Pinnace by French Avenue
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8.2 / 10 247 Ratings
A new perfume by French Avenue for women and men, released in 2024. The scent is fresh-citrusy. It is being marketed by Fragrance World Trading LLC.
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Main accords

Fresh
Citrus
Fruity
Green
Sweet

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
GrapefruitGrapefruit OrangeOrange
Heart Notes Heart Notes
MintMint BlackcurrantBlackcurrant
Base Notes Base Notes
AmbroxanAmbroxan MuskMusk
Ratings
Scent
8.2247 Ratings
Longevity
7.1227 Ratings
Sillage
7.0227 Ratings
Bottle
5.2214 Ratings
Value for money
8.8214 Ratings
Submitted by Aqua99, last update on 07/30/2025.

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Averycj

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Averycj
Averycj
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French Avenue Penis. wait. Pinnace I mean.
A light and breezy take on Pacific Chill. Up close there’s a strong lemon note that replaces Pacific Chill’s iconic apricot. not dealbreaking but definitely noticeable.

Like most PC dupes, the performance is where this one falls short. It completely disappears after 5 hours, and even right after spraying, the sillage is intimate at best. No punch, no scent bubble, just a soft skin scent that stays closely attached to you.

If you work in a medical setting or simply don’t want to be noticed but still want to smell like PC, this is great for you. You'll still smell like it, just on a whisper rather than a shout.

As it dries down, it turns into a light, cottonlike musk. Much airier than Pacific Chill, which stays mostly linear until it fully vanishes.

Great scent profile. Poor projection. Poor longevity.
If all you want is to smell like Pacific Chill without turning heads, this is for you. But if you want compliments or a scent that lasts, look elsewhere.
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Selvin

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Helpful Review 13  
Pacific Chill x Torino 21?
Wow! I really like French Avenue. They're giving Lattafa & Co. a run for their money.

This perfume reminds me of a summer vacation in Italy.
When I received Imagination, I also got a sample of Afternoon Swim and Pacific Chill.

During my summer vacation, I fell in love with Pacific Chill.

About the perfume:
The grapefruit and orange are very strongly represented in the opening.

After a good 10 minutes, however, the mint comes to the fore.
The great thing is that this mint supports the grapefruit + orange and makes the fragrance sooo clean.

That's why this fragrance is a layering of Pacific Chill + Torino 21 for me!

Lasting power, sillage could of course be better, but is at least as strong as the original.

About the bottle: Absolute disaster, next to Al Haramain - Detour Noir, the ugliest bottle I have. It's even difficult to use the sprayer because the bottle is hard to hold.

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ChristianSch

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Very helpful Review 5  
From an expected disappointment to a real surprise
My review starts last summer: with the purchase of Imagination. At the time, I chose Pacific Chill and Afternoon Swim as samples.
While I was really impressed by Imagination and Afternoon Swim, Pacific Chill was a bitter disappointment. Despite the good reviews, it just smelled like fermented mandarin oranges to me and so the sample quickly disappeared into the depths of my collection of bottlings.

Some time later, I had the opportunity to try a few bottlings from French Avenue, including Pinnace. Without any great expectations, if only because the fragrance pyramid is very different from Pacific, I tried it. And I was amazed. A rich combination of grapefruit and mint, super fruity and refreshing.

At first, it hardly reminded me of Pacific Chill. But now that I was curious, I dug out the old sample again and, lo and behold, there was a distant similarity in the basic structure. Over time, the two really do come closer together. Nevertheless, for me Pinnace is clearly technically superior.

As far as durability and silage are concerned, I feel it doesn't quite come close to the original, which is stronger in this respect. But: for the price, Pinnace is a fragrance that is hard to regret.
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powlifume

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Very helpful Review 11  
High-quality summer fruit Freshy at a discount price.
I have been testing the Pinnace for two weeks now. Of course, the temperatures are not yet high enough for me to be able to assess its true performance in summer weather, but I have already experienced it during sports and sauna sessions. It performs solidly there.

But what is particularly good is the light apricot in the top note, which is not listed anywhere but is definitely there. I've never smelled anything like it. Grapefruit and orange, both very present and natural, round off the fruity opening wonderfully.

The fragrance progression is great. Fruit, mint, then musk. Very simple, but wonderfully well-balanced in its composition. I celebrate this fragrance

There are plenty of perfumistas here who think the bottle is really bad. I think it's great. Something completely different. It looks valuable, has a good weight and I like it. Sure, it could fit better in the hand, but I don't have to spritz myself with perfume at 120 km/h on my bike, so I'm perfectly capable of using it in a relaxed manner.

I don't know the original. Would also be far too expensive for me. The Pinnace has a decent longevity for the price of about 40€, a wonderful fragrance profile and will really sweeten my summer. I would even say it's worth a blind buy.

I have now tested a few fragrances from French Avenue. I think what they do is better than Lattafa, for example. Somehow it's all a bit cleaner and not so scratchy. The Pinnace is so far the best I've smelled of all fragrances under 50€. Really great!

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Reinhold971

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Pacific Light
A really great alternative to LV Pacific Chill. It comes very close to the fragrance but still has its own character. Beautiful opening with the grapefruit and orange, later the blackcurrant ignites and rounds off the fragrance perfectly.
Unfortunately, the bottle is nüx. Reminiscent of an iron or a teapot...but never mind, the contents are more important
The Pinnace is a little more citrusy and lighter than the Pacific Chill, which is why I call it the light version.
For around 50€ absolutely strong in terms of price. You can spray spray spray spray without making your wallet cry
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