Paragon Tester

I bought a bottle back in 2023, loved the smell but ended up selling it. But now…. 2026 I managed to find a bottle online for £140.. full presentation and sprayed a few times, seems like the other guy I bought from wasn’t a fan of his blind buy, but I’d always love this. I remember smelling it at Selfridges and fell in love. It’s a 2025 batch I’m sure, seems a little weaker.. but I think because it’s a new bottle.. overtime it will develop the more I use it ofc. But I sprayed this on around 4-5 pm. And I was coming back from work, around 6 am, I was getting slight wafts of paragon. I was shocked it was faint but it was there, the dna was there. It lasted over 12 hours!! Very impressive. The scent isn’t beast mode, in terms of projection wise but longevity is excellent. Initial spray sits close to the skin. I’m hoping just like my old bottle the ‘oud’ will start to become more prominent, but just needs time to age in a sense. And it will smell beautiful just like the one I had in the past. This fragrance to me is something I’d wear for special occasions/weddings. Very gorgeous scent profile.

Absolute perfection. I was completely stunned the first time I sprayed Paragon. This isn’t just a fragrance; it’s an experience. The opening bursts with this gorgeous, slightly sweet plum, but it’s the white sage and Palo Santo that steal the show. It smells meditative, spiritual, and deeply calming, yet incredibly sexy and luxurious at the same time. The woods are perfectly blended a bit creamy, smooth, and never harsh. It surrounds you in this beautiful, uplifting scent bubble all day. A true 10/10 masterpiece from Initio that definitely make you wanna wear again and again just to experience it.

I fell in love with Paragon early fall 2025 and today, I revisited her randomly before the gym. It was around 8am when I sprayed and here I am, writing a review at 11pm and I can still smell it. It is very heavy on the plum and Palo Santo. That’s basically all you will get. I did receive a compliment around 11am, unironically after having worked out in it and before I made it home to shower and change. Long story short, this is a beautiful dark sweet and aromatic fragrance that carries with you all day. It’s deep, it’s sensual. It’s amazing!

Paragon by Initio Parfums Prives is genuinely HEAVENLY. Plum fragrances are underrated imo, and the plum in this is so mouthwatering. It’s sweet enough, but also fresh enough to be worn all year round. You can wear this fragrance 24/7, whether it’s summer (maybe not when it’s too hot), fall, winter, spring, day, night. But I swear every time I go into a store, or anytime I get a sample of this stuff and I wear it, I CANNOT stop sniffing my wrist. This would be my second favorite Initio (Absolute Aphrodisiac and Musk Therapy are tied for #1)

What can I say - this is great! A fruity woody for the winter, straight from my dreams. The first minutes after spraying in my elbow, it was like voltage sent through my brain - the bergamot and plum together are so lively, and somehow create almost an impression of blackcurrant. The lavender is there also, adding sweet soapy freshness. After 1 h or so (so rather long for a top note) the bergamot starts to fade and the plum comes forward, while the lavender somehow stays. Nicely anchored by the mix of woods and noticeable pepper.