Citrus Paradisi Czech & Speake for women and men

Grease your wet hairs with a citrus flavored ointment when you're freshly shaved and while wearing a classic fougere and you'll get an idea of what Citrus Paradisi is all about. Animalic (boatloads of civet) and dirty/fresh. Challening, compelling and anusually classic. Try it if you dare...

Rating: 7/10

Overrated AND misunderstood - what a combo.

First, it's overrated, and that's saying it kindly. So many here and on other forums feel this is a very interesting and subversive citrus fragrance. Yeah, the grapefruit is tangy and sour, maybe not the first choice for more conventional citrus perfumes. But really, beyond its basic profile, Citrus Paradisi does nothing but display the grapefruit accord with total clarity. Quality ingredients are at work here, and the fruit is fresh and vibrant.

Still, the scent is often misinterpreted. The citrus is not the offending factor to so many noses - it's the impeccably blended civet that underlies everything. This animalic element gives the fragrance a pungency it might otherwise lack. Everything here is well-composed, but not very compelling. You have a sour, funky citrus that dries down to a pissy ghost of its former self, tinged with a stale suggestion of cigarette tobacco. I just don't know why I'd spent the major dollars on this. Sample and give it some careful consideration, but I wouldn't stress if you feel it's not for you - it's not a compliment getter, and not much fun to wear.

Citrus Paradise work on me like a classic citrus fragrance. They seem to have done the typical transition to the citrus opening, fading it to a mossy woody base, since citrus notes are famous for being volatile and not lasting so long at skin. The opening is a blast of what seems like a blend of grapefruit, neroli and just a hint of the green bitterness that petitgrain has. The spices join the citrus aroma very fast, and there is also of a lavender aroma that gives a fougere-like impression for a short time on me. Then, it goes to a mossy-woody, of typical amber and patchouli that you used to see in 80`s male fragrances, but a little less chemical and more natural. Altough it seems sort of common, it`s well done and today it`s hard to find citrus fougere spice fragrances like this one.

I mostly get cat pee. I can't imagine anyone wearing this. The bottle even looks like it's full of urine sample. What the hell is going on here?

"Unusual & striking" it speaks no lies....although I had not thought that an old, outdoor privy would be the scent-concept for this "citrus paradise"!

Oh, I know you are all falling over yourselves to try this now...so for all you wee-fanatics out there I shall delve further into this lavatorial liquor for a fuller fragrance description.

"But is it possible to grade & classify your pee?" I hear you cry! Why, of course! Silly you if you have never sampled the intoxicating aromas of asparagus-wee, the depth of morning "water" or those tangy fish-piss notes. Oh, you’re missing out on so much olfactory fun!

Here is old, stale urine in all its glory! Sweet with a sickly undertone that you can't help but re-sniff even though it turns your stomach. I’m gunning for male-wee here….more substance, more balls. What's more it has a delightful stable feel to it – herby hay, mouldy moss, citrus saddle soap & earthy, grimy, unclean bodies of both human & horse. To further spice it up: ancient, greasy suede chaps & well-used leather trousers all marinated in a trickle of the golden liquor for years & years…this wasn’t created from a one-wee whim! This took dedication.

Urine! Pee! Piss! & Wee! Finally, here is a substantial male flanker to Anglomania if you want to go for that all-important his n’ hers down-there theme. One to whip out when you want to pull off that "has she or hasn't she?" wet-pant smell when you're not blessed with a full bladder or you've already filled your Tena-lady.

Perhaps a more fitting name would be "Golden Shower" or "Urolagnia" – I was becoming quite a perfume bore before I smelled this offering, so thank you, C&S, thank you for creating this great olfactory joke! It almost made me pee my leather pants with laughter ;p