La Belle Paradise Garden

At first I was kind of disappointed, and I’m surprised it hasn’t been mentioned here yet but it opened with a menthol note ! Or maybe a “cooling?” Note? I don’t hate it at all actually I think it’s it’s really interesting. Along with that some non descriptive florals I don’t even know I’d suggest as tropical or close to the ones listed in the notes. I don’t get the banana thing others keep taking about. The magic happens in hot weather when this warms up on the skin. It starts off with that “menthol / cooling” opening but then blossoms into a gorgeous warm toasted and tropical edition of La Belle. It smells like water nymph's or sirens playing in a tropical waterfall surrounded by beautiful tropical florals - if you’ve ever seen the Sheryl Barber books that’s exactly the visual - ethereal, glittery, warm pastels. There’s a spread on a white linen cloth for when the nymph’s are hungry from playing in the glittery blue water fall - the spread contains freshly cut papayas, guava, figs, vanilla coconut milk and toasted sugared almonds. Somehow even while being so different it still holds the original La Belle spiced pear vanilla in the base - it can transition between this beautiful toasted tropical almond vanilla with guava and papaya to the dry down of La Belle. It scratches the same itch for me villain did - they have similar vibes but by no means smell the same. This is beautiful layered with La Belle OG, Le Parfum, Almond, Vanilla it’s gorgeous layered and on its own. Lasts all day with beautiful projection and silliage. Definite staple in my collection.

i have a lot to say about this fragrance, though i have smelled it 5 times at best. made me get my own bottle. let me start off with a visual description of what this smells like: picture yourself in the middle of a tropical forest, near a waterfall with flowers blooming all around you and ripe, juicy, fresh fruits on the trees. it has just stopped raining and the hot sun is out again. truly a paradise, hence the name. this leads me to another point - i can smell some notes that aren't included in the official description. those would be fresh fruity notes, such as pear (like in og la belle, less syrupy ofc), coconut, mango, pineapple and maybe other tropical ones. the fruits are generally the background, as the spotlight is stolen by floral notes, with blue lotus being the most prominent one. so to sum up: this is a floral, fresh, aquatic, juicy, slightly sweet and a little fruity fragrance. a summer nectar in a bottle. smelling it makes me feel thirsty sometimes. when it comes to longevity, a few sprays on my wrist after testing paradise garden in a store lasted for 12+ hours, shower included. now, as i have my own bottle, the longevity and intensity are not yet so developed and the fragrance settles very close to the skin. this and the scent definitely get better with a little maceration. honestly, i didn't even like it too much from the first smell. look where we are now :) i recommend!

Just letting everyone know..this is not limited edition. I confirmed it with jpg who said it’s a permanent part of the La belle collection. It doesn’t say in the description limited edition either. They said their limited edition at the moment is the flower edition 😊 I’ve been wearing this for a while since it came out last year and it is a beautiful fragrance. It’s unique, uplifting, fresh, sweet but not too sweet, sensual and heavenly. Very pretty and feminine. I did previously have divine which part of it I fell in love with but there were notes that I didn’t like and I just couldn’t get past them...so I had been looking for another jpg to take its place and this one ticked all the boxes for me. It’s a completely floral scent and I’m so surprised that I loved it so much but it is definitely floral in a modern way not grandma style. There are more notes to this perfume which I wish were listed here. Apparently such as ginger, ylang ylang, almonds and heliotrope although it doesn’t give this away on the jpg website either 🤷🏻♀️Anyway whatever the full notes are love it 🌷 Also the bottle is just stunning, spraying this on makes you feel like a goddess by a lagoon with beautiful flowers and wildlife all around as the bottle suggests. I get lots of compliments with this one and I’ve never smelled this on anyone else and that’s the kind of fragrance I like. 😍

How do I even describe La Belle Paradise Garden? It’s floral but not overly so, vanilla-y, but not overly so, powdery but not overly so, aquatic but also not overly so... you get the gist. It’s stunning. Somehow, La belle paradise is both present and elusive. It announces itself while staying soft around the edges: it's young and playful yet undeniably also sophisticated and a little mysterious. I had multiple people stop me in the street and tell me I smelled good while walking around the east village yesterday evening. Somehow the image I want to settle on is this: a young tomato garden surrounded by flowers and lightly coated in morning dew—not a syrupy sweet floral but a fresh and slightly green flower garden with the subtlest gourmand afterthought to add the perfect amount of grounding depth. I get the powdery iris when the fragrance settles, but it's not overpowering. To me, the woman who wears this scent is effortless and airy: flowing dresses, perfect hair that catches the wind. There’s an ephemeral quality to her presence—and to this fragrance—that just feels so perfect for the summer. So happy I stumbled upon this at Sephora (I bought the full 3.4oz bottle after testing just once, and have no regrets).

This fragrance is not like Gaultier Divine but the opening is, here's my take: The opening has that salty marine note in divine that hits you in the face at first. However, this fragrance quickly settles down on my skin into a nice slightly salty but aquatic floral with vanilla. Now there is more vanilla in this but I sometimes sense the vanilla and sometimes don't. On my clothes, I smell more vanilla. And on my skin, I sense the salty marine note. Overall, beautiful fragrance. When I tested Gaultier Divine, I didn't like how potent the salty note was and it didn't settle down at all like this fragrance. It just got stronger and stronger for me. However, I will say this, in terms of performance and longevity - I think Gaultier Divine was way stronger in both aspects. She was POTENT. I'm still trying to experiment with Paradise Garden. I've been trying to find more reviews but feel like Le Belle Paradise Garden isn't as popular as the men's since this is a relaunch. Also, can we just appreciate the bottle, How stunning is she? Update: I'm really bummed on the sillage, she projects on me for 2 hours max then becomes a skin scent

I literally got 12—yes, TWELVE—compliments in one day on my JPG La Belle Paradise Garden 😮🔥 A man actually chased me down just to get the details so he could buy it for his wife for Valentine’s Day. That officially dethroned Amouage Guidance, which held the crown at 10 compliments by strangers in a single day. Those 2 have me (and everyone around me) in a chokehold. On skin, it feels radiant and joyful.... the fragrance equivalent of being told you look beautiful when you weren't expecting it. If the original La Belle is a sultry evening out, Paradise Garden is her glowing, carefree sister: barefoot in a tropical garden at golden hour, effortlessly turning heads wherever she goes. Extremely feminine... juicy, creamy, and tropical without ever crossing into sunscreen territory. The sweetness feels lush rather than sugary, like biting into perfectly ripe fruit while warm florals drift through the air. There's something playful about it, but also undeniably elegant. Love at first sniff. ❤️❤️

To those complaining about the confusing relaunch of this scent with the note changes - a couple of years ago, the EU banned a bunch of perfume notes and ingredients to make perfumes healthier for the wearer and the environment. Lily of the Valley was one of those notes. Perfumers went nuts trying to reformulate with new ingredients to make the same old scents, NPR did a story about it. Around the time that ban took effect, Fleur Terrible was launched. Common sense tells me QB took his time making sure he got the reformulation with the EU-compliant ingredients perfect before the official launch. I'm a bit bummed out because I did buy many backup bottles of Fleur Terrible (my #1 fav perfume ever/signature scent), but I am still going to order one of these the first chance I get after release in the US. I'm also tempted to buy the Beau/Male Paradise Garden version of this fragrance because those notes look GOOD and I'm secretly hoping it will be a bit unisex.

The is GORGEOUS! I just bought a 100ml bottle and feel like I need a backup bottle already. It's floral, vanilla, tropical and fruity. Good sillage and projection. It does remind me of a much more elevated Bahamas from B&BW because of that banana flower note. This isn't noticeable at first, but comes out for me more in the mid notes. I have Divine, but haven't worn it yet and haven't tried them side by side. I think they may be somewhat similar, not exact and to me they seem different enough to own both. I'm thrilled at finding this fragrance as it was a blind buy and love from first spray. There are no icky notes to "get through" before you get to the good part. I think this fragrance could be worn year round and isn't pigeonholed into just one or two seasons. I just love it! I hope they never discontinue this again! (It was previously Fleur Terrible. Terrible name for a beautiful fragrance, IMO.)

JPG La Belle Paradise Garden feels like stepping into a dream....a sweet memory, the lush tropics, and a fleeting crush all at once. Its radiant and lush, immediately bringing some aspect of Mugler’s Alien to mind, though softened with a more enchanting, delicate twist. I can easily see this making my shortlist of “glow-up” scents for next year. The sweetness is beautifully balanced by a watery, ozonic lotus note that keeps it fresh, blending creamy and green facets in perfect harmony. On fabric, it reveals an unexpected banana-almond-ginger-talc scent, with a touch that even recalls the richness of Arabian perfumes. Pleasant and uplifting, it stirs something childlike within me, a comforting yet hopeful reminder of innocence, wrapped in elegance and sophistication. EDIT: It smells like Paco Rabannes Olympea, much more than it does Alien by TM!

This is a beautiful aquatic and slightly sweet iris scent. Iris is not typically one of my favorite notes, but I really like how it is done here. The iris in Paradise Garden is not a “carroty” or earthy iris, it’s more of a smooth “plastic”-ish iris similar to the iris note in ELDO She Was an Anomaly. It’s nicely balanced with the aquatic notes (I think that’s the water lotus?), which give it a watery, delicate quality. The vanilla is also present enough to sweeten it just a tad. The fragrance is also present and long-lasting without being in-your-face, as some other JPG perfumes can be (I’m looking at you, Scandal...). I’d be comfortable wearing Paradise Garden to work. Oh, and how freakin’ gorgeous is that blue bottle. Seriously. It’s one of my most favorite bottles in my collection of *cough* over 100 perfumes.

What a gorgeous, sexy summer scent. It’s mild and sunny today here in the usually raining UK, and I wanted something uplifting without smelling too sunscreen-like. This little number fits the bill perfectly. My fiancé bought me a huge bottle for Christmas after we kept smelling it in the airport, and honestly, it feels so elegant, feminine, and happy every time I wear it. I get cool, refreshing lotus, a slightly salted warm vanilla, and fluffy iris. It’s luminous and airy but still sensual, the kind of scent the hottest woman at the resort would be wearing. It makes me want to be somewhere tropical in a turquoise dress, staring out at a sparkling ocean with the sun on my skin. I can’t wait to see how this one really blooms in the heat of summer. ✨

I love this, but I do not get any “aquatic” freshness at all. In fact, this is a rather sweet, intense powdery vanilla on me. I smell almonds and a little bit of fruity coconut during the dry down. Oddly, I get some bananas, too! But it might be my nose being confused by the coconut. There is a very subtle “salty” note that blends quite well. It DOES share its DNA with La Belle. They are quite similar, except La Belle is a lot “warmer”, while this is slightly fresher and fruity (Still very powdery). Weirdly, it really reminds me on how “le male - elixir” smells on my boyfriend, this perfume is only fresher and sweeter. I really like this and will be purchasing a full bottle these Holidays. I adore JPG fragrances and this is no exception.

Lovely, lush tropical vanilla! A very safe blind buy, reminiscent of Olympea but less salty and white floral - this leans more aquatic and the watery florals ground the strong vanilla that comes forward. I think this is a lovely day/night scent for warmer weather and all ages - this would be lovely on summer vacations, strolling around in the sun, after showering from a long, comforting beach day. Also lasts about 6h on skin and clothes, projects beautifully in higher temperatures. By the drydown, this becomes a musky, slightly bitter lotus/iris that is very reminiscent of a luxurious spa or hotel, which I completely adore and find so soothing, sophisticated and relaxing after the potent vanilla sweetness. Love this one very much :)

Just recently bought this one and I made sure to get the biggest size because I love it so much and I expect it to become one of my new daily scents. This fragrance is perfect for someone like me who loves aquatic notes but it blends them with the vanilla extremely well to transform this into something that you can wear everyday without ever becoming old or overpowering. If my nose had to paint a picture, it would look like taking a shower outdoors on a misty damp tropical island. To me, this fragrance is floral in a way that is very light and airy, comforting and peaceful, subtle but very impactful nevertheless. This is definitely my favorite from JPG.

I adore this. I tried this in store today and it's definitely going to be the next thing I purchase. The notes being listed as straight up floral surprises me considering what I got the most from it was powdery sweetness. It's an amazing daytime and warm weather scent for people who typically love gourmands and darker fragrances. I tend to dislike floral-heavy fragrances and I really want to own this. In all honesty, I prefer it to the original and all other flankers I've tried. It does something that is very difficult to do extremely well, which is to make a summer perfume for gourmand lovers that doesn't feel too adolescent.

I am a lover of La Belle and a lover of Quentin Bisch, so I decided to blind buy this as soon as I saw a decent price here in the USA... Instant love! I completely disagree with the published notes - though the name "paradise garden" is still fitting. This reminds me of a Caribbean Breeze, especially with the aquatic notes. This gives vanilla plus exotic tropical fruit accords, like coconut, guava, melon. Projection is nuclear, I can still smell it in the room I initially sprayed it in. 100% safe blind buy if you like sweet and tropical. This will be my summer vacation signature scent!

I hate gourmands. I hate most vanilla fragrances. I was gifted this perfume & decided to keep it purely because it is JPG. But this fragrance has changed me. This is the only vanilla fragrance I like. It smells like you just stepped out of the shower with your lover- clean, aquatic, horny. Alternatively, that beautiful period of serenity after you bathe where you just sit on your bed in the towel and let the sunlight come through your window. My only warning: more than one spray and you are a walking migraine, terrorising everyone around you.

It's funny how it changes between original La Belle DNA and something totally different, depending on my skin chemistry on a given day. Somehow this fragrance is at its best when I'm at my worst, considering the hormones for example. It needed to breathe for a while after the opening, but a few weeks after the magic started happening. As Kon-nos91 said below, it is a reminiscence of the original La Belle's quality, even if different notes and slightly tropical vibe. It brings the same elegance, femininity and freshness to the table.

This was something unexpected, when I first tried it. Couldn’t compare to any other perfume, and for me it’s still a unique piece. I can literally picture myself in Hawaii, where the tropical forest and the ocean meets, when I spray it. The lotus with the sweet undertone is mesmerizing, and somehow I recognize coconut water, even if it’s not listed. It’s a head turner scent, what you wear when you feel like you can take over the world, so I would recommend not to wear sweat pants with this.

Tropical vibes on! I have got my bottle yesterday and tested it. Beautiful flowers in the opening with touch of marine notes. Flowers like iris, heliotrope, ylang yland (there is more than 3 notes for sure!) I also feel lika a banana vibe from it. Base note is vanilla plus iris, very comforting, little sweet and powdery. Love it! Longevity is great like every other fragrance from JPG family 🙌🏻 I know this is la belle flanker but to be honest...it should be divine flanker. They are sisters!