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Can Can by Paris Hilton {Perfume Short (Review)} + Samples Giveaway {New Fragrance} {Celebrity Fragrance}

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Can Can by Paris Hilton is the epitome of a commercial fragrance in 2007 with a capital C and even two of these as one can see. To come into existence it seemingly had no choice but to copy left and right.

Image-wise its ad images draw heavily on the Lady Marmalade iconography from the movie Moulin Rouge by Baz Luhrmann -- fine. This influence was officially acknowledged as an homage paid to the movie and that song in particular. And sometimes a good perfume needs a little help from popular culture to make its mark more ostensibly........

Here is a video of Lady Marmalade as sung in Moulin Rouge,

The juice itself unfortunately offers few redeeming features, if any. It is a gourmand fruity-floral with woody overtones. Scent-wise it is a cruder version of Nina by Nina Ricci (2006) mingling florals, fruits, toffee, and a sandalwood dry-down in the most predictable of manners. It is rather cloyingly sweet but is counterbalanced by some lighter citrusy notes. The fruity-floral bouquet is not completely unpleasant with its green edge, but the less-than-good quality of the materials used mars any attempt to charm. There is a hint of a nutty nuance like peanut butter in the mix that makes it stand out a bit from the competition.

More generally it can be likened to other milky fruity-florals like Live Luxe by Jennifer Lopez and others, except it leaves the shores of laid-back and girly and becomes a dumbed down version of that style of fragrance. It actually smells hazardous in as much as the quality of the ingredients used has been cheapened down and the composition seems intent on drilling a hole in your brain if you persist in smelling it from too up close. Do not attempt this at home. 

We will not repeat the name of the perfumer here because we are pretty sure that he was probably tickled and tortured with that feather until he gave in to the constraints of mass-marketing.

Top notes of clementine flower, cassis and nectarine; middle notes of wild orchid and orange blossom, and bottom notes of soft musk, amber and woods.

Available in all the fine department stores for $45 and $54. 

If you would like to win a sample of Can Can, please leave a comment and we will draw two winners on Friday November 9th 2007. 

Comments

I personally like the smell of Can Can, I was out looking for a nice scent to wear on my wedding day, and now its a toss up of this and Vera Wang's Princess. Still haven't decided yet. But I do like the new stuff by Paris Hilton

Would be my big pleasure to test the new celeb´s frag :-)
Thank you.

Ok, I will give it a chance... I'm participating in this little contest :)

Um, who on earth would want to try this biohazard material after your slaying review? I'm sure you're right on the money, though. And thanks for doing the dirty work for us. :-)

I know, it sounds counter-intuitive but I always encourage people to try by themselves and I happen to have two carded samples I can give away.

Promise it wasn't snobbery talking out of me, hey, I happen to like J.Lo's Miami Glow! It's just that Can Can doesn't sound at all interesting to me. :)

I actually like how this smells. Flirty and fun!

Dusan,

I don't think you're their target audience anyway:)

It is not interesting to me either, except in the sense that it is very symptomatic of fragrance development today. But if it makes people happy, I am not going to go against that except if someone showed that the materials used are really hazardous instead of smelling like they might be.

***Well i happen to love and own Paris' 3 other fragrances! I would love to try and smell this new one too!***

I have not been able to sample ANY Paris perfumes as there have not been any available near where I live. I would love to give it a go.
Thank you

Sounds beautiful. I love the sound of the sweet floral scents mixed with the woody overtone. Sounds lovely. I would love to try it out.

Floral-fruity gourmand mixed with citrusy notes!!-enough to strike my attention quite easily and will definitely seek to give it a try.

CAN CAN seems to be a scent that stands out from her other ones. I would love to get a bottle to give it a long term test of everyday use, it will definately be on my Christmas wish list.

not another gourmand floral! sweet dessert food smell overload! when will it end

I bought my step-daughter Paris' Heiress last year for Christmas and she would love to try her new Can Can!

I have a little sample vile of this and I actually like it...it smells a little like cotton candy when you first put it on in the morning, but then it just becomes a sweet, "girly" smell...
Does anyone know if it's a water or oil based perfume?

It's mainly alcohol with a little water in it.

My daughter has talked about her friend having CAN CAN, I have smelled it and it is a very sexy and refreshing scent I am going to have to find this to give to my daughter and maybe myself too. That is how I got on this web site, looking to see how to find it.

I would be interested in trying this perfume as I like floral smelling ones.
Besides, if I can wear it OK so can everyone else!

CAN CAN drives my husband crazy, he's never loved any perfume so much as he does this.

Well, that means it is a terrific fit for you both!

Enjoy!

I'm not really sure if I like Paris Hilton's perfumes and stuff, but I'll try it at the store or something. As long as it's not like that Cotton Candy perfume or that "Desert" line by Jess Simpson... that stuff was hazardous...

The Trashy Lingerie of fragrances. I actually like this perfume, though it only goes certain places on me. It's extremely sweet smelling, which is fine with me. I am a young woman, and sweet perfumes appeal to me. I find myself moving away from it and toward lighter, cleaner scents as the weather gets warmer. I'm sure I'll return to the bottle in the fall.

I looovee Can Can and I just bought it on ebay for 20$! (the 3.4oz one)

Can Can is obviously a popular fragrance, but as for myself, I find it too harsh and stereotypical.

Not that I am trying to put you off, I know I can't :)

I haven't really tried this perfume yet but if you can can send me a sample i would be greatly appreciated Thanks! if still available.

This is a wonderful mix of sweetness and fruitiness. It is truly a great fragrance. I highly recommend this for anyone!

I usually don't go for celebrity scents because of obvious reasons, but I must say that Can Can is an exception. I really love this one, it's warm, woody and sweet without being juvenile. Paris has done a great job in my opinion, I read somewhere that Can Can is very personal for her. I can tell, since it's very well made and wearable to say the least!

I love its smell. I wonder if her newest (fairy dust) smells as good.

Can Can is by far her best perfume.

I need to check it out. I almost bought one of hers in the past but thought that Can Can was a bit too astringent for my taste. I am glad however that you are enjoying it; that's what counts!

I find the scent surprising quite pleasant. It reminds me of candy floss for some odd reason haha.

Candy floss is a popular note found in a good number of perfumes, starting with Angel, so don't be surprised! If you like it, I think you will appreciate Pink Sugar by Aquolina, which is very candy-floss. The Laurence Dumont scents also include that note a lot in her gourmand series. Try also Demeter Fragrance Library.

I find it amusing that even after such a harsh review, not one of the comments that followed shared the same opinion. It seems to me the author of this review may have been a bit biased. I personally think Can Can is a wonderful fragrance, it always draws plenty of compliments. :)

I LOVE THIS SMELL MY BOYFRIEND DOES TO. HE SAYS IT SMELLS AS IF HE COULD JUST EAT ME LOL I TOLD HIM THAT HE WAS VERYY CRAZY BUT THEN AGAIN I LIKE IT WHEN HE DOES THAT TO ME

This is amazing. my friend has it and i use hers when ever i go over ;)

love the perfum, my husband also loves it!

Love CAN CAN!

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