Pear Jam

I love this perfume personally! it doesn't last a very long time, which is a bit disappointing considering the price tag, but I still love it. it's dry down doesn't do anything strange on my skin personally, so i'm shocked to see it get this much hate lol. I do wish it would last longer though.

Some of y’all’s reviews are absolutely sending me. Musty? Stank dishwasher? Dusty closet? Baby... what kind of appliances are y’all smelling? Because I’m getting none of that. To my nose, this is fresh, fruity, musky, slightly green, with soft rose-water vibes floating around in the background. It actually reminds me of those Suave shampoos and conditioners—but in the best way possible. Clean, glossy hair, fresh out the shower, main character energy. Now I will say, I can see why some people claim it isn’t “special.” But at the same time... it kind of is. It’s a really unique take on a pear, rose, and soft woody scent profile. I personally don’t have anything else in my collection that smells quite like this. I originally picked up the travel size and tested it back in August 2024. Fast forward to March 2025, I revisited it—and yeah... I’m sold. A full bottle will definitely be joining my collection. To me, this one will shine the most in spring and summer. Light, fresh, pretty, and easy to wear. I personally love how it smells on me—and my husband is a fan too, which is always a bonus. And as always... remember: fragrance is subjective. What smells like a dusty closet to one person might smell like fresh shampoo heaven to someone else. 🦋

The best way I can describe this is VS Pear Glace being drowned in a very musky version of OG Caress bar soap and melted plastic. I've had old musky perfumes that weren't stored properly, and they get this intense musky undertone with a bit of melted plastic. It's hard to describe that particular musty scent. I'm hoping if I let it sit uncapped the pear will come out being juicier and less overwhelmed but musk. It's sad, because it has potential, the pear note in here is very shampoo-ey, it leans a little juvenile and the rose/raspberry reminds me of Delina. It could also be body chemistry, I'm on medication so it could be messing up my skin ph, but others seems to share a similar sentiment haha. *I bought my bottle off of the official website btw, so it's 100% legit.

I truly enjoy this fragrance. A sweet, musky fruity, tart floral. I get a sweet pear along with a very tart raspberry or that could be the bergamot from the top to the mid very strongly. The patchouli is just as powerful as the fruits. I think that is what most is getting when they say it has a musty or mildew scent. It must be the mixture combined with the osmanthus. The fragrance is beautiful to my nose. I don't have anything in my collection similar. A slightly sharp, musky but sweet pear. A great Spring Summer fragrance IMO, moderate longevity and sillage.

This reminds me of Dolce & Gabbana's 'L'Imperatrice' Eau De Toilette. That is a fragrance I love. That one is fruity but not cloyingly sweet or artificial. 'Pear Jam' is kind of like that too. It smells like fresh pear which is nice. Its sillage and longevity are somewhat moderate. Overall, it is a nice fragrance.

Honestly anything with pear is a green flag for me! Pear always smells lovely and sweet, but never the same between perfumes and this one is no exception! A sweet floral that honestly I could see myself using a springtime scent! Definitely a little goes a long way though.

It's smells like Pear Glace if it was expired in a melting plastic bottle that has sat out in the sun for months. Truly rancid to my nose, and I am not sure why! So disappointed, I have a full bottle, too. :(

Bright crisp pear opening in combination with florals. Love the opening. It is not a unique DNA, but quite pleasant because it smells "clean". Not experiencing the complaints mentioned in previous reviews.

Going with that fun soft pear with jolly rancher scent with white florals. While beautiful for me not full bottle worthy. Sample was just fine. Specific to spring and summer for sure.

A nice, nostalgic pear fragrance: fruity, clean, floral!

For those who want a realistic description of this perfume: It smells really nice at first. Smells fruity, but definitely has the complexity that makes you go "Yeah that's a perfume". I think it's the patchouli coming through, but it smells like a floral fruity perfume (the fruity part being very pear-heavy). Now here comes the BUT. I don't know what it is, but when I sniff this in, it smells like I described, but the moment my nose exhales, I get a really unpleasant scent. It is SUPER faint, but I don't like it. Wanna know what it smells like? Egg. I'm not talking scrambled eggs. Have you ever grabbed a raw egg and then smelled your fingers afterwards? THAT is exactly what that unpleasant smell is. It's probably the most specific thing I've smelled in a perfume, but I'm serious. It smells like egg shells. I'm sniffing it right now and the more it sits on my skin, the more artificial it gets. Very strange. Don't love this ☹️

Man, this is a bummer. I was so excited to try this out, as the notes include a lot of elements that I love. Instead, this perfume...smells like perfume. Like, when you were a kid and you first smelled an old lady sprayed to high heaven, maybe in church or a theater, and your face burned. Back before your nose was sophisticated and you couldn't spell "laconic." It just smells like perfume. Strong, chemically, elderly, blah. I didn't get a whiff of any fruit, instead I just was beaten over the head with the rose water and jasmine. Very, very, very grateful I got this in a variety sampler, 'cause spending $40 on a blind buy might have pushed me over the edge lol

I enjoyed the first whiff of this but found it to get a bit musty. I didn't like the way this lingered on my clothes. I found the scent to be a bit childish, like what you buy at bath&body works as an 11 year old girl. The price was too much for the quality of the product

I was expecting this to be really fruity and juicy based on the notes. However, this is very much a clean pear perfume that’s vaguely sweet and not much else. I really don’t smell much of the other notes. I don’t dislike it, but I’m kind of bored with it.

I expected so much complexity after reading the description and inspiration of this fragrance. It only delivered a generic pear shampoo. It’s sweet floral, and nothing stands out for me, unfortunately.

It's a safe, average fruity fragrance that is not unisex at all, in my opinion. I'm so bored.

This was a blind buy, which I don't know why I continue to do. I own The Vanille by Nette & that is a hit for me, so I thought I was safe to blind buy this since I love patchouli and pear. It smells ok at first. Kind of abrasive, but I had hope. Very "perfumey" from the jump. I love patchouli, and I love pear, and I didn't get either of those at the start, middle, or end. Just sharp, painful rose. The only note that sticks out for me in this is rose. This should have been branded a rose perfume, because I don't get fruit. There's also something strangely "sharp" here, and very artificial. I thought this would be a no-brainer, but it truly isn't. I'm mad I bought this. Don't love this, and I wouldn't recommend ☹️

On paper, I loved the fruitiness of this. It was juicy and fun. On my skin, I don’t understand what’s going on. I’ve had fragrances ‘turn’ before but this one is something of an extreme. When I first heard about this people raved about how great it was, but now, looking at fragrantica, it seems like the negative reviews are recent and the experiences mimic mine. This has a weird rottenness to it or dustiness/moldiness that doesn’t sit right with me. This makes me wonder if the positive reviews at the start were all PR hype or whether something bad happened batch wise. Either way, I’m sad because I can see the potential for this fragrance if it were tweaked a bit.

This was such a weird perfume, because it smelled good the first 15 seconds after I sprayed it being hit with a whiff of pear (albeit, it was extremely synthetic pear to my nose), and then I was immediately hit with what I think was the peach in the base note, because I started smelling overly ripe and having already turned brown peach skin/peaches. Musty, rotting, and mildewy.

Victoria’s Secret Pear Glacé... at least for the first 30 minutes. Smells like shopping for Christmas gifts with my dad when he would inevitably purchase all the fruity lotions and call it a day.