Paradox

This a lovely scent I used from 1999 until 2004, after it was not available where I live. I found it very unique, also my friends, because most of them rushed to buy one for themselves, so very soon most women around me ended up using this. Last year I bought 50 mls very cheap in a webshop. I was excited to get it, and I loved it the same way as I did back in 2000.

This perfume actually has something exotic and unique! Luca Turin gave it a very high rating and if you take the time to get to know it, you will understand why. It is very special. Jacomo has very very good fragrances indeed! good luck! Action

Maybe the mini bottle I purchased has gone bad but this smells more like a men's fragrance than a fragrance for women. Has anyone had the same experience?

Smells unisex to me. Not bad, but I prefer more feminine fragrances.

I'm making an effort to test every Jacomo scent I can get my hands on. Paradox was the first in a series of Jacomo samples I purchased. Paradox is an EDT and behaves like one. It lasts about four hours, maximum, though it has good sillage throughout. The fragrance opens with a burst of juicy melon, much like Angel or New West. I'm not a huge fan of that aroma nowadays. I think it's been done to death already. Fortunately, the melon burns off after 15 minutes or so. Jacomo fragrances are all about the dry-down, and Paradox is no exception. What follows those fruity melon notes is something completely different and much more wearable. Paradox evolves to a soft spicy floral and holds this pattern for the next four hours. I detect some similarities in the drydown of Paradox and Anthracite. I'm still testing other Jacomo scents but perhaps there is a signature Jacomo accord (much like the Guerlinade that makes or breaks the Guerlain scents) that gives all Jacomo scents a distinct character? At any rate, it's like but not love for me. Not certain that I find it full bottle worthy, and those loud melon top notes make it tricky for daytime/office. However, if sprayed 15 minutes before you need to be somewhere, it will be just fine for most occasions.