Pineapple Essenza

Pineapple Essenza is the newest frag from the Panah London line. I just want to state right off the bat that this is not an Aventus clone or even anything remotely Aventus so if you saw "Pineapple" and are on the lookout for an Aventus Clone, pick up Armaf CDNIM or Cedrat Boise, Tiziana Terenzi Orion or any one of many others. Conversely, do not dismiss it as an Aventus wannabe without trying it either. Pineapple Essenza is fruity, sweetish but clean smelling frag, unisex, office friendly and similar in theme to earlier Panah releases like Italian Citrus so if you liked those, it's a no brainer. Top note is a blast of sweet pineapple and citrus. This blend stays for most of the scent life, I keep picking it up even hours later. The black currant and tonka sweeten the frag in the heart, giving the frag a juicy fruity vibe but never gets heavy or cloying. The base of vanilla and musk is very similar to the first 4 Panah releases, it's like the trademark Panah blend, I mean I smell it and I know it's a Panah frag. This is EDP so projection is good and noticeable for the first 5-6 hours but not obnoxiously so definitely work friendly as long as you dont over spray. Longevity on me is pretty good, I got around 9 hours until I showered it off although it was soft for the last couple of them. Like the rest of their product line, Panah products kind of ooze restrained class, ( If you have tried their ties or pocket squares, you will know) and this philosophy extends into their fragrance line as well so dont expect anything edgy or experimental. Pineapple Essenza is a good, fruity frag that can be dressed up or down and if you live in a warm country, is a year round frag. I have been wearing this for the past couple of days and it's one of those frags that's very comfortable so you kinda forget you have it on until you get a nice whiff and think, damn something smells good, oh it's me!

Finally got my hands on this new launch. Pineapple Essenza opens with a blast of fresh fruity notes with prominent sweet pineapple and hint of blackcurrant and lemon in the background. The least noticeable note is lemon during this phase. As the fragrance develops on my skin the pineapple become more prominent alongside blackcurrant which adds the juicy sweet vibe to it. This fruity vibe remains through out the scent life. The florals have been nicely worked around by the perfumer to make the fragrance bearable. At the base Vanilla is slightly noticeable but this is understood due to the heavy note of Tonka which is overwhelming and cannot be missed ! Infact Tonka is the star ingredient of this fragrance which sweetens, smoothness provides richness, imparts powdery nuances too and supports vanilla. Brilliant stuff ! They should have named this fragrance Pineapple Tonka ! The Tonka makes Pineapple smell like as if it dipped in honey of course without making it overly sweet. Overall the longevity and projection are rock solid 10+ hours and this fragrance outshines its peer Italian Citrus by miles. Fruity notes are very well blended to perfection with heavy gourmand notes and the perfumer has masterfully used one ingredient i.e Tonka bean to balance the whole perfume .

My nose, my opinion. Sweet and pleasant but not a show stopper. I liked it more as the hours passed and others around me seemed to like it too.

A Panah fan now... I blind purchased Brandied Pear and some other samples from Luckyscent. Big hit with me (see my review). Gourmantic Orange also suckered punched me and I ordered it with this and ICY Citrus which I was waiting for them to stock. All smashingly! Impressive. Not super earth shattering different but the ethos shows through in each one. Super high quality (the oil leaves a super shiny sheen on my skin), very gourmand, Slightly skewed to left field and whilst exceptional in longevity not designed to overwhelm a room but designed to accompany you all day, pleasantly refreshing you. This scent whilst lovely is the only relative let down. Whilst lovely it dries down after an hour to a dusty pineapple and citrus old ladies perfume (as far as perfumes like this it is saying something that I still like it even so). The opening incredulously is that of pineapple wine (like from Hawaii) or rotten pineapple that has turned and fermented (actually quite pleasant and interesting) which lasts 5 to 25 minutes before evolving and the pineapple softens blending with some lemon over a prominent dusty base. For me this is feminine wearable for men. This one will be gifted but if pineapples are your thing in a gourmand give it a go.

This smells exactly like a glitter hair spray from my childhood! Mainly sharp citrus and lily, a bit of sweetness, but not the juicy pineapple I had hoped for. I usually layer this with Creed Virgin island water which really helps balancing the notes.