FRUIT THIEVES TRAVEL SIZED

Name: FRUIT THIEVES TRAVEL SIZED
Brand: PARAPHRASE
Price: 71.00 $
Availability: InStock

Eau De Parfum

Unisex

Sizes

Starting

$71

Description

Fruit Thieves by Paraphrase is a vibrant and intriguing fragrance that captures the essence of a perfectly ripe, slightly tart passionfruit. It opens with a burst of juicy, green passionfruit, immediately evoking a tropical yet sophisticated feel. As it develops, a delicate jasmine note emerges, softening the fruit's edges and adding a subtle floral elegance. The dry down settles into a unique green vine accord, grounding the composition with a fresh, vegetal earthiness that keeps the passionfruit from becoming overly sweet, creating a realistic and evolving scent experience. This fragrance is often described as a sophisticated take on a tropical fruit, offering both brightness and depth. Perfumer: Joshua Smith

Scent Profile

Floral Fruity

Green

Tropical

Tart

Sweet

Notes

Top Notes

Passionfruit

Middle Notes

Jasmine

Base Notes

Vine

Passionfruit

About PARAPHRASE

Paraphrase Perfume is an independent North American fragrance house founded in 2014 by Joshua Smith, an ex-forester turned designer who creates handcrafted perfumes in Canada. The brand philosophy centers on using scent as a means of retelling stories and exploring the subtle beauty of nature, with a focus on slowness, mindfulness, and sensory exploration. Paraphrase rebranded from its former name Libertine Fragrance in 2025, shifting from a rebellious aesthetic to one emphasizing creation, community, and the transformative power of fragrance in connecting people to natural landscapes and their inner selves.

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Perfumer

Joshua Smith

Joshua Smith is a self-taught perfumer from the Canadian prairies, formerly a forester and industrial designer, who founded Libertine Fragrance in late 2014 while studying design and later rebranded it to Paraphrase. He hand-blends immersive unisex perfumes using high-quality natural and synthetic ingredients, with notable creations including Sex & Jasmine—an animalic jasmine ode—Gilded, a spice-laden incense scent, and Fin de Siecle, a modernized rosy chypre. His work emphasizes sensory exploration, slowing down to connect with one's emotions, and reinterpreting personal stories through scent.

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Reviews

5.0

Excellent10 reviews

PARAPHRASE

5.0/5 • 10 reviews

Community Insights

Reviewers generally find Fruit Thieves to be a realistic and sophisticated passionfruit scent, often highlighting its juicy, tart, and green facets. While many praise its unique composition and longevity, some have noted a shorter wear time or found the scent profile not to their personal taste.

Pros

Realistic Passionfruit: Many appreciate the authentic, photorealistic depiction of passionfruit, avoiding artificial sweetness.

Sophisticated and Green: The inclusion of green vine notes adds a sophisticated, fresh, and slightly tart dimension to the fruit.

Unique Tropical Scent: It stands out as a distinctive tropical fragrance that avoids common pitfalls of overly sweet or musky fruit scents.

Good Longevity: For many, the fragrance offers a lasting presence on the skin.

Cons

Polarizing Scent Profile: Some reviewers found the scent to be unpleasant or not to their liking, leading to quick removal.

Variable Longevity: A few users reported that the fragrance did not last long on their skin.

Comparisons

Similar to Byredo's Pulp: Some reviewers draw comparisons to Byredo's Pulp for its overripe, dark fruit character, though Fruit Thieves is noted to be slightly toned down.