Passport South Beach

SOUTH BEACH is pure sweet citrus for the first five to ten minutes. As well as the nectarine, I do think there is some grapefruit in here too, as there is a tart under-bite to the long sweet-but-fresh note. On me it is actually the delicate and slightly watery lotus notes that are the strongest, followed quickly by the osmanthus, which combines with both the watery lotus and remaining fruit perfectly. The freesia is almost as sheer as the jasmine but it is there and I think there is some orange blossom and possibly some neroli too. I'm not sure what marigold smells like, so maybe I'm confusing it with neroli or orange blossom. The sandalwood and other wood notes combine with the florals. The wood mix has a creamy undertone and sometimes I can catch a hint of what I think is coconut water, but it's very mild and I can't be too sure if my nose is tricking me, or if it's really there. The mild breeze of musk becomes noticeable at the same time as the woods develop, so whilst I'm not a fan of musky notes, it doesn't bother me here. Overall; This is not as young a fragrance as the packaging suggests, nor is it as fruity as I'd have suspected a beachy fragrance to be. A pleasant surprise, that is wearable all year round. Also, the lasting power is really good. It burns down within six hours [on average] on my skin. It does go fairly close to the skin after three hours, but other people still notice it. *** SOUTH BEACH reminded me of something else straightaway, but it took me a few wears to place - Jennifer Lopez Love & Glamour. Or rather, this is what Love & Glamour should have been like; the floral notes are more developed in SOUTH BEACH, the wood notes are less one dimensional, and the lasting power is better. While Love & Glamour seems casual and decidedly unglamorous, SOUTH BEACH has a air of pampered luxury about it.

Bit sheepish to review anything by Paris H for fear of being seen as a complete Philistine. :P But I feel compelled to review my all time favorites, and in all honesty, this fragrance was divine if I remember correctly. I just cannot deny that this cheapie was gorgeous. Men LOVED it on me. I had it maybe ten years ago and found it delicious. So refreshing. I can only wear extremely refreshing, cooling fragrances in the summer, and this was beautiful. I think I liked the original Paris as well.

Wow, so much better than I would have ever thought a Paris Hilton frag could smell! So delicious, sweet and fruity. A perfect summer scent. Too bad I can only smell the nectarine on me, but it's one good nectarine anyway. The sillage is from soft to medium and lasting power a few hours. Not bad! I can imagine this being great when temperature starts going up. The bottle is cute too!

I like this one a lot. Perfect for the summer and I get a lots of compliments from others when I'm wearing it. It's weakness is poor lasting power, but considering the cheap price I will not be complaining about that. I can't even distinguish the notes properly except for the peachy cocktail smell I get, but I do not care as long as the scent stays as amazing as it is.

So beutifull, light and fresh for summer. Like all the passport range its watery but it has got this mouth watering juicyness about it! I cna really smell the fruits in this one and i cna imagine this being worn at the beach! Emma x