Mediterranean

🗣Elizabeth Arden: "Mediterranean Edp": "And They Say That Perfume Is A Memory" Well This One Sure Is Just That For Me!! Firstly I Have To Say That I "REALLY LOVE" This Fragrance, And Secondly That Elizabeth Arden Gave It The Wrong Name!! For It Should Have Been Called "Elizabeth Arden MEDITERRANEAN GARDEN OR GARDEN'S"!! For This Fragrance Is Definitely "NOT" Aquatic In Anyway!! But It Certainly Does Carry And Lend A Salty Sea Air Vibe, That's Mixed With The Most Beautiful Floral/Fresh/Garden Notes, And Citrus Blooms!! Just Imagine A Beautiful Coastal Garden Somewhere In South Spain, Your Sitting On The Adjoining Terrace Area, Enjoying Both Iced Drinks, And The Warm Mediterranean Evening Sea Breeze, And The Blazing Spanish Sun Dipping Lower In The Early Evening Sky, The Salty Sea Air Carrying The Full Array Of Beautiful Mixed Floral Notes From The Flowers, And Citrus Bushes Planted In The Garden, Before You Head Out For Evening Dinner!! This Is What "Elizabeth Arden Mediterranean" Really Is And Stands For!! I First Smelt This Very Fragrance On A Very Nice Air Hostess, Who Was On-board Our Outbound Flight To Lanzarote, As She Busily Served Us Our In Flight Evening Meal, Leaning Over Me, She Smelt Absolutely Beautiful And So Fresh, That I Basically Had To Stop Her In Her Tracks, And Compliment Her On Her Choice Of Perfume She Was Wearing!! And I Remember Her Smile, And Saying To Me, "You Like It, Agh Thank's Very Much For Saying, It's That Brand New One (Just Launched) From Elizabeth Arden Called Mediterranean!! And The First Time Im Trying It Out Tonight!! "Well It's Really Beautiful On You" I Said!! "Well I'm Near Sure It's On Special Intro Offery Price Here Tonight, And There's A Few 100ml's On The Duty Free Trolley, I'll Be Bringing Round Later On"!! "Tell You What, I'll Put One By For You, Incase You Loose Out On It, As I Don't Think You'll Find It In Any Of The Perfume Shop's On The Island Just Yet, Nor In Duty-Free In Arrecife Airport"!! And Im Sooooooo Glad That She Kept Her Promise, And Did Put One By For Me That Night, As The Twelve On-Board The Flight, Where Soon All Quickly Snapped Up!! And Im More Than Happy To Say, That I've Always Had It In My Vast Perfume Collection Ever Since!! The Bottle It Arrives In, Is The Most Stunning Shade Of Blue, Heavy Glass Pebble Style, With A Tight Fitting Hammered Silver Top, The Bottle Fit's Perfect In The Palm Of Your Hand!! And As I've Said Before, I Really LOVE This Fragrance In Spring/Summer - Daytime/Nightime Use!! Longevity: Around 7-8 Hours. And The Longer It Wear's On Your Skin, The Nicer It Becomes!! It's Also Priced Really Well, For A 100ml Edp!!

This is an old favourite. It starts off with a mix of fruit and flower (to my nose it smells more like fruit, but in slightly colder weather the flower becomes more distinct). I didn’t know which flower this was till I checked fragrantica, and since I haven’t smelled wisteria in its real form, I’m not able to identify it as a separate note, and I assume the flowery strain is wisteria. The plum and peach are strong, and though I can’t tell most of the other notes, they give this fragrance a complexity and yummy-ness I can’t get over. Often, when I use this, I think how I would love to dig into cake that smells this way! But it’s not gourmand at all. Just yummy. What’s particularly delicious is the sandalwood, which is detectable to start with, but becomes very pronounced in the drydown. There’s this soft, lingering, woody sweetness that sits close to the skin after 2-3 hours of wearing Medi, and once it gets to this stage, it lasts surprisingly long, for a good 7 hours I’d say. By this time of course, I’m the only one who can smell it. Since I’ve come to like woody fragrances very much, I appreciate this perfume even more now than in the past. For a long time, I thought the sillage was good, but I’m not too sure now. It could be that my bottle is more than 3 years old, so perhaps it’s not so effective any more. I’d say Medi’s appropriate for all ages, and I’m sure I’ll get another bottle once this one’s over. Like I said, an old favourite.

Fruity sourness, intensive flowery notes and amber sweetness make Mediterranean unusual enough. Sicilian mandarin and Damask plum sourness is too noticeable. Peach Nectar Sorbet is noticeable, too, but not as much as the mandarin and the plum notes. And it really reminds more nectar than the typical peach note. The most noticeable flowery note is wisteria. It's very intensive. I wouldn't say that I can detect the magnolia note clearly or the orchid note. Only maybe they make this fragrance more warm as a background. The amber note is very noticeable. It makes the fragrance warm and sweet, but not too sweet. The sandalwood note is noticeable, but I wouldn't say that it's too heavy. And luckily I almost don't feel the musk note. This fragrance seems too me warm, sour and sweet at the same time. The sourness really brings some freshness to this fragrance. Maybe that is why it seems a little bit unusual. The staying power is good enough. I don't know why, but my mom says that it smells soapy. I don't think so. I would that that it smells fruity sourness and flowery honey and a little bit candied sweetness. Sometimes it seems to me a little bit annoying, but I can say for sure that it's not that kind of fragrance you can easily imagine just looking at the notes pyramid. And it's a plus for sure. Not genius, but interesting enough to like it.

Just got my bottle a few hours ago and it is a wonderful floral - light but distinctive. While the blue bottle really is gorgeous, the fragrance that wafts up to my nose is distinctly purple, for some reason! Perhaps it is the wisteria because I can't really smell the plum or the mandarin for that matter. What I get is the lovely delicate haze of summer blooms. Personally I don't see much resemblance to davidoff's cool water, as mentioned by other reviewers but that's probably my skin chemistry or the weather (It is about 24 degrees celsius over here.) If you like the smell of wisteria you will enjoy this. This is the first perfume in my collection with a strong wisteria note and I am happy to welcome this beauty in to my collection. Update: A friend of mine came over and applied this liberally like a cologne and that resulted in her making a dash to the powder room to scrub it off. I have to admit that it was cloying and smelt terrible on her. Made me realize that this is quite strong and I thanked my lucky stars that I use a gentle hand while applying most perfumes. Applying this very lightly on one or two pulse points will leave you smiling and smelling good for hours!

The thing about Mediterranean is it doesn't smell like what you think it's going to be. Judging by the reviews, I think a lot of the confusion is because of the packaging and presentation, the watery blue color and what not. The bottle looks like of Cool Water-ish, but it's not that at all! Well... almost not. It's not "aquatic" so much as it is "oceanic". It's a bitter fruity floral with a substantial dose of sea-salt folded in. It's like standing in a flowery garden situated very close to the sand and sea. When I say "very close" I mean literally steps away. This isn't an easy-breezy comfortable scent; I can see why it's so polarizing. You either love it or loathe it. I actually learned to love it, but only as a nighttime before bed spritz. Listen: the stuff is dirt cheap. You can find a full sized bottle for ten bucks, which is very decent for what you're getting. It's pretty good quality!

This was out of stock for aaaaages and I was afraid it had been discontinued but I just checked and it’s back! Hurrah! Every time I wear this I love it more. My husband loves this too. The description on the Elizabeth Arden website is slight more evocative than the notes listed above.... “Mediterranean captures the ease of spirit and the pure natural beauty of Capri, Italy. Celebrating sunshine, clear blue skies and a warm ocean breeze, sensual florals combine with creamy woods to reflect the whispering waters and rich textures of the Mediterranean” Bang on! Add in some juicy fruits and that’s how this feels! I get a (very gentle!) slightly salty ocean spray note in here along with the official notes listed below. Top - Sicilian Orange, Peach Nectar Sorbet, Damask Plum Mid - Star Magnolia, Radiant Wisteria, Madagascar Orchid Base - Addictive Sandalwood, Fluid Skin Musk, Golden Amber Whisper

Elizabth Arden's 'Mediterrean' Is like a fresh Mediterrean breeze, soft and aquatic with a hint of fruity blossoms. Perfect for the Australian summer. I find the bottle awkward as so the packaging and the cap a little complicated especially without my glassies on. But it is lovely to look at. It's ually about 20 Aussie smacka's a 100 mill bottle here. EDP., it is also very different to Elizabeth Arden's other fragrances. I have not jotted down a lot about this fragrance in my fragrance note pad, so I may have to return with a more detailed review at some later stage. I find this fragrance to be unobtrusive and quite pleasing to my senses when I wear this. It's last a little less than some other EA's fragrances, but that's okay I as I consider this to be a summer frarance anyway. Cheers T.

Freshie alert! I purchased this last month on sale, and I am thrilled with my purchase. This is a stellar freshie - clean, soothing, inviting. At first spray, the lovely mandarin and peach radiate, but softly blend into the florals. I never knew that wisteria could smell so soft and refreshing. After some time, the light, clean musk and sandalwood come out to place with the amber softly poking through later in the evolution of the fragrance. The fragrance last 6 to 8 hours on me with a nice scent bubble before it becomes a skin scent for several more hours. The Elizabeth Arden DNA is all over this fragrance, but it isn't cloying or annoying like some of her fragrances of the past.

This is a very balanced fragrance, and so easy to wear at virtually any time of the year. No handfulls of sand, syrupy bouquets of flowers, or citrus fights here. It's very like the first breeze that caresses you after your dip in the sea- fruity lip balm, sunscreen, and that natural smell of your skin, all tempered with the salt water and that perfumed breeze of plantlife and flowers. It's a very alive feeling to this fragrance for the first few hours that elegantly fades to a more subtle and powdery remembrance of the original. It works beautifully with my skin's chemistry, and it's a joy to smell how it unfolds throughout the day. Bravo, Elizabeth Arden!

My mum bought this one, because she said that to her it smells like a lighter cheaper version of Pure poison. So from time to time I stole the bottle and sprayed it on myself and I really liked the opening of this perfume, cause it's strong and invinting in a really good way of course. Even though a lot of things indicate that this should be a summer beachy fragrance, for me it works in winter too. Lasting power is not great which is a big minus for me, cause I love perfumes who jus last and last....So, the start is great (2 hours) but then it slowly fades away so it never really manage to develope a story.

Oh my God - I LOVE this beautiful fresh, truly mediterranean-feeling, florally, gently-sweet, delicious perfume! It's really gorgeous. I've had it on for 12 hours, and it is still fresh and as strong as it began. I can smell it all the time, and it's so uplifting! I get gorgeous strong wafts of the various scents, suddenly and un-expectedly. I can smell every ingredient at different times. It might be my very favourite perfume!!! And the colour and shape of the bottle is fabulous! It looks so good, and is lovely to hold, and the perfume is divine! It's a perfume just perfect for a pisces altogether!

Took this along on a cruise 2 years ago--to guess where??--yes, the Med. Flew into Barcelona, spent a wonderful week there, met the ship, and went to southern Spain, Gibralter, Canary Islands, Madeira, etc., then transAtlantic back to Florida. All the time, this fragrance was the only one I wore. Since then, I've traveled many places all over the world, but when I want to return to that particular cruise and place in time, a few spritzes of Mediterranean, and I'm instantly there. This is a lovely, clean, sea-fresh fragrance, long lasting, and I get so many compliments when I wear it!!!

Refreshing, light, effortlessly elegant. Aquatic citrus, florals, a touch of fruit and musk. There's something more grown up about this fragrance than others in its genre - namely Tommy Bahama Very Cool or others that smell similar to D&G Light Blue. Those are nice too, but Mediterranean is bit more mature, more refined. This would be well matched with a white linen dress. I can easily imagine Gwenyth Paltrow's character Marge smelling like this in The Talented Mr. Ripley. Definitely 'having a cocktail by the sea' vibes. I can almost hear the sea birds call over the harbour.

This is a beautiful scent with a gorgeous name, unfortunately the Mediterranean it is not. My vision while I follow the trail of perfume up my arm is diving into a tropical, aqua pool of water. First there is the salt, followed by the clear purity of water and then nothing. But...as I approach the edge of the pool the fragrance of the surrounding flora teases my nose with promises of slow walks through fragrant wooded trees a mix of tropical, citrus and cool green shade. Makes me want to go to the beach, I need a holiday.

This is my go to spring /summer fragrance. I love it! It was love at first sniff for me . Perfect for those hot summer days here in Australia I bought my daughter a bottle for her birthday after she smelt my bottle and fell in love with it too I can defiantly smell the plum. A lovely refreshing fruity floral Its not too over powering and light On my skin I get probably 4/5 hours wear before topping up I'm onto my second bottle after discovering it last year

Mediterranean is definitely one beautiful perfume, and one of my very favourites. It's sooo pleasant and enchanting. My husband loves it too, and he finds a lot of scents difficult. It's an incredibly soothing and comfortable perfume that lasts very well on me, and has absolutely nothing harsh or jarring in it. Very lovely! Very soft florals and fruit, and comforting base notes. Gorgeous. And the BEAUTIFUL COLOUR!! The most wonderful sea blue! Exquisite!!

What a lovely little gem. Non-candy sweetness and still very fresh. Somewhat aquatic but not overly so. I do enjoy the musky and wisteria aspect. The plum reminds me so much of the plum in the vintage "Poison". There is a well groomed aspect to this one. It is the scent of a woman with luxurious good hygiene and class. It does come out a bit strong for the first 5-10 min. but then settles so clean and luxurious. Incredible considering the price.

Such a beautiful, dreamy, soft, fresh, sea-breezy fruity, florally, heavenly, comforting and re-vitalizing perfume. Very fresh, and warm and cool at the same time. Sparkling. Does definitely make one think 'mediterranean', relaxing, chilling out. Glorious perfection. Intoxicating! And fabulous bottle - such a mediterranean colour! So soothing! Beautiful in every way!

My 3rd bottle and my second signature perfume. The chemistry between this perfume and my skin is off the charts, even though I live in a humid country! It smells more musky/woody on me. Totally transports me to a Greek island or an opulent Arabian palace somewhere.. One of the best Elizabeth Arden perfume, I must say! PS: Very similar to Narciso Rodriguez For Her :)

@polkadot It is creamy to me also, but I love it. Luckily I don't really get any powder, and not any citrus either. Just gorgeous creamy flowers :-) I love this perfume, and I find it sadly underestimated. The rumors of it being discontinued, worries me a great deal, only good thing is, that it is possible to stock up for years without breaking the bank.