poltinic – 2022-07-02:

4 out of 5

Right out of bottle this fragrance is reminiscent of cherry chapstick – it’s fruity, but somehow also waxy. It isn’t abrasive, overpowering, or sickeningly sweet. It’s airy and pleasant – it breathes – and develops more complexity as it sets.
Initially, I was indecisive about this fragrance. The waxy notes, to me, made it seem more manufactured – like something that just sits on the skin and smells nice rather than something that is more of an extension of myself and blends with my chemistry. In the end, I’ve decided I do like this fragrance because of the way it developed and intrigued me throughout the day.

chizhik – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

Sticky coriander.
I sense strawberry ginger jam sticking the coriander with hints of neroli, amber, & lime. I can barely detect the cola note but it’s more sticky jam of the macaroon.
Amber, & coriander are the leaders in this blend then comes the sticky jam as a minor with the sour notes. Interesting.

Gobs87 – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

I really like the whole idea about this fragrance.
it smells nice. but something in it that makes me sick, the sweetness is like a sticky synthetic like.
a pass.

Константин1984 – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

Magical and dreamy perfume… transports the unconscious into a sweet world where there is a sweet melody and a Parisian landscape. Really interesting the beginning with the coca-cola/lime agreement is something extraordinary that I had never heard… it’s really unusual and modern. Ginger participates in a sustained way, a wonderful sweet but well balanced fragrance. In the bottom it is soft and comfortable, really beautiful! Extraordinary perfume in my opinion.
Sillage: 8./10
Longevity: 10./10
Scent: 10./10
Overall: 10./10

vanya_100 – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

The first bite is delicious sugar cookie made with vanilla and almonds, the center filled with lemon drop hard candy.
There’s a sudden hit of seltzer-water fizz, a loud ginger finger-bang, and then it settles down to D&G’s Light Blue amber musk…
And stays there.
For two days.
It’s kind of amazing.

lexa673 – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

Looking at the notes for this, I was a tad surprised. I’ve not come across a coca cola note in perfume before, and I was curious to try it. Straight up I get the lime and the ginger, bright and zingy and fresh. After a few minutes, that settles and I get soft wafts of thyme and, yes, the macarons, which is where I’m guessing is where the almondy note is coming from. After an hour or so, I get the cola and musk. This is such an unusual combination, but it really works – I like it, a lot. I’ve sampled a few scents from A Lab on Fire, and I’ve got to say, I’m becoming a fan. I could easily go a full bottle of this.

FireMont – 2022-07-02:

4 out of 5

Sorry, no. It’s too much almondy-macarons, too little of the cola.
While Quality and accuracy of notes is amazing, the balance and overall weird mix of the hints of lime, macaron biscuit and cola hints just just not sit well at all.
Nothing like Roja’s Enigma which has the much bolder, deeper cola-note, while still managing to be sweet.
It’s definitely going to be a hit with clubbers who dig limey-almondy cola vibes mix with sherbet-pop and that ‘sweet-chemical’ air you get around the venues.
My rating: 3/10
Scent quality: 9/10

bpt713bedyWelty – 2022-07-02:

4 out of 5

This smells like gingerbreads to me. One of the most edible scents I can think of. I like the name of the brand, it’s really cool and I also like the green liquid of the perfume.
It doesn’t smell masculine at all, just edible.
Reminds me of Christmas.
The scent itself is lovely, but I’m not sure how often would I actually wear it. So very specific.
I think it would be perfect for colder times when it’s crispy cold and snow is on the ground.

3434 – 2022-07-02:

3 out of 5

So weird but so good
Coriander and ginger are strong and spicy while the syrupy coke and lime balance it out.
Its fresh, sweet, spicy and a wrist crack.
Makes me think of a tropical holiday, local food, cocktails, the hot sun and ocean. Very unique.

cdotaajmgfs – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

This perfume is just pure happiness for me. I smelled it and immediately smiled. It’s cheerful and warm, yet not heavy. It’s a very modern gourmand fragrance that garners compliment. I find it to be quite unique and complex. After testing numerous perfumes to wear as my wedding day fragrance–and thinking I had already settled on Angel Sucree–once I smelled Paris*LA, I knew it was exactly what I was looking for and fit everything I wanted for my October brunch wedding in Tennessee. It was made for me for that day. I still wear it now mostly on special dates with my husband. 🙂

sepulturacep – 2022-07-02:

4 out of 5

This is a gorgeous fragrance! The opening is clearly dominated by a zesty and crisp lime note. I would say that this lime note is dominant for an hour or so, until the scent of cola truly appears. To me the cola scent reminds me a bit more of cola candy than Coca Cola, but the lime not balances out the sweetness and makes it beautiful! Paris LA is a true mouthwatering gourmand. Perfect it the heat of summer! I certainly smell the ginger and can also detect a light scent of macaron, but to me this fragrance is more LA than Paris, When I spray this fragrance my mind creates an image of myself pouring cola into a glass of ice cubes as I squeeze in some drops of lime. I really love it! Thankfully I’m at home because it would be weird to smell my cleavage all the time in public. The sillage is moderate and longevity on my skin is about 4 hours. My skin eats perfume so I believe this would last much longer on others.
Edit: 4 hours longevity in the heat, much longer (10+ hours) in cooler environments.

108108 – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

I literally get cocoa cola, lime, and what I am happy to call macarons (sweet, almond powder). It’s odd, that should not make for good perfume, but you know what? It’s delicious in a playful sort of way. There’s something undeniably fun and carefree about it. It’s summer wander around downtown with a girlfriend. It’s an afternoon sipping a coke in the sun.
It’s fun, and summery and I find I keep coming back to it.

lolchtole – 2022-07-02:

4 out of 5

Az egyik legkülönlegesebb illat,amivel valaha találkoztam.Nagyon tartós..édes gourmand illat…istenien coca colas.
Masok is dicsérik rajtam.Olyan,mint egy süti…amibe beleharapnál…Imadom!Már várom,hogy megvásárolhassam Madisonban.❤

Natali_Jitoruk – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

Not bad;-)

alamarck – 2022-07-02:

3 out of 5

Ummmmm….ok…. At first all I could smell was LIME then I got some coke. Now its settling down and turning into something very wearable and delicious. For some reason its making me think of the 70’s and an old record shop I used to beg my mom to take me into, full of hippies and a black light room behind a curtain of beads I found pretty fascinating. Its a little spicy and very soft in a good way. I’m not sure I would buy a full bottle. But its a super fun tester!!! I really like this perfume house and would like to try more of their stuff!!!

www2002 – 2022-07-02:

4 out of 5

At first spritz this gives me a shock of fizzy ginger and strong cloves as well as something lemony. The ginger and cloves are the main players throughout. I agree the coriander is present as well, it further supports the fizzy zippy spicy effect. A bit of almond in the background, as well as something like half baked dough and a certain lived in feel that I cannot place. Almost like an elevator full of people. This is certainly a unique perfume, a bit harshly spicy gourmand. Try it and you will see for yourself. Regarding this being close to La Danza delle Libellule, they share this lived in intimate background feel but that’s all according to me. I think it’s more like 20% Mandorlo di Sicilia and 70% Kenzo Jungle L’Elephant… and 10% their own.

Aleh76 – 2022-07-02:

3 out of 5

I get the Coke and lime aspect, although it comes off to me as cinnamon and evergreen, with the faintest (unpleasant) whiff of ‘big city’. I could go with a previous reviewer’s assessment of ‘Yankee Candle’.

Vladkoz5 – 2022-07-02:

3 out of 5

The macaron note in this fragrance came to me more like a grainy, cloying, raw dough. I have sampled both this and What We Do In Paris Is Secret and both have an odd Play-Doh note, like a synthetic almond gone rancid. The fizzy spice at the top dissipated within the hour, leaving the entire composition half-baked. I wanted a delicious effervescent perfume to wear in the boudior but instead I got a pastiche gourmand. This is a pass for me.

popkov.1980 – 2022-07-02:

4 out of 5

I get a weird “yankee candle” note in this, is that just me?

RhifeFedsRofe – 2022-07-02:

4 out of 5

This fragrance evoque positiveness, holiday, fun, happiness.
It opens with coca cola and freshness, then it becomes sweet and stable. I am not sure about the sillage.nafter one hour it seems to be disappeared on my skn
Anyway, very original and excellent for sumner.

andnasilnik – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

I have a similar feeling toward this perfume as cake n’ cuddles — this feels made for me. I love the fizzy gingery opening and on me, the thyme and coriander are very apparent along with the almondy macaron accord. The thyme in particular cuts through the sweet macaron, bringing total balance and interest in the drydown. When I wear this, my husband snuggles in really close, breathes in deeply, and says “Mmmmmmmm.”
Based on reviews I’ve read, the thyme must not be apparent on everyone, and I believe it is a key element in the composition. I’d say this is definitely a try before you buy scent.

Joyngeagnek – 2022-07-02:

4 out of 5

Sorry, but ew. If Amouage made a pastiche of D&G Light Blue, it would be this, and I don’t mean that in a good way. It is truly horrid. This reminds me of the pong that wafts from the BMWs parked at the hookah bar behind my work. Young, virile, Arab boys with more time and money on their hands than they know what to do with and their equally over-perfumed American girlfriends and every flavor of shisha under the sun. Pure pong. But I admit, high concept fragrance does not appeal to me.

kilot.xva – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

Sometimes you feel like a fragrance was just made for you. That’s the kind of strong connection I have to this fragrance. Paris LA is IMHO an ingenious combination with so many odd angles on some of my favorite sweets and spices.
I couldn’t tell you what I love more, the fizzy spicy limey coca cola or that awesome and unapologetic macaron note.
This fragrance is FUN. Sweet and sassy. Great lasting power and moderate projection and silage. Perfect for what it is. Brava, brava.

AgigeArilique – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

Funky gourmand!
Coca-Cola and macaroons – who new? Starts sweet & sour, fresh & fizzy – pleasant and unusual. Unfortunately zestyness didn’t last on my skin at all, the juice turned messy-sweet, not that good on me, although the original aroma stayed the same on my clothing – no problem. Hopefully it’s just my chemistry or this is clothing only fragrance. The mix smells a bit too chemical for my liking and the quality is not there, but I have to give it my points for being fun!

marvin – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

This is what I had hoped DKNY Pink Macaroon smelled like. That was very tart and musky/musty on me. Now this is all the way macaroon to me with some lime, when i dabbed it on me this morning. I didn’t realize at first that it was quite spicy, until I read the review of BuysBlind and I do agree about that Cinnamon Candy. This really tempts me to do another gourmand split even if I just did one last week. If you want something gourmand but unusual this is definitely something you should try.

Mantry – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

What a disappointment. I really like the LA – the Paris not so much. The fragrance opens with a really bright, sparkling tart lime note, which is all you can smell at first, but it’s crisp and refreshing. Around 2 minutes in, I start getting the gingery, spicy, fizzy, coca-cola scent mixing in with the lime. It starts to get a bit sweeter, but still has a bite to it, like those Haribo Cola candy gummies. Definitely a candy-like gourmand, but with a sourness to it that’s appealing. Then after about 20 minutes in, all the bite and sharpness dies down and you’re left with a cheap-smelling, sickly sweet, custardy vanilla that lasts for hours, although you will wish it didn’t – this must be the macaron note. I bought this blind and sprayed one arm about 5 hours ago and the other just now, and maybe because I spent a bunch of money on it I’m trying really hard to like it, but it just majorly under-delivers on the dry down. For a Coca Cola-inspired scent, I’ll stick to Freebird from Regime des Fleurs.

Bastet – 2022-07-02:

5 out of 5

This is a great new gourmand offering from A Lab on Fire. It opens with a spicy top that smells like a combination of Red Hots cinnamon candy and Coke. At first it seems layered over a light vanilla note, but then a deliciously rich, buttery almond accord appears and takes the vanilla along with it. I had a hard time believing the perfumer was going to pull this off successfully, but the “macaroon” in Paris*L.A. is fantastic. I actually get a little hungry smelling this. It takes you right to the heart of the dessert, and you can easily imagine all the ingredients as they’re being prepared together in a bowl. Almonds, butter, sugar, and egg whites presented in small, chewy little cakes–they’re all there in just the right proportions and seem composed by a skilled, graceful hand. What I really enjoy about Paris*L.A. besides the fun, unique notes that are presented, is the fact that it’s smooth and wearable. There’s nothing clumsy or “blob-like” about this. It doesn’t become overbearing, as gourmands often do. Uncompromisingly sweet in what it presents–Coca-Cola and Macaroons–Paris*L.A. manages to avoid becoming cloying because it is never too heavy. In fact there’s a fresh, fizzy quality to the entire fragrance that keeps it afloat and buoyant. I suppose this is the Coca Cola in play, and it does a wonderful job of balancing the macaroon.
As far as masculine vs. feminine, this seems very much unisex to my nose and I’d have a hard time labeling it one or the other. I consider this a casual, day or nighttime fragrance. It’s fun and has a playful, carefree nature. Projection is solid–it gets out there, but it’s not crazy. Longevity is around 6 hours. Overall, Paris*L.A. feels like a very modern take on an unabashed gourmand, and it should find plenty of happy fans as word about it starts to spread.
Hats off to the perfumer, Laurent Le Guernec, who did an excellent job with this, and to A Lab On Fire, a company that’s created quite a diverse lineup by releasing unique fragrances with a stylistically modern appeal. Paris*L.A. sits right at the top of that list.