The 3.4 oz. bottle is one of the most mesmerizing I’ve seen. A curved glass design, which if it were all chrome would make me think of a sleek flask. The colored glass begins at the top in tones of turquoise fading to ultramarine blue and ends on a base that glints with a subtle ruby tone. The bottle designer did a bang up job of invoking a look of tropical depths of water & endless horizons.
Fragrance Profile
Name: Beyond Paradise for Men
Aromas: Green Aquatic, Pineapple
Cost: $$
Perfume Line: Estee Lauder
Creator: Calice Asancheyev-Becker
Name: Beyond Paradise for Men
Aromas: Green Aquatic, Pineapple
Cost: $$
Perfume Line: Estee Lauder
Creator: Calice Asancheyev-Becker
Beyond Paradise for Men was launched in 2004 by Estee Lauder. The perfumer that dreamed up this tropical escape is Calice Asancheyev-Becker. This scent has some similarities to the 1997 scent What About Adam created by Calice for the perfume house Joop! But this one is so much better. It’s a clean aquatic aroma with some awesome fruit and florals blended in. I’d tag it as a green aquatic. Around the aquatic base I gets hints of pineapple & fruit. Which makes me a very happy man.
I find myself sniffing my wrists and getting a big grin when wearing this. Certainly a beachy Summer scent that’s aptly named.
While it is classified as an aquatic, it hasn’t gone overboard (pun intended) with the sillage or saltiness. Not at all like the in-your-face famed aquatic cologne Aqua Di Gio.
The price point is good for Beyond Paradise too. A 3.4 oz. bottle can be found for around $50.
I am thinking I need to check out some more of perfumer Calice’s work. I see that of late she’s been doing work with By Killian.
If You Like This Scent, Try These Too:
- Set Sail South Seas by Tommy Bahama, a simple recipe of three ingredients- Mandarin, Violet, and Rum. I always get people at the beach asking me what I am wearing.
- Eau de Rem by Reminiscence, a beach scent, with hints of vanilla, rosemary and bergamont.