Olympéa
Olympéa by Paco Rabanne is a feminine-leaning eau de parfum from 2015 in the designer price tier. It opens with green apple, mandarin and water lily, moves into jasmine and salted caramel and dries down to vanilla, cashmere wood and ambergris. Expect around 9 hours of wear, and it projects strongly.
Notes, explained
Opening
- Green Apple Tart, crunchy and sharp. Cleaner and cooler than red apple.
- Mandarin Soft, sweet, almost powdery citrus. Gentler than orange.
- Water Lily Watery floral. Soft, cool and slightly green.
Heart
- Jasmine Heady, sweet and slightly animal underneath. Rarely subtle.
- Salted Caramel Caramel with a mineral edge. Less cloying than it sounds.
Dry-down
- Vanilla Sweet, creamy and warm. The most comforting note in perfumery.
- Cashmere Wood Soft, fuzzy, slightly musky wood. Adds a blurred warmth.
- Ambergris Salty, animal, sun-warmed skin. Marine and musky at once.
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