Pallas Athene

This is a gorgeous feminine scent for fruity, citrus, floral lovers. It's very sophisticated. OMG its stunning. I have had well over 200 fragrances that ive purchased in the last 2 years and this is one of those quality ones that has knocked me sideways. I had a small sample delivered and immediately went online to purchase a full bottle. I haven't regretted spending that money for one second, which was no mean feat here in Australia as this is hard to get and more expensive here than the rest of the world. The sillage on this thing is divine and the compliments and curiosity that it garnered was striking. This is just as good as Triumph of Bacchus, and should be at least 4.5 out of 5 here on fragrantica rather than the 3.3 whatever it is at this moment. Some people obviously have no taste or class. People have compared this to Delina from PDM...it has rose yes, and it has a touch of tarte from the berries, but I'd say it's more the jammy type rose like Atomic Rose by Initio. Totally different scents though, and Pallas is a lighter fresher scent than both of the others. I have all these fragrances. This will sit in my top 10 perfumes for life. ### Just gotta say the glass bottles Argos chooses to use are some of the classiest creations on this planet. The art work representations that grace the front of the bottles are simply masterpieces and anyone who loves to display their bottles will fall in love with these. Their just divine. And very tactile. When your spraying these, you feel like your holding something very special. ❤️

I want to start off by saying this is a stunning fragrance. I the initial spray is juicy, fresh, floral, and the slightest bit spicy. I get mostly fruity and peony in the opening. As it sits I find the rose and amber/vanilla start to become more predominate. I think this is a beautiful scent that is feminine but not unwearable by men. I actually find this to have some similarities to Delina by PDM which I was surprised to not see anyone else say when I was combing through reviews. My only issue I’ve had with this fragrance so far is the longevity and projection. I’ve always read that argos is known for its lasting power and so I expected this to be similar. I’ve worn this a few times now and find it fade after about 3-4 hours and never have too much of a sillage. At the price point I would expect both of those attributes to be more robust. I think this is a very underrated scent from Argos, and maybe I’m just going nose blind to it. Overall, it is definitely worth a smell at least for the initial spray which is undeniably gorgeous.

The 3.75 review score here is a SLAP IN THE FACE of such a beautiful rose fragrance. And I can't stand the way that 75% of perfumers use rose in their formulas. Christian has solely reverse-pivoted my mind on rose fragrances. ALL of his creations are beautiful; and I own all but 2 (Nemean Lion & Pour Femme, but coming soon). This is a intoxicating floral...with the rose/peony/iris comingling nicely with the vanilla & mysore sandalwood. On my skin in the drydown...this combination of notes standout. And I absolutely love it! My scent bubble is impeccable. And as of this moment, its been over 8hrs & still going. Fresh, floral, bright, fruity sweet, vanillic-soft woody. EXCELLENT 10/10 all around. Simply because as a non-rose fragrance wearer...all of Christians rose fragrances made me a believer.

Athena, was born as an adult from the head of Zeus, a strong, intelligent, wise and last but not least beautiful woman. Her complete and rare beauty is celebrated in this perfume. Before smelling it, look at the related painting: Pallas Athena by Klimt. The opening is strong and decisive, with fresh and slightly acidic accents, but the heart becomes something exceptional: flowery, with a jasmine so realistic that it literally left me enchanted. Jasmine, a fragile flower but with such a strong smell. A symbol for all the women. Iris can be perceived and is wonderful, in short it is a fragrance that is among those that I adore, floral yes, not like a princess, but like a warrior. Beautiful, I love it. On the wish list.

Originally sampled this for myself as people described it as a good unisex but my girlfriend emptied it the moment she smelt it. For me personally it's to sweet but I can see a man wearing this on certain occasions. Sweetness kinda seems to be Argos their signature since most of their fragrances I've smelt were sweet, not in an overpowering nose piercing way though. Argos definitely know their stuff and manage to make even the extreme sweetness smell perfectly blend and smooth, like on this one. Anyway concluding this reviews pallas athene is a definite masterpiece and I love the smell, I can see myself wearing this but it has to be a very specific occasion. Smell 10/10 Longevity 8/10