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.

If I wear this perfume, I feel refreshed =) The top might be too greenish or spicy for some people, but it is getting milder later on. Honestly, when I tried it at the first time, I thought it smells like grass lol The last is a little bit sweet, but not too sweet. So, I feel it is kind of unisex even though it is named Paul Smith Extreme Women. Spicy with a little bit sweet, really cool.

prime note molto pepate e altrettanto evanescenti che si assestano su un cuore verde/erboso e leggermente fiorito. l'accordo di fondo è speziato e lievemente legnoso, a base di sandalo. un piccolo gioiello quasi unisex con persistenza media. non è un profumo invasivo tantomeno "estremo" come recita il nome, adattissimo ai primi caldi. discreto, leggero, timido epperò bello.

I love this perfume ...for me I gèt blackcurrent and citrus leading Into floral patchouli and lily of the valley. After a few hours I still get faint floral notes but with a delicate sweet woody spice. I always get compliments on this. Its my go to comfort perfume. I think this very much reacts with your skin as on other people I have found it awful!

I havent owned this perfume, but i have tried it several times. My boyfriend absolutely hates it, the only thing keeping me from buying it, but I am in love with it! To me it smells like black liquorice and somehow also reminds me of tanning lotion, so i definately connotaate this smell with summer, and it surprised me that others didnt!

I bought this for my wife and it's my all-time favorite. Grassy and peppery with a wonderful woody base it has a soft but elegant Sillage that drives me crazy. I love it b/c it's unique and you don't smell it everywhere like Chance or Allure

First time EVER-and I'm over 40- I get "God you smell good"- compliments for two persons in same day. And I get none compliments last two years...we don't do it there in Finland:) On my skin Extreme is soft, warm, woody and clean. Love it!

This is one of my favourite fragrances. I love the sharp peppery opening and how beautifully it changes afterwards to become warm, soft and truly sublime.. Actually the name "extreme" does not really suit this perfume.

I love it, it is distinctive from the fuity florals out there, charming, fresh,with a touch of femininity, on me- even a bit oriental...

This is a lovely woody scent quite suitable for office wear. Has similar vibe to La Lune D$G.

Ooh, this is interesting to me! It starts of with a definite green tea note, with a fruity nuance. Then I get a slight muskiness and the patchouli and amber really start to warm it up. The woody notes give it that Scandinavian resort with all the natural wood simplistic furniture kind of feel to me! Really unique. It don’t find this to be a bombastic scent so I do see how some are mystified by the name Extreme. I, too, expected a deep sultry fruity floral scent. This is not. However, if you look past the name, it is quite a lovely scent! I would even consider this a unisex scent. Earthy and woody, spa like. This would be absolutely perfect for early fall, but it’s perfectly acceptable for year round. I also think this would layer very well with those scents that you have that may be too fruity or heavy on the florals to give it a nice earthy base. I feel like it could be a distant cousin of Santal 33. I enjoy this!

I first bought this perfume on 2016 when i walk around Daikanyama and found Paul Smith shop. The 2nd floor are perfume area and at that time the room smells so good. The staff said that its the smell of Extreme Woman. I tried this perfume on my skin and it blends so well. Before I wear Tommy Hilfigher Dreaming but its discontinue so then i find another new perfume. This perfume has soft powdery smell of Fressia, and Lily. The smell is so elegance. Its mix of fressia, lily, wood, green tea, blends really good. The cedar smell is so subtle and soft. Usually woody or cedar perfume has too masculin fragrance but this one is subtle. I often met someone randomly ask my perfume when i wear this one. It means that this perfume smells really wonderful. This smells will be good in summer but i also wear it in summer to autumn season! I also think this perfume reminds me of Korres "Aegean Bronze" that I admire so much.

At first peppery but after an hour it passes to become very smooth and soft. It surrounds you like a light, airy cloud of spices and flowers with a small amount of wood. You just want to inhale it deeply! I guess that it ́s a perfect scent to wear at work. This fragrance make the same pleasant impact on me as Moschino Couture and Omnia Bvlgari, the same spicy, fluffy airiness. I like this a lot too! (Update September 13 : The sprayfunction doesn ́t work anymore although the bottle was handled with care,arrrgh)

I just picked this up really cheaply. This isn't something I see regularly in Australia so for $10 for 100ml I thought I'd give it a go. I really like it. It's warm woodsy and quite pretty. Smells soft and feminine with a tiny bit of pepper in there. Not sure about longevity yet as I've only just applied but all in all I'm extremely happy with my purchase. It does remind me a little of FCUK Late Night For Her. It's the soft pretty woodsy feel.

The smell is nice, at first it's a little spicy and somewhat lacquered (but not too much), I guess that's the work of cassia combined with bergamot and blackcurrant? then I smell mainly apricot. In the end it gets sweet-sour, I can't smell any wood. It's good to wear in the springtime or in summer. It could be made of better quality ingredients but wears nicely. Kenzo-like style. I really like it.

Green scents is always a big no for me, until now. It is green but lacks the bitterness that normally always ruins it for me. Instead it is spicy, woody, sweet and tart. A strange combination but it works out great for me. Might turn into a love.