Palermo

I received Pulp and Palermo samples in a bundle of Byredo joy from Luckyscent. I have not been a huge fan of the brand as I find it to be high quality yet overpriced and underwhelming. Bar Chembur. These two turned me around. Luscious and natural - for Pulp the predominate smell from the get go is mostly fig and praline for me with a strong citrus and slight tartness of apple taking the top notes. The woods giving a creamy base - infact reminding me of a sweet wood pulp smell. In fact the opening of Pulp and Palermo are to me somewhat similar until the above sets in and Palermo clearly continues down the path (a very linear one) of a bright clean sweet citrus with some floral content. Pulp - unisex. Palermo - erring on Femine. I will buy a bottle of Palermo. Nice and refreshing for summer - killer citrus.

Wow this juice is soooo wonderful... totally blows my mind...such impressive citrus. Ok, I don't know how to start, but as a citrus-maniac it's hard to explain how excited I was when I took a sniff of this the first time.Well you know the feeling of "love at the first sight"?That's exactly what I mean.Normally citrus fragrances only use the aroma of the peel of oranges and lemons or grapefruit or yuzu...to express the juicy and sparkling trait of fruit, but Palermo does not.It's not the smell of the peel, but the pulp inside.However, the vital and mind-blowing thing is that you could almost be certain that this orange(or simply this fruit) is a sweet and mild one, without any sour or sharp taste.Simply amazing. Oh my goodness I love oranges.I love the fresh pulp of oranges. So extraordinary, so unique.

This is so well blended. I don’t experience the notes individually; I get them all together as a cohesive whole, which is a simple, uplifting freshie. This is something you could just grab and spray on a sunny summer day as you run out the door and don’t want to overthink which fragrance to wear. I find this fragrance really boosts my mood, and I could see it being used for aromatherapy in an expensive spa. Unfortunately, the poor performance make it hard to justify the steep price. I’d say this is worth a decant, but it’d need better longevity and sillage to be full bottle worthy.

loved it when purchased on vacation in Paris it faded too quickly and could not recapture the initial opening on subsequent applications didn't realize it is categorized for women as it had a masculine appeal like Blu Mediteraneo Quercia Marina had back in the day

Love this scent so much. Such a natural, aromatic, refreshing opening that fades to a petitgrain musk. Only lasted a few hours on me though :( the pain of loving citrus