Ultrared

I bought this about 18 months ago at a store closure sale, convinced I'd love it because of the notes combination. When I first sprayed it I was disappointed -it seemed synthetic and boring. Fast forward to this week, when I've been wearing it a lot. I found the bottle by accident and thought I'd see if it was still OK, just in case a friend wanted it. What I found was the perfect scent for a spring day when it's still crisp in the morning and there's a cold breeze. The first spray reveals redcurrant surrounded by soft, pillowy marshmallow. It's sweet but not candy sweet or your typical 'barbie' sweet - there's a bit of an edge there. If candy sweet is pink, this is definitely red, so the name fits! Once the redcurrant and marshmallow begin to dry down, a hint of vanilla peeks through, tempered by spicy licorice. All these notes are pinned down by a sweet, creamy jasmine, which has the hint of a more dirty jasmine lurking beneath. There's a woody air below the jasmine, which stops the fragrance from veering into floral territory. The sweetness of the marshmallow remains, though the soft cushion effect that the note gave in the opening disapates. After a few hours I'm left with a woody jasmine with vanilla marshmallow and a hint of redcurrant. Unfortunately I never get any strawberry on me, which is a shame as I can imagine it works well. The dry down reminds me in a way of a denser version of Lacoste Sensuelle; which I think could be down to the pairing of gourmand flavours with a very well done and edgy floral note - a floral which never screams bunches of flowers and Cath Kidson prints, more teenage picnics with dry mud and grass stains, a flower stuck haphazardly behind your ear so that it's bruised and crushed, mingling with muddy knees and a shared bag of marshmallows and licorice. Girly, but wearing clumpy boots, sweet, but more licorice than cotton candy. In a genre of many similar scents, this one has enough personality to stand out from the rest.

Again a Fragrantica inspired blind buy. I've worn this a few times now and believe I'm ready to write a proper review. First of all this perfume reminded me of someone and something. I couldn't put my finger on it... then I went to Sweden and tried my sister's Nina by NR. Aha! My sister likes softer, more child-friendly scents and I find that to my nose, Ultrared smells like the funkier, crazier, wilder and (despite of her age) more childish sister. Never have scents and reality been SO aligned ;-) I mainly smell redcurrant juice from this, not the sour one my mum used to make, no, the one that in Poland is blended into beer and porridge and that was sometimes sold out on the street in plastic bags that we stuck our straws in as kids. When I wear Ultrared, it's like I travel back in time to a day in one of the fun, carefree, warm summers, where you could eat ice cream guilt free and pick sun-hot-ripened berries straight off the bush. I also get a very prominent star anise note which half an hour or so in, takes the frag off from the "sugary treats for kids" road and onto "naughty berry drink mixed with liquer drunk on a late summers night" highway. For all the above reasons this is my go-to Friday frag ;-) Sillage: moderate Longevity: 5h Overall: 4.5/5 Mmm, mmm, mmm. Edit: The half point I've taken off for the packaging. Mine is a limited edition, sort of egg-shaped bottle which is a right b*atch to open.

Ultrared isn't a masterpiece but I guess creators' intentions wasn't to create such. I suppose they wanted to create a pleasant, sweet scent bringing red and orange to women's mind, very lively and positive. So here it is. I like it. I like the beginning in red, especially wild strawberries - I can detect them the most. Then marshmallows come and they really resemble true ones. I also can sniff some licorice and wood. The fragrance isn't fully gourmand though and that's great. The scent starts kinda loud and I have a young woman in my mind, laughing loud, catching every one's attention, she is the type you notice at once. Maybe the scent doesn't have depth like Black XS but it's easier for me to wear. The beginning is strong and the scent keeps close to skin after that. The scent becomes somehow deeper in base notes but don't expect much depth, it isn't created to give it to you - it's for a wide smile on your face! Ultrared is also easier to wear than Ultraviolet for me, Ultraviolet had an irriatating note (a bit metallic), I can feel Ultrared is from the same family but it's different. Far better than thin Escada with strawberries! Bottle - couldn't it be prettier?

loooove this one.... it is an EL indeed? i was the lucky winner of two bottles, each 50ml for the price of one... i m so happy. ohhh my it IS sooooo delicious. strong sweet marshmellow with hints of licorice and staranise yammm! i think those 3 notes are my all time faves in perfumes ;) longlasting, great sillage ! really sexy to bite. reminds me very much indeed of Diesel fuel for life unlimited, one of my other all time fave perfumes - quite the same smell less the marshmellow. great for layering as the staying power of Diesel isn't that good as Ultrared from paco rabanne. it also reminds me in the drydown of M by Mariah Carey but less smokey. thumbs up anyway! nb. compared with the Kylie perfume this one is more mature and easy to wear while Kylie's Showtime can easely become overbearing, sickenly sweet and way too girlish. the similarity is obvious of course. i still prefere Ultrared.

I have like more than 100 different perfumes, that i like and love and hate (I'm a perfume freak) but whenever I wear this fragrance it transfers me to another mood, it makes me feel happy, released from stress, playful and sexy, very feminine and yet girly. to me it describes like the perfect woman ( that's what my friends keep telling me whenever I wear this perfume). it is suitable for every woman's age , cuz my mom also like's to wear it a lot ( she is in her 50's) and my grandma too(in her 70's) and they get compliments also when they wear it. to me it's like the best perfume ever made, and best perfume of all time.

wow! this reminds me of insolence but with a bit more pop! it's not as dusty as insolence, it's more fruity and I can really pick up on the anise and licorice witch makes this frag super sweet. Also Ultrared is more peppery to me. Love this scent allot because insolence is what I wore for my wedding, but sadly there was a note I just couldn't take in it, so I ended up giving it to my mom. This one is way more my style because it is kind of a gourmand and sweet. I'm really glad I came across it.

It's sweet,that's for sure!But also not that kinda girly scent! The overpowering marshmallow it's balanced by the juicy red currant when you first spray it.Then it blends nice with the jasmine,and it turns into a preety sexy scent that lasts at least 6-8 hours.For me,it's perfect in spring and maybe in the early fall.I honestly like it and will purchase it again! P.S. I don't think this suits you if you like more fresh and lighter scents...

The first whiff of this delicious fragrance instantly reminds me of Armani "Sensi", which is a very emotional perfume for me, my mother used to wear it when I was young... Anis is very prominent, as well as vanilla, marshmallow and sweet strawberry. I just love it. It is spicy and gourmand, which I adore. So feminine and velvety, with a little spark. Very good quality, though it's not an expensive one... The bottle is funny.

I love it ! when I smell it I'm thinking about Cristobal - Balenciaga first, and then Organza - Givenchy, and Lolita Lempicka Le 1er Parfum at the end. It's strange but it's like a mix of these three fragrances, even if the notes are different. It's sweet and fresh at the same time, for young women who love to seduce people. It's so lovely, I think this one will be one of my favourite ! And it lasts all day long.

I normally stay away from fruity fragrances but this is delicious, especially in the beginning. It's a gorgeous berry scent with a bit of depth to it as well. The dry down is not fluffy but rather dark. I really like it for the first hour or so. Then perhaps the anise is a bit too much, it gets quite spicy but I still like it. Lasts quite long on me.

I bought a full sized bottle for £22 from Tk Maxx as a blind buy and I don't regret it! I could smell a burst of the strawberry and liquorice at first spray, as it's drying down it becomes less fruity and more sweet, the marshmallow and vanilla come through. I would wear it all year round, cosy in the winter, fun and fruity in the spring. LOVE!

Ultrared is like Lolita Lempicka edp plus red berries... Yummy and youthful... I recomend this one to anyone who enjoy red berries and spices, also suits for any age and season... Adorable!

Vanilla & juicy berries with a hint of jasmine. Very sweet to me. I really like it but not nothing stands outs in a special way. Lasts 2 to 3 hours on me and sits close to the skin.

I've just bought my 4th bottle. It's such a happy scent to spritz on - summery, very berry, sparkly, powdery just yummy. A fruity floral heaven.

Why do I smell something spicy at first? This only happens when I try it on me, whereas on the blotter it smells sweet and yummy.

Its a lovely fruit- fragrance, not too long-lasting...its ideal for spring.

Honestly, Ultrared is a bit disappointing to me. It starts out very fruity and juicy, almost to the point of being sharp. The red currant is rather strong, but I can't identify the strawberry at all. After the fruity top notes have gone, it becomes extremely sweet. Just sweet, sweet, sweet, nothing else. Ultrared is the type of scent that I think young teenage girls would love. I find this even sweeter than the Britney Spears Fantasy line. The marshmallow and anise note are in there somewhere, but I had trouble distinguishing them at first. To me, this smells more like cotton candy or some sweet candy stick you buy at carnivals. Ultrared is noticeable for the first hour of wearing it but after that it just becomes a skin scent. It lasts for only 3 to 4 hours, which I find a bit disappointing. The vanilla and strawberry are non-existant to me. I can smell the licorice when I smell the sprayer itself, but it disappears once on my skin. I don't understand how that many people find this similar to Loverdose, my signature. Loverdose is a lot darker, the licorice and vanilla are a lot more prominent and overall I find Loverdose to be a more interesting and complex scent. Overall, I'd hoped that Ultrared would have more dimensions and a more mature feel to it. I'll probably not wear it out much, because I find it to be too young smelling, it just doesn't suit me. This is a comfort scent I'd wear at home.

Sadly, this is just not what I was expecting. Berries, marshmallow, and licorice.... yum, right? Not so much here. On my skin, this is not sweet, and very far from fruity - it is more floral and sharp. When I first sprayed it I was horrified to be surrounded by the scent of freesia because it is not listed as a note, and it tends to give me a terrible headache. But it might just be a combination that mirrors freesia, because it is not causing a headache. Still, I was expecting a juicy berry opening, and a sweetened vanilla licorice dry down - something fun and delicious. This is definitely not that. I just keep smelling freesia through the whole dry down. This was not a very successful blind buy. It didn't live up to fruity/sweet expectations. As for longevity - three hours and going strong. Sillage is respectable. EDIT: Okay. I've tried this again now. It is the middle of winter(I bought this in summer), and I'd have to say, I notice a difference. I still don't find this fruity at all. It still emits a floral freesia essense, but somehow now I really can smell the marshmallow also. And I do smell licorice, but it is not candylike at all it is raw and rooty. I can tolerate it, but it still smells a bit off. A bit like a paper bag stuffed with marshmallows? I don't know.

I decided to add a proper review as I have worn Ultrared for the past 5 days and it is a really enchanting fragrance. I used a proper amount of this perfume this morning (as usual about 15 sprays) and I was surrounded by red berries and pink candy floss straight away. The sweet dark pink berry scent lasted for about 2 hours before the anise joined the candy floss (they say it is marshmallow). The liquorice is not really there (I wish it was stronger!) but the anise does its job very well and becomes exactly one third of the composition. Now, ten hours later, I mainly smell anise with a light hint of vanilla and the last remains of the marshmallow which means the base it quite sweet! The berries were gone by noon but I am surprised that Ultrared stayed on my skin for the whole day! If I had been to work today I would have used 2 sprays as soon as I had gotten to work and another 5 to 10 after lunch to make sure people who get close to me would smell it. I doubt that someone who is not really close to me would be able to smell my perfume or if I wore any at all as Ultrared stays close to the skin. The lasting power is immense, though!

I snagged an 80ml bottle of this in TK Maxx for €28 so I've been applying it liberally every morning before work for the past week. I think this scent has to be the sweetest I've ever come across. It's the fragrance equivalent of sticking your nose in a bag of Haribo sweets. Ultrared is light, soft, and sweet. I do enjoy it but I find it very linear. Its difficult to discern any particular notes aside from marshmallow. So if you're interested in a complex fragrance you could skip this one. However, if you enjoy ultra sweet, powdery scents this may be perfect for you. The scent remains relatively close to the skin so will be office appropriate. I think having the bottle be completely round is a design flaw as I'm sure it's resulted in more than a few bottles rolling off dressing tables. In all honesty this is a nice perfume but I won't repurchase as nothing about it really rocked my world. I find it a little bit generic. Then again not every scent has to be a power house show stopper.