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Olympéa Flora
Rose and peony give Rabanne Olympéa Flora Eau de Parfum its name and its character, and this is the most straightforwardly floral thing in the Olympéa line.
The pairing works because the two flowers do different jobs. Rose is deeper and sweeter, handled soft rather than green, while peony is lighter and slightly watery, with a crispness that keeps the heart from turning heavy. Above them, blackcurrant provides a tart fruit opening with a leafy edge, and pink pepper adds a dry crackle for the first few minutes. Underneath is the arrangement that connects this to the rest of the line. Vanilla sweetens, salt gives that saline streak which is the signature of every Olympéa, cashmeran adds a warm musky dryness, and patchouli supplies earth and a bitter edge. The base is the serious half of the composition and the reason the flowers above it last as long as they do. Without the salt and the patchouli this would be a pleasant rose scent and very little else.
In wear it is softer and less insistent than the original. Projection is moderate, longevity is good, and it stays reasonably close to the skin, which makes it usable at work and in warm weather where sweeter Olympéas can be too much. Spring and summer suit it, daytime more than night, and it is for women who have found the salted vanilla of the original a little too insistent. The stored year for it is 2023.
The company's first fragrance was Calandre, in 1969. Everything since has been made under Puig, the Spanish group that founded the perfume division the year before that release and bought the house outright in 1987, while the fashion label itself opened with a collection in 1966.
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