Le Parfum Resort Collection

Fabulous WATERY Summer Scent. (yes yes yes smellme (above) it IS fabulous, especially for hot summer, and fabulous for a designer scent. - it is my opinion. If you have something more to add then add it, rather than target me and diminish my opinion) OK moving on - sorry this is long. - hate the long reviews too - oops but not to worry - this is NOT one of those ridiculous quasi lucid dream state, fantasia review ramblings. I have Le Parfum, Eau de Toilette, L'eau Couture and now Le Parfum Resort Collection. While not listed - Yes, this scent truly does have the Elie Saab "DNA." There is a shared very sweet orange blossom/jasmine from Le Parfum, and the vanilla/almondy base from L'eau Couture that is in this limited edition - Le Parfum Resort Collection, combined with new notes. The frangipani makes a VERY lovely addition in this scent, along with the yummy fruity note (fig). The frangipani is not heady, nor spicy and has a muted presence, but its nice. As for the fig - I won't say its overtly FIG, but it is fruity. At times you can definitely smell fig, but mostly, not so much. It is more just fruity, almost like passion fruit. Orange blossom and jasmine are the core of this scent and quite strong. The Amber is quite noticeable, sweetens and gives the scent some warmth. The cedar is barely noticeable, smells like it is a cedar/watery aromachemical typically used - but it is not isoEsuper. I think taking the Elie Saab DNA base of orange blossom/jasmine and throwing in just a bit of that vanilla/orange/almond of L'eau Couture, then adding the frangipani and fig was BRILLIANT. The notes are GREAT together. Truly fabulous for a designer flanker. It is summery, bright, floral, fruity, clean, warm, yummy, sweet. Perfect all around scent for daytime or night, work or play. Side by side with Le Parfum there is quite a difference. For one, NO patchouli, which is very prominent in the Le Parfum. This one, Resort Collection, as mentioned, retains the orange blossom/jasmine combo only. It is most similar to L'eau Couture (and you can smell a bit of the L'eauCouture in this scent) however on the other arm side by side comparison of L'eau Couture and Resort Collection, the frangipani and fig - orange blossom/jasmine really stand out and you can smell the differences. Resort Collection is lighter, yet a bit more complex than the L'eau Couture. I think side by side there are differences which make the Resort Collection one to have. I think if you have Le Parfum or the Intense version or the EDT, Resort Collection is definitely one to grab. It is lovely. If you already own L'eau Couture, I can see why some might not feel that Resort Collection is different enough to justify purchasing. If you are deciding between L'eau Couture and Resort Collection. Get the Resort Collection it is fabulous and a limited edition. Or maybe you are like me, love frangipani and fig, will think there are enough differences between them to have them all! Plus the blue bottle is really cool! :) Update - perform much like the Le Parfum Eau de Toilette. Great summer scent, does nicely in heat.

this is a great, modern take on classic fruity-floral-sweet-fresh! very impressive! just bought it yesterday. the beginning didnt impress me, though. too sweet from the fig, but later on ist getting more floral and fresh/woody. the dry down is a completely different scent - BLUE fresh, like aquatic (maybe the combo cedar+orange leaf), so ist a real chameleon1 very changeble, it Keep suprise you every moment new, thats waht I really like about perfumes, not linear at all, and very modern, u can literally smell, this is something new, which I appreciate. very elegant and classy but carefree at the same time, not stiff.not boring but not provokant either. never too sweet, never too fruity ar too anything, intense but not overpowering, not soft but not heavy either. just a masterpiece. the bottle is beautiful, too, I think most of all ES perfumes, because of the deep electric blue Color. love!

I'm quite surprised that I enjoy this one, as it certainly doesn't fit my usual taste. However, Elie Saab seems to do that to me. First and foremost this is a sweet and fruity, but not in an unsophisticated way. If you were the type to wear floral-fruity body splashes in your youth, consider this the adult version. While it doesn't smell similar to anything I own, I find that it's a very safe scent. It is floral and fruity, just not with your typical fruits and flowers. So, you still get the same effect of sweet, carefree joy but without smelling like everyone else. I think this would make an excellent gift and works well in most seasons. (I have not yet tried it in winter.) It is fairly linear, but not to a fault. Just a pleasant and happy aura to carry with you.

The name Resort couldn't be more suitable! I haven't been on holiday for six years now, and after wearing it for 2 hours, all I keep thinking is how this so very much reminds me of holidays by the Aegean sea! You know the smell of our skin, when we've been sunbathing and swimming all day, sweating and renewing the suntan lotion, and then walking back to our hotel and we smell... well, beachy, not clean, but summery?? This is what this perfume smells like, and it goes on like that for hours!

I own a bottle of this in a nice turquoise color but now I see the new bottles in all perfume shop are electric blue - did the smell change too or just the bottle color? does anybody know? since this doesnt make any sense to repackage something this new, which is barely on the market???