Essential

Paul Smith was the first 'designer'fragrance I ever bought and I must admit, I'm really impressed by this. Obtained a full bottle off ebay for an absolute silly price below £10 without even knowing what it smelt like and now, i'm spraying it for fun and really enjoying it. Initial spray got me a little worried, but 5 minutes later and as it started to dry down, I'm just surrounded by a lovely deep woody fragrance and (what must be the) ozonic notes giving it a real bit of character. It's not ground breaking or earth shattering different, but it's already had a decent compliment in the office and lasted a full day on my skin. It's not like you can still pick it up in store or from Notino.....but if you do see a bottle online, grab it It's an ideal spring/summer scent for the 30 - 50 age group who appreciate a classic, fairly masculine scent.

Tested this one in a retailer and fell in love with it so decided to go back and buy a bottle to my sadness that i couldnt find a single one anywhere. Was told discontinued by everyone but theres loads still left online so got myself it asap, this smells devine after a shower and its quite cheap so i can spray many times Very nice fragrance 8/10

I love this fragrance. I love the way it evolves when I am wearing it. I just enjoy it so much Paul Smith rules.

It's spooky how much this smells like Gucci Guilty. It must be a dupe, not sure why Paul Smith needs to do that but anyway, If you see this around for as cheap as I got it for and you like Gucci Guilty, take 3 bottles to the register pay for them and laugh your ass off all the way home having just won for the day. That said, pretty much only ever seen it a couple of times in the wild so presumably this fact is widely known.

I brought a 30ml 'Essential Paul Smith' from Chemist Warehouse for $24.99 (AUS), (June 2026), and although it is nice, it's quite generic and smells similar to the Gillette fragrances. Overrated and but ok for the price.