Olympéa

just bought this! on the tester and sniffing from the nozzle, you can definitely pick up the salt and white florals as well as something rather sweet and candy like? my parents think watermelon candy when they sniff the nozzle, which i agree with, but it didn’t smell like candy on my skin at all (thankfully!!) when first sprayed on skin, the jasmine and ginger pull pretty strong on my skin, but in a way that smells like clean laundry. i mean this in the best way— like a pleasantly floral dryer sheet. as it dries, the florals begin to mix with the salted vanilla in a way that smells a bit like play-doh (though again, not unpleasantly). salty sweet and somewhat flowery? after about an hour however both the play-doh and laundry scent go away to reveal the delightful sandalwood underneath! when i first caught a whiff of that sandalwood, it was definitely moan-inducing. it’s SO warm and creamy, i adore the dry down!! such a yummy vanilla scent, the salt is very pleasant!! i can see how this can be very strong, but i never use more than three sprays— one on each wrist and one on my neck and i’ve yet to get any comments on it being overbearing (which in my house, is a miracle, as my parents are very sensitive to strong smells). this scent has such good staying power, too! i sprayed it on one morning at 6 am, by 12 am the next day i was still sniffing my wrist and getting that delicious sandalwood 🤤 bottle is soooo pretty, it definitely reawakened the percy jackson kid in me. however the clear plasticky part of the lid is definitely a little annoying. you have to be sure that you’re pulling the lid off from the bottom, as the clear plastic bit seems like it will fall off if you tug on it too hard! this scent leans more towards summer but the vanilla is so cozy you could definitely get away with wearing this year round. 5/5 for me, very pleased with this purchase :D update: the more i wear this, the more it smells like laundry to me? not sure if it’s just because i wear it so often now that it’s seeped into my clothes, or if it’s just mixing with my skin in a new way, but there’s a definite detergent note in this for me! again, not bad, but i wish i got more of that wonderful salty-vanilla-sandalwood that i love so much

The Second Perfume of My Favourites fragrance till now, What makes it special for me, the mixing of top notes citrusy and Jasmine with a little of spicy which doesn't annoying me as usually spicy in perfumes not accebtable for me, In the middle notes, you feeling mixure of vanilla and salt seems you setting on the beach smells the Sea sand with shells, the base note provide the perfume with warmeth and depneth of end with Amber, Sandlewood and Cashmerewoods, I feel that I'am Confident, Classy, romance, sobriety and fiminine lady, I adore how I'am feeling seems that a dear person hugged me just now. Special Perfume I didn't smell any dupe of like it before. this perfume suitable for any time and any season, for occasions and for your wedding in my opinion, after shower, during the day or at night. 5 star to it and I recommended to own if you searching uncommon choice or you love to own a pefrume reminds you with sea atmosphere. It lasts 12 hours on the leather and one day on the clothes. العطر الثاني على قائمة العطور المفضلة لدي حتى الآن، ما يجعله مميزًا بالنسبة لي هو مزيج المكونات العليا من الحمضيات والياسمين مع القليل من التوابل وهو ما لا يزعجني، حيث أن التوابل عادة في العطور غير مقبولة بالنسبة لي، في المكونات الوسطى، يبدو أنك تشعر بمزيج من الفانيليا والملح وكأنك تتمتع بالجلوس على الشاطئ تفوح منه رائحة رمال البحر مع الأصداف، قاعدة العطر تزود العطر بالدفء والعمق بنهاية من العنبر وخشب الصندل وخشب الكشمير، أشعر أنني واثقة من نفسي وأنيقة ورومانسية ورزينة وسيدة كلها أنوثة، أعشق كيف أشعرعندما أرتديه وكأن شخصًا عزيزًا عليّ قد عانقني للتو. عطر مميز لم أشم رائحة مماثلة له من قبل. هذا العطر برأيي مناسب لأي وقت وأي موسم، للمناسبات ولحفلة زفافك، بعد الاستحمام، أثناء النهار أو في الليل. 5 نجوم كتقييم له وأوصي باقتنائه إذا كنت تبحث عن خيار غير مألوف أو كنت تحب اقتناء عطر يذكرك بأجواء البحر. يدوم 12 ساعة على الجلد ويوم واحد على الملابس.

I forgot just how much I loved this perfume, I ran out a while back and just didn’t have the money to replace it....but then I found a knock off/designer inspired version online for less then five dollars so I thought why not, if it’s garbage than it’s not like I blind bought a Tom Ford that I couldn’t return and to my absolute delight IT SMELLS IDENTICAL! THE EXACT SAME! NO DIFFERENCE! ABSOLUTELY ABSOLUTELY 100% THE SANE! ....did I mention it smells the same? LoL!! Anyways the point is to never underestimate the power of the designer inspired world, it’s typically all I shop these days. Inflation had hit hard, and when you add having three kids the basic necessities of life become almost unattainable, so sadly because of that I haven’t been buying perfume at all these last few months-maybe even closer to a year or more, in fact I have sold several from my collection-that’s a me problem so I’ll stop ranting lol I forgot how beautiful this fragrance is, it’s such a warm and cozy fragrance but at the same time it’s a sophisticated and bold fragrance. I’m not sure what notes I can smell right off the top but whatever it is it’s gorgeous! I’m so glad I took the risk and got it! What a score for 4 dollars CAD! I would like to add that this is likely best worn in fall and winter but definitely can still be worn year round, I just see fall being a beautiful time of year to have this on, longevity is good you’ll get many hours of continuous wear/smell and silage is somewhere in the I can smell it from someone standing in the same shopping line as me but not overpoweringly, like it doesn’t smell like I bathed in it and rolled around in it afterwards lol

Olympéa was one of the first fragrances I discovered when I began building my perfume collection. Seven years later, I have just finished my first bottle. Throughout all that time, it never showed any signs of deterioration. I kept it stored in a cold, dark place, and it aged with quiet dignity. It’s not something I would repurchase immediately, but it has earned its place on my return list. After finishing seven or eight more bottles from my collection, this is a scent I know I will come back to. There is something in Olympéa that I’ve never been able to name precisely. It reminds me of almonds and flowers at the same time. I suspect the almond-like impression comes from the salty notes rather than from an actual nutty accord. As someone who gravitates more toward gourmand fragrances than floral ones, I can still say this is one of my favorite floral interpretations—soft, intriguing, and restrained. The vanilla here is especially well executed. It doesn’t collapse into sugar or heaviness. Because it never becomes overly sweet, it feels more charismatic, more elegant, almost statuesque. In the height of summer, it can feel slightly too heavy on the skin, especially for the wearer. Spring and autumn, however, are its natural habitat. As for winter—any true perfume collector already has other companions waiting for that season. I also own the Solaris version, which exists like a parallel chapter in the same story.

This is my favourite Paco Rabanne perfume. The packaging is beautiful as always, but what really counts is the juice that's inside. Olympea is a fairly linear fragrance. Immediately, you get that salt accord with a very heady but clean jasmine. I'll agree with others that first and foremost, this IS a jasmine perfume before it is a vanilla perfume. The jasmine is fragrant, tea-like, and done in a very feminine fashion... this is no Alien jasmine, which is loud and angular. The salt adds just a bit of a metallic tinge to offset the sweetness of the jasmine and cuts through the thickness of the incoming vanilla. The vanilla in this is more bean-like than it is cake or extract; a very natural vanilla with just a bit of smokiness. As the perfume dries, you can really pick up on the cashmere wood (cashmeran) and ambergris (ambroxan), which adds texture and makes this perfume have more of a beachy vibe. In the drydown, Olympea evokes the scent of sweet, salt-licked skin. This is very beautifully done and well-balanced. This is great for all seasons and all occasions. I concur that this would be a great perfume to bring around for vacations, especially if you're going somewhere with beaches and ocean views. Sillage is rather heavy but it won't fill the room, and the lasting power is great (at least 8 hours). This is a love for me and will be one of the rare perfumes that I'm willing to repurchase.

I was not going to buy this one as I bought many others lately. But every time I went to the store I couldn't help spaying it. Just because I thought it was a little unusual. Savoury , something really attractive. Sweet vanilla ,,,,, salty wind by the sea , this is summertime by the ocean to me. Not a scent a normally go for but I really enjoy this. I like the sweetness of it , the vanilla and the salt is just fabulous ! And ambergris and sandalwood is always amazing to me in a fragrance. , so it has a lot I love ,,,, yet I dislike to much jasmine , not sure about ginger and something in it to me reminds me briefly of womanity ,but not the silver spoon taste I get from womanity. I suppose the attractive side of womanity ! And yes there is a lady million vibe going , a scent I always wanted to get but never did and partly because of the bottle . Olympia starts with a fresh , mandarine ,citrusy spicy , jasmine scent which can be off putting to my nose ,,,,but then quickly goes into a absolutely wonderful vanilla salty stage ,,,,this is when I go crazy over it. And obsess completely ,,,, then the drydown is phantastic with the ambergris and sandalwood , warm creamy but still airy in a way , never heavy ,, this makes a great summer fragrance!!! It's uplifting ! Update , great summer perfume, wearing it a lot , my husband likes it he said it smells like Florida , this time he is not so far off.

I recently bought this fragrance again after not having it for a while. I have loved this fragrance for many years. It is airy, sweet, salty/musky, vanillic (but not gourmand), warm and even a bit creamy. I always come back to it, to me it is one of the best feminine designer fragrances ever created. It really smells like a goddess to me but maybe I got influenced by the marketing. I adore the bottle. To some it might be tacky or gimicky but I think it's tastefully done. I have a thing for the ancient times so the mix of a laurel wreath and a greek amphora really speaks to me. Even just on a shelf or vanity it looks stunning. The scent itself performs so well I am surprised time and time again. It is also a compliment getter from both men and woman. I wear this fragrance all year around day and night. My only problem is that I maybe love it too much, I go through a bottle decently fast. I see how the juice macerates for other people and for me it never reaches this color sadly. So I guess the fragrance has the potential to become even more potent and powerful overtime. I also owned the dupe from La Rive (In Flames) at one point and honestly that one is lovely too, just more fruity. I personally don't smell Olympea on other people very often, it seems very underrated now. I would highly recommend it if you want a feminine, sweet (but not too sweet and cloying) and seductive scent.

MY ABSOLUTE FAVORITE PERFUME OF ALL TIME! I just love olympéa sooo much I think it’s the perfect vanilla it’s sexy, it’s different it’s salty and sweet it’s powerful. I could wear this all year. The vanilla here is sultry and creamy but not gourmand and it’s not a clean cute scent it’s confident, flirty and gorgeous it’s hard to describe but It’s my number one compliment getter every time I wear it someone has to ask me about it or tell me that I smell good. And it’s my fiancés all time favorite on me he recognizes it instantly and it turns him on😸. I have special memories with this perfume when I first discovered it and started wearing it it was the best time of my life where everything was going so well and I was the happiest in my life. Everytime I put it on I just get happy comforting flashbacks. I could never run out of olympéa I always have a backup and I don’t get the hate this perfume gets. If you wanna stand out you should definitely go for it. It’s different from any perfume I have in my collection, the performance is amazing and gets stronger when you macerate it and you‘ll definitely get compliments 🤍😋✨

Olympea is my signature scent. It is honestly a masterpiece to me and an olfactory delight. I have not experienced anything like it before and the entire journey from opening to dry down is so sensual and beautiful. The opening starts with a fresh but slightly spicy floral citrus. The jasmine really stands out and gives a sort of aquatic feel to it. The heart is an absolutely perfect blended intoxication of salt and vanilla. I am so obsessed with this combination and just want to bathe in it. These two notes on their own are favourites but mix them together and it’s pure bliss. The dry down takes a while to come through due to this perfume’s longevity and finishes with a luxurious oriental vibe that lasts for many more hours on the skin. This is an all season, any time of day fragrance but my favourite wear is on a warm spring day and a crisp autumn day. The bottle is beautiful and elegant and designed with luxurious rose gold accents. There’s nothing more I can say about this 10/10 other than I will be making sure I’m never without and I’m excited to finally try her flankers.

This used to be my favourite salty scent before I fell in love with "Womanity". While "Olympéa" is not the most original perfume, it is a true beauty that is easy to wear and hard to get sick of. The balance between the sweet and salty accords is remarkable. This is the best sweet fragrance for summer because it is also salty and refreshing. "Olympéa" may be known for its unusual salty accord but it reminds me of "Code" by Armani with its stunning vanilla note. These two, along with "Shalimar", are exemplary vanilla scents. The bottle is beautifully crafted, the small 30 ml one looks adorable and elegant at the same time. I get about 6 hours of longevity although it lasts longer on my clothes and hair. It projects very well for the first couple of hours but it is not too potent. While there are more impressive salty fragrances out there, I still respect " Olympéa" and consider it a wonderful vanilla summer scent. When we take the bottle design into consideration as well, the product is worth it. I would repurchase in the future. 7/10

Guys opinion. My neighbors daughter wore this to dinner with my girlfriend and a group of friends last week. The vanilla floral mix was intoxicating on her skin. Beautifully distracting in a feminine and confident way. Nothing skanky or naughty. Nothing old ladyish or dated. Just soft sweet and uplifting. A few people writing reviews are comparing the floral elements to the Dior Cherie series of perfumes - but this obviously adds the trademark Paco Rabanne sweetness (fun) and the ever so slight salty aquatic notes that the male version Invictus has. I purchased my girlfriend a bottle and she is on cloud nine with its performance and longevity. She says she literally feels better and the male compliments and attention (what have I done!) are never ending. Other comparisons are to that of the new CK reveal for women, and LA Rive in flames - that one similar but having more amber in the dry down. If you want to drive men crazy, ignore the ridiculous marketing and in store promo materials, and give this fragrance a whirl.

I got this for Christmas when I was 14-15ish and felt like I was the absolute cats pyjamas. It defines that 2016 -17 era for me from the packaging to the advert feat. Kanye. I think I had smelt it in one of my mums magazines and I still feel grateful that she actually bought me it. I have memories of cozy winter days spent texting my crush and hanging out with my best friends being young and dumb that smell like this. I still think it is such a unique scent that you forget about till you smell it again I feel I can't even describe it off the top of my head but also slightly headache inducing which is strange because I remember it being not the strongest scent when actually wearing it but I do remember I would smell the bottle and get a headache. It makes me think of the chainsmokers song 'Roses' which I loved because I felt cool listening to it and in the same way this always made me feel like a cool Tumblr teen girl :)

Today I decided to wear Rabanne’s Olympea and YOWZA it smells so darn good. I bought this fragrance when it first launched years ago and thought it smelled amazing. However, it’s been sitting inside of one of my dresser drawers for several years. For some reason I wanted to smell it today. Soon as I sprayed it, jasmine, ginger and mandarin exploded on my skin. It kinda has a boozy feel to it and it’s absolutely delicious. Then there’s notes of vanilla, sandalwood, salt and cashmere in the dry down that are even more delicious. This perfume is so very beautiful. It’s like I’m rediscovering just how beautiful she really is. The projection is off the charts. The sillage is amazing and it stays forever on your skin. Olympea is utterly feminine, confident, sexy, daring and unforgettable. Don’t walk! Run and go get you a bottle. She’s a 10 all across the board.

As a person who dislikes overly sweet Vanilla fragrances specifically, I love this. Out of the vanilla perfumes I do own, this has to be my favorite. This was gifted to me by my dad after I had raved about wanting it based on all the great things I had heard about it. I won't lie, initially I was kind of disappointed by it, it wasn't as pleasant as I had imagined it to be. As this fall season has come around, I've started reaching for this again and I'm absolutely stunned by how beautiful this smells. I've learned to love it in an unexpected way. I don't think I own anything else like it. It's very much salt, Jasmine, vanilla and Cashmere to me. It's warm and inviting, very inoffensive in my opinion compared to most of my fragrances. It sits beautifully on my skin, I can't get enough of it!

I LOVE this perfume so much. My sister once bought me a perfume oil dupe (that is available only in Israel) and smells just like this one and I can finally pair them together for better longevity. I use the body lotion, then body oil dupe, then the perfume, then Amber Shores by Kitsch, and I got told I smelled amazing by my crush. The price isn’t that expensive imo. If you buy it from the right place this perfume or even the full set shouldn’t be that expensive. I personally get more sea salt and a little bit of Jasmin and vanilla but my mom finds the vanilla stronger than the salt. I truly adore the salty scent because it feels like a day at the beach and I immediately think of the sea breeze. This is super unique imo.

I’m fairly certain I’ve already reviewed this, however I need to say I have an old bottle. Probably around ten years old and still about half full because I only wear it on certain occasions. I wore it randomly today for the first time in a long while and, wow, I don’t remember if it’s always been this powerful or if age did something to it. The juice is way darker now than it used to be but it still smells more or less the same. I sprayed this on 12 hours ago and I’ve been smelling it strongly all day. I don’t know if the new bottles perform even remotely similar but old bottles are truly beast mode. I can’t remember the longevity being quite so extreme when it was newer. Aged this comes close to Kerosene levels.

An unusual salt and citrus scent that's light and easy to wear. The green mandarin reads unripe and a little crunchy which makes the opening less of a straightforward citrus and more aquatic floral. The mid and base notes sink up and down so there's an odd but not unpleasant non-linear development on my skin. Mood is it's early summer and you've had a g&t (or two, or three) with squeeze of lemon after a lazy lunch and now you're having a catnap in the sun room that's growing tropical flowers and a potted citrus tree, there's a small fountain burbling quietly out of sight. Projection and sillage are moderate, and longevity is moderate but poorer than I'd like for something at this price point.

Ladies, I know I've already reviewed this legendary potion, but I have a suggestion based on COMPLIMENTS. So, if you are a strong woman, who doesn't mind making a statement, leaving a scent trail, and getting ALL of the compliments, here's my advice; After showering and moisturising your body, spray Divine Le Parfum with a heavy hand (about 8 to 10 sprays). Allow it to dry, and then apply Olympea edp over the same Divine lp sprays (with the same heavy hand), and let it dry... Prepare to smell HEAVENLY all day, compliments galore, I guarantee. PS: I don't usually layer my frags, as I believe a perfume should stand on it's own, but this is THE exception that makes it worthwhile, trust me.

A Mediterranean holiday in a bottle. This is such a summery scent with its salty, vanilla, floral accords that are all grounded in woody goodness. Imagine a holiday in Greece, or Italy by the sea. Flowers are blooming, the salty sea air catches your nose, it is hot, happiness and freedom is in the air. Another perfume that I would never have chosen for myself, but received as a gift. Surprisingly it grew on me and now I actually love it, though not my favourite perfume. Then again, nothing beats my beloved Samsara so.... I use Olympea in the spring and summer, both day and night. This is one of the perfumes I've received complements for from strangers...it is that good.

I love Olympea even though it’s quite simple. Part of the appeal is that I don’t think that I have another perfume like it and it’s a vanilla suitable for summer. I do believe though that it probably would be fairly easy to find a similar cheapie. By the way, I don’t really see similarities with Vanilla Vibes or Pure XS. I did not like VV, too smokey and Pure XS bored me. This is bright yet cozy. Salty, but sweet. Honestly, I’m baffled how people are offended by salty perfumes. I get it, though. Sandalwood smells like pickles to me quite often and tuberose sometimes makes me gag. Luckily, no dirty jasmine or pickley sandalwood here, she’s a beauty, Olympea!