Rare Beginnings

pear and sugar, i don't get too much floral which i was a little worried about. it's nothing like kayali plush pear but i loveeee pear fragrances so i knew i would love it. i got the travel size and mini at sephora

The lotus with the jasmine give this a pleasant, fresh body wash feeling . The pear is very sweet, like a caramlized poached pear but it’s paired nicely with the body wash slight soapy feeling. This is a huge like because it’s pleasant, inoffensive and great for warm weather

This starts out juicy and floral, then dries down to a woody marshmallow. I just wish it held the fruity notes for longer. The dry down reminds me of By The Fireplace without the smoke.

A really, really lovely fruity floral that I had to double check didn't have any amber in the notes when I first sprayed it. Perfect for warmer weather! Very sweet, but good.

I like this! I never used to be a bright fruity floral gal, but this is pretty. Very bright, very sweet, and it dries down nicely. Good longevity. Can’t complain.

This perfume smells almost identical to the daliah body spray from bath and body works. When I smelled it I was immediately transported back to freshman year of highschool and was trying to figure out why until i remembered that it smelled exactly like the body mist I used to douse myself in every morning before class. Not a bad scent but a bit too familiar for me.

So it appears rare beauty is just a dupe house. First burberry goddess and now prada paradoxe. Disappointing because I was hoping for something original. I’ve also tested the layering balms, they smell nice but scent doesn’t last for more than 5 minutes. The same effect can be achieved by rubbing some petroleum jelly on pulse points before spraying your fragrance.

It’s ok. Doesn’t smell nothing at all like kayali plush pear. Smells like some bath and body body spray.

İm a pear girl so I was EXITED to smell this, although it was super underwhelming and boring to me. I barely smelt any pear and honestly it smelled like cheap body wash and not sweet and juicy pear☹️

ok so the first time I used this (brand new bottle), it was water lily galore, a little pear, a little vanilla on the dry down. wasn't really up my alley, so it was in the 'probably return' pile. however, im wearing it again today and its a lot creamier now. today it is much more vanilla pear cream saver, a lot less waterlily bomb. so as of today its back in the 'possibly keep' pile. so friendly reminder to give a fragrance a few days before you make your final decision. it does evolve a little bit after the first spray. I do prefer this whole thing layered over the new Marshmallow balm, but I am a hardcore woody gourmand girl, no apologies.

I have to agree with below commenter Alisturan111, I went to Sephora today with full intention of buying this because I LOVE pear. However, I quickly grabbed the fragrance and tested it and I was so underwhelmed (best word to describe it) I said to the lady behind the counter, I feel like I can go to Bath and Body and find something similar for far less if I wanted to, but truly no desire to do so. Even sprayed on my skin, hoping for something but unfortunately, this was a pass for me.

It really reminds me of good girl blush it’s an easy-everyday, fresh & fruity slightly sweet scent profile. I blind purchased the travel size I’ll continue to wear it to see if it’s worth upgrading to full size. I also have the travel of the first fragrance, however I never upgraded because it smells sooo similar to Burberry goddess and I prefer that one.

This has nothing ‘rare’ about it. It’s a very basic fruity floral that reminds me of a watered down version of Prada Paradox and a little bit of a creamy pistachio in the dry down so definitely not worth it. Longevity: moderate Projection: moderate almost intimate