Paul Smith Extreme Woman

Paul Smith Woman Extreme Feels like an early-2000s watercolor—bright pigments allowed to touch, bleed and mingle without ever becoming heavy. The opening washes across the skin in blackcurrant-laced green tea, sharpened by bergamot and mandarin. The fruit is tart rather than sugary, the citrus soft and translucent, giving the whole opening that wonderfully clean, green brightness characteristic of its era. Then the colors soften. Cassia, freesia and lily-of-the-valley form a delicate green-and-white floral heart, hugged by a veil of musk. Nothing becomes particularly floral or particularly musky; they simply blur into one another like watercolor on damp paper. And underneath, the woods appear—cedar, vetiver and sandalwood, with sweet patchouli and sheer amber drifting between them. They give the fragrance shape without weighing it down: watercolor woods rather than polished timber. Paul Smith Extreme is light, but never absent. Its sillage has an airy presence that seems to hover around the wearer rather like a silk wrap. Fresh without being aquatic. Green without becoming grassy. Woody without becoming dry. Sweet without becoming gourmand. A beautifully easy fragrance for spring, summer and those first warm-gold days of early autumn. And perhaps its greatest charm is right there in the bottle: a fragrance composed not in blocks of color, but in reflective splashes.

I've seen Paul Smith Extreme woman in stores for a while, I almost bought a bottle last year but opted for Ralph Lauren Ralph instead. Well, I decided to redeem my Boots advantage card points for something and decided I would FINALLY buy this. This perfume opens with quite a liquorice/peppery note, it sort of reminds me a bit of clean skin in hot weather at the beach, once the initial blast settles down, it becomes a soft, peppery, musky scent, very clean and quite fresh and unique. It wears quite well on me, lasting for roughly 6-ish hours. Its unobtrusive and pretty "safe", perfect in my opinion for year round wear and day to day office wear, I've already ordered a large 100ml bottle! In short, this is a wonderful hidden gem on the high street, its unique and refreshing :) EDIT: I fear this may be being discontinued :(

I ran out of this recently, and it seems very scarce now , which is a shame , it was still available in m at discount shops until quite recently. It's an unusual and quirky fragrance. What I really don't understand is all the people saying it's weak/barely there .... What !!??.... This was a BEAST MODE on me. I had to use It very lightly as the smell wasn't everyone's cup.of tea. Even the dodgy lotion on its own gave me a good strong scent cloud. It's hard to describe but it starts very pepper 'y , Blaxk.Pepper, not the pink kind.... Then comes in violet leaf and wood , with a deep dark base. Loved it. Very different to the majority of women's frags avail now. I know that many of the younger crowd would be horrified by this , they would class it as "too masculine*. Great frag for a headstrong woman for sure.

Oooh , mixed reviews for this one i see !! I like it . Absolutely not for spring or summer , but a warming , woodsy , spicy warming winter scent. I find this very comforting in the cold months. The super charged Pepper blast of an opening really warms you up ! After that it calms down to a powdery , softly spiced scent. I was interested top read that there's no pepper in the notes! I'm just learning about perfume/notes/ect , so its good to know that its the Cassia that gives the peppery effect. ( thanks to Ouch!) With the cold , blustery weather we are having , i have just purchased a bottle on eBay :)

Well, this is a very unique scent ,to me. It has a beautiful pleasant punch of brightness at the start. Then dries into a.more mellow and comforting scent. I would not have guessed from seeing the notes ,that it would be such a unique powerhouse alas the nose created an olfactory Frankenstein of a perfume. Perfect from start to finish. This is a top 10 for life for me. I tend to.love a little from every category of scent and this one is not gourmand, it's more a mix of floral, citrus, musk, maybe fruity but not much.