Ultraviolet by Paco Rabanne, 1999

I bought it because of the bottle and the initial difference from what I usually like to wear (grapefruits and citrussy scents)...and whilst I had it I enjoyed wearing it, but it's definitely not a forever favourite.

Ultraviolet is a very mysterious and original Unixes fragrance starting from the UV black light lantern bottle. Opens with a earthy and peppery notes, then some dry lemony citrus in the middle notes, very neutral, but the dry down is absolutely Coriander seed, warm, nutty, spicy, and orange-flavored with a vanilla skin fermentation feeling. The Coriander seed is use to flavor many differents kinds of food . I remember when I was a child there was a lot candy flavored with that particular spicy so I recognize it immediately. Coriander,orange,vanilla

I was attracted to this initially by the bottle. Somehow, on me, this works. The initial notes are powdery and sweet but with the drydown the spice and texture appears. It is exotic but with a lighter pitch I can't identify. The synthetic notes somehow blend well. The description of twisted spice is right, it is warm with cooler edges. It is not for everyone but worth a try as it is unique. I used it as my signature scent for a few years.
I am surprised to see that is is by the same perfumer who created Jean Paul Gaultier Classique and YSL Cinema - two scents I find synthetically overpowering and irritating and which have been relegated to air fresheners.

Absolutely lovely. I bought it on a whim based on the description here and couldn't be happier. There's a brief spicy opening, followed by hours of sweetness that's not a bit cloying or overpowering. I couldn't really make out much of a difference between the middle and end notes. On me, they blend together. The staying power was truly impressive; I could still smell it just a bit after 13 hours - no perfume has ever lasted longer than 4-6 hours on me! I can't truly identify any particular note. As has been stated before the fragrance is somewhat artificial. To me this makes it truly unique, but at the expense of being able to describe it. Then again, mine is not the most experienced nose out there, so maybe I'm just ignorant. Actually, I'd love to know if there's another frag that smells similar - maybe someone here can enlighten me.
Regardless, I just love Ultraviolet! All thumbs up for this one!

HORRIBLE! cloying, synthetic, loud, and it goes on forever! one of the few fragrances I can recognize instantly, not least because it induces gagging, coughing, and a splitting headache.

Ultraviolet is a scent i used for years and received good comments about it (actually, they just LOVE it!) from nearly everyone. It's such a different scent that feels both something and its opposite in the same time; like, it is a spicy, dressy and womenly fragrance but still there is a freshness that gives the user a high and some kind of manly energy. It is intense enough to draw attraction when entered a room but still light enough to prevent the user from giving an old-fashioned, coquette impression. With vanilla in its base notes, soon the perfume becomes an addiction, of course for those who like vanilla and are dark-skinned. It's a strong fragrance and you really do not need to renew it throughout the day, which is a great ease. Plus, its sphere bottle and violet color is adorable. So, i can strongly recommend it to anyone who wants a difference.

smells best for women aged 40+. i dont like it

This is one of those scents I like, but I just never reach for. Quarry said it best, Ultraviolet has a, "twisted spicey personality". I think I'd like this better on someone else. I just never have an appropriate time to wear this.

'A' for originality. This is one of the few scents I prefer to smell in the bottle rather than on skin. The purple packaging distorts my perception and has me thinking of sweet grape soda before the aroma even registers its twisted spicey personality. A neat experience, but not something I want to wear. I'd like to encounter this as a room scent in an exotic locale.