Advantages: It smells remarkable...
Disadvantages: ...and comes with a hefty price tag

...With Christmas over, I've started using some of my lovely gifts, one of which is a 30ml bottle of Paul Smith Women Eau de Parfum. I'm not a great user of perfume (as some of you know, I prefer to wear Boots Vanilla Body Musk) but I decided to give Paul Smith Women a try: yes, good decision! ***ELEGANCE IN A BOX*** Paul Smith Women comes wrapped in a dark mauve satin-effect box with the words "Paul Smith Women" inscribed on the front in a sexy shocking pink print. The bottle inside is roughly 4.5 inches tall and made of clear glass [tinted a shade of deep flamingo pink on one side only] on which the words "Paul Smith Women" are printed in white. The bottle's shape is unusual but aesthetically pleasing - a "boxy" base contains the perfume and a cylindrical glass screw top lid covers the deep flamingo pink coloured pump... Read review

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Advantages: Not too overpowering, pleasant.
Disadvantages: plunger feels cheap.

...This Paul Smith fragrance come as part of a set along with a container of Paul Smith shower Gel (or 'all over body shampoo', as the fashion seems to be at the moment). The product comes in the usual square, minimalistic Paul Smith glass bottle with a glass screw on lid. I have found that after a while the lid no longer screws on correctly and tends to just clip onto the top. This may have something to do with the seemingly poor quality suirty plunger bit that the lid should screw onto. To remedy this a simple 'twist on' lid might be more appropriate. The plunger is made of plastic and the directional spay can be hard to locate at times because it's exactly the same colour as the rest of the plunger, in poor light this becomes a bit of an issue that can lead to spraying the product all over the bathroom! The product itself... Read review

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Advantages: Scent lasts a long time
Disadvantages: I personally don't like the smell

...Paul Smith Extreme Eau De Toilette Spray for Him. I think this product was released after the original Paul Smith Eau De Toilette. I would have thought that the product would improve with the extra development but I myself think that the product has regressed. I think the smell is overly spicy and overpowering and reminiscent of something from the 1980s. Any way enough of my personal thoughts, what do you get for your money? The product comes packaged in an outer box with a busy stripe design. The name of the product is written in very small, white font which is hard to read on the box. Inside your box you will find the now standard square Paul Smith bottle. The bottle also features the stripped design of the outer packaging. As with the original Paul Smith EDT for men you still get the cheap looking plastic squirty... Read review

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Advantages: Smells Lovely
Disadvantages: More For General Wear Than Special Occasions

...With Christmas just around the corner I am predicting that there is about to be a flurry of Aftershave reviews on Ciao so I have decided to get in first with this review of Paul Smith's Extreme Aftershave Spray for Men. Paul Smith has made his name in Britain as a successful Fashion Designer, opening his first Shop in Nottingham in 1970. In recent years he has expanded his portfolio with a full range of Perfumes for both Men and Women. This review is about one of these Products called Paul Smith's Extreme Aftershave Spray for Men. Unlike many similar products this particular fragrance really is a true Aftershave since technically speaking many similar products that are colloquially referred to as Aftershaves are not actually Aftershaves at all, but instead they fall into the group of Perfumes called Eau de Toilette's, or Eau de... Read review

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Advantages: lovely smell, other prods in range
Disadvantages: none

...I have to admit I think I am addicted to buying new perfume when I go away. I've always stuck to the same old perfume but over the last year or so my perfume collection has expanded somewhat and with different varieties as well. This new little gem I have just discovered has really, really opened my eyes to perfume. Some I have brought and in the end don't really do much for me but this one I have to say is different. Paul Smith Women comes wrapped in a black 3D box with very plain and simply put 'Paul Smith Women' on the front in pink. Inside the box once it is opened up you are greeted with a dinky little bottle (If you got the small version obviously!) which is pink for the ladies (there is a male version which is green) The list is a twist lid and comes off fairly easily. As soon as you take this off you can... Read review

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Advantages: Smells great,Looks great.
Disadvantages: Broken lids.

...I rave about this product,it has got to be THE best perfume I have ever had. It was an anniversary with my boyfriend when he came to see me,parcel in hand,and excitement running through my veins. I opened the bag and pulled out the parcel,a beautiful box with a pink covering and the simple letters Paul Smith. Inside the box there were 2 evenly spaced products-Paul Smith Women perfume and perfumed body cream.It looked lovely and elegant,I was very impressed. The perfume is in a square shaped pink bottle with a circular lid,a little on the bulky side,especially to put in your handbag,but a great colour. The glass bottle is very sturdy and thick. I had never had the privilege to smell the perfume before but I was thoroughly surprised at how much I liked it,surprised by the fact that my boyfriend had chosen something great... Read review

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Advantages: refreshing,
Disadvantages: none really

...Paul Smith - Story. I have reviewed a number of Paul Smith fragrances before, but this on has to be my favourite thus far. On opening the outer cardboard packaging we come across a heavy glass bottle in the shape of a book. Book/Story...geddit? Original or very corny deoending on how you look at it! The product comes with the now ubiquitous spray nozzle, convinient and tidy, but you can never get those last few drops out can you?! The product is clear in colour, yer the green hew to the bottom of the bottle gives the liquid a greenish tint in certain lights. Now on to the scent of the product, which is afterall the most important feature. The scent of Story is fresh and light (I really must sort out my wine buff terminology) and is not overly heavy like some aftershaves can be. I would say that the product could... Read review

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Advantages: smells great
Disadvantages: doest last that long

...I got this perfume as a gift for my birthday last year. I asked for a different one but this was what i ended up getting. Could it be fate? Its attractively packaged, In a black box with paul smith written in pink. Simple yet eyecatching. The only bad thing about the box is that it is weird to get into, there isnt just the normal lift up the flap - there is another strange bit inside that fits over the lid bit of the perfume. Other than that its pleasant, and i think i would be attracted to it in a shop. The perfume bottle itself it plain if u want to describe it that way, but, its simpleness is very eyecatching. The pink colour is really nice, also attracted me to the perfume. The bottle is just like a square then the lid. Its pretty small, which is a bit of a disadvantage, but the good thing is you only need a little of the perfume... Read review

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