Ellenisia

A very special scent given to me by a very special woman who is, sadly, no longer in my life. This scent is extremely gorgeous and though "marketed" to women is warm and just fruity enough to work on my skin. For Mother's Day this year, I got my Mother the antique Penhaligons hat box (complete with green velvet bow) filled with three shower gels and three lotions, for all the wonderful things SHE buys me throughout the year. Upon inspecting her collection, we discovered she had NO Ellenisisa perfume, so my 10 ml mini is now safe and secure in her Hat Box with the coordinating body products. Though I no longer "Have" it (much like the wonderful gal who gave it to me) it continues to haunt me with its beauty and grace... Upon applying this perfume, my mind wanders to sunny days, long walks in a flower dotted meadow and lovely green leaves all around me; a warm glow of happiness and that feeling that somehow, despite all life's little tricks and drama, everything is going to be okay. As "she" opens up to me, I get the pure rapturous florals of rose (mmmm!), jasmine (creamy and dreamy) and swirls of whipped gardenias...an elegant portrait of floral beauty, obviously inspired by Mother Nature herself. Tuberose, normally so "dirty" and powdery, here is well-behaved and adds a subtle sensuality as opposed to an overtly sexual (or "naughty") vibe; although she is somewhat carnal, albeit in an innocent and playful way. Although the listed notes say the drydown is but plum and vanilla, the beauteous chorus of flowers continue to sing even after some time (which is a true wonder, on my flower eating skin) and this finishes in a haze of fruity vanillic sweet, almost gourmand, bliss; without being too sickeningly fruity or extract-y. She is elegant, poised, not afraid to taste life's forbidden fruits and, make no mistake, she IS every inch a lady! Sillage: very good Longevity: above average Overall: 4.25/5 It is better to have loved (and sniffed) and lost...than to have never experienced such joy and rapture at all! The brief time I was with both Ellenisia and the one who gave it with unconditional love are fond memories I shall not soon forget. A brief "soul dance" is better than having never danced at all... ;)

I LOVE this perfume! Where has this been all my life?! This may even replace or equal Fracas in my heart. If I ever was to become a one-scent woman, this may be it. If! ;) This scent is so well made. Stunning, really. The separate notes are clean, pure & high quality; there is NOTHING fake about this scent. It makes me think antique - NOT old fashioned but the way high quality things used to be made. It's not full of freaky, teenager, chasing-every-fad notes. This scent is classic & classy! So ladylike. The Jasmine, gardenia & tuberose all seem equal but they come out a bit stronger at different times - genius. The rose is more background to my nose & so pretty. And that mandarin orange & violet leaf hold it all together. I barely notice the plum & vanilla but I think they are holding those white flowers in check & keep any of them from going screechy & over-the-top. There are no dirty notes, no musk, no decaying scent, and it stays that way until the next day. This is one of the very rare scents that I could happily drench myself in & float on a cloud of loveliness. The jasmine is that lush, opulent jasmine I get in the Arabian oil scents (similar to "Full" by Al-Rehab ). The tuberose is not the Fracas, buttery/carnal type but a gorgeous sweet floral; so pretty. This gardenia is perfect on my skin. I often have trouble with gardenia going sour/screechy but not this one. This gardenia is pure, flowery, green gardenia. I do think if you dislike white floral scents, you may like this one. It has a fresher, more real flower scent; more like a garden of flowers. Get a sample though, this EDP is EXPENSIVE! This lasts until I wash it off the next day. Even standing in the steam of the shower, I get gorgeous floral notes. The sillage is very good but not room filling unless you really overspray.

I was searching for a feminine white floral scent that is lady-like, feminine and beautiful. Ellenisia fits all my requirement. This perfume was originally inspired from a bouquet of a perfect wedding flower. Penhaligon’s tried to recreate the beauty (with added airy sweetness), and it's wonderful. Ellenisia is a popular wedding fragrance that is so British and kinda vintage(ish), but not old. More like something a princess would wear on her wedding day. The scent is complex and heavenly, soft but powerful, a little bit sweet (because of the plum & vanilla) and airy. It is not sharp and smells sooo royal. Is starts with a soft flowery green with a tiny hint of citrus, then I can smell jasmine, tuberose and beautiful soft gardenia with a little hint of rose. They all blended so well. The dry down is more like soft plum-vanilla-gardenia on my skin. It is really smooth. On me it stays all day on clothes, 5-6 hours on skin, the longevity isn't best but I don't mind reapply. Silage is decent but not overpowering. My husband could smell it in the room, but I'm not sure outside. This heavenly scent is favored by my husband too. He immediately said "mmm this is beautiful and lovely" before I even say anything. This is so me. Totally a FBW if you like sweet floral rich and feminine scent. I can see why people say this kinda similar to Chanel Gardenia. But to me, it is a different scent from the opening to the dry down. Chanel Gardenia is more modern(ish)-sharp-fresh and Ellenisia is a bit vintage(ish)-smooth-sweet. I love both of them tho.

EDIT: I wrote the below review on first acquaintance with Ellenisia... and I was WRONG. I could not have got something similar somewhere else for less (or not easily.) I have a huge appreciation for this perfume after living with it for a while. Also, although I may not always smell it on myself, when my 23 year old daughter wears it, I'm in perfume heaven everytime I go near her, so perhaps projection is more than I realized... It is a downright classy, superb quality perfume, made with skill and grace. I LOVE IT. (Also, I will definitely repurchase, lol.) Previous review: A blind buy - this is a pretty, floral, soft & lovely scent. It really reminds me of The Bodyshop's Moringa - I have the shower gel of that, and I keep thinking of it when I smell this. Also, in the drydown reminds me of Guerlain's Champs Elysees Eau de Toilette, which I have and really enjoy. I love every note in this fragrance, but I find the sillage a little on the low side for me... longevity is great, but it is a skin scent on me, where I was looking for a cloud of loveliness to surround me. :P I feel like I could have got something similar somewhere for less. Happy to have it, though, and will enjoy my bottle to the end, just won't repurchase.

This is what Princesses smell like, I’m sure of it. Your classic European Princess Diaries type of princess, with the castle and all This is no heady white floral. No bubblegum jasmine or tuberose. This is an elegant floating creamy but clear white floral. Clean, sweet, Slightly soapy, a slight tang with raw green undertones. My absolute favorite white floral. So much quality and what a story it tells. It lingers and lasts and retains it beauty from the first spray to the last hour. A maternal smell, non offensive but not homely- it is elegant and mature, although a young lady can wear this perfectly with the right outfit. You can wear this with an elegant dress or a casual pair of well tailored pants, a little to heavy for work however. Perfect for outdoor spring and summer outings and events, and a perfect bridal fragrance. I will be buying a bottle of this classic and will wear it for years to come. Edit: very Similar to Chloe Narcisus but Elenisia has an ethereal quality, and lighter, more green.

Ellenisia is a fresh garden full of tuberose gardenia roses and jasmine.It remembers me a sunny day during summer when the sun warms flowers making them release their fragrance in the air and you walking trough this luxuriant garden are wraped by it. When i first smell Ellenisia it starts with fresh notes that mixed with flowers make a creamy and fruity combination on my skin, it remenbers me of mature red cherries i really do not know why...then it grows in its heart leaving the flowers emerging and dancing around the queen of this fragrance: THE GARDENIA that shows itself in all its opulence.The drydown is enriched by vanilla and plum that give more sweetness to gardenia. i love this fragrance that at first opens shyly but then reaches in its heart strenght and power.it's perfect for girls and weman that wanna be feminine and sensual.i recomend it from my heart!!

Oh my goodness.......if you like white florals and violet notes, this is a must-buy. Even if, like me, you hate vanilla notes this is still a must-buy. There's no vanilla accord whatsoever. Nor do I detect any earthy tuberose. This is beautifully blended. The violet leaf stays into the drydown and the cool, bright florals are heaven on earth. Perfectly English. A perfect blend of old-fashioned soaps and modern perfumery. Staying power isn't great on my skin, but I don't care. This is FBW. I also adore Penhaligon's Violetta (another FBW one). Ellenisia however, is easily the "best" white floral I've ever come across. This even beats Chanel Gardenia as my favourite white floral. I must try more from this line! Edited to add: If you're looking for a honeysuckle frag, there's a fair amount in here, mixing with the gardenia and jasmine. Perfection.

Just like the reviewer below me, this was so familiar when I first applied it, I knew I had experienced it many years ago. Finally it dawned on me, Ellenisia reminds me so much of Casaque, a fragrance I wore when I was about 18, and one that I absolutely adored. I’ve tried a few Casaque-like fragrances over the years in the hope that I could recapture the beauty and delicacy of the original - including Irma Shorell’s version and Lalique L’Amour, but so far nothing has come as close as Ellenisia. A tumble of fresh white florals, a bride’s spring bouquet - just glorious. Moderate projection and pretty reasonable longevity. By no means a beast mode fragrance, but it’s so beautiful and so nostalgic to me, I can live without the other features.

Well, well, this is exactly my cup of tea.. A sweet and romantic floral with some fruity undertones. I smell mostly tuberose, jasmine and gardenia, but the orange, plum and violet leaf is also there. I would describe this as a very feminin fragrance, almost on the girly side, but yet sophisticated and quite elegant. I use it in fall/winter mostly daytime as a work fragrance, but summertime I tend to use it more in the evening when it is a bit cooler. Have found that some white florals tend to smell bad on me in really hot weather, but that is probably just an issue I have with my body chemistry. Longevity is medium on me, about 4-5 h. One of my faves from this brand for sure.

I find myself wishing this perfume could be turned into little, sugared white petal candies, that I can pluck from a crystal dish, pop into my mouth, and let melt on my tongue. Such a delicate, sweet, yet clean floral. The vanilla note, to me, does not register...it's more of a quietly sweet crystal sugar, complementing the floral-sweet of the snowy petals. Not a gourmand perfume at all, yet as one who thinks flower petals seem deliciously edible, it makes my mouth water. (I know....odd) I treasure my little Alice-in-Wonderland-esque bottle, with the little card tucked inside the box that says "Keep Me".... Happily!! :)

She is a dainty, unconventional very English treasure. The scent screams Alice in Wonderland as a floral medow envelops her. She is the subject of intrigue and exudes a naughty sophistication with an inviting waft of vanilla which fights against the crisp and sunny gardenia, jasmine and violet. The plum is jammy and takes centre stage on my skin. When I was gifted this at 16, it was tuberose. It is fresh it is powdery and warm. It's truly captivating and that's the character. A charming woman. This perfume captures the effervescent mood of youthful charisma. And she is gone! Sadly discontinued.

What a lovely lady like fragrance but I have Chanel Gardenia and don't see the similarity. On the opening it is very obviously all about white flowers. I get a wonderful creaminess which I swear is musk. No screechiness here. Sweetness in the background from the plum and orange. A nice bit of kick from the violet leaf all along its timeline. After 30 mins or so the fruit becomes much more prominant as the white flowers fade considerably. It has now become quite sweet and fruity although this is in no way a powerful scent. The plum is very evident. Moderate longevity and sillage.

I love this perfume. It hit all the right notes for me and slightly powdery which I feels add to the warmth of the perfume. I did not really get the top notes which is fortunate because I am not overly fond of any perfume which is over citrusy in a floral perfume. The rose and jasmine mixes well and form the 'bulk' of the perfume. My skin chemistry do 'eat' up this perfume so I need to apply the body lotion to lock the scent. The dry down is a nice vanilla scent which is usual for me because I notice that I tend to 'amplify' vanilla scent towards the end.

With the predominant notes of gardenia, jasmine and tuberose, Ellensia has the potential of being one of those heady, room-filling floral powerhouses. Yet, it's not. Ellenisia is soft and elegant. It smells traditional, but not dated. The opening is all gardenia with a touch of bright green violet leaf while the drydown is all tuberose, but a subtle skin scent tuberose. While I hesitate to wear other white floral perfumes to work, I have no reservations about wearing this beauty anytime or anywhere.

I ́m a Tuberose Lover!! and Elenisia for me it ́s perfect. This is the Tuberose that a typical british Lady would use: gentle, refined, fresh, natural, very decent. I really appreciate the Tuberose scents that achieve to project, to be there without screaming it loud, bothering and invading the others. This is absolutly not polite at all. Elenisia make itself noticed peu à peu, involving you in ist floral freshness, having a great projection. My next purchase for sure! Highly recommended!

I love my little bottle of Ellenisia - my grandmother was called Ellen and that drew me to the perfume. It is a sweet violet, floriental on my skin with a fruity twist! I don't get much vanilla but the drydown is very warm and inviting. Such a pretty scent, the only downside is that it lasts only a couple of hours or so before it disappears totally! I have to say that it reminds me of the cheap and cheerful Avon "Far Away" although that lasts a lot longer!! Very nice, innocent and sweet.

I love my little bottle of Ellenisia - my grandmother was called Ellen and that drew me to the perfume. It is a sweet violet, floriental on my skin with a fruity twist! I don't get much vanilla but the drydown is very warm and inviting. Such a pretty scent, the only downside is that it lasts only a couple of hours or so before it disappears totally! I have to say that it reminds me of the cheap and cheerful Avon "Far Away" although that lasts a lot longer!! Very nice, innocent and sweet.

ooh my gosh i never smelled the penhalion line before and when i smelled this one i was blown away! soooo torn between another one and ellensia wich is so beautifully blended bouquet of florals and very fresh summer fume...the only thing that hold me back was the price :( lasts quite long too! *sigh* why does that happen when i deceide im going on a perfume dieet edit: proud owner of a bottle ;)yummy!

Ahh, love it, I have a mini from a Penhaligon's set, a perfect replica of the FB. In the shop this smelled like nothing, I had just tried Bluebell and Halfeti and Juniper Sling and many others, my nose was knock-out... But at home its lovely, brings to mind real honeysuckle flowers, although its not exactly the same, and its fleeting, its still wonderful!

Ellenisia is a bouquet of delicate white flowers, not overpowering but lovely like a wedding bouquet. The sillage is moderate but the longevity is phenomenal- I can smell it when I wake up in the morning. My male cat seems to like this every time I put it on, rubbing his face into my wrist. I get the same reaction from my husband. :)