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Olympéa Solar
Three kinds of orange open Rabanne Olympéa Solar Eau de Parfum, and that citrus weight is the whole reason this version exists. Orange blossom is the soapy, sweet white flower of the three, orange itself is juicy and direct, and mandarin orange is softer and sweeter than either. Together they make an opening that is bright without being sharp, and considerably sunnier than anything else carrying the Olympéa name.
The middle is short and well judged. Tiare flower brings a creamy gardenia richness, the note that gives tropical perfumery its particular softness, and oakmoss sits beneath it doing something quite different: earthy, faintly damp and a little bitter, it stops the flower turning syrupy and gives the scent a dry spine. That contrast is the best thing in the composition. It finishes warm. Ylang ylang adds a heady, slightly spiced floral depth and benzoin brings a balsamic sweetness like burnt sugar, so the drydown is soft, creamy and resinous rather than saline, which is where this parts company with the rest of the range. Projection is good for the first hour and then settles close. Warm weather is its natural setting, daytime especially, and it is a women's fragrance that works for holidays, summer evenings and anywhere a heavier scent would be hard going. Two sprays on the collarbone is the right amount. Dated 2022, composed by Anne Flipo.
Paco Rabanne the designer gave the house its name with a collection in 1966. Puig gave it a business, creating the perfume division in 1968 and taking full control of the brand in 1987, and the Olympéa range it owns is one of the two that carry its women's catalogue.
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