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.

Olympea Parfum: soft, dreamy, comforting! This is one of those perfumes that takes you on a journey. It took a good part of a week for this perfume to acclimatize and become the soft, slightly sweet perfume that I know now. It was much different when I first got it out of the mail box and couldn't wait to spray! It was very soapy sharp white jasmine with vanilla... and a little like Play-Doh. Then, it changed to Hubba-Bubba bubble gum. It was ok... but not great. Now it is great! Perfect for a Pennsylvanian winter. How do I explain? It is a sweet floral with a velvety dry down that is so romantic and soothing you want to cover your cashmere sweater in it. I'm very happy I bought a 2.7oz bottle on Jomashop for $65. Such a beautiful bottle, but it should have a different name. I would call it something like jasmine cashmere or velvet night. Love!

PR should’ve made this a perfume in its own right and not an Olympea flanker because, thankfully, nothing like the original Olympea. The original was so “airy fairy”, forgettable, and even the salt note couldn’t make it great. I saw this black version at Myers and in my head I’ve gone maybe an intense version (perfume marketing over the years got me good) but no something else entirely... for the better! If you like perfumes in the way of black opium, D&G the one intense, etc then you’ll love this one, it goes slightly creamy on my skin but with a “kick” note balancing it out and give it a bit of spice. Definitely a black bottle perfume, it’s giving midnight and sex vibes Didn’t spray enough to comment on silage but longevity wise my wrist is still going strong 5 hours later.

Now this is a flanker! I don’t like it when designers bring out flanker after flanker that often bear no resemblance to the original. The flanker should really just be another perfume altogether. It feels lazy and sloppy. They didn’t do this here. It is appropriately a flanker. I have a full bottle of the original Olympea and know the scent very well. This was just a sample. It truly reminds me of OG just less salted caramel and slightly more florally but they absolutely remind me of eachother and differently enough where you could have both? I wouldn’t say this is gentler than the original as it’s still very powerful and has that depth that the original has. Really beautiful 10/10 but I am a fan of the Olympea line so could be biased!

This is a sillage bomb! And it sort of reminds me of Good Girl, in a sense that is sweet, smooth, deep and rich, but the 2 aren't identical. I swear I detect a hint of coconut in the dry down, but looking at the notes it is probably the vanilla and benzoin combo. It didn't smell green to me at all, just strong and velvety smooth from the start. Lasts for hours and defo a colder weather scent. The longer I smell it the more I like it. And it has nothing in common with the original, wouldn't have guessed it is part of the same line. For once, I prefer the all black 30 mil bottle than the bigger ones with the gold cap and sides.

No perfume has ever shocked me so much before! I didn’t think much about it at first, based on the notes, but when I smelled it in store I was blown away by the most wonderful scent. I couldn’t even describe what I was smelling, it’s was just mind blowing. This was month ago and yesterday I finally bought myself my own bottle and I couldn’t be happier. I literally went out of the store jumping and clapping in excitement and my boyfriend, for once, understood why. He really liked this fragrance as well (he’s super picky haha). I really recommend everyone to give this a chance!

This perfume opens with a fresh, greenish note, and the top notes are a bit off-putting and strange. I could smell the white floral jasmine and a very spicy note. As it settles on the skin, a bouquet of white flowers emerges, with a powerful jasmine, making the fragrance truly shine. And even with the vanilla, I barely notice it. This version has nothing to do with the original Olympéa or any other Flanker. I really liked it!

I can definitely smell the Olympea DNA in this, not sure why some people claim they smell nothing alike. Smooth, beautiful amber/vanilla with a musky base. I don’t smell the characteristic “salty” note past very briefly in the opening. It’s pretty linear, but absolutely delicious and very wearable. I quite like this flanker, maybe more than the OG. Beautifully blended, great longevity, though not a lot of projection.

I love the og olympea but this one is gorgeous too... it's smells amazing, feminine, for women with attitude.. something totally different and unespected from olympea range. I think if you don't like olympea edp, there are huge chances for you to like this one because there is no similarity.. so creamy...cozy...soft..perfect for autumn and winter... warm scent...

Yeaa..So, this is basically Dolce and Gabbana's The Only One Intense. I love it, don't get me wrong. But its basically The only one intense. And so far, it looks like the sillage isnt great either. Still love it though. Caught a bit of pear earlier in the mix along with dough, love it. Is it just me or all perfumes suddenly smell alike? lol

I sprayed on my hand like 5 hours ago and i washed my hands like 3 times since then , the fragrance still lasts and it is on my skin even after all that washing , i want this to be my next purchase! It is a night fragrance tho , i would not be putting it on for a day time.

Great and very pleasant scent. It has the Rabanne DNA that you can't get wrong. It's a female version of Invictus Elixir for me. Longevity for my mom is amazing, more than 10 hours. Smells amazing and is properly strong, although the batch is only 2 months old.

Does anyone else get a brief raspberry and dough note in the opening?? This is my fav perfume everrr, spicy and warm, but perfectly balanced with the green accord, and the vanilla dry down is very comforting.

Not a review, just a thought... Judging by the notes listed, this Parfum version looks like a totally different perfume than the OG Olympea, not an actual flanker.. Why not release it with a new name????

Beautiful fresh white floral with benzoin stickiness... its very delicate and classy. Vanilla blends all together well. I really like this one.

its pleasant! it has a very faint mint smells if u sniff it closely. it doesnt suit me bc it smells so classy and sophisticated