Red Pearl Paris Bleu for women

I bought Red Pearl in the middle of the summer and like so many other reviewers was thrilled by the very nice sweet oriental opening and an incedible price. But give it some time and the cheap chemichal composition asserts itself, especially in the drydown. After the top notes disappear all is left is synthetic and almost nauseating sweetness. Made me feel like wearing glade airfreshener. It will probably be used as an air freshener....would be a nice scent to add some Christmas spirit around the house.

It smells exactly, like the price is. A sweet, chemical black currant amber compote. Scrubbed it off. However, the lasting power is really good.

Thanks to Fragrantica, I discovered Red Pearl. I love the sharpness of the rosewood and violet combined with the soft deliciousness of praline.

I agree with a lot of the other reviewers--it smells way more expensive than it costs.

The reviews of Red Pearl were tempting, especially because quite a few of my favorite reviewers and perfume quasi-twins are here, rooting for this unknown supah cheap blue light special of a juice in one of the uber tackiest bottles I have seen - in person, the huge red plastic "pearl" top wrapped in gilded plastic planetary rings has to be seen to be appreciated...yikes!.
So I had to have it.

Surpriiiiise!!!:

Yes, Red Pearl is gorgeous in two phases: coming out of the gate munching on pralines and candied flowers and hours later, drying down to sweet amber with a vanilla mainlining habit.

Perhaps its my sweets gobbling skin chemistry, but the "in between", ummmm - not so much.
On me, it has some off note of citrus, passion fruit and black currants left to macerate too long.

However, in my naughty, non-purist way, I have found that a spritz of Honey and The Moon (Tokyo Milk) or Ava Luxe's fabulous "Honey" blend the icky compote back into the other ingredients and creates a perfect bridge between fabulous opening and lovely drydown.

Despite the small and easily adjustable issue I had with the not-so-pleasant fruit compote someone left out all night, Red Pearl is worth a LOT more than you will pay for it.

So to all the other reviewers on this page, I say thank you - great advice, great discovery, and for (metaphorical) pennies only!

This is a nice fragrance but it reminds me very much of Mackie. And while I admit it's been awhile since I've smelled Mackie the association was immediate, I would say it's almost a twin. Other than that, it's warm, woody and sweet as others have mentioned. Not sugary sweet, a mellow vanilla sweetness. More of a fall winter scent. Nice, but not for me. I prefer Paris Bleu's Elegance.

Quite nice. Fantastic price. Soft, sweet, rich, fresh, truly enjoyable. Great for summer. Has a cheesy cheap bottle, cap doesn't fit right, but smells great! Candied pralines, violets, warm vanilla, lovely.

UD: The beautiful beginning doesn't last very long, and ends up smelling like pure sugar. Good for an el cheapo.

Red Pearl solves the problem of What Do Oriental Fanatics Wear in Summer?

How did they manage to make a fragrance warm, sweet AND fresh?

I have little to add to the positive reviews already posted - everything has been said - except just to say that this is one where you must wait 15 minutes or so for the drydown to fully reveal what this scent is all about. It's absolutely gorgeous!

Update: development continues for several hours and gets better and better.

Update #2: OMG, I am in love with this stuff!

Thank you, ladies, for your great comments. It made me all curious to search for this one. Ooooh.. what a wonderful smelling perfume is this!!!! Very feminine, warm, so deliciously developing on my skin. I wore it all day and night cause i just couldn't get enough of it ;-) Goes on my 'love'-list.

Interesting, likable and an astonishing bargain but I'm not sure that I'd consider this an oriental at all. I've been wearing it all morning and my take is a lovely floral with a sweet amber base: definitely violet, noticeable tuberose. I believe the vanilla but I don't think it's what you'd say first if you didn't know it was there. There are none of the nasty artificial notes you usually find in a perfume in this price range and it doesn't "turn" as the day goes on. Unlike most violets it doesn't have the usual twinned rose note so it won't remind you of other scents. It's definitely a perfume that people won't recognize.

My only warning is that, at least on me, it's sweet. It's not cloying or unpleasant but it's not a dry or a gray amber. Well worth investigating and recommended.

Sillage: 3-5 ft but soft
Persistence: 4 hours and counting
Fabulosity: not fabulous but very nice
Price to value ratio: excellent
7/10

I must get this! This will be one that I will say, "I'll never tell" and wink when people ask what I am wearing....unbelievable price too! ($25 for 100ml EDP, and am getting another I found 100ml for $15!!!!

Fantastic. So yummy....great lasting power, and I am SO HAPPY to have finally rec'd a fragrance I really like! I have rec'd 12 that I am selling as they just don't make the cut, some of them costing 5-8 times as much as this one!

I might buy another just to tuck away....sweet & juicy & rich & truly one of a kind!

I am thinking it smells a touch like Nicole Miller & Hot Couture No.1, but not absolutely. Has its own fingerprint.

YES! I got this one today. Totally wonderful. Soft, deep, superwomanish, gorgeous...Not to sweet, not to much flowers and great basenotes with vanilla, amber and tonkabeans..I'm in love with Red Pearl. Eau de Parfum-version. Good thing on the box - they printet prod.date.. thats good. this one is made oct 2008.
this is a true Oriental Vanilla scent!

Helt underbar doft! mjuk, varm, djup och superkvinnlig. Inte för söt, inte för mycket blommor och basnoten är superb. Jag känner vanilj, amber och tonkaböna tydligt och mjukt. Sjukt förälskad i Red Pearl! På boxen har företaget stämplat in prod.datum, vilket jag tycker är bra, mer sånt! Denna Eau de Parfum är gjord okt. 2008.
Denna är en sann Oriental vanilla- doft!

This is a oriental balanced with some floral tones but very unique scent something different.I love wearing scents that may not be as popular because then I wont smell like everyone else

I have this one but it is not really me. It doesn't smell like an oriental at all. All I get are the floral notes, especially violet. If you love violet...try this! It is a very pretty bottle and very inexpensive as well and I know that a lot of people love it...when I did wear it I did get compliments on it. Can't hurt to try, especially at the low price.

Very nice scent, has some sweetness in it mixed with rich florals, a perfume Linda Evans would wear in Dynasty perhaps:)

Hello my perfume friends! I first experienced Red Pearl by taking a chance and ordering a bottle that was only $9.00. As soon as I sprayed it I hopped online and ordered two more bottles for fear that I may never come across it again! This perfume smells so rich. Not as in, "I am a wealthy woman, rich" but in character. It reminds me very much of the perfume my mom used to wear in the 80's called "Raffinee". I don't get a gourmand scent so much as a warm rich floral with a bit of fruit that comes through in the first phase. This perfume has good silage and (at least for me) garnered many compliments. I wore this in Mexico last summer when it was VERY hot and humid. I don't think this necessarily is a "winter" scent. It is enhanced by the heat and humidity of the sun. The bottle is pretty and the "juice" is a golden amber color that expresses the warmth and depth that will come through on your skin. This scent is just so warm, sensual and indulgent. Try it~ I think for the most part it is a unknown winner...Sort of like a small winery that puts out an amazing vintage in small quantities that not many people have heard of, but if head to head with french wine in a competition would win hands down.

Tasty and sweet. I think it's for evening use. Love it

Have to say I do like this one. A hidden treasure. Warm and inviting. Does not cost a fortune. Stays on my skin for ages.

Oh, wow. This one is a keeper with tons of character. I find it Floral Fruity Gourmand rather than Oriental Vanilla, and it's definitely not old fashioned it's vintage. ;) The scent may seem to be quite heavy for those who is very keen on Light Blue or some other fresh laundry scents. It reminds me of Classique by JPG and Maroussia by Zaitsev. There is something very addicting in the notes; perhaps it's a mix of amber and praline which evokes the images of ice-cream parlour and yummy café-bakery in the morning. The perfume smells so good it's almost edible. The biggest advantage is the staying power which is over 10 hours on me.

smell like poeme so lovelt and good scent i like this

This one opens with the nice fruity notes of black currant and violet. I don't really detect the passionfruit or the bergamot in it. A real pleasure for the senses.

Then, the flowers point out and give this fragrance an old-fashioned scent that I am not really into. Since, I am not a fan of geranium, I'll blame the latter for the not so good middle notes... lol

Finally, it settles into a real gourmand. Maybe too gourmand. I won't say I don't like this perfume, but I guess I'll keep it for the cold winter nights. It's warm enough to do the job. ;-)

i think it'll be ok for you if you're in to the grown-up kind of scents...