Olyssia

I own a few and have tested countless orange blossom perfumes, but to me this is the one, the perfect specimen. Many scents that feature orange blossom either focus on the juicy fruit rather than the flower, or go into the classic cologne, astringent neroli-heavy direction. This does neither, but really lets the flower take center stage in all its waxy, botanic and seducing glory. I find this very, very wearable in all seasons and quintessentially unisex.

I love this crisp orange blossom and jasmine floral! When I need a scent to pick me up, this is one I reach for. I also layer it with Vahina from Sylvain’s vanilla collection...beautiful mixture. Such a brilliant idea to sell the tester packages so we can try them out and not blind buy. Yes, I wish the scents lasted longer but like my favorite Guerlain fragrances, they have to be reapplied every few hours. Still worth it!

Beautiful sparkling floral orange blossom, proper jasmine sambac. I wish this was sold in smaller bottles, I'd have it in my collection tomorrow. Cost of living crisis and all that forbids. From the discovery collection, it has to be this one, and Oranzo, true to life, sharp, floral, white blossom, not even remotely innocent or eau-de-cologney. Love them both with a passion.

I bought the Orange Flower discovery set having bought the Musk and Vanilla ones and found a beautiful fragrance in Dovana. When I tried Olyssia, it instantly reminded me of Norman Hartnell's "In Love" which came as a cream in a turquoise heart shaped bottle and was worn by me in the 60s. Pretty, youthful,, feminine and sweet with some lily of the valley notes.

Wow, what a heavenly blend. Cool orange blossom balanced by warm spice scent of cardamom. A rare orange blossom that's a little bit sweet but still on the clean side. Perhaps my favourite of the orange blossom line of the brand. Need to test out the rest to decide.

I find sweetness and freshness of jasmine sambac in it. It's simple and pleasant. Too bad that it's no longer available.

Beautiful orange blossom and jasmine perfume on a bed of soft sandalwood and gentle spice. What more can be said? This and Oranzo are the best of the Orange Blossom line and are going on my want shelf. These 3 lines were a bit confusing for me. I do find the Orange Blossom line was the one that made the most sense because you can really tell orange blossom is the true focus of all of the perfumes in the collection. The vanilla line is very underwhelming in the use of vanilla, and I wish they all had more vanilla to be frank. And Most of the perfumes in the musk line were frankly not that musky in my opinion. That being said if you want interesting and nice orange blossom fragrances, w/ some that were a bit too different for my taste but offer traditional orange blossom perfumes along w/ some newer "niche" style takes on orange blossom give this line a try.

Olyssia is just so beautiful. Pure, sweet, fresh floral. It conjures the same feelings as Pure Poison by Dior. I smell a lot of petitgrain in the opening, as well as cardamom and bitter orange. As it dries down, it gets sweeter with the orange blossom and jasmine singing their perfect fragrant duet. They're so gorgeous here, I can't put it into words. Olyssia is strong, though, so don't treat it like a light, fresh perfume. The floral notes in here are queens, strong and long-lasting. They project, too. Although musk and sandalwood are listed, I don't find this perfume to become musky or woody. It retains its stunning floral signature throughout. Pure and precious, masterfully done. This is more than a perfect orange blossom - it is a perfect combination of orange flower and jasmine, that I have never smelled elsewhere.

Lovely, waxy and green orange blossom. I really like it and was disappointed to see it isn't offered as one of their candles. It's a fall scent to me, warm in a waning of the season way. It's described in the booklet that came with the discovery set as "velvety, luminous, and bewitching" and I can see wearing this to a Halloween party if I lived somewhere that wasn't frozen over by late October, somewhere like Italy which the booklet also mentioned. I don't find it particularly easy to wear for my circumstances - it's too heavy for summer here and too orange for the rest of the year - but if you've got more moderate weather it's worth a go.

This opens poorly for me, either showing how carefully crafted Orange flavour ‘shake n vac’ is or how this isn’t? I can’t decide? Clear orange note opens a clean musks & sharply soapy sort of floral scent, drying down to something which emerges as a nice Jasmine approximation. It’s a more ‘designer’ feminine affair you’ve smelled a million times, at least to my sensibilities...Does get much nicer after a couple of hours when it’s a soft Jasmine and you can actually smell the creamy Orange blossom, very pleasant indeed but can’t forgive masking that with an altogether cheaper vibe, still Not my bag.

Best of the Delacourte orange-blossom suite in my view: a zinging fresh-bright-floral treatment which allows the delicate, stellar little flower to twinkle in just the right light. It heavily stresses the waxy, green, almost-prickly herbal aspects to zip up a truly lovely, invigorating, make-you-smile essence of spring and summer. Also, wisely, doesn't let the jasmine get too pushy - it's in the lineup, but a backup dancer only. Longevity isn't marvellous, but the reasonable price and its charming, winning simplicity do go a long way to make up for that. True orange blossom lovers must try!

Personally, my least favourite of the collection but only a taste thing really, although I did describe it as 'Orange shake n vac' in my instagram review. This subsides and it becomes quite a pedestrian, femme floral, but soapy clean jasmine approximation. Much nicer when dried all the way down because the creaminess of the orange blossom, effectively the 'base' of this perfume comes out to play and is actually very pleasant indeed. Not my bag though, the bit I liked is masked in stuff I found very passe.

This is a really nice orange blossom fragrance. This opens with a noticeable petitgrain, but it doesn't last long. Then I get the orange blossom, jasmine, and a very juicy orange note. It teeters on the edge of being slightly soapy. I see cardamom listed, but I don't pick that up. In my opinion this is unisex, leaning feminine. It lasts about 4.5 hours me, and wears fairly soft. A solid orange blossom fragrance!

Front and center, this is an orange blossom scent, on my skin Jasmine is taking a back seat. A nice blend of citrus notes add to the floral chorus. Probably better in Spring weather, it’s bright and cheerful. Leans feminine. Safe for the office as it stays close.

I imagine this on a beautiful, smiling, fairy-like spring bride with loose hair and flowers in her hair. It’s a beautiful, bright floral. Very feminine to my nose. Natural, light, pretty. I really like it.

Lovely opening, but as this dries down it becomes primarily a slightly spicy jasmine to me. Beautiful and obviously well made, but not really what I want in an orange blossom scent.

Starts nice enough (great orange blossom), and develops into a creamy orange-y musk. Unexpected transition but very pleasant. Perfectly unisex.

My favourite from the new range. The combination of the orange blossom and jasmine flower is gorgeous. Deffo worth a try.

If you like the type of orange blossom that it in Serge Luten's Fleurs d'Oranger and Houbigant's Orangers en Fleurs but didn't like the cumin in the former or the strength of the later, and the skankiness in both, than this is a great alternative because it shares that same slightly spicy orange blossom but none of the attributes of the others I mentioned. As such, I find it more wearable, but I also find it disappointing in the performance department. I had purchased the generous sample packs of all the fragrances this brand makes and was able to get a few wears out of each. This has to be over sprayed, and even then, it is very light and disappears too fast off my skin, especially on a warm day. About 2 hours later I found myself pulling out my travel sprayer of Houbigant's Oranger en Fleurs to give myself a shot of orange blossom I was missing here. One spray was all I needed because it is beast mode compared to this. If you like very light fragrances, you might like this as it is a beautiful fragrance, but personally I found it too light and fleeting for my tastes.

I bought all three discovery sets (15 samples in total) and was surprised that the overall fragrance DNA of this brand is not for me. The marketing, the history, the design, the notes ... I thought I was going to love this house. Completely up my alley. But, in the end, it wasn’t a fit. Out of all the offerings I appreciated Olyssia the most. It is a modern orange blossom/jasmine/neroli with a classical bent. A touch of something quite vintage in a classy, elegant sort of way.