Initio Parfums Prives - The Hedonist Collection - Paragon Extrait - Last call 8 ml

Paragon by Initio Parfums Prives is a unisex Woody Spicy fragrance launched in 2022. Paragon houses the botanical soul of Palo Santo and white Sage whose use has been secretly passed down through initiation ceremonies dating back to the first lines of Inca shamans. Initio Parfums is interpreting this major accord in a contemporary formula that is potent and remanent.  Pairing the soothing influence of Bergamot and Lavender with the force of Pepper, stimulating the mind and opening the heart. The fragrance bestows a protective aura around the physical, emotional, and spiritual bodies. Paragon goes beyond the skin all the way to the soul and leads you to another dimension: plenitude.  This is an Extrait de Parfum

Notes :Bergamot, White Sage, Lavender, Plum, Palo Santo, Black Pepper, Sandalwood, Agarwood

REVIEWS

Fragrantica - Wow! This one actually is a special one.  Opening is a cherry syrup, very medicinal and sweet. (I know no cherry is listed but it comes up). Then a super therapeutic Palo Santo, extra woody and -to me- leaning masculine, comes through.  Paragon takes you to this medicinal journey until a state of high calm. Too calm...maybe it hasn't totally worked and you ended up dead.  A great fragrance with evolution, that would be in my opinion, perfect with the right person. Amazing sillage and longevity as always with Initio. 

Fragrantica - This is a woody and fruity heaven.  Remind me of Opera from Sospiro (Xerjoff) with gentle note of oud.  

Fragrantica - I own over 50 fragrances and every time I wear Paragon I get the most enthusiastic compliments, from strangers and people around me. Literally today a woman in the store leaned into me, proceeded to say "sorry, I had to check, you smell amazing this radiates around you softly and develops through its whole life. very long lasting and it projects just enough to give you a scent bubble surrounding you. Delicious and mysterious. 10/10 for me.

Fragrantica - This is the best smelling whisper you're going to hear! I don't mean that in negative way but to me it's a scent that seems to radiate like an aura around you, not a nasal sucker punch like other stronger scents. It's strong for sure! But a quiet strength, if that makes sense, which does line up with the concept.  It does have a setup, like it comes off bright and vivid. I associate it with some kind of fragrant soap more than plum because I've never tasted or smelled plums before lol. Then after a few minutes you're transported to that super soothing & relaxing part of Paragon you've probably read so much about, and it's well worth the wait. There's a sweetness for sure? And a comfort that envelops you. It's one of those smells that I just wanna keep smelling again and again. 

Fragrantica - The best of the house, plum is my favorite note. Delicious plum, smokey from either one of the woods or black pepper, sweet yet dry, and has that same "white clean" feel that musk therapy has. It changes from a sweet juicy plum to an aromatic concoction thats slightly difficult to pinpoint yet very basic at the same time.

Fragrantica - Musk therapy is great and all but have you tried this!? Scent and quality blows my mind Real talk. It reminds me of La yuqawam Jasmines wisp except paragon is less in-your-face, more wearable and masterfully blended.

Fragrantica - Very rarely do I come across a fragrance that absolutely blows my socks off and smacks me dead in my face but oh Initio you have done this with Paragon! I'm not going to overtalk it because honestly there isn't a lot to say. I detect every single note that's listed in this fragrance, which is extremely rare in a fragrance. It does evoke a calming, relaxed mood that really uplifts the spirit....This is a masterfully blended frgarnce. This is my new signature scent.

Fragrantica - Oh my dayzzzzz! Just received this, and sprayed it three times and off the bat it smells divine, which was not really a surprise to me, but Initio seem to have evolved into another level. Their perfumery in Paragon seems to have been taken to a different level, almost as if they have become more refined, more luxurious and extremely well blended,

Fragrantica - Initio Parfums' Paragon (so perfectly named, by the way) is a study in calming and regenerative scents. From the first spray to the drydown, it's clear this isn't your average fragrance that just smells lovely, but there seems to be a somewhat "healing" characteristic to the scent (probably the Palo Santo I'm detecting). The plum adds a layer of familiar fruity roundness. By the drydown, a woodiness comes about in the slightest, subtlest oud I've ever smelled. The composition of the overall fragrance is quite beautiful-the notes work harmoniously and create this elegant, clean, meditative aroma. The scent profile is honestly what I'd want to be wafted through the vents of a luxurious resort spa, as it truly is that relaxing to me.  Don't get me wrong, though-while the scent itself may be a bit neutral and safe (in the best ways possible), the performance is beyond what I had expected. This is an extrait de parfum

Fragrantica - To be honest, I don't agree that this perfume is cooling. In fact, it warms me up and surrounds me with the wonderful smell of Palo Santo incense mixed light oud, plump and santalwood. Peper, bergamote, levender i smell just at the beginning. Right after I started looking for a way to my soul, I started looking for a similar scent that I smoke often in my room (Palo Santo) and I told myself if I find a real scent with such a note, it will definitely be mine. I'm obsessed I can't stop smelling it on myself and at the end of the day it's still on my skin after 5 hours. I have always dreamed of such a scent. I just adore it!

Fragrantica - I absolutely LOVE this release. There isn't much to compre it to in my opinion, this is really unique. It smoky, dark, and fruity. Two notes stand out the most to me throughout the entire fragrance journey. The plum, which adds a slightly fresh, sweetness to the fragrance, and the palo santo, which gives this super sexy smokey vibe almost like you've been sitting by a fire. I do pick up the other notes throughout the fragrance but those two stuck out the most and stay the longest. I think this is completely unisex and would be super sexy and mysterious on a man or woman.

Fragrantica - Opens with lavender, sage and bergamot, which are particularly mellow and not at all sharp. They're rounded generously by the star of the show, a voluptuous, ripe, purple plum, all nestling in warm woods. It's a gorgeous, jubilant opening.  There's a lovely, slightly magical, otherworldly vibe as you're enveloped in a cosy, fruity scent bubble.
It's a very chilled out unisex composition that's immediately calming and mood boosting