La Viola Paradise

La Viola Paradise by Louis Cardin, released in 2016, is a sweet, fruity woody scent for women. Gourmand is the word everyone uses; about two thirds also call it woody, and a third musky or citrusy.

Grapefruit opens it with a bitter, juicy zest, and green apple with apple adds a crisp, tart sweetness. Guava brings a soft, tropical, slightly musky fruitiness that gives the scent its exotic edge and most of its gourmand character. The base is dry and smooth: cedar for a clean, pencil-shaving wood, sandalwood for a creamy softness and musk for a skin-like finish that keeps the fruit close rather than loud.

It wears as a bright, easy scent that suits spring and summer and daytime wear, fruitier at first and woodier as it settles. It suits someone who likes apple and tropical fruit openings and wants a dry, woody dry-down rather than vanilla or caramel, in a fragrance that stays light and uncomplicated.

La Viola Paradise — for women fragrance by Louis Cardin (released 2016). Notes: Apple, Cedar, Grapefruit, Green Apple, Guava, Musk, Sandalwood. — Parfica open fragrance database