Atelier Cologne’s new(ish) Pomélo Paradis is the brand’s latest citrus fragrance, and reportedly the last scent in what is now called the ‘Collection Originale’. Like its elder siblings Grand Néroli and Orange Sanguine, it’s meant to provide the “magical freshness of cologne coupled with the lasting power of eau de parfum”. Not a bad calling card, but I admit I am a bit less taken with the concept as time goes on.

I bought small bottles of Grand Néroli and Orange Sanguine shortly after they launched, but ended up giving them both away over the past year. Both are well-made, respectable renditions of the materials in question, but I almost never reached for them, and when I did, my usual tendency was to layer them with something else…

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