Ultrared Man

This stuff is great! Definitely the best, and perhaps only designer summer gourmand that money can buy, and by FAR the very best release from the house of Paco Rabanne. On top you are initially greeted with a very pleasant, yet unlisted anise note, and then just minutes later, sweet, juicy, delicious blood orange joins the party which is then followed by a very well done caramelized, nutty, praline accord and a small dose of (also unlisted) sandalwood as well. Although there is a bit of vanilla present in the opening, it doesn't begin to truly assert itself and combine with the everlasting blood orange note until after about an hour or so, creating a heavenly creamsicle vibe that smells wonderful and persists throughout. There is definitely some semblance to Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin in this fragrance because of the praline, anise, and vanilla combination, however, this time, the sharp, synthetic licorice of that fragrance is welcomely absent, replaced instead by the juicy, unique, summery citrus scent of blood orange. Although this IS a sweet fragrance (it's a gourmand!), it's "sweetness" is balanced perfectly by a very subliminal sandalwood and the scent itself never becomes too heavy, nor will it become cloying in sweltering heat or overcrowded rooms. This is a light, meticulously well-crafted designer gourmand, making "Ultrared" is THE quintessential summer scent for any gourmand fan out there. If you love these edible types of fragrances (as many women do, guys!), and want something that smells sweetly sublime, yet doesn't repulse in the oppressive heat of summer, look no further than PR's, Ultrared. This fragrance will makes Hanae Mori's "HM" EDP", another citrus-gourmand, smell almost rank in a side-by-side, summer, comparison. Save that scent for the winter, guys. That's when it was MEANT to be worn. Yes, it does smell like mint and candied lemons off the top, but that DOES NOT MEAN it was meant for summer! Paco Rabanne's yummy and sadly discontinued, "Ultrared", is. EDIT: I get about 6-7 hours of projection and about 9 or so of longevity on this pup, both of which are very respectable. It's a fantastic, delicious, scent, it just isn't the most refined. OVERALL: 8/10.

I'm not always loving the vanilla frags because often they are too sweet and this has the modern note of praline so I bought on a gut feeling - hesitantly. But man this is simply exquisitely balanced. Masterpiece comes to mind. Fresh and youthful just how I like them. Bridging the summer vibe with solid autumn or winter wearability. Casual and laidback personality. Reminds me slightly of Facconable Legacy, but better and more likeable. Both Ultraviolet and Ultrared are sooooo good. I like this one the most but thinking of buying Ultraviolet too now. They certainly do not make mens frag like this anymore. This style of freshness is nowhere on the scene now. This is 2008, a true Segway between the old style and modern frags. The packaging and bottle is outstanding on this one. Solidifying the satisfaction of the buy. Found it easily online and didn't pay a third of a common designer frags that lack this uniqueness. New possible signature for me and I don't say that often. If it only performs decently I will not complain on any single thing. I'm 40 and will not hesitate to wear. Silly to say only teenager can smell this good and that with age you have to let go of the magic? And no this is not le male exilir, where exilir is obnoxiously sweet and jumbled with too much going on, this strikes a finer line of the right amount of vanilla to citrus. Patchouli for that solid green backbone that makes the dry down stay outdoorsy instead of makeup powder. This is youthful yes but not plain, smells like a vibrant playful man with positive attitude and a sense of fashion to me. But if you hate frags like Hugo Boss and Abercrombie maybe not for you. I get some real Armani Code (the OG strong one) mixed with Fahrenheit in the dry stage. So that would be tonka/vanilla doing that and I suspect a unlisted violet hidden in the heart. 5/5. What a jackpot, just blind buy this.

Just bought 2 bottles because if the price drop. (10$ a 1.7 bottle!) and it was on my want list as im interested in gourmands lately (since my Lolita Lempicka Au Masculin adventure) As LLAM has this liquorice high pinch here it is in the top by blood orange. Its fantastic! its simple and its mesmerizing because what I SMELL is what i SEE in the top-mid and basenotes. Its plain THAT simple and thats why i like this also. Starts blood-orange zesty for 2-4 mins. Then evolving in a rapid tempo to a warm vanilla-praline combo! where vannila is in the background coming up and i think the tonka holds its sweetness up. Im not sure about the longevity because maybe my dry skin absorbds all these days in winter time. The praline is never cloying! its well behaved and never too sweet. It should named Ultra-Eatable and i think (me disliking Ultraviolet) its a shame this one is sparingly available and almost out of stock. I always ignored Ultrared because of the same botte design as Ultraviolet giving me the idea these scents where in the same line but dont understand me wrong! Ultrared is a whole other league (sniffs my arm for the 24th time now and the vaniila is kicking more in but in a slow tempo as if the vannila is together with an army of strawberries) I think this is gonna be the new Yohji Homme because its rareness in the next 10 years to come. Watch my words this one will be spoken all over basenotes and Fragrantica and will be expensive on ebay! Ultrared is an Exotic,Erotic and Estatic gourmand not to miss!! I call it UltraRE,E&ED :-) Classic,timeless

The new bottles have a lighter smoother scent than the original back in 2008. My old bottle was a praline bomb. The new one is soft and doesn't last long, at least in cold weather. This is definitely a summer scent now for those buying the new and lower priced bottles. I'm not sure if Paco Rabanne re-released this or what, but I know for sure this isn't the beast it used to be. I will say that the newer scent is very pleasant and well blended. I like it more than the older version for that reason. If you are buying this to fulfill your need for the unicorn like hype of years past, don't bother. It isn't what it used to be. The old one was really loud and sometimes annoying to me. The old one fits into the strong gourmand love it or hate realm for sure. The new version(or whatever it is) is more of a pleasant everyone scent. But again, the new bottles are not strong at all. Maybe in summertime this will unfold into something better, but if you are In a place that is cold right now, don't expect to wear this without bringing it with you wherever you go to reapply every couple hours. Lastly, I what to stress that the new scent has a much better transition between all the notes. There isn't a single note listed that I don't smell at some point in wearing this. And for those that had it before (like myself and just want a pleasant reminder of a great scent), but like to wear something more subtle now, this is for you. Note: a good praline bomb that still holds up pretty well would be Jacomo de Jacomo Rouge. Think minty Le Male with praline.

I have to say that Paco Rabanne Ultrared is one of my most successful blind buys this year, and it is also a blind buy that I instantly loved at the first sniff. It has a beautiful, mouth-watering combination of praline (that has some kind of sweet chocolate vibe to me), blood orange, vanilla, and patchouli. It is sweet, fresh, invigorating, effervescent, very gourmand, and really smooth. I was kinda impressed by the quality of this juice the first time I smelt it. I can barely smell the tonka bean though. It does have some kind of resemblance to some Thierry Mugler/Mugler fragrances from the A*Men line, like Kryptomint and Pure Tonka (haven't tried Ultra Zest yet), but to me, Ultrared is much smoother on the edges as those Muglers can be quite strong and pungent in the opening. This is one of a few fragrances in my collection that is gourmand, yet not sickly sweet to be worn in a high heat. Even though most people said it is much more suitable for spring and fall, I think Paco Rabanne Ultrared is also perfectly suitable for summer and winter. It has enough sweetness and richness to work well in a colder weather, but it has enough freshness, fizziness, and effervescence to work magnificently in a hotter weather. The performance is very good on my skin, and could last for days on clothes. This is my SOTD today, and more than 8 hours in, I still can smell it when I'm moving (the sillage is beautiful). It projects very well for the first 3 to 4 hours too. This is a blind buy worthy fragrance, especially if you love gourmands.

The blind-buy bandwagon isn't always a safe place. Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. I too, succumbed to the hype with this fragrance. For 55 dollars (Canadian), I figured that it would be worth taking a chance on. I have a decant of Mugler Ultra Zest but I don't love it, it's a solid "like" though. I had a feeling that Ultrared Man was going to be better for me and I was right because I love this one (I find it more fresh than the Mugler.) I have very few summer time scents that I love on myself. I'm naturally geared toward winter time scents that are heavy and gourmand and have little to no citrus in them. The only fragrance that I wore regularly last summer was Light Blue Eau Intense Dolce&Gabbana (the women's version.) That one smells great on me and I have received the most compliments on that scent than I have on any other fragrance that I own (by a mile.) I think that Ultrared is going to give it a run for it's money this summer! It starts out heavy on the blood orange and has a really nice zing to it. Right away, you can detect the vanilla and it mixes with the orange seamlessly, definitely giving you the best possible Orange Creamsicle vibe. That impression remains but on a lower scale once patchouli joins the party, giving it a solid base and helping with the lasting power. The sweetness is there, bolstered by the praline but it's never cloying or sickening. Overall, this is a solid fragrance and one of my best blind-buys ever. No regrets in picking this one up. Destined to be a new summer staple!

Just in case anyone wants to know what is going on with this being discontinued and then popping back up everywhere, it has been re-released. I'm guessing that PR saw an opportunity with the trend towards sweeter men's fragrances and with Muglers Ultra Zest being discontinued and going for upwards of $300 a bottle, and said hey we can start manufacturing Ultrared again for little to no investment. And I think that is exactly what they did. I recently purchased a bottle from Kingdom Fragrances and they were very reasonable with their prices, but upon receiving it I researched the batch code and it was manufactured in late 2020. So I'm personally relieved to find that out as I really do enjoy this fragrance. It does need a little bit more performance than it has. A little more patchouli in the base would really help it a lot. If you could somehow add that and just a touch more citrus then you would have a banger on your hands for sure! The only way I can picture doing that is to purchase some decants of the new M+mandarin and M+patchouli from Eccentric Molecules and to start with the M+patchouli, then go on with Ultrared, and lastly would be M+mandarin. I'd really like to know how it would turn out. Or you could simply mix them with half Ultrared and 1/4 of each of the others and then allow it to mecerate and see how that works. Maybe I'll be able to give that a try eventually. However, until then I'll have to make do with this as is. And honestly that's not such a bad thing at all!

I love this stuff! I like heavy, sweet and resinous fragrances so spring and summer are somewhat difficult for me because there's not a lot for me to choose from as far as warm weather oriented fragrances go, but this one is perfect. 1 Million Parfum and Spicebomb Night Vision EDP are two others that I use pretty regularly in the spring and summer. The new Cool Water Parfum and the Intense version are both nice. Sauvage Parfum is nice but the price is a little high for what it is. Azzaro Chrome Pure and Extreme are both very nice and I'm into the resinous aspect of Acqua Di Gio Profondo from the mastic, it's actually quite noticable. Acqua Di Gio Absolute Instinct is great if you like dark woods, and I recently ran out of it. But out of all those that I have listed, which are my go-to warm weather oriented fragrances, I believe that I enjoy this one most. Sure it's not formal whatsoever. But I'm just talking about the pure enjoyment and pleasure of the scent itself, this is my favorite. And all the fragrances that I mentioned here have very good performance, so this one is as good or better than most of them. So if you are like me and really enjoy heavier, denser fragrances and don't really have a huge selection for the warmer months, you should definitely pick this one up. The supply is now starting to dry up again and I'm sure that in another two months it'll be well upward of $100 a bottle!!! So grab it while you can get it cheap.

@Djchildress, I hate to burst your bubble but that is not true at all; Ultrared has not been re-released. The reason that your batch code says it was produced in 2020 is because batch codes are recycled every 10 years. Your batch is certainly from 2010. Think logically, why on earth would Paco Rabanne take a fragrance from over ten years ago that they considered enough of a failure to discontinue it, and then randomly re-release it with literally no marketing? Hardly anyone knew about this fragrance (or cared for it) before Ashton from Gent Scents made video about it recently - want evidence? Just look at the trend graph above. Paco Rabanne aren't ever resurrecting this one, so if you like it, you better scoop up some more bottles now before this leftover stock is out of circulation. Anyway, I much prefer this to Ultra Zest - it's smoother and creamier. This obviously leans way more into the sweeter notes like Praline and Tonka whereas UZ has much more of a focus on the citrus elements. The opening is fantastic and is my favourite part of the fragrance. As this dries down, the vanilla becomes much more prominent and the orange takes a backseat, though it is there for the duration of the entire fragrance. This projects reasonably well off my skin for the first hour, although starts to sit quite close after that - this one is a bit of a gem and can still be had for a reasonably good price in the UK.

@Schnappo90 Mate, " I hate to burst your bubble but" you're all wrong. Ultared in fact is (or at least have been recently) back in production again. Or at least they produced a fair amount of Ultared sometime in the near past. I collected some boxes to back up when they discontinue Ultared and comparing their boxes, they are surely different. What you're saying that what people think the new boxes are actually 10 years old products are soooo false! No, they aren't. Yes, some bach codes are recycled in 10, 8 or years but these are not like them. These are new products. Ultared Man was not available for many, many years, and now all the webshops have them for fairly cheap prices? You want to suggest that they store a huuuuge amount of Ultrared for like 8-10 years and they thought they flood the market with those 10 years old products? Nope. This is not a "leftover stock", it's just waaay too much for that. It's available in all Europe. And why on Earth would anyone store a huge stock for sooooo many years just to finally let them be available for cheap? No logic here dude. And again, their package is not completely identical. Go and check yourself. Oh, by the way, Givenchy produces Eau Torride again, yet it never was a hit. Now it's available again for cheap prices, yet it was not avaible for a very, very long time. No it's not leftover stock. :D

So I too jumped onto the hype train like everybody since everyone Ash announced this fragrance. Never heard of this until him and not TOO fond of Paco Rabanne fragrances to be honest. However, hearing that it’s discontinued and the cheap price ultimately drew me in. Upon receiving this today, I sprayed my hand and was pleasantly surprised. I see why ash spoke so highly about this. While I do enjoy that initial blast of the blood orange. I think the dry down smells so much better. The initial spray smells a little unisex/feminine to me But the dry down is perfect! Much more masculine. I feel it’s definitely a skin scent after an hour or so. Haven’t been near anybody to receive any remarks so I can’t say for sure. However, I can smell it on my hand after a shower and SEVERAL hours later. Albeit, it’s faint. I love this so much more than ultra male, I don’t know why they discontinued this and kept the ultra male line. So I was curious to see how old this fragrance is... I checked the batch code and it states that mine was made in December 2020. So I’m confused..... it’s discontinued but they JUST made it? Perhaps they’re just selling it again. For those of you on the fence whether you should buy it or not... GET IT! 50 bucks for this “discontinued” gem is a steal!

Ultrared Men has an awesome opening. Sweet, slightly creamy blood orange, then it transforms into a sweeter scent because of the praline and tonka bean. I can actually smell the patchouli from the beginning, and the patchouli itself starts to fade out, being overpowered by the vanilla, blood orange, and praline. The drydown is really good, too! It still maintains the blood orange and praline, but the vanilla starts to become noticeable. It lasts for a very long time on my clothes and I have to wear this one fully before I can give my conclusion. It smells warm, sweet, citrusy (not in a super fresh way, but it comes out as sweet because it is blood orange), and gourmand. Not sickly sweet though, so I'm confident enough to wear this in a summer day. It kinda reminds me of Mugler's Kryptomint in the opening (well, it is also similar to Ultra Zest after all). It has the A*Men DNA (because of the patchouli that's very prominent, even since the opening). To be honest, it really is great and now I get why some people hyped this up. I might have to stock up one or more bottles of this one before it becomes super rare. Don't let that funky bottle fool you, the stuff inside is outstanding to me.

........ blind bought this little over a year ago, and I’ve worn it just a handful of times, woke up this morning and decided to rock with this one today. I’ve got an absurdly large fragrance collection and my options are endless, this reminds me of a more aromatic polo red parfum, I’ve never smelled the mugler ultra zest so I can’t relate, but this in it’s own right smells great. Someone mentioned this smells like JPG LEmalle elixir , and I could not disagree more (at first) but the more I smell it, I can actually see where they are kinda similar , but just kinda sorta in the opening and ya gotta use your imagination to sense the similarities. At the price this can be found @ Jomashop for,.. its hard not to like it , especially if you’re a fan of red scents like polo red parfum, etc. sweet aromatic citrus . I don’t often associate frags with age/gender /seasonality unless it’s totally and obviously a masculine or feminine vibe. This one splits hairs in every category and can be enjoyed anytime , anywhere, by anyone... in my opinion. If your not a pretentious prick face ass muncher ,... you might actually enjoy this frag as much as I do!!! The End... Amen ✅

@Endymion - sorry but literally everything you said there is utter garbage. Paco Rabanne's response to me: "Following your request, we regret to inform you that the Paco Rabanne Ultrared Eau De Toilette is no longer available. Our main goal being your full satisfaction please be assured that your comments have been transferred to the appropriate department. In order to find a valid alternative to your favourite scent, we kindly invite you to visit a cosmetic store of your choice and have the olfactory experience of our latest creations. Alternatively, we would like to suggest that you try **Ultraviolet Man Eau de Toilette**." So there you have it. It's gone, it is not in production, it has not been re-released. Batch codes showing a production date of 2021 were manufactured in 2011 as they're recycled every 10 years. So as I said originally, if anyone wants this fragrance, then now is the time to get it because it won't be around for long. At least not at a reasonable price. This site would be a whole lot better if people like Endymion stopped trying to pass their uninformed opinions off as fact.

You know, I actually didn't know this existed until last year. I saw it on YouTube and found it here when I was randomly scrolling through fragrances. The note breakdown immediately intrigued me, so I bought it at once, and I'm very happy I did. This is a very sweet, gourmand fragrance perfect for fall and winter. I'd say you can also wear it in spring and summer if you tone down your sprays, especially in summer. My review sounds pretty much the opposite of the one right below me. It's not that weak. It actually lasted on my skin a solid 8 hours or so. And I did in fact, get a creamy orange smell, like an orangesicle. And it does smell great, at least to me anyway. I guess all of our noses smell things differently. For $40, this was an instant hit for me. And for all of you wondering if it's discontinued, it is. However, there was a bunch of unsold stock of it found, so they put it on sites like Fragrancenet and Fragrancex. It's still available if you want it. I would suggest you get it now before it sells out soon and it's gone, possibly forever.

Classy seduction in a bottle. Full stop. Now I am not keen on Paco Rabanne scents, male or female. Most lack a certain ''oomph'' I look for. However this. This is HAS it. Dear god. 'Ultrared' is this juicy, edible, undeniably masculine fragrance that's perfect for the modern man. Starts out with a delicious spicy blood orange, that's quite aromatic and settles into a mouthwatering patchouli-praline, but without losing that masculine citrus-aromatic facet. I don't smell any powdery tonka or rather it's faint. And yes this is a sibling to Mugler's A*Men line, it has the undeniable DNA, but this is smoother & more gourmand. I know this is voted unisex by some, but 'Ultrared' is in the ''Men's STUPIDLY SEXY'' category for me along with Guerlain's 'L'Homme Ideal EDP', A*Men 'Ultrazest' / 'Pure Tonka' and Salvatore Ferragamo 'Uomo EDP'. Instant attraction in a bottle. It's just...ugh...Do yourself a favour guys and pick one up while it's affordable! Even if you dislike it, guaranteed people will be showering you with compliments, especially women.

Smells amazing! Very surprised this is from 2008 because it smells very modern and not out of date at all. Literally one of the most unique smelling freshies as a matter of fact. Usually whenever I see the vanilla, sweet and citrus accords together it’s always smelling bad, like for example dunhill red which has the sweet, vanilla and citrus accords but doesn’t come off nice. But this Ultrared on the other hand actually managed to pull it off very nicely. It’s this citrusy vibe that has almost been turned gourmand by the praline, vanilla and tonka bean. Thank god I don’t get any patchouli cause I hate patchouli, but you mainly smell this blood orange, it doesn’t smell like a regular citrus orange but more of this candied sweet blood orange skin. It’s beautiful I just wish it was an EDP instead of an EDT. But on the positive side it was only 46$ so you can overspray without hesitation. I’d say definitely buy it and try it, it’s not a scent profile that is hard to like. Scent profile : 9/10 Longevity and silage: 6/10 and if you overspray 7/10.

Since I own a bottle of Ultraviolet, and it's an awsome Spring/Summer fragrance, Ultrared is the all year round sidekick. It opens with a sweet orange scent and progresses with a mild chocolatey vibe of praline and remains that way for a very long time; gourmand, chocolatey-orange scent...simple has that. Though the notes are all synthetic, this one doesn't have that bubblegummy vibe like Ultraviolet (or most of Paco Rabanne fragrances) have and to be honest, it really doesn't need it. I believe you can pull this one in any occasion...LITERALLY whether it's office, date, casual, you name it. Has for longevity, it goes the same amount of time has Ultraviolet, 8 plus hours or so, given or taken. The projection dwindles, it's starts kicking and strong the first couple of hours and then it fades to a moderate/minimum range, so people need to be a bit closer to notice your cologne. I love the Ultrared has much has I love Ultraviolet; it's affordable, the atomizer is handy too just like the previous...it's a pity that's hard to find in stores.

Wow. This stuff is just amazing. The blood orange is beautifully done blended perfectly into this smooooth vanilla with the gourmandy mids keeping fairly quiet, doesn't punch you in the face with competing notes. So addictive that I'm making it my signature scent this summer. I'm constantly finding excuses to smell the cap of my bottle whenever I'm home. I wish the longevity/projection were better. I don't see how people vote this more for winter than summer, it gives a very tropical vibe and the performance doesn't even allow for cloying sweetness in the heat at all. Mixing with 1/3 parts Nitro Red, 2/3 parts Ultrared can help with varying degrees of success in performance. Ultrared is 9/10 as a fragrance, but the scent itself is a 10/10 IMO. Seriously well done. edit: also the atomizer complaints make zero sense, it doesn't rotate at all like most spray nozzles so you get a perfect spray each time. Not to mention you can push either side of the trigger or the middle and it will work fine.

Paco Rabanne Ultrared so different and high quality fragrance. Praline + Vanilla u think this is heavy and boring stuff.. But no this is very good and very attractive scent. Because Blood Orange note so good. First spray u feel Blood Orange whiff. So energic, attractive and smokiness. 1 hours later u whiff more Tonka Bean and Praline like as chocolate and 2 hours later Vanilla note coming.. Really smell good. When I wear this scent my friends ask my perfume. This scent most compliments and girls like Ultrared. I like Ultraviolet and Ultrared both different scents. Wearable all seasons. Longevity 9+ hours on my clothes and 5 hours stay on my skin this is enough and good. Sillage is wonderful. One day my friend this stuff smells like V de Vakko. Yes smells like Vakko but only Base Notes similar to Ultrared. Patchouli and Vanilla notes so similar but Vakko fresh, Ultrared smokiness and sweet. Make your choice Ultrared or Ultraviolet ;) Projection: 9/10 Longevity: 9/10 Sillage:9/10

Got sucked in to the hype train that this fragrance has recently been garnering on YouTube but honestly I can say that the praise is justifiable. It's definitely unique and different from most mainstream perfumery out especially for its time. You can smell a huge burst of Blood orange note right away which last for half an hour or so and then dries down to a vanilic infused /orange popcicle. Slight gourmand and fresh at the same time... It is also a little synthetic too but has enough to keep you interested. Longevity: 5-7 hours Projection: 4 hours of good projection and then settles a bit closer to your skin until it eventually fades around the 7 hour mark. Sillage: Moderate, nice scent trail for the first hour. Sprays: 5 - 7 Overall rating: 5 stars! Love the note of the Blood Orange and its overall resemblance to the much loved, yet discontinued TM UltraZest. Pure gem and nice acquisition to my collection.

Absolutely divine fragrance. I'm not mad keen on the blood orange opening, but thankfully it doesn't last long and then turns into a tonka bean, vanilla and praline gem of a scent. Very sexy, intimate date night frag. I missed this first time around as I'm not a fan of the original Ultraviolet, so when I saw a new batch come onto the market I got a 100ml bottle as soon as I saw one. I'd kicked myself for missing it when it got discontinued and prices went through the roof. Believe the hype with this one, it's an absolute banger. Doesn't have the greatest longevity or projection, but I don't wear fragrances for the benefit of strangers, as long as my partner or I can smell it and enjoy it, I'm happy. If you want a whole room to smell you, just stick to the Sauvages of the world and be that guy everyone moans about choking a room out.

Got this for $50CAD on a Canadian discounter. Nice sweet smell with a fresh airy feeling. I sprayed it on my shirt 1x each shoulder and 1x chest and I could still faintly smell it 9 hours later while driving home from work. Overall satisfying performance and I enjoyed smelling it all day long wafting around me. I can wear this any season in my area since it doesn't get too hot or humid here. Kind of smells like a pleasant version of the fruit-flavoured fluoride paste the dentist puts in that mouthguard/tray for your teeth. The taste of that sickly sweet synthetic paste is gruesome to me, but this take on it going up my nostrils makes me happy every time I smell it. If good things are gems, then UltraRed is a ruby. Edit: Got a backup bottle. I can wear this any time and unlike most of my faves I don't go noseblind to it!

Instant win. Bloody fantastic juice. Was lucky enough to pick up a bottle earlier today. Chemist Warehouse has a handful at their Joondalup shop for $59 AUD. Considering some people are selling this for $150-$200, it was a no-brainer picking a 100ml bottle up. The opening is busy. Sweet, fruity and a hint of chocolate. The dry down is where it’s at. Creamy, zesty and a nice touch of vanilla. Blended really well. This doesn’t jump off the skin, but with a bit of heat, it projects nicely. Enough for someone within 2-3 metres to get a waft. Longevity is good off my skin. So far, it’s been 6 hours and, while it’s a skin scent, I’m getting the occasional waft. IMO, this is probably a spring and fall scent, but you could pull it off on a sunny winter’s day. A refreshing yet intoxicating vibe. A great find. 👌🏻

Sadly, seems to be discontinued. This is a very pleasant fragrance which can be worn all year round. It has some sweetness but I would not call it a gourmand. The citrus/orange smell keeps it light and fresh. There is something about this fragrance that reminded me of Guerlain L'Homme Idéal Cologne (the white bottle) which is also a gorgeous fragrance but now discontinued. I sprayed Ultra Red on one arm and l'Homme Idéal on the. Although they do not smell alike (Ultra Red definitely comes off smelling like oranges while L'homme Idéal smells like cherry almonds), both give me a similar vibe. Ultra Red is still available online at many discounters but it is no longer in production (verified) so stocks will eventually run dry.

Smells like sweet pineapple, maybe too boring, whatever smells like 1 lucky top notes but maybe more fruitier and less sweeter. Idk, I feel like I smelled this fragrance before, this fragrance reminds me something like One million lucky, but these fragrances not very similar. Whatever, smells great, good performance, cheapy, dupe on discontinued fragrance from Thiery Mugler (idk are these perfumes similar, never tried Ultra Zest), suitable for all occasions and seasons. Rating: Scent: 7/10 Longevity: 9/10 (or something like that, I often apply extra sprays simply because I stop feeling the perfume) Sillage: 6,5/10 average Overall: 7,5/10 +1 point because of the budget of this perfume = 8,5/10

I kinda agreed with @Endymion here. We have so many stocks available here in my country, one store has more than 55 sold and that store still has quite a lot of stocks left. They're even selling it for a very reasonable price, which is at ~$47 (converted). Seeing that it is also currently readily available in many parts of the world for a very good price and the fact that it is suddenly being sold after a while of being rare, I think it is being produced again (since 2020). Because everything from the packaging, the juice, the seal covering that packaging, all of them are perfect and looks too good to be old. I hope someone can uncover the truth about this one, since I'm also curious.

New stock (2020) available in Australia for around $40 US from discount chemist. Gave in to the hype and blind bought it and glad I did. Absolutely incredible scent and have snuck into to my heavy rotation fragrances. The orange is not overpowering and blends well with the praline. Doesn't evolve too much but the vanilla and patchouli comes out a bit in the dry down to create a very pleasant sweet creamy gourmand scent. Very delicious. Scent: 9.5/10 Longevity : 7/10 Projection : 6/10 Versatility : 8/10 casual, everyday, night For $40 it's an absolute steal and worth blind buying. IMO best fragrance Paco Rabanne has every release and glad they re released it. Cheap Gem.

Beautiful combination of notes. Blood orange, vanilla and praline. You will smell like edible goodness wearing this! The dry down mixes very well on my skin. This is however not a powerful scent in that it doesn’t last long on my skin and really doesn’t project much with my usual three sprays. For that reason, I would wear this on a date night with someone special. I have found that this scent won’t last beyond 3-4 hours on me. I do think that the fragrance is so pleasant it compensates for the mid range longevity and projection. I also think this would smell nice on some women. This is a safe blind buy for anyone who likes vanilla based scents. I would buy it again.

Discontinued? I think not! You can buy this online and on eBay easily enough. I think paco rabanne have relaunched this without making a public announcement! This one is a really sweet smelling fragrance. I would say it's a better mix than the Ultra Blue but that's down to choice and opinion. Longevity is okay but the Silage is just average. However, spray a little on your clothes and both seem to extend much longer! I like both Ultra Blue & Red and it's a pleasure having them in my collection. I use them for a few days then I take time out. Neither would be used as a signature scent because they can get just a little to much! Red 8 and Blue 7.5 out of 10👍❤️🤗❗

What a great casual scent! This fragrance is perfect to wear whenever I'm not conducting business and just enjoying a day or evening out shopping and visiting with family or friends. The praline compliments the blood orange and vanilla exceptionally well. The performance is decent with moderate-to-strong projection for the first two hours and overall longevity of 6-8 hrs depending on temperature and amount applied. Even though I enjoy wearing this fragrance year round, I prefer wearing it during the warmer months because of the way the scent evolves through the mid and dry down. It's a citrus gourmand that's bright, uplifting, smooth, sexy and delicious!

The opening is the best part of Ultra Red! The dry down is quite pleasant but nothing overly special as been hyped. Performance and projection is quite mediocre and possibly poor for many people. As the fragrance sits close to the skin. You'll need to spray your clothes if you want any sort of smellable performance or longevity. Ultra Red is a very safe blind buy and an excellent dumb reach for situations like going to the gym and running quick errands that will not have you out for more than 1, 2, 3 or so hours. Ultra Red is easily a year round fragrance too. DO NOT pay more than $40.00 for Ultra Red if you have any moderate to high expectations!

Found out that this frag was being discontinued and kept seeing it on sale at Jomashop so I "pulled the trigger" on it. When I got it finally (it took 2 months) and discovered it had its own "trigger" (cool bottle!) and pulled it! What a wonderful fragrance! Strong orange opening! Sweet.. and then it settles down in the Tonka, patchouli and cardemon (all three are my favorites!). I will see how long it lasts, but it is certainly a favorite of mine now. I hope it's dry down 4 hours later is not synthetic. we will see! I am SOOOOO glad I blind bought this! If you can get it for cheap, do it now because in a year, the price will sky rocket!

I got my bottle of this today... and my fucking atomizer's feeder tube is upside down in the bottle... it was spraying mostly air after the first few initial sprays and then I looked, and bam... I have a legitimately defective bottle. What a crazy letdown this is. It sucks because it is a delicious smelling scent, I am a big fan of it, I Love it in-fact... very sweet and I like sweet fragrances so you have too as well. Definitely an orange creamsicle vibe. But who knows if I am going to be able to get this bottle replaced or not. hugely disappointing :( great fragrance, horrendous packaging. Longevity isn't to great at all unfortunately.

Underrated gem from Paco Rabanne. I'd take this over something like 1 million any day. Opens with a refreshing blast of blood orange and citrus, and the dry down is heavenly. Seamlessly melts into vanilla and delicious sweetness. It's such a simple yet well done fragrance and definitely signature scent worthy. Not the biggest fan of the bottle, but the atomiser is amazing. Performance is also beast mode. Im easily getting 6+ hours of longevity on clothes with 3-4 sprays, and projection can easily reach two arms lengths.

@robertandsheilaburke It was discontinued for a long time it was going for like 250$ on ebay. Then GentScents like 1.5 years ago made a video that it popped back up at distributors and its still there now selling at 40$ a bottle im wearing it right now actually lol its awesome the blood orange praline and vanilla together is amazing so much better then ultraviolet almost like a orange creamsicle and sometimes i layer it with montale chocolate greedy its like a chocolate covered orange creamsicle so good💯💯

Well well what a surprise this one is i tell ya...this one is soo good!! Scent: 10/10 longevity: 8+ Hrs compliments: Oh ya, U bet... Mmm is very pleasant, sweet fresh aromatic. value: very good if found online (discounted) back up bottle worthy? Hell yeah!! versatility: all season. any time any place/occasion. you are the boss! blind buy safe? Yes Hey just in case you are wondering whether to pull the trigger or not my advice is Don't hesitate and get yourself a bottle, you won't be dissapointed!

Went through a 100 ml bottle of Ultra Zest. Needed a replacement. Hello PR Ultra Red! I’ve been using Ultra Red a year and a half ish. This absolutely smells like Ultra Zest. Take it from someone who completed a full bottle of Mugler’s discontinued jem. Scent is subjective. But I can confidently say this is just as good if not better than Ultra Zest. Depending on your nose you’ll smell a similarity if not a very close clone. Pretty similar performance between the two.

I didn't want to believe the hype, but I adore this stuff. got a bottle for a great price and fell in love at first sniff. sweet, creamy, slightly spiced orange. not at all "natural" smelling and I really don't care! something in this reminds me of chanel chance edt (maybe the combo of patch, citrus, and vanilla?), but I don't have a bottle near me to confirm my scent memory. lovely stuff and it stays on me for ages, just don't spend more than 60USD for it.

UPR arrived this morning, first contact with the bottle hmmm... heavy, little strange the bottle but looks cool, spray it on my wrist OMG !! I want to eat my wrist this is so good so yummy I can't stop sniffing my wrist. I will be back with the longevity and more after I will were it today at work :) I wish will have more longevity but anyway around 6 hrs I think is just okay, I will give it an other try on summer. Love it !!!

There is a boozy note to this fragrance that doesn't get mentioned. Yes its candy sweet, but the booze makes it ok for a 40 year old boy like myself to wear. This wasn't a love on day one, but I've grown to appreciate it more over time. For the price its going for these days, compared to middle eastern houses that occupy the same price point, it's way more mass appealing than all if those i have tried. Recommended.

Somehow with blood orange being a top note it lasts throughout the longevity of the scent. You would think the vanilla or prailine would overtake it but it does not. They blend well together as well as the Tonka and light touches of patchouli. This is definitely unisex and reminds me of Lagerfield FLOriental. Both have great longevity and nice sillage. Too bad it's discontinued but if you do see it, grab it!

This fragrance is AMAZING!!!! It smells super sweet while still being masculine. Personally, I love orange creamsicle's which is why I love this scent! Great performance, cheap, and high-quality! Atomizer is fine, but i'm not a fan of the overall bottle. Still an amazing scent, I HIGHLY recommend!!! (highly versatile, use any season and can easily be a signature scent!) Scent: 10/10 Performance: 8.5/10

Don’t believe al the fragrance youtubers. Probably Paco Rabanne found an old storage. They sold it to all the discounters, they all sell it for €45 or $50. Then all youtubers received an box, and now everybody is talking about it. It is not worth the buy. It is time to get honest reviewers instead of all the paid reviewers. We don’t want to buy stuff that is shit. So, now there is more for me to buy

Just got my bottle in today, and I'm pleasantly surprised. For 50$, this stuff is fantastic. There's definitely an orange creamsicle smell to it, but the praline+patchouli helps keep the frag somewhat complex. What's more is that, in my opinion, it has that same strong, yet not suffocatingly deep sweet DNA that Ferragamo Uomo has. I'm predicting this to be my daily driver in the warmer months.

I blind bought it and... it's beautiful, the blood orange mixed with the vanilla, just love it! Yes, it's youthful, it's syntetich and it's a little bit sweet, but it's so gorgeous and also unique. It can be used all year round, it's really versatile in my opinion. Performances are not amazing (5 hours or so) but for the price no complain at all, blind buy worthy, really nice stuff here. 9/10

Very interesting scent, does remind me of the Mugler but I guess has more calm projection. It has that citrusy feel at first with the sweet vanilla tonka background and a great dry down. I blind bought this due to curiosity, good price and because of the hype of it being discontinued however I don't regret because there isn't anything like this on my shelf and it is a pleasant fragrance.

Having had both this and Ultra Zest at the same time, I just don’t feel like they’re very close. Maybe like estranged half-brothers with differing political views. I prefer Ultrared in almost every aspect, but especially price. It’s very unique. Pleasant and inviting. I don’t see anyone being offended by this scent. The day will come that this is discontinued for real and it will be sad

Ultrared. Red fruity, fresh, sweet n' sour, a little bit metallic. A little bit sparkling. Not a gourmand. Like a sugar drink. Better than Ultra Zest. There ́s a little bit of Eros Flame. More in the roots of Hanae Mori HM & Black XS. First smell, ok. Second smell, that's love. A Creed Aventus with red fruits. Universal, unisex, any weather, any time. Ideal hybrid. Futuristic. Sexy.

I blind bought a full bottle because with a rating over 4.2 its very unlikely it wouldn't be universally liked, or at least giftable. Guys, this thing is amazing. Probably the best gourmand fragrance I've ever smelled. If you like gourmands you will like this. Smooth, sweet, present yet subtle, and practically universally applicable. If the make up looks interesting to you, buy it.