Olene Eau de Toilette

Look, if youre not a fan of jasmine, especially not in its true form, you will find this perfume simplistic and boring. Or maybe even too heavy. But as someone who has fond childhood memories of walking past jasmine on a warm summer night with my dear and wise grandfather in turkey to aşık veysel parkı in izmir, this is everything i couldve asked for. I have sampled this multiple times in store. Each time extremely attracted to the scent, yet never buying it because other perfumes caught my attention more (fleur de peau, tam dao, eau des sens, orpheon and do son). It always impressed me and i have always loved it, yet i couldnt justify buying it. I never knew why. At those times, do son and eau des sens intrigued me more because i was new to tuberose and i also made good memories next to an orange tree in blossom. As time went on, i realized do son was not the kind of tuberose i was looking for (its too fresh and airy, unlike the real flowers that smell heavy, plasticky, mentholated, green and sweet). Eau des sens was really good but i found better orange blossoms and idk, its also too fresh and clean for my liking. Unlike tuberose, orange blossom is indeed fresh and clean in its natural state but the novelty wore off quickly. I cant explain that. I loved every second of wearing it, yet i wanted something more close to ME. More close to my heart Then i went and tried more jasmine perfumes, each time perplexed as to what kind of jasmine smells like that. Many times it was either too clean, too light, too soapy or just NOT the jasmine i was familiar with. I eventually came back to olene after a whole year, and i realized this is what i have been looking for all this time. This isnt clean, this isnt fresh, this isnt sweet but its not overly fecal either. Ive noticed a lot of jasmines have an extra dose of indoles that exceed the amount that makes it smell naturalistic. This isnt anything like that. Honestly all i can say is that it smells exactly like real jasmine. Even the way it performs. When you put your nose close to a jasmine flower, you will get a different smell than when you walk past its natural sillage. Same goes for Olene, where the wafts are extremely beautiful gorgeous and attractive while smelling it up close is sharper, heavier and skankier. They both smell wonderful to me and it only adds to this naturalistic rendition Olene mentions daffodils, wisteria and honeysuckle. Two of those flowers are also what i have fond memories with (eating honeysuckle as a kid on field trips, the wisteria in my grandmothers garden). Never been a huge fan of daffodils as flowers idk why, i just dont even feel the need to grow them myself. But the scent is pleasant. Its like a sharper and more aromatic version of hyacinth. Do i pick up on these notes? Not really. If anything, they all contribute to the jasmine. The jasmine is the star of the show. Wisteria adds a fecal greenness without overwhelming, honeysuckle adds a nectary dewiness with a hint of edibility, the daffodil adds a balsamic/medicinal greenness and floralness and i guess the green notes do as well. In the end, this is JUST a jasmine perfume. But a realistic one. Ive found jasmine to smell rather apothecary like, which a lot of jasmine perfumes lack. Olene maintains all aspects of the jasmine flower and does so without ever falling flat or being redundant. Truly a slept on masterpiece, but i get that not everyone has the same love for jasmine and this perfume doesnt offer a lot for those who dont love that flower. But i do, and i find this to be perfect. A 10/10. Sorry for procrastinating purchasing you Olene I think if i mix this with Fils de joie, it would be even better. Not because olene lacks anything, but FDJ would exalt the jasmine even furrher. I find that one to be too honey focused on its own. We’ll see. Either way, if you’re looking for a realistic jasmine that doesnt compensate any of the flowers aspects, this is the one for you. Consider it ‘grandma’ or ‘heavy’ if you will, who said grandmas dont have taste??? Just a weird ageist remark that is used for any scent thats not vanillic overly sweet or overly reliant on ambroxan. Whatever i love olene and even tho its traditionally feminine i will still wear it as a guy to reminisce my times as a young boy spending time with his favorite person

First of all I have no idea why this site takes it upon itself to disregard that ALL Diptyque perfumes are marketed as being for men and women and according to its own biased opinions misrepresent them as being for only the sex they feel them most appropriate. All perfumes are works of art, why shouldn't they be bought and worn by everyone who enjoys them and wishes to wear them? I'm a male and I am definitely a lover of Olene. I first sought it out at the fragrance counter because of its narcissus note as I was working on a jonquil-narcissus soliflore of my own and gathering overall impressions of how these flowers have been used in the past both to inspire me and to keep me from reproducing yet another version of a tired overdone accord. As both a perfume lover and professional perfumer I have a deep appreciation for all the species of jasmine but just smelling the absolutes have never been inspired to seek out or create a jasmine soliflore. Immediately after spraying I was totally in awe. I was immediately swept away to my greenhouses in the winter when all the citrus trees are in full bloom and the indole laden citrus blossoms saturated the humid air. Of course, we know that in Olene it's the indole in jasmine not neroli or another citrus blossom but it was the indole that grabbed my attention. I would be bending the truth to say that I could distinctly smell wisteria or narcissus but knew that other note were present rounding off and adding warmth and depth to the jasmine. Adding a dash of natural narcissus poeticus absolute to jasmine or any white floral is a trick all of is perfumers often employ to put the magic touch on white floral accords which seems to perfectly round them off. This is done so precisely in Olene that just were the jasmine ends and the wisteria and narcissus takes over is totally obscured. It's just one big very natural smelling jasmine accord packed with indole. I happen to love the smell of indole, even in its pure powder form, but I realize that most people find the slightly fecal mothball odor unappealing so when formulating I have to be careful not to have too heavy a hand. But I see time and again that in many perfumes too little indole is used and the jasmine accords smell "euphamized" and unrealistic but Olene is perfect. Into its drydown it takes on a little more generic white floral profile with some nice, very delicate green notes to highlight it. I found the sillage to be a good arm's length and it lasts a good 6 hours if not a bit longer. Since it's an eau de toilette and a floral that is about as good as can be realistically expected. I only wish they made an eau de parfum. So, for anyone looking for a great, true to life jasmine or white floral, this is the one I would recommend most. I can't say enough good about it.

I find Olene an absolutely stunning fragrance that really does smell like a cornucopia of flowers, just like the imagery on the bottle would have you believe. It is very light and effervescent, feeling like a fine watercolor painting of flowers that have been brought to life. I get all of the notes listed in this fragrance for sure, with the full linear progression of smelling narcissus, followed by honeysuckle, jasmine and wisteria. Honeysuckle and wisteria are what I get the most of on my skin, making it very sweet and white floral in a nectarous way as is common with honeysuckle, with the sensuous wisteria giving a spicy and mysterious smelling kick that grounds things and makes everything more lively. I do get the hay-like and heady smell of narcissus, but it is just touches here and there. The same goes for the heady and indolic jasmine you get in Olene. I would consider Olene a great fragrance to wear during the day both during the spring and summer seasons due to its light and airy character, as well as a great fragrance for a sophisticated and feminine woman. It doesn't smell old to me, but I don't see florals as being old fashioned like others do. I think that this perfume wouldn't offend anyone and that you could wear it most places and at most times, except for at night or during the autumn and winter time. Sillage is moderate, but the longevity on me wasn't the best. I had reapply every 4 hours or I couldn't smell it at all. It starts to become faint at the 3 hours mark on me. It isn't the best value for money, considering how long it lasted on me. It is a good quality fragrance though and it smells beautiful, which is why I'd give it a flat 8 out of 10. It would have been a 9 if it lasted longer on me, but I guess it is an eau de toilette after all, so that is to be expected of such a fragrance.

nostalgic delectation, sweet and soft. wet petals mashed between pale yellow and white polka dotted paper cranes. a white opal ring embellished with citrine and honey. summer evenings in the rural south; earthy naivety. memories in the making. broochy blossoms cascade to ankles, shoulders softly pushed forward in a curtsey, not like a proper lady but instead of an affectionate granddaughter who knows her way around a teacup. petals warm and soft against tender skin glowing in the golden hour sun, pressed softly and daintily by the hands of an angel. a gentle low voice speaking softly to me, a certain someone's breath in my ear. sharp young stems tucked in by creamy corollas who rule with grace. peachy skies, warm air, honeysuckle everywhere; on the sides of the road, surrounding forests, under bridges.. star jasmine growing above tunnels; engulfing rails, and climbing up sides of bakeries. heady, nectarous secretions blessing country roads. two white flowers sharing a bed, intertwining stems. carolinian cadence.. ~ walking through the park with friends and remarking that the tunnels smelled of candy, just to learn moments later that star jasmine and honeysuckle surrounded us. childhood memories of springtime and summer, running down the hills of my elementary school to find the honeysuckle bushes, siphoning their sweet nectar.. bare feet stumbling across white clovers, making friends with bumblebees. my heart.. tears fill my eyes. a fragrance that gently brings me to the midpoint between the dream world and the heights of lived experience. photorealistic, sweet, fresh, creamy. white, yellow, green. songs for olene: down periscope by orbidöig, the fragile class by parenthetical girls.

A nocturnal garden suspended in time, launched in 1988 and designed by the nose Serge Kalouguine, Olene is not simply a floral perfume: it is an authentic olfactory time machine. If you love white flowers in their most absolute, almost brazen purity, this fragrance represents an essential point of reference. The beginning is a blast of spring. The narcissus and honeysuckle are immediately noticeable, fresh and pungent. There's no sugary sweetness here; the opening is green, vivid, almost moist, like a garden after a morning shower. The Heart is where Olene reveals her true soul. Wisteria and, above all, a disruptive jasmine take over. It is a hyper-realistic, indolic and carnal jasmine, which faithfully recreates the aroma of petals warmed by the summer sun. In the drydown the fragrance sits on a bed of white flowers and green notes. The evolution maintains an extraordinary coherence: the perfume never becomes dusty or musky, but remains faithful to its botanical nature. Olene is the ideal perfume for those seeking realism. It is not a "commercial perfumery" floral tempered by sweet or fruity notes. It is a perfume that smells of broken branches, sap and white petals full of pollen. It is perfect for spring and summer evenings, when the warm air amplifies the magic of jasmine. It has a classic, almost aristocratic elegance, but retains a (wild) freshness that makes it incredibly modern even almost forty years after its debut.