Paradise

This is absolutely beautiful. It's my favorite Nest scent, and one of my top ten scents overall. I have 100+ scents, and I bought a backup bottle of this one. I love citrus, and this one has a powerful orange smell, but it's rounded out with some aquatic freshness and a very light touch of floral to my nose, to make it sweeter and more feminine. There's some spicy ginger to make it more interesting, but it's not at all overpowering. It smells expensive (especially for a citrus!) and gorgeous. It smells like nighttime in a summer paradise-- I literally close my eyes when I spray in the morning, and it takes me somewhere else for a few moments. I recently bought Kate Spade's Truly Joyful, which has some similarities. I think highly of that line of perfumes as well, but Nest Paradise beats that one hands down. It also has remarkable lasting power and village for a citrus. I get at least a half day's wear out of it and a skin scent even past that. If you are a citrus fan and ever run across a bottle, snatch it up!

I have a mini of this one that I forgot I had, I LOVE citrus scents and expected this to just be a fresh orange juice kind of thing but I was wrong. This is a gooorgeous blood orange, there IS a difference between Sunny D and a blood orange, it's much juicier and smells like a fresh peel. The ginger gives it a zingy freshness which I dislike ginger but this is just in the background so it's not overpowering the blood orange. I don't know about watery notes or cedar, but this is the best citrus scent I've smelled! I'm in love!! Only issue I've had with this is like all citrus scents, it doesn't last! I'll stick around for an hour or two then disappears. This would be so nice in the summer and spring, I've never had a fragrance come alive on my skin like this. Update - I layered this on top of coconutty Elle L'aime by Lolita Lempicka and it smells AMAZING, like a creamsicle!

This perfume has been in my collection for quite some time and it never ever disappoints. It is truly a wild, juicy very realistic zesty orange peel with spicy, warming ginger and it flips back and forth, shifting the focus from one to the other until the very end. It's so fresh and yet, warm. SO nice for the summer heat. When I want to smell sexy, sweet, and alluring, maybe for a date, I pair this with DNKY Nectar Love (sweet, warmer, 'thicker' beeswax/honey/orange scent) and they play so beautifully together. Paradise can be a bit TOO realistic fresh and Nectar Love can be a little TOO warm/boozy for some occasions so when combined there is a balance that I cannot explain. Absolutely perfect though, on its own. A favourite.

My favorite NEST perfume! It breaks my heart that this scent is discontinued. This perfume holds a special place in my heart as this was one of the first "designer" scents I added to my collection. Upon initial spray, mouth watering orange fills the air with a hint of ginger. There is a slightly woody note, which adds some depth and allows it not to be a generic citrus scent. To me, it's not multi-dimensional or layered, but this doesn't bother me at all. As with most citrus scents, the performance is not beast mode and dries down to a skin scent about 4-5 hours later on me. If you like citrus scents and can still find this, snatch it up, you will not regret it! Perfect for a summer day.

I got a sample of this at Sephora and purchased it immediately the next day. I don't usually like citrus fragrances but this is one of the most enchanting, entrancing, sexy perfumes I have ever smelled. The citrus is strong, sharp, realistic and juicy. To me it smells more like an orange peel than the flesh of the fruit. It has that sharp, bitter edge that the peel has. The only other thing I smell is cedar wood, which adds a sexy clean masculine edge and softens the bitter citrus. It is not the longest lasting fragrance, which is unfortunate but won't dissuade me from wearing it every day.

This smells ALIVE! It's amazing. I haven't smelled any thing this realistic since Olivia Giacobetti's Mandarine Tout Simplement for L'Artisan many years ago. My husband got a whiff of this and he said, "Buy anything you want as long as you get a big bottle of this!" My son's girlfriend and I each bought a bottle and it's delightful. I work at a university that is lush with orange and palm trees, and birds sing everywhere in the sunshine. This fragrance smells like a walk along the sidewalks in the fresh spring air.

A unisex fragrance with three simple, true-to-life notes. Paradise glitters briefly, like the moment you separate the bitter peel of an orange from it's succulent flesh. It is effervescent and so, so light. Like a fizzing mineral seltzer. I wear this throughout the summer because the bitter citrus top notes and sharp cedar base cut through heat and humidity in a very refreshing way. Unfortunately the longevity and silage are so weak on my skin that this performs more like a body spritz than a perfume.

This perfume is my absolute favorite citrus scent, and I really, really wish they would rerelease it. I love it on its own in the summer and layered with Bvlgari Omnia in the Fall. It doesn’t last long on its own, but much longer than many other citruses, especially Pacifica’s Blood Orange, which I would adore if it had any lasting power. It reminds me some of Bvlgari Omnia Indian Garnet, but I still find myself reaching for the Paradise/Omnia combo more than the Indian Garnet.

One of my go-to's and one of the best fragrances from NEST. The name matches the fragrance perfectly. So disappointing they discontinued (as they do with their entire catalog replacing them with duds when no one asked skfsjd) this holy grail. A beautiful blood orange with spices to make it complex and extravagant. Down to my last couple of roller balls from 2018, but I guess its time to move on and find new favorites. Paradise oh you'll be missed.

This is a rich, deep, citrus. It is appropriately sweet but not candy-like (I sprayed this on one arm with Moschino I Love Love on the other). There's a hint of musk as this one dries down. It is a grown-up citrus scent, not a little girly perfume. I wish Nest fragrances lasted longer and projected further. Next time I am going to try layering this with I Love Love.

My great grandmother owned a snow cone stand when I was young and it opened every summer. I always went for the fancy flavors like blackberry cheesecake and tigers blood, but the best flavor of all was the simple juicy tangerine snow cone. This smells exactly like that snow cone and this scent brings me back to childhood summers every time.

This perfume will always be the love of my life. I search for it online and grab it whenever I find anybody selling it anywhere. I’ve emailed Nest multiple times about it, I would honestly pay somebody to make a dupe. I’ll be heartbroken when my bottles run out!

Nest is one of the best in producing such realistic scents! It's like someone squeezed blood orange on my wrists. It's perfect for summer, light and crisp but the excellent sillage and longitivtiy. One of my favorite perfumes for this summer.

My favorite of the NEST scents. This is a spicy FULL citrus. I'm an Art Director and go for this fragrance on the days I feel like I really need a boost of creativity and energy. Long lasting for a citrus scent.

My favorite perfume, gorgeous for a summer day. I miss her.

Citrus is probably my favorite family of scents (particularly oranges and limes), and I'm a ginger fan. So finally, I added this to my collection, and tried it on as soon as it arrived. I'll tell you one thing: this baby bursts out of the gate! I actually got grapefruit on the opening - like an ocean wave flung grapefruit at me! Eventually the blood orange broke through, but it wasn't sweet like Atelier's "Orange Sanguine" (one of my favorites). No, this was vital, growing out in the wild. (Though I was getting a hint of a candy note that another review accurately identified as Pez. As soon as I read it I thought, "THAT'S what I smell!" It doesn't last long, though.) It was like a blood orange tree in a rainforest, except more aquatic / dewy than woody. The final layer of this perfume, though, is ginger. I'm getting a big dose of ginger, though admittedly it's a skin scent at this point (5 hours), and fading. So "Paradise" by Nest actually has more in common with "Mandarine Glaciale" than "Orange Sanguine," except it's a better value considering it lasts much longer.

The first thing you smell is orange peel. Strong, bitter orange peel. The ginger is a nice, warm underpinning for the whole fragrance. The cedar is a warm, comforting note that lingers in the background. It also smells like pez. Pez candy. It's unmistakable. Yet the perfume is not sugary. It is not sweet. And it is definitely not floral. This would work on either a man or a woman. It's unisex, in my opinion. I don't know if this smells like “paradise.” Instead, it reminds me of a dark Barbara Kingsolver or Ann Patchett book in which a family lives in a deep, dark forest with wild animals, wild fruits, and huge trees. Danger lurks around every corner. The sun is heating up the fallen oranges, which lie on the forest floor. I only get about 3 hours of wear out of this. Maybe four if I'm lucky. This scent just doesn't linger. You could wear this in summer – due to the citrus. You could easily wear this in autumn or winter due to – again – the citrus AND the cedar and ginger. This is a warm, rich scent. I wouldn't advise it for spring, though.

Initially very citrusy. Another reviewer said "bitter orange peel," which is accurate. That's a nice pick-me up when you are getting ready for your day. The brightness dies back quickly to a pleasant potpourri of all four base notes. It's a nice fragrance, but personally, I would prefer something with a bit more lasting brightness most days. I wouldn't wear at night.

One reviewer said "this smells ALIVE" ... AGREED! The blood orange is like, oozing in this bottle. I've personally never held one to my nose (or worn its nectar, for that matter), but this Nest fragrance makes me feel like I've literally juiced one all over myself. In a good way. Love wearing this in the summertime, it makes me feel... freshly squeezed.

Exactly what I want to be wearing while in paradise. Juicy photorealistic blood orange with an aquatic touch and some woodiness in the base. Really lovely and perfect for warmer weather. I’m don’t understand why this was discontinued. It’s the best blood orange fragrance I’ve smelled thus far.

This scent reminds me of the holidays -- spices and oranges. Fresh but has a bit more complexity than most citrus scents because of the spicy and woody notes. Lasts about 3 hours. For a true blood orange I like Atelier's better, but this is a more complex offering.

It smells very realistically like blood oranges, the zest, the pith, and the pulp/juice. I don't pick up any other notes. Not terribly long lasting but wears a while as a skin scent.

The pyramid is pretty accurate, although I would add a touch of amber to it. Sweet floral smell with a lot of citrus, very pleasant and quite lasting too.

pretty good perfume!!! it smells like oranges, im not too sure how i'd describe it but it feels like a tropical scent in a way

I have a mini perfume of Paradise. I wanted to like it, but it just doesn't seem to go with the chemistry of my skin. It was slightly used when I bought it, but is still around 90% full. Up for trade or sale if anyone is interested.

On spray, even before the alcohol fades and from arm's length away, it is a very nice acidic orange juice. As it dries the citrus softens, the sharpness distancing itself to become the heated bite of ginger. Half an hour later the ginger had faded entirely on me. The watery notes add themselves to the fruit and keep it from being a peel-citrus and more of a juice-citrus. The cedar takes a longer time to show up, but it does become more pronounced as time goes by. It's pretty, energetic, and does wonderful things during warm weather. It is a blood orange rather than an orange "from concentrate" if that makes sense, very nice. I have some Hermes Eau D'Orange Verte, and even though it was supposed to be a man's scent I really enjoyed wearing it myself. Paradise is less intense and bitter, more friendly and sunshine. Not sweet, but juicy and good. Orange scents are my go-to for my morning run as they often do well when heated, and this one is a welcome option when I want something with a little more joyful mood than my Hermes.

I love this fragrance! This smells exactly like what I would think paradise would smell like! This is probably my most favorite citrus fragrance in my collection and they range in brands from Atelier to Chanel, but this surpasses all of them. This one smells of orange zest and freshly squeezed blood orange. It is by far the most authentic-smelling citrus fragrance in my collection. The citrus scent stays from beginning to end but some other scents like woody notes and spices come out to play also. I would consider this a unisex fragrance. I am a female but could also see a man wearing this fragrance because it is not a sugary sweet citrus and has those woody/spicy notes. I get a decent projection with this fragrance. Those people who I am talking to (within arms length) can definitely smell it but people several feet away won't be able to smell it, and I would say this lasts about 4-5 hours on me so a decent longevity also. A great fragrance especially for the price.

Paradise is what I wanted Citrine to be. It opens with a loud, rounded citrus. I was pleasantly surprised that it wasn't sharp, but was unpleasantly surprised at how quickly the citrus faded. I then got aqua notes embedded with cedar. The ginger is well blended and mostly is there to make the cedar more interesting. You have to go looking for it. It does smell like paradise. I am immediately taken to a water park with citrus trees, standing in line next to a cute guy. I would follow a man wearing this anywhere. I was also surprised when I saw this was suggested for women. I would definitely classify this as a man's fragrance, or at least unisex. It ends up having a man's body wash feel to it as the water notes wash the other notes away. EDIT: I just realized that the dry down this smells exactly like my husband's hipster tropical/beach shaving cream! That explains my associations! *sneaks this into his medicine cabinet*

Surprisingly potent and long-lasting for a citrus fragrance. This scent opens with a very realistic blood orange note (almost photorealistic, in the style of Atelier Cologne), but the drydown is a light, woody 'orange' that reads as a cross between Fendi Theorema Leggero and PEZ candy. Pretty and perky, but not for me.

starts out as a really strong citrus more like the skin rather than the actual fruit, underlying that there is an indolic quality that starts to emerge. Woody and spicy towards the end, the citrus still hangs on to the end. To me I think this would be a smell more for the males.

This smells to me like a lush citrus, which I didn't think existed! Beautifully fruity and not sharp. It smelled more like mango or guava to me because it wasn't bitey like most citrus are on me. However, it disappeared after less than an hour! It was great while it lasted.

the smell of peeling and slicing up the juiciest navel orange. i remember i bought this at first sniff back in 2018, so sad to hear this has been discontinued

There is definitely a clean musk in the drydown, even though it's not listed. A zesty, sexy, warm citrus if that can even be a category.

It's like I pealed a tangerine and did not wash my hands after - but in a nice way