Paul Smith London Men

One of my favourite old classics. To me I smell whiffs of coconut. It smells like holiday, but holiday in the evening, or a quality outside bar in London summer time. I love it and always have. Have had many compliments over the years. I read someone comparing it to Virgin Island Water (which I love too but doesn’t last long) - and I get that same vibe - they don’t smell similar, but it’s the holiday theme, nice smelling cocktail or something?! Maybe it’s the Coconut / Rum thing. I’ve just picked up a bottle of the new version, it was £25 for 100ml... which I cant really believe?!! and.... it’s good! I’d say it’s about 90% of the old EDT. The old one hung around more, projected better. This doesn’t project as well but has hung on as a skin scent for 4/5 hours, and usually most fragrances are sucked up by my skin! I would have paid more to add this EDP to my collection, and will pick up another bottle just because it’s so dam cheap!! Perspective - just bought a Maison for £280 and a Dior for £200... ok, this doesn’t have their distinctive quality... but are they really worth that much more? Hell no. If you know, you know, and if you don’t... for this price just buy it whilst it’s so low and enjoy! ✌️

This is a multifaceted scent. I have the newer, rectangular bottle with the screw top edition. It opens with a strong mint note with nuances of coconut bark (as in Eternity Now) then it goes full violet and violet leaf and musk Dior's Fahrenheit for about an hour. After that it settles down into a cool and fresh violet, lavender, sandalwood and amber core. This phase lasts 8-12h with low projection on skin, and I am getting consistently over 24h on clothes. It is still very refreshing and similar to Avon's Attraction Desire in the dry down. It succeeds at depicting London city's autumnal atmosphere with it's changes of humidity, winds and smells for sure. I think Paul Smith hit a nerve on the city scents. I paid 30€/100ml and I couldn't be happier, although I wish it wouldn't cling so long on clothes as I find myself smelling it 2 days after first applying. If you like the fresh mint opening of JPG eau fraiche, and you like that coconut bark (not sweet lactonic but authentic coconut meat and bark) from CK Eternity Now, and the woods from Boss Bottled Night, this should be up your alley.

I wore this for a while around 2004, then forgot about it until it was too late... London was a good perfume, probably underrated. I don't understand why it was discontinued. It could be appreciated by the younger generation who like things like Nuit d'Issey. It could also appeal to people who like perfumes like Penhaligon's Sartorial. London shares common ingredients with the latter by the way. I reckon London is a stylish, winter fragrance both woody and floral. The first stages reveal immediately the freshness of mint as well as the warm sandalwood. Altogether I can only agree with other reviewers who smell coconut. The heart is creamy and sweet. There's no way I would pay 200 or 300 euros on eBay. I found a second hand 50 ml bottle for a much much smaller price. The bottle itself is quite damaged and there's no box. But the juice itself is still good I suppose. I haven't smelled it for about 12 years and I can definitely recognize it. Oh, the memories... This is probably my last chance to enjoy London as I have little hope they re-release it.

It's been re-released indeed. And I thought it was the best news of the year so far. I have a vintage bought from ebay but the bottle, while 90% full, is in poor condition and came with no box. I received the new version today. I have sprayed the two versions on paper. The old one first smells like it's gone bad but after a while I can recognize my beloved London. The new one is in my opinion similar but not the same. It's more focused on the mint, the lavender and perhaps sandal wood.It smells more sporty and dry at the same time. I can't really detect the violet and the ambery and tonka touch anymore. It used to feel dressy and a little misterious. I will give it more time, use it on skin and on clothes to see how it reacts. I hope the magic will come back. I missed this perfume really bad. One last thing: the price is total bargain at 30 euros. If it wasn't for my obsessive nostalgia and chasing memories I must admit it does the job quite as good as fragrances which are 4 times more expensive.

Is this re-released???!! Is it true???! Oh, I must tell my son, if it is true!!! I gave this to him on his 13:th birthday, and he loved it so so much! And I did too, and so did all the girls in his class...😉😏..but then it went discontinued - we searched high and low for it! Eventually, by christmas -18, his girlfriend found it somewhere on ebay I think, quite expensive, and bought it for him. Of course he was happy!! He is now 24 years old, and it suits him just as well now as it did when he was 13. I am certainly going to check this out, if it is true!! 😀