Cabana Sunset

Okay y'all! BIG UPDATE! I have now owned this fragrance for a year. I am not a Paulina minion, nor do I really like her ...I watch her videos only on occasion, if she's reviewing something I'm interested in. Just wanted to get the record straight 1st. Btw my 1st review is below. Now on with my update.... unbelievably to me....this has became a scent I actually adore lol. The sharp apple is no where to be found. I get the custard with a sweet lychee right off the bat with a sweet powder note dancing around them. While this scent is VERY different to anything I've ever smelt so sometimes I feel like my brain doesn't always know what to 100% think but all I know is I REALLY enjoy this frag during spring and summer seasons. Along with the gourmand sweet custard, sweet lychee, & sweet powder, I also get a creamy coconut, with strawberry and then tuberose helping balance all these fruits, then I also get a vanilla and a warm/sweet Amber. The Amber comes in closer to dry down. Full dry down for me is vanilla, Amber, clean airy musk, and a light strawberry. While there is still a slightly synthetic-esque to this frag, it's rounded out now, nothing sharp stabbing my brain, or making my brain scream WTFFFF. It is ULTRA feminine, and I love it. Yes this is probably what barbie smells like. This has really really good longevity and decent to good projection. I get compliments on it and actually find it kind of comforting. I def don't think this will be for everyone BUT it's 100 times....no 1000 times better than when I 1st received it. It actually kinda smells like Cry baby mixed with Jusbox Cherioca Heart, then add a splash of custard on top. Idk I really can't compare to anything b/c I haven't really smelt anything super close to this. I honestly feel it's matured VERY well and I also learned how to love it b/c it's so different your brain can go ???? So even after maturing you have to sit with this frag for a few days. I love using her for layering as well. I layer this with my crybaby dupe, Her elixir, Idole, Alien goddess, DBIR Extradose, etc. So good for layering. I adore it and IDC what anyone else says or thinks and it HAS gotten better. No lies....just MY truth. Goodnight 🤟🏻🤗

I've let mine sit & it's wearable now. A LOT better then the 1st week or 2 it was here! I'm praying it gets better with time. We shall see. For now it is synthetic. Fake strawberries, light coconut, and some florals and fake custard. now the lychee/green apple isn't as sharp as when I 1st got it. And some notes blended in better. So I'm crossing my fingers on patience. UPDATE: 4.5 weeks of owning: I get a lot more vanilla/custard now, I get some creamy coconut & a note that my brain is processing as 'strawberry scented dior lipstick'(if they had one lol). Now that my brain has compartmentalized this synthetic note I'm actually starting to enjoy it a lot more. I actually strongly like it now. Even tho it does have that synthetic note, I keep wanting to sniff it. Something about it is pulling me in. The sillage on this (what you smell in the air wafting around you) is actually a lot better than if you put your nose to your arm to sniff. I also like the smell better on my clothes than I do on my skin. It's ultra girly & EXTREMELY unique thats FS lmao. With that lipstick, strawberry note, with creamy coconut mixed into lipstick to add extra moisture, accidently drop that lipstick into a vanilla custard, you try to save your custard by adding in a a few apples and a splash of lychee. & btw that sharp SUPER SOUR apple smell is completely GONE & I can only pick up a small trace of apple now. So it is getting better little by little. It's much more rounded out, & lasts ages. Patience is paying off. Atm I wouldn't repurchase. But I'll happily wear it during warm to hot days & I'm gonna see how it smells this winter as well. sometimes seasons have a HUGE effect on scent.

To the comments below: I didn’t say to not write if you thinks it’s bad but some comments are ridiculous in that they try hard to get people to scare people away and not even try it. What I’m suggesting is to those who haven’t tried it to find a sample and try for themselves rather than just right it off because of the bad comments. Perfume is subjective, what you hate I might love and vice versa, we don’t all have to agree on how amazing or disgusting a juice is. There is a difference between giving your opinion/experience and being just plain nasty. Which is what some of the comments below are- completely nasty and hateful. I personally like it and yes there are people who like it and even love it. Why do the people who hate it get mad when they see someone liking it?? Sus! Just an observation. I decanted mine and took 10 ml with me on vacation so maybe it macerated faster but it’s way way less sharp for sure than when I first tried it. For me this is beautiful and I’ve smelled a lot and I own a lot- niche, designer, middle eastern. It’s a strong like for me, not a love. I’m keeping it and I’m glad I bought it. to me this is good! Everyone that has smelled it on me likes it. My 3 girls, husband, mom, and 3 sister in laws all say it smells good on me and from the nozzle, so there’s that. Stay blessed and get yourself a sample!

Cabana Sunset is a strawberry slushie blended with a scoop of vanilla ice cream! The strawberry jam and the vanilla custard are the two most prominent notes to me and they're pretty much all I smell, but I love it! The strawberry is sweet, like the topping you'd get with on a strawberry sundae or the strawberry puree you'd get in a lava flow. Take your pick of sweet strawberry and vanilla combination and that's what Cabana Sunset is for me. I agree with Rose perfume Lover's comment below about this giving Barbie vibes - yes! Cabana Sunset was marketed with the imagery of lounging under a cabana at sunset while sipping on a tropical smoothie. I don't get any tropical vibes from the scent, but I think the pink bottle is appropriate because the scent makes me think of strawberry scented dolls. I also wanted to add that I do NOT get any Raid or bug spray smell - not even a little. Those comments made me scared to try Cabana Sunset and I waited a while to finally get a decant. It was love at first sniff and I'm glad I don't get any bug spray smell. Just delicious strawberry jam and vanilla custard 🥰 Update 2/27/25: Sometimes I pick up on the peach note. I could do without it, I would prefer just the strawberry. Wish I could take out the peach!

Wow the hate on here is crazy! If you don’t like okay why are you on here trying so hard to make sure no one buys it. Why try so hard to make others run away and not even try it. Don’t listen to the hate or the love for that matter. Get yourself a sample or a decant from Mercari and judge for yourself. Perfume is subjective. I’ve bought perfume with crazy hate comments before and loved it and I’ve bought perfumes with ridiculous amounts of praise and have gagged. I’ll say it again perfume is subjective- get yourself a sample. And for the love of God move on it’s just perfume. If you have to blind buy it just sell it no biggy. I paid $170 but I got a free 100 ml body spray this time. You can turn around and sell both and still break even or more than likely make money. I think they did that so people could try their body sprays. Which I’m glad I did because I will be purchasing them instead of the glass bottles from now on if they are the exact same thing in a plastic aerosol bottle. It’s actually a great deal. Not as cute on the shelves but the same juice for $100 less is fine with me. Anyways people, stay blessed! Be kind! It’s just perfume!

Absolutely loved at first sniff. Thank God it arrived a day before my vacation, so I decanted it and took it with me and I'm so glad I did. I am currently in Istabul and its nice weather but kinda hot during the day and this is perfect! refreshing and oh so fruity and oh so so so strong it lasts so good! NOthing screechy or dusty just pure perfection! such a great blind buy! Its fruity but I wouldnt say its gourmand. Its more fruity and perfumy but I like that I'm not into overly gourmand perfumes. If you dont like it move on, it didnt work for you. I blind bought this and like 15 other full bottles which arrived a few days before my vacation and unfortunately a few didnt work for me. Leisure in Paradise, Glazed Ecstsacy, and Narco Oasis didnt work for me on my skin. I was so sad but got over it. left them behind. I will have to sell them when I get back.

This one smells like sipping on one of those sweet, calorie filled cocktails, Malibu Sunset and Pina Colada with a lime twist, decorated with a stupid umbrella on a beach in the Caribbean, while you lay out, slathered in sunblock. Therefore, love it! Reminds me of trips to Hawaii because of the rich tropical flowers, and the beaches of Barbados or St. Lucia maybe... anyway, I love it. The vanilla custard is detectable in the base and such an interesting creamy note that smoothes out the tuberose and fruit juices... Navitus still has the best atomizers on the market. The hot pink bottle is a jewel. It’ll be a welcome little ray of sunshine between vacations, in the dead of the long winter to come. 🍹 ⛄️

This one has to sit and let the notes come together because on first spray, it's very plastic smelling. After it settles, I get Amorous Intense. 1 week later, the Amorous Intense that I thought I had another of, mixes better with the litchi, and the strawberry. I'm still on the fence about keeping it. Trying to give it some time to get to the beautiful fragrance that Paulina spoke of. Fingers crossed.

So, I’ve had a sample of this one sitting around for a good few months now. Between one thing and another I’ve just never got around to trying it. I finally picked it up this morning; it’s a warm day here and I felt like something summery and fun. Initial thoughts - drinks on the terrace. Super sweet, sugary, girly cocktails. Barbie core. Sun loungers on a hot, hot day. In terms of scent, fizzy sherbet in the opening, settling down to strawberry and vanilla custard, on top of a creamy, musky base. Is it fun? Sure. As I catch the odd whiff it’s a summery delight. Here’s the rub: up close it’s very synthetic-smelling, it’s very expensive, and it actually makes my skin feel like it’s burning where I applied it (ETA: this faded after about 30 mins, but makes me think it probably has a fairly high alcohol content...) As far as I understand it, Navitus brand themselves as a luxury Arabian perfume house, but having experienced this scent I feel like I could get better from Lattafa. While I find it pleasant enough, this is not a $195 scent.

It's probably a strong like but I'm going to let this sit for a bit to see if it improves. First it is a love but it soon turns into a skin scent with little to no sillage & that's my issue. TBH the only place you can get it in the uk,full bottle, is direct from Navitus & I certainly don't like it enough to pay import & customs charges on top of it's $170 price tag. Not sure I really get any of the apple,strawberry or lychee, what I get is peach & coconut. I'll update after another wear.

Not bad at all- I don't get the reviews. Maybe mine has had a chance to sit for awhile? Its like a really fresh strawberry milkshake in the best way. Way better than Bougie Marshmallow and other strawberry scents. Doesn't smell artificial either- a really nice strawberry. Very sweet and pretty long-lasting. A bit of peach but no plastic or coconut at all.

I ordered as soon as I seen the notes and the way Paulina talked about it. It’s a meh for me I don’t get any of the notes listed or the way she described them. There is a strong note that I have no idea what it is. I have let it sit a week and it’s changing for the better so I’ll stay hopeful. I do love the color of the bottle. I’ll keep for now.

This feels like a rough draft. Nothing to anchor the scent, the fruit notes are muddled, and it does not feel gourmand as advertised.

This doesn't smell like what I thought it would. Does it smell like AI the Great's fragrances? Paulina wishes! Does this have a Bertrand Duchaufour dna? Yes! Is that a bad thing? Absolutely not! This is a non offensive, crowd pleasing, soft tropical scent. If this is your scent profile, I can't imagine anyone HATING it. Its cool and not extremely exciting. Do I personally need this in my collection? As picky as I am....no. I will be decluttering. I desire more Va VA VOOM. This is kinda cute but doesn't WOW me. I crave showstopper, make my heart melt, and scream OMG. This wasn't that for me. Lost in a Dream is still my #1 from Paulina. Venom of Love ranks #2. This would come in third and although Kind Intentions would fall into 4th place, it was so blah bad I'd push it to -40. Is Cabana Sunset worth getting a decant of? Yes! Get your nose on it if you're curious for sure. Again, it is a nice scent, but when I think of tropicals I love like, Leisure in Paradise, Sunsplosion, St. John from City Rhythm, Cruz Del Sur ll, Bella Tropicale from Oscar De La Renta, Sunkoin from Xerjoff, Keep Glazed from THoO, Mango Sticky Rice, & Fleur De Lait from Miu Miu, this just doesn't keep up. There's a lot of stiff competition in the fragrance world. Is Navitus still my favorite brand? Yes! Will I blind buy another Paulina fragrance? Absolutely!

First of all, I was super looking forward to receiving this one, as I already have Baklava Royale and Paulinas Lost in a dream. I super love both of them, true masterpieces in my eyes. I was excited to receive Cabana Sunset. But I couldn’t have been more disappointed. I try so hard, ever since I received it 3 weeks ago, to love this fragrance, but I cant. In my opinion, they have made 1 major mistake, and that is to add green apple. The opening of this fragrance is disturbingly sour sour sour as in granny smith apple sour . I also compare it to those green sour apple haribo stripes if you have ever had them, probably in your childhood. Loved them, but dont wanna smell like them . I dont want to hate, but that’s exactly what it is, a sour nightmare. And thats the main thing you get in the opening. Once it dries down, thank god, the sourness fades mostly, and you finally pick up the strawberry jam and the custard. Which I love. Which leads me to say, if only they had left away the Green Apple, it would have been an amazing scent. That note is the main problem for the many hates and dislikes on this on. Unfortunately, I absolutely dispise the opening so much, that I cant keep it . Truly disappointing as I so wanted to love it. Unfortunately it has to leave my collection.

our noses are so different, but for me this is a hard pass. I don't get any distincte notes, no fruit, nothing that I could compare this to (I haven't smelled the perfumes that are mentioned as similar to this), it is not pleasant and I resold the sample, after waiting for about a month since I tried it and disliked it the first time. Melon kiss ir ok, but overpriced for the scent profile, Chocolate Queen is Khamrah drydown after cocoa powder scent that reminds me of Chocolate Greedy from Montale and Choco Violet from Mancera.

Ok, Paulina's Lost in a dream was basically a dupe of Commodity Milk which already is another version of an even older fragrance. This is nothing like what she described and it's just a synthetic mess. I am in a lot of fragrance groups and it's heavily decluttered. Guess why? Now i can't take her serious anymore and her recommendations since this is what she creates and sells. $170 for this is absolutely ridiculous. This smells like no more than a $25-30 perfume.

After months of letting this maturate, it’s better than the first time I put my nose to it, I finally get the vanilla custard and the coconut, but I think this combo, with the tuberose and the fruity notes, makes this smell plasticky, playdoughy. I would not recommend this to anyone above puberty. And the price should be in the $20 range. This set the stone on the tomb of my blind buying fails, and the common back to my senses.

This is nauseating and headache inducing. Very synthetic and has that awful scratchy musk. I work in a fabrication shop and there’s something in it that reminds me of the smell of plastic sheets being machined. I was expecting something creamy (hello, where is the custard???) but this is just a blast of cough syrup, cheap body spray, and burning plastic. What on earth was Navitus thinking??

I had such high hopes for this fragrance! The notes sound divine and I love Paulina! So I blind brought it. Never again! It smells like a synthetic mess unfortunately. Definitely recommend sampling this one first if possible.