Lost In Paradise
Chris Collins (2022)

Even though I like this one, it's not for me. A little too feminine for me. Fruity and slightly rosey, this fragrance will probably be loved by the ladies. I get a slight aquatic note in this one. 6.5/10

Lost In Paradise by Chris Collins (2022) is a breath of fresh air, no pun intended, compared to most of the range I've tried so far. Yeah, it sorta ditches some of the "born of Harlem" tropes found in earlier releases, as that is the basis for the house overall; but it brings in a much-needed deviation from heavy aromatics, ambers, or gourmands that dominated the range in its earlier years. That said, much of what's here can also be equated to an Estée Lauder or Replica perfume, so it's not to be said that Lost in Paradise is wholly unique; just that it seems a cut above what I've smelled thus far from the range founded by former Vogue male model Chris Collins.

Lost in Paradise leans more feminine than anything, although lovers of things like Virgin Island Water by Creed (2007). Tahitian Waters by English Laundry (2013), or Soleil Blanc by Tom Ford (2018) will find some favor here as well. Of those, the English Laundry is the best value in price per ml, but the "Goldilocks phenomenon" goes right to Chris Collins in this bout, since you don't have to pay $475 for 100ml like Creed, or even worse at $300 ml for the Tom Ford. The opening is very fruity-floral with rose, peony, and passion fruit notes, a coconut water accord recalling the Creed and some salty bits later into the dry down that makes Lost in Paradise its own thing. If you can weather those fruity floral tropical cocktail drink notes, you're in good hands after.

The confusing part here is the video Chris made introducing his brand to Sephora indicates Jerome Epinette made this fragrance, although sources across the web don't attribute a perfumer at all. Either way, this is part of the newer "Anima" collection from the house, and that collection is proving so far to be the winning ticket for me, even though I'm not convinced any Chris Collins fragrance is worth that stiff retail price for just 50ml of juice, without some huge original or ingeniously-creative wow-factor, something I can get from any independent perfumer selling at the same price point per ml, like Darren Alan or similar. Thumbs up

Robust fragrance that is more floral in the onset. pink saffron, passion fruit, coffee bean, frankincense, centifolia rose pink peony oud, crisp amber, & vanilla bean.
Lost in Paradise is a more pink peony and fruit fragrance than oud and ambery, and much different than the previous sample tested. I think this one is more unisex, even feminine than the other in the Discovery set. Not as floral or Rose heavy as VideCorMeum or Harlem Nights, although rose is a part of the note pyramid.

Great performance as I put some on this morning after leaving for the office, and the cloud bubble seems to close and not overbearing. A pretty likeable scent.

Of the Discovery Set, this is not my favorite. However, as mentioned I will be getting a full bottle of one, although not this one :).