Olympéa Parfum

If the Parfum version of Olympea would be a separate perfume not belonging to the Olympea, sold under an entirely different name, because it barely resembles the OG Olympea, I think it would get less hate. I sampled it today in store and I really liked it. It’s very, very far gone from the line DNA and to me it’s rather a very warm feeling aromatic, green, white floral with a musky base. It’s a standalone fragrance that has nothing to do with the salty vanilla DNA. Yes, it does have vanilla in the base, (and jasmine) but everything else it’s very different than the original Olympea. If I am to judge it on its own merits, it’s nice, different than most designers releases in the last years, going towards a more niche direction, but still very likeable and mass appealing. The bottle is my least favourite out of the entire Olympea collection, generally black aesthetic is not my thing, but what’s the most important aspect to mention is the price. A 50 ml bottle of Olympea Parfum costs more than a 80 ml bottle of previous versions where I live!! Which is insane! A 80 ml bottle of this Parfum version is priced higher than some niche brands. Would it br more reasonable priced, I might get a bottle for my Olympea collection. I have almost all of them, well at least the ones I liked. But for these prices, it’s a pass for me. Not because it’s a bad scent, but because it’s outrageously expensive! Edit September 2024: I found a 80 ml bottle for half off so I am happy to have this Parfum version of Olympea in my collection! It’s an interesting, long lasting perfume.

I've tried this twice now as a sample and each time I've been confused as to whether I have got this and the Absolu bottles mixed up because as this one opens I thought I could smell like a fresh apricot skin note and that still persists. I didn't find the Absolu particularly apricot forward even though it is amongst it's top notes which added to my confusion. I deleted my review for Absolu until I can test the two properly again and confirm I'm talking about the right one! I have now established that this is defo the Parfum and I still get the apricot skin. Someone else below says raspberry/dough - I can see what they are getting at. Overall I find this to be my favourite Olympea flanker. It does not have the salt or marine like quality of the original at all. (I love that aspect of the OG but don't miss it here). It's a sweet and slightly herbal vanilla, kind of how I imagine desserts would taste when a chef puts a sprig of rosemary or similar in some crème anglaise, or in this case I guess it would be clary sage and a small amount of pink pepper. This doesn't come off spicy, just mildly aromatic and it's mostly a soft, gentle,dreamy, benzoiny vanilla. The rose oil is imperceptible to me. It's definitely FB worthy and a potential cooler weather signature. It does feel rather cozy. Can't imagine it being hugely polarising yet I don't really feel it's similar to anything else. Typical Olympea performance, above average longevity. Comforting and addictive. You might like this if you like fragrances in the style of Paragon but this leans more feminine.

I really wish this had been a stand alone perfume from Rabanne because trying to find it online just brings up the OG Olympéa and this would have done so well shining on its own. This is one of the nicest perfumes I’ve ever smelt in my life, and is signature scent worthy. It smells like a warm hug. It’s creamy, dreamy, silky smooth and so well blended and gives sophisticated summer beach vibes without the horrible sharpness of citrus and tropical notes that are so typical of traditional summer scents. My longevity test is to spray before bed and see if I can still smell in the morning, and she is still there on my skin the next day. It doesn’t have great silage, people are not going to walk into a room and immediately smell this like Alien, Libre or La Belle, for me it is more of an intimate skin scent, however it does have okay projection and people will smell it if you’re standing near them. It’s a very addictive scent, and that vanilla jasmine combo is just beautiful. That spicy clery sage smells quite sweet to me when I first spray, and thankfully the orange blossom just lingers faintly in the back and doesn’t steal the show from the rest of the notes. Feminine, pretty, silky smooth and dreamy is the best way to describe this and it’s my number one favourite by miles.

I'm not one to like herbal or green. But this is definitely wearable. It has such a soft fluffy texture to it. On first sniff you definitely smell some sage but it's really not bad. It feels like just a wisp on top of the rose, orange blossom, vanilla and musk. If you like soft feeling Fragrances you really should give this a try. I'm a fan of all the olympeas but this doesn't really remind me of ANY of them. It kinda reminds me of Alien Fusion..Idk that's the only perfume I own that kinda reminds me of this. Definite not a dupe but kinda vibes with it. I feel like this would be a really cozy bedtime scent. I still need to do a full wear test but I'm sure longevity will be fine since none of the olympeas have disappointed me yet on wear time or projection. OP has no sharp edges or star notes, everything is crazy well blended. So far Very inoffensive and fuzzy soft in the BEST way. I'll update on my wear test

I have received this perfume today (blind buy!) and I can say I am in love! I totally dislike all other Olympéas, but this one is very different and feels like a frangrance of its own. Forget about the notes: it smells like a grown up cotton candy on the branch of a blooming jasmine tree. No rose, no sage (thank all the world's gods for that, because I totally dislike clary sage!). But I really don't need more than that. Longevity and sillage are very good (about 9-10 hours of longevity, with 5-6 hours of significant projection, although my skin is very complicated). After all, it's a "parfum", not just EDP, so I expected it to stay true to that. Regarding the price, I guess we can all agree that the prices of designer perfumes have skyrocketed over the last 3-4 years (some have even doubled!), but Olympéa Parfum has quite good prices, especially for such performance.