home in a clean way that is anything but common. A very well-executed fragrance. Another win for Team Sung... Sillage: decent Longevity: above average Overall: 4.25/5 Such a shame that AS only ever released three men's scents. I would love to smell his interpretaion of a woody oriental, citrus gourmand or even a male chypre scent. Each of the three are different and well-done, no flankers or seasonals here. Just good scents and good sense...

My first impressions are mainly positive. It reminds me of a cheaper shower gel I used to use way back when. This is a good old fashioned mens cologne green freshie scent. There's the definite marine freshness with the rosemary giving a slight spicy kick (instead of pink pepper I suppose). The tangy sweetness of the papaya is there, but not overpowering. The main smell I'm getting is the white amber. I had to look up the difference between amber and white amber and it mentions a slightly ozonic smell. I'm certainly getting that white musky aroma as well. Within a few minutes the scent begins to settle and you get a standard woodsy vibe with the musk becoming more prominent. Longevity seems to be an issue in a lot of these reviews. I found it lasted about 3 hours on my wrists. Sillage is moderate as well. Perfectly acceptable aquatic musky mans cologne.

This is my daily-go to work fragrance. Doesn't last and it's light. It won't make you stand out and you probably won't get any compliment, but that's fine with me. Otherwise I would wear something more ' extreme' to work. Starts with citrus notes, then a papaya-ish sort of notes, not fleshy just sort of dry ( I know, doesn't make any sense). Even before you finish spelling PARADISE, this fragrance turns quickly into a skin scent. The middle and drydown are a common blend of sandalwood, patchouli, cardamom and musk. It was very affordable, the bottle looks modern, the green is eye catching. So why not? At least I don't regret it like some of the Montale or Amouage I own, which cost me a little more than this little piece of Paradise.

I just got mine today on a blind buy, going off of what people have said and sprayed a test to my hand about 2 hours ago and this is still going. If you are into the green, fresh scents, this one will definitely be a good one for you. I put it in line of Green Irish Tweed, not a copy but just in that family of green freshness. A daytime fragrance... not something you'd expect for the night. And go for the Spring time ( summer wouldn't be bad but the smell gives that Ireland/Scotland Green grass image when smelling it )

This is an excellent cheapie. A nice marine, papaya note at the top mixed in with some florals. The base contains some of the mid and top but you're ultimately left with a nice, light sweet musk. I get 6 hours out of this fragrance. I can see how some will mistake this scent as poor quality with a scented lotion vibe; however, this scent flourishes on skin and develops quite nicely. Give it a try. I have received nothing but good feedback with this one.

i pretty much fancy the bottling design although the cap feels kinda cheap; the juice is pleasantly fresh and clean and masculin (Not smelling as cheap as it costs) but so light that can't feel any real longevity or even sillage on my skin. After some minutes it's like i am not wearing any cologne. It's probably one of those that everyone understand its sillage but you! Probably another cult fav? Totally in the fresh/clean category; like!

This could have been the summer scent of the century...IF it smelled longer than a nanosecond. It might be in the top weakest scents I've smelled in my life! :O But, it's(now) pennies a bottle, and yes, it does smell nice...but a zillion sprays isn't enough! Literally. Once covered by front and back from head to toe en route to a legal matter...and by the time I got there, no smell, no nothing).

It is a nice scent, Fresh, Clean, Aquatic and Light. A bit generic and weak, l don't get Papaya note in this perfume ! It opens up with fresh citrusy, green, floral and spices notes in the background then dry down is musky woody. This is suitable for the spring and summer, The Performance is Less than Average. I bought it blind-buy based on positive comments. Rating : 7 / 10

Nice little scent here. I wore this to my college classes in the early 2000's. It smelled very nice, and fortunately my classes only lasted 50 minutes, or 1 hour and 15 minutes, and that's about the longevity of this juice. Nice scent, but probably in the top 10 designer fragrances with the shortest longevity. Scent:7 Longevity:2 Sillage:3 Unique/Industry First:5 Quality:3.5

While this is a very nice smelling summer fragrance, many of the reviews are completely correct in saying there are serious longevity issues. Probably like 1 hour of some moderate projection and then it goes to a skin scent. It's gone before you know it. It's a very good summer scent and can be picked up at a bargain... if you can deal with the performance issues.