Olympéa Paco Rabanne for women

An easy reach when you just want to smell pretty. It's not one I reach for often, but when I can't decide, she's a safe and lovely fragrance that I can grab and know I'll love it. Nothing spectacular, but I always enjoy wearing her. Very pretty.

The opening is DELICIOUS! Beautiful mandarin with ginger. The dry down is very basic salty vanilla, perfect for summer. I thought that I wouldn't enjoy this, but I actually like this a lot. This is at the same level as Voce Viva, at least for me. A nice basic perfume that is well blended, but this is nothing that I would spend my money on. If it smelled just like the opening all the time, then I would buy it.

I just want to second the previous review. I loved it at first, but then it became so soapy it's really disappointing.
Could it be something wrong about a certain batch?..

The opening is very good. The dry down smells like toilet and soap.

If you like Scandal Og JPG. You will like this. This perfume has a salty high note that punches you on the face like the Honey note in scandal. You love it or hate it. Is a summer scent but you would get dizzy with the heat and this strong scent. Is overly sweet, floral and salty.

An overpowering scent, I used the whole bottle and brought me lots of compliments and that's why i kept using it.

I wouldn't use it for every day wear, cause can be overwhelming, I know I'm not the only one getting headaches with this one. Is really overwhelmingly sweet and salty.

Still can be sophisticated for a summer night out, would definitely use it for summer nights.

On the dry down is more bearable and is a sweet sexy summery scent.

I think it deserves a new review, i used to have problems with it but i think it was my skin chemistry or possible hormonal changes.
I think it's my most complimented scent. It's very long lasting, definitely leaves a scent trail and projects. There is just something magnetic in this scent, georgeous sweet and salty gourmond.
In my opinion it's the best scent by Paco Rabanne (apart from discontinued Black XS l'exces that i used to love when i was in high school, i still miss this one :( ).

I think it's one of these fragrances that will have a permanent spot in my collection. It just smells, beautiful, delicious and sexy, what more could i ask for?

Attractive scent and lasts long but the vanilla notes become too much to handle. It becomes unpleasant for my liking!

I’m obviously an idiot because I tested this in store and hated it, but I wanted to love it so badly that I purchased a full bottle on sale a few days later, hoping I’d magically fall in love with it. The reviews were so good that I was convinced my nose was wrong (🙄) luckily for me, I did fall in love with it. The name is very fitting, this has a salty, sea breeze and ocean mist scent mixed with a little vanilla to make it sweet and ginger to make it fresh. This smells like sun kissed skin or what I imagine a beach goddess would smell like, i really want to wear this on a summer holiday but this would also be perfect as an evening event or every day perfume in the warmer weather. There are comments saying that this is a winter perfume but in my opinion this is truly a summer scent. I also tested Olympia legend and that was stunning but I didn’t purchase as it wasn’t as “marine” or “beachy” as the original.

Very beautiful vanilla although a little mainstream. The saltiness is perfectly balanced with sweetness. I would say this is an easy blind buy or gift buy. The florals come out more on my skin and reminds me of a toned down Chanel fragrance. Nothing too crazy but also nothing too boring. A beautiful floral vanilla salty fragrance

This perfume is okay nothing special or bad , if U want the best go for olympea flora it’s more feminine and sensual 🌹

Very strong, sort of synthetic big box perfume smell, but not that cloying. I do like the saltiness to it- but, it's not for me.

My boyfriend loves this perfume.
He isnt able to smell much due to an issue with his nose that affect his sense of smell, and this is the only perfume that he can truly smell in its entirety. But with that being said, my dad hates the smell, he says it stinks and doesnt want me around when im wearing it lol.

I find that it has a beautiful unique scent to it, its not my favourite by any means, I certainly wouldn't wear it everyday. I only wear it for my bf, eitherwise I wouldn't buy it again - its gives subtle Girl Of Now vibes, but not as syrupy. Its not bad, its nice, its just not my type, im more of a Poison Dior girl.

But Olympea will definitely get people asking "whats that?". I remember the first time I smelled it was at work when my co-worker wore it, I asked "omg what is that?" And immediately bought it online. Suppose you could say I got sick of it pretty quickly, it can be abit too sweet at times, but its not your typical cheap sweet perfume, no no, it smells expensive.

My boyfriend loves it.
Mmmmmmm delicious

Love this scent!
Very strong & lasts a long time!
I’ve worn this one a lot through the day for work, on an evening & on holiday! Perfect for all!
It’s Salty, beachy & when it drys down the vanilla comes out more!

I was very intrigued by the salt note here so I blind bought this from Jomashop.

I really like the combination of salt with the vanilla and base notes! If you’re looking for gourmand vanilla, this is not it. It’s more of a light & airy vanilla.

This reads like a sweet and salty but fresh skin scent on me and I love it! Lately I’ve been really into “your-skin-but-better” scents that still have lasting power and project, and this will be added to that category for me because it definitely lasts all day.

I’m getting really good at blind buying! 😏

Olympea intense used to be favourite perfume for years , Olympea was my second favourite growing up but since recent years I’ve explored more with much wider ranges of perfumes so I have now moved on but I’m surprised the more I got in the perfume world that this one’s not very rated and that it’s not very loved , this is perfume was the start of my hot girl era , I walked around like I was that guurrrl but I have noticed it can smell bad on some people so it would depend on the body chemistry

I do like that this is a sort of marine and metallic vanilla, I just wish it wasn't so one-dimensional and linear. It's an interesting take on vanilla but it's still a basic, and pretty cloying vanilla. This is a safe buy for someone new to perfumes but not as unique as I hoped, definitely still smells like a basic designer perfume

I blind bought this because I had loved a flanker of this perfume. Initially this smelt strange to me - very salty and sweaty. I have since left it for a while and now on reapplication I don't mind it. It's still a strange salty smell on initial spray but dries down to a soft salty floral scent. It's a strange one for sure.

I previously reviewed this as too ambroxan-heavy in the opening, but now I take it back. I gave my sample a few weeks to settle and came back to it and now it really is the sexy summer fragrance people say it is. Fresh and beachy with just a hint of sea-saltiness and florals.

Bought a full bottle of Olympia, I opened it and it smells beautiful, what I did not expect was the headache I had. I have a big collection of perfumes, none have ever affected me like this. I will trade for a perfume of equal value, otherwise I may use it in summer or fall. Very disappointed. My fault.

I blind bought this at a perfume shop on vacation a few years ago. My boyfriend was curious about the scent so I unboxed it in the car and we both loved it. The vanilla blended with the salt & cashmere wood is giving salted caramel vibes. If you took a Sol De Janeiro body mist and added a few notes to make it more fresh & mature, it would smell something like this. The ginger and water jasmine in the opening can be challenging, and the salty caramel I mentioned earlier can smell like BO with the wrong body chemistry. That being said, I would definitely order a sample and try it on your skin before committing to a bottle. You’ll either smell like a hot girl out running errands in her little summer outfit, or you’ll smell like sushi. All that being said, my boyfriend doesn’t comment on fragrances but he told me that he loved this one multiple times before it became a skin scent. 10/10.

Olympea used to be my favorite perfume, this perfume has everything in it.
It has a special salty smell mixed with the sweetness of Carmel and flowers. This fragrance is long lasting (7-12 hours)

After years of using it I started to hate this perfume because he started to smell like sweat for me, I think it's because of the salty scent.

This is mostly vanilla and jasmine tied together with sea salt. Cashmere wood is hazy on the base. Everything else is in the background.

The vanilla with sea salt gives a fresh gourmand vibe. The prominence of the jasmine is very outputting to me just because I hate jasmine. Quality is good but a bit synthetic. Moderate to strong silage and good longevity.

I always loved this back in the day. Real girly girl happy scent. Until that guy on curlyscents called it a urinal cake. Lmfaoooo I can’t unhear it.

To my nose this is a very amber forward fragrance. The salt and ambergris come across like an amber accord to me.

I appreciate it more now that it has been sitting on my shelf for more than a year. It is sweeter now, and I can smell all of the notes more. Especially the mandarin and the jasmine.

This performs better in the warmer weather for sure, but not an easy scent profile to like. It’s a bit harsh/ screechy. These days feels a bit dated.

If you're someone who appreciates the visual aspect as well as the fragrance and occasionally makes purchases for the sheer love of a bottle design, Olympea perfume is an enticing choice.
The bottle is shaped to resemble carved laurel leaves adorning its sides. This thoughtful touch cleverly ties back to the name "Olympea," reminiscent of Olympian laurel wreaths.
I blind bought as I am a vanilla fiend, however vanilla? Where? I’d almost keep this fragrance for its bottle alone.

Message me if you are interested in the 30ml.

Beautiful scent, this perfume graced me with a headache multiple times and I rarely get headaches with perfume, maybe the cashmere, ambrogis or salt. I have a huge bottle of this perfume. I wish I could trade it for another, alas I would recommend wearing before buying this perfume.

This was my signature scent in my early 20’s, 23 years old to be exact. So that was 2015, meaning I was obsessed with this as soon as it came out. Angel Muse EDP was my other signature scent. So, as you can see, I have a thing for unique, room-filling fragrances, especially if I’m gonna stick to one every day for a long period of time.

I would love to add it back into my collection… but I am so scared that it has been reformulated. 😞 Paco Rabanne isn’t exactly known to be a brand that stays true to an original formula, even if it is universally loved. Anything to save a few pennies I suppose…

Well, anyway, I guess I will have to do my detective work and ask for batch codes before purchasing.

I have never tried any of the flankers. 😳 Actually never seen any of the Olympéa line in-store, so I’ve never been able to test them. The OG must’ve been dumb luck!

I brought blind off the back of loads of reviews. I just don't like the salt note. I can almost taste it and it tastes like sweat on the upper lip after a hard work out.
I really wanted to love it, And i probably would if it wasn't for that savoury saltiness. I dont hate it, But i dont like it nor reach for it.
I also agree with the user who likened it to playdoh! Playdoh is salty to me.
I didn't pay a lot for 30ml so there's nothing to be "salty" about (see what i did there?) My daughter in law has had it and it suits her.

smells like sunset at the beach. exactly what i was looking for

fresh and beachy, aquatic. doesn’t quite reflect the blend of notes, i’m not feeling anything special with this one sadly

I just received a bottle of this yesterday from JOMASHOP, and I have a lot of feelings about this one.
Originally, I thought I had ordered the Olympea Legend, but I was mistaken. I had ordered the OG Olympea because I specifically wanted that ambergris note. I don't own a single fragrance (aside from this one) that has ambergris, and so I've always been interested to try it. I love the idea of a warm, vanilla, marine scent, so I thought this was gonna be a huge winner for me.
Initially, it has a bit of a sharp opening, (ginger, citrus, thick powder), but then this saltiness starts to shine, and the ginger dissipates and becomes sweeter (vanilla, cashmere). It has a faint soapiness to it, but it's pleasant. It definitely helps to make it more palatable and not so heavy. Without this underlying soap tone, I think it would be headache inducing for sure. As it sinks into my skin more, it definitely smells like my hair after being at the beach all day; windswept, salty, a little trace of my vanilla-y shampoo, and a breeze coming through carrying a whiff of some handsome man's cologne.
I will need to try this one a few more times before I can really decide if I like it or love it, and I need to play around with it in different seasons. Washington State winter doesn't seem appropriate for this scent, but it feels like it'd absolutely shine in the summer (we don't get crazy hot here, so I think it'll work better).
Reminds me a LOT of how Vegas smells, like walking through the Forum Shoppes and lingering outside of Caesar's Palace. Honestly it feels like that's how this was intended to smell, and I love it.

I keep re-sampling, hoping to smell the sweetness or even saltiness that others do… this is straight up playdoh to me. A bit of jasmine offering floral lightness, but no vanilla or salt or mandarin for me. And for the first time I’m getting the pickle-y note from sandalwood - I understand why people dislike that so much, now. I’m holding out hope that I’ll try a big bottle someday in the shops and will feel the magic.

The drydown is so creamy and sunny and lovely, Jasmine and sea air and sand in your hair. Unfortunately the initial spray gives a healthy blast of ambroxan, which I’m just too sensitive to. It isn’t so much that I can’t smell anything else, like many ambroxan laced scents, but it is enough to give me a headache.
A+ fragrance if you aren’t sensitive or headache-prone, C- if you are.

If you like Olympea or Olympea Intense, try Lattafa Ajwad, you will be surprised.
Olympea with roses and i mean it in a good way.

This is the closest I ever got to having a signature scent. Absolutely delicious, deep, warm, spicy, intoxicating. Vanilla and salted caramel, with a hint of sourness from the citrus and ginger. I understand that this could be polarizing or overwhelming to some, though.

Not love not hate just nothing, cant get the hype

Sooo plain like it’s giving nothing

Very good perfume and this is coming from someone who absolutely doesn't like perfumes of this type... because I love fresh perfumes (quite the opposite of this one). Olimphea first attracted me to the olfactory pyramid, then I tried a sample and it was love. first sniff, I smell an initial salty smell... but be careful not marine rather salty! Then as the hours pass, a delicate vanilla scent emerges, always supported by that salty note that distinguishes it and last but not least a very delicate amber/vanilla smell that lasts for several hours, I repeat, I love it and coming from someone who snubs vanilla scents it says a lot! For me it is perfect for autumn/winter periods simply because I love fresh and more summery fragrances in that period but this does not mean that it could be perfect for those who love sweeter scents even in summer

Creamy vanilla, tangy, beachy, salty. A modern Eternity by Calvin Klein, has a very 90s vibe. It's pretty, sweet and inoffensive. Great one for people who are shy of more heady, complex fragrances. Can imagine gifting this for a teen who's getting into perfume.

I should like this but I fucking hate it

Loved this on paper so much, but salt on me pulls so sour and like BO

Olypnéa is a perfume that I bought blind because of the TV ad back in the day, the gorgeous bottle and the mythological connotation of the name.

This fragrance is fresh and sweet and gives me sporty vibes.
For a couple of years, this was my everyday scent for work and going out, an all-rounder!

I really miss this perfume, I am thinking of repurchasing this one.

Smells like if you put vanilla beans in a sea water .. i love that smell.. on me it does smell like a light skin sent but it lasts forever. If you dont like smelling sea salt you will not like this. I do not get much caramel, only when i spray it and it goes away very fast. Mandarin i dont smell at all to me there is no fruit in this.. I love this for summer.

@noircottoncandydreams:
There's quite a bit of ambergris in this one and some people are sensitive to it and can experience it as metallic and headache inducing. If you're not sensitive to ambergris/ambroxan/amberwood this might be a fragrance for you. Recommend trying in a perfumery or ordering a sample first.

@noircottoncandydreams I blind-bought Olympea, and it was one of the best blind buys ever. Nothing triggers migraine here, it's feminine, fresh, beautiful vanilla with Jasmin, completely intoxicating and addictive.

I'm so curious about this to where I'm thinking of possibly blind buying! I can see though above how many people agree that it can be headache inducing. The notes seem to be fine for me, but can anyone explain which notes exactly seem to be the ones to trigger migraines/headaches?

Notes that personally cause issues for me are red and pink roses, ANISE, and most caramel.
T.I.A

Absolutely beautiful addicting scent. To me it smells like expensive creamy artisan vanilla bean ice cream with Michelin star quality flaky sea salt on top.
Perfect balance of sweet and salty smells so good in the wind/air.
Definitely beachy vibes - salty vanilla with marine notes. I don’t really get the green mandarin ( thank god - I dislike mandarin as a note) or the Jasmine and ginger or at least not very strongly anyway but I think it may be supporting the salty vanilla keeping it interesting. Lasts quite well with a good scent bubble.
Love it enough to consider making it a signature for the summer at least as it holds up pretty well in Australian hot weather.
Has some nostalgic vibes for me as I had a friend who smelled sooooo good and they smelled a lot like this all the time even without fragrance on ( they wore a lot of different Paco Rabanne ) and I always wanted to smell like that but female version - I think I’ve found a new favourite.

Perfection. Just the right amount of intriguing and sexy with a uniquely fresh sweetness. Reminds me of salty liquorice which I'm obsessed with. My skin chemistry unfortunately does something bizarre with the dry down, since I end up smelling like hangover breath, which, needless to say, is extremely unpleasant. I suspect the salt note, although luckily this does not happen with another salty perfume Kenzo World Power. But as long as I spray this beauty on clothes only, I am in for a gorgeous ride and it continues to be one of my favourite blends.

Love me some salty vanilla scents and this is no exception. Such a feel good perfume that can be perfectly worn on summertime/warm temperatures days. It’s unique, refreshing and uplifting. Great performance too.

Anyone else that thinks that it is similar to Ajwad? Just a bit fresher.

The floral, vanilla, salty ambergris, and creamy sandalwood are pleasant and intoxicating in the air.
The intensity of the fragrance may be overwhelming when it is smelled up close on the skin.
The longevity and projection are decent.

A love-hate relationship with this fragrance, the salt vanilla mix is very interesting yet the metallic blast is very disturbing, I love jasmine but I hate the too much of it. it's super strong in an annoying way, it gave me a headache. For me this is a loud girl who is fun to be around when partying but no real depth or originality. Perfect for parties and if you want a confident boost in a room full of strangers.

this reminds me of idol aura because both of them have this salted vanilla to them... not really too much of a fan of how it smells on me but I will spray it on my bedsheets.. I thought I would be able to smell more of the white florals and jasmine but this smells like salty sand, like if you go to a salt water beach and smell the shoreline...

Long lasting good projection. Spring-early autumn. Surprisingly for me it’s fresh yet warm and sweet, I don’t get the salted caramel mostly the Jasmine. Big stand out i love it!!

Fragrance that evokes clear aquatic atmospheres, aquatic jasmine and the harsh citrus notes of almost unripe mandarin, immersed in brackish water, the marine note is a slight illusion, but the fragrance is brackish, salty, at the same time childish sweet, vanilla notes emerge. Unexpected temporal evolution, amber, pleasant, almost reassuring. Honestly I don't feel it is close to my olfactory preferences, it didn't excite me. Commercial fragrance without infamy and without praise.

Warm fluffy shampoo floral. Very feminine. Some saltiness in it but feels clean, reminds me of Dior J'adore. I get why people say it reminds them of fabric softners. It's quite intense.

This scent has a stratospheric persistence, on me it is almost permanent I keep smelling it even after 15 hours! I love the combination of vanilla and salt, sexy and feminine, definitely a primarily summer scent, although it can also be considered at the same time very versatile because of the warm base! I also use it as an aromatherapy moment....when I need to mentally escape in a desert salty island somewhere.. 😎 Also for bedtime 😇🏝️

The top notes do not go well with the base notes... I think the citrus and ginger + salt + base notes mixed together smell like sweat. Part of it still smells good - especially the vanilla - which makes it worse IMO. It could've been a very nice salty vanilla scent... to me, it smells like if a sweaty person put on a really nice perfume, or if a really nice-smelling person started sweating profusely.

It was love at first snif. Beautiful, sexy and absolutely amazing feminine fragrance. Vanilla, salt and frowers like jasmine and also some marine notes get me right away. I also try Olympea Solar, but I think the original is better. Olympea (original) is one of my signature scents in summer. I have also use this fragrance on holidaytrips and its perfect for those too.

oooh yes , hello sexy mamacita! this perfume is for someone who has a sexy, confident attitude and feels comfortable in their womanhood! the salty notes blend so well with the florals , this is a long lasting perfume. if anyone wants a cheap and accurate replica for this, try Eyfel perfumes,code W223 .

Eh. It's not particularly unique. Super strong though. I get the fabric softener comparisons. It was a blind buy. I'll never finish the bottle.

This scent is getting harder and harder to find in US stores, which is kind of sad since it's one of the most unique vanilla scents on the market. I used up one of my 5 ml samples of Olympéa and I am halfway through my second one.

When I first bought this, I did not like it. It straight up smelled like a plug in air freshener to my nose. But over time as I let the scent marinate in my collection, it started smelling so beautiful and sexy. I wore this all throughout my 2 week Italy vacation and the heat made it smell so intoxicating! Although they aren't at all similar in scent profile to one another, something about Olympéa and Tom Ford Soleil Blanc give me the same vibe: tan skin, on vacation, curly hair from the salt in the ocean, and just SEXY. Also, for anyone who is European, this scent reminds me of something my older cousins would wear out to the discotheques back in the 2010s.

The most prominent notes in Olympéa are the salt and vanilla, but the vanilla isn't edible to my nose. It's more like a fresh vanilla (which is probably why I was getting air freshener the first time). The jasmine is soft all throughout. I don't get any ginger or mandarin. The longevity of this scent it pretty strong. I do 2 sprays and I can smell it for 6+ hours on my skin. I also find that this scent does well in both super hot and super cold weather. Like I mentioned, I wear it on vacation but I have also worn it on nights out in the winter time. It's just a super versatile scent.

Overall, I used to hate this scent but now I like it, yet I don't think I would buy a full bottle since it takes me forever to go through a sample given how strong the scent is. If you are interested in purchasing it, I often see it sold at the airport duty free stores.

I get sunscreen, salty sea hair, California and surfer vibes. Is not fresh sunscreen, more the smell you get when the person is fresh out of the water and reaching for a towel.

I like the concept, but I don’t see myself making a commitment past a few days wearing it. The metallic note is not quite right for me.

Salty vanilla, a little waxy. A sea breeze on a hot day. Ice cream after a swim in the ocean.

Olympea is the summation of a 2019 microtrend: The VSCO Girl. For those who weren't there to witness her, the VSCO Girl wears an oversized white t-shirt, a pair of birkenstock sandals and a shell necklace. She makes friendship bracelets on the beach, her hair salty and stiff from the midday surf. A little metallic in the opening, she takes candid polaroids of her friends and loves to drive. She is a tomboy with a little softness, just like Olympea's slightly powdery and extremely comforting sandalwood drydown.

There is something nostalgic about Olympea, some vague memory of coconut-scented sunscreen, of unbearably cool older sisters taking you to the beach in summer, their jasmine perfume mingling with the heat inside a car too old to have air conditioning. She is one of my favourite summer scents in the the dry heat of an Australian summer; it demands something clean and soft regardless of my wishes. Indeed, when I put her on I certainly feel cleaner, though the fragrance notes contain no suggestion of soapiness or clean laundry. The only downside? A little lack of longevity on my skin. She transforms quickly for me, and disappears far too soon.

It made me sick. Gave me headaches, nausea and fatigue.

It was love it at first sniff for me. I am probably the only one here who wishes it were saltier. I love salted sweets. Bring on the salt, Paco! 😘

If you’ve had the opportunity to try Jean Paul Gaultier Divine, Juliette Has a Gun Vanilla Vibes, Maison Margiela fragrances Beach Walk, & Mugler Alien Goddess - you will LOVE Olympea.

At first sniff, I wasn’t sure if I loved it or not but let it settle and within moments, I was captivated. She is all things beautiful - her salty vanilla & floral composition is a true reminder of the beach & holiday (relaxation). Laying down on the warm sand, smelling the salty crisp blue water - all while inhaling the gourmand vanilla from the body lotion or sunscreen applied. She brings me back to Cuba - and I will never complain about that!

She is (in my opinion) under-rated - she is a front runner in beach like fragrances. I’ve seen mixed reviews saying she’s too strong - but I LOVE her & I think she’s a sexy & bold scent.

This was a blind buy for me after reading the reviews I decided to take a chance (plus it was on offer for a small bottle)
Have to admit I wasn't completely sold on first "sniff" but its grown on me. I sprayed 2 sprays on my wrist at 730 this morning and I can still smell it now at 830pm!!
Lovely scent with excellent longevity (on me) 😊

It s too strong, i hate the smell, it turns my stomach. GROSS

Confused with the reviews here! I think this is a very sexy perfume...feels Cozy and delicious! I like it a lot!

Gave me an anxiety attack. I don't even have anxiety.

I just got a small bottle like one week ago and I’m totally disappointed :(
It doesn’t smell as I imagined.. I was expecting more vanilla scent.
It smells really noisy and on my skin it’s salty vanilla which smells really disturbing for me.

Not going to purchase it ever again.

As with other people here I was trapped into the hype and marketing and blind-bought hoping for something amazing. At first spray I loved it. Though it reminded me of my local mall it also brought warm fuzzy memories. Possibly the salt and warm vanilla reminds me of the pretzel stand right next to the chocolate/ice cream shop? And jasmine is usually such a comforting scent to me.

After wearing it a couple times, I'm a little bored of its linear-ness and want more out of it. I do agree with the reviewers that say this smells somewhat juvenile, sweet and cloying. It's missing depth, missing maturity... almost like it's a little girl's perfume. Personally I can't say which exact note is missing. Maybe more woodsy notes would do the trick?

The bottle is absolutely gorgeous though and I admit it's 90% the reason why I bought it. Unless you love aquatic-gourmands (two scent categories which I would never picture together but here we are) with a salty touch, I would steer clear.

I think it's an okay scent, I wouldn't buy it though. I tried my best to like it but the jasmine/vanilla/salt combination is very ordinary imo. It's very soft and I'm sure a lot of people would love it, but there's nothing really special about it. A boring aquatic scent.

Imagine you're walking on a beach in the evening with someone you shouldn't be with. You can smell the saltiness of the sea everywhere, your vanilla perfume, and thanks to the sea breeze, you can even faintly smell the jasmine perfume of your secret lover. And that is exactly how this perfume smells like. Like a secret fling, someone your parents don't approve of. Clean, like the sea, and a bit messy, like vanilla and a bit of dirty jasmine.

I like this one a lot. Good longevity and okay sillage. I can imagine this on a young woman or a young man. Great for every season and weather.

This has definitely been reformulated, the juice is lighter in the bottle when it used to be darker and it smells nothing like it did in 2019 and 2020, FM 436 dupe smells much more like how Olympea originally smelt, girlfriend is definitely sticking with that

When I bought this over a year back I’m going to be honest now I only bought for the sake of having it and to be honest I hated it.
Ok so Il explain after having my child I took fenugreek and if you don’t already know it makes your sweat smell of overpowering maple syrupy/slightly salty …(tbh not an awful smell however you get sick of it after a while )
This fragrance reminds me to much of that
So for anyone who really likes the smell of this just take fenugreek instead of forking out £80+☺️

Man I truly really hate the smell of this, it smells like old cheap fabric softener, I think it’s the salt note that really bothers me.

To me this is very bitter, aquatic and with a touch of roasted almonds. This is all I detect. It leaves an aquatic breeze after a while, an ocean trail but the bitterness and roasted almonds always accompany the aquatic notes, until the end when it becomes a musky, woody base.

This cause very very bad nausea for me. Blind bought because of the hype, and i fully regret it. 🤢

Olympéa is a bit of a temperamental perfume to me. When I wear this during the right weather it is absolutely gorgeous, but under the wrong conditions it can be cloying and somewhat sickening to me.

My favorite times to wear this is either early summer mornings when it is still cool and crisp, or mild and breezy spring days. When I wear this under these conditions, I get a beautiful, airy and almost aquatic jasmine scent supported by a very unique type of vanilla that reminds me of warm sand, with a slightly salty note. This feels like sitting on a warm sandy beach, overlooking the ocean and the breeze brings floral scents from afar which mixes beautifully with the salt and sand. I especially enjoy wearing this in airy and breezy conditions, catching whiffs of this perfume from a gentle breeze around you is fantastic.

When I wear this on colder days, I get a weird metallic note and the scent just does not develop and bloom on my skin. And if I wear this on really hot days, the vanilla takes over and it becomes sickening and cloying to me. On hot days the floral notes disappear and I smell only vanilla and sweaty saltiness.
The longevity of this is really good, I can smell it at least 12 hours on my skin. And I find that this is a strong perfume, it projects a lot so I have to spray mindfully when I wear this.

I would not recommend this as an everyday perfume, simply because I get such different results depending on the climate. But under the right conditions this is a very pleasant and easy to wear perfume.

I smelt an empty bottle my roommate had left and I fell in love. I saved up to buy it the original version and I was underwhelmed!

However, after a while I can smell some 🥥.

Salty vanilla. Makes me think of sunkissed goddesses. Love it. It's perfect for summer and I can still smell it on my skin the next day. Good quality bottle, too. Recommend for all ages.

Makes me nauseous

This is very ambergris/ambroxan dominant. I feel the aquatic jasmine and a hint of beautiful green mandarin but the metallic ambergris overpowers the other notes and as I'm sensitive to it, this wasn't a match for me. In summer I enjoy salty notes but the salt in this feels almost non existent, especially compared to Olympéa Solar with its potent saltiness.
Good performer sillage/longevity-wise.

it smells like salty vanilla . I like it

I was really excited to try this perfume after reading many great reviews and was shocked. I don’t get any of the beautiful notes described by many. This perfume to me smells cheap, sweet, and juvenile. My husband didn’t like it at all either, said it smelt really young and sickly sweet. This perfume reminds me of a Britney perfume I used to wear when I was a young teen. I tend to go for seductive, spicy, intense fragrances. I’m also a beach bum and don’t think it’s suitable for a beachside moment either.

If anyone has or knows where to source a pre-formulation Olympea (old style bottle that is not pictured at top of this page), could you please message me? I would appreciate that so much.

This is a watery floral bomb on me that's almost headache inducing. I'm not getting any salted vanilla- drydown has an aquatic unisex feel that's slightly sweet. It's interesting that some reviewers here say that all they get is vanilla, so perhaps it depends on which formulation it is. My review is of an older bottle. Not for me.

The opening notes are a blend of jasmine and mandarin, it captivates you just after a few seconds of spraying on to the skin. And it slowly gives off salted vanilla notes within half an hour.. such a comforting fragrance. It smells really light but still has your attention throughout. The longevity and sillage is great, off the charts. Works great for the summers too. Can't get enough of this fragrance!

This really grew on me. Initially I found it really powdery and strong, but I learnt that I needed to spray VERY lightly. A little goes a long way with this for sure. The powdery-ness does go away eventually and then you’re left with a fresh, aquatic, feminine smell. It was a compliment getter for me. I have used it up now, but I think next time I might get the eau du toilette or the other versions just to give them a try.

this is v salty, but i love the blend of it with the vanilla. it’s not as sweet as i usually prefer, but i really think i could see myself wearing this day-to-day :)

I am not so sure about this fragrance. I really liked it on paper, but it smells completely different on my skin. I only smell a very chemical opening followed by a strange metallic scent. I hope I will smell the same sweet vanilla and florals I got on paper after a few more wears.

All I can say is WOW.
The salty note in the beginning is extremely strange to me. I don’t think I’ve ever smelt something quite like that before and it’s intriguing. It lingers quite a while but the dry down is pure jasmine and I’m just in awe.

This fragrance is pure femininity.

To my nose, I get Salt, Jasmine and Faint vanilla. (So far)
I can tell this is not offensive at all to the point where one can wear all seasons.

I don’t have anything in my collection that smells like this and I love that.

This was definitely a successful blind purchase.

I’ll have to look into the other Flankers of this and see if I have the same positive review :)

Opening is white floral, vanilla and salt. It's very good for summer, though maybe not in suuuuper intense heat.
The drydown gets saltier but there is still a lot of vanilla.
Overall nice but not full bottle worthy for me.

I fell in love with this perfume a few years ago, whilst I was still in college. It was one of the first name brand perfumes I ever bought for myself, and had since sparked my love for vanilla and salt in fragrances - there just seems to be something that works with my chemistry.
Whenever I wear this, it sticks to me like glue, it lasts FOREVER, and anyone within 6 feet can smell me; on the flip side, whenever I encounter someone else wearing this juice out in the real world I can smell them from 6 feet away too. I love it!
Personally, I think this is more of a cold weather juice - when it's hot or humid it feels a bit like a heavy, sticky cloud (or so I've been told). I've worn it both day time and night time, I think you can dress it up or dress it down!
Anyway - I love this perfume. I'm actually on my 2nd 100ml bottle and it's been so worth it every time!

If YSL Libre Le Parfum is winter, this is the summer counterpart. That vanilla ginger white floral combo is quite warming and sensual. The added saltiness makes this more “summer nights” appropriate.

Strong sillage and longevity.

Well, I have great memories with this one.
I first smelled it on my roommate abroad who happened to be sweet- just like her signature scent.

We were in summer, I sniffed the empty bottle she left behind, I almost took it with me that's how much I liked it.

I am not sure if it is discontinued now?

I am still eyeing it for sure!

I love jasmine (blended not on its on).
I smelled the salty note too, perfect for the beach.
I also like that it is sweet but not syrupy or cloying.
The ginger is well-blended too, I actually like this note.

I JUST ADOREEEE IT!

What a strange fragrance. At first I couldn't think of season to make it shine. It's somehing in between cologne and sugary perfume, like the echo from 90's (metallic smell ) meets 'la vie est belle'. Well, I can imagine who can wear this. It's an excellent choice for people who literally are anosmic for citrus and all freshies. As you always have hard times with summer fragrances, Olympea is a perfect sollution.

Something about this reminds me of Miss Dior Cherie. So addictive!

This is definitely an interesting floral- the salty note and ambergris keep things interesting as you're left guessing what the notes may be, but the influence of vanilla in the dry down turns this jasmine floral sweet, almost gourmand, but not quite- that salty note and bit of ginger step in.
It's highly feminine, sophisticated and worthy of being a signature scent for the woman who prefers her florals.

I love & adore Olympea! She's one of my favorite designer fragrances. I know she can be somewhat controversial, so I would advise against blind buying if you aren't too familiar with salty vanillas. I can also see her not working with certain chemistries.

I find her to be more complex, especially for a designer fragrance which I really appreciate. I would say she's a tad more mature; I think it takes a bold woman to rock her. The blend here is simply intoxicating to me in a way I can't describe.

All in all, she's a great and very unique fragrance, perfect for spring, summer, and even fall. 8/10 for me.

Very interesting scent. I wouldn't call this a safe blind buy just because its so complex.I really like it though, The way it all blends together is really beautiful. I get the salt which gives it this ocean air feel but then the florals really help to tone it down and create that perfumeyness.There's a touch of fruitiness too which comes from the mandarin and ginger.Its an overall beautifully blended exotic scent wonderful addition to my collection.I also wanted to add this is the perfect beach girl scent, the more I smell it the more it makes me want to hit the beach.This will be reserved as my vacation scent love it!

this is a genius gourmand, so interesting and different. sweet and salty! i love this as i love its slightly superior brother Pure XS (which could be a flanker of this) in the colder months.

This is the choice of a confident woman. The vanilla and saltiness make this a wonderful scent. Lasts on my skin for hours. I can't describe this other than not for the faint of heart. I am glad I have it. A blind buy, I knew I am going to love it.

Wow, this smells SO good on my skin. Ultimate pretty California girl/beach bum vibes.

I've been interested in testing out more salty perfumes this summer, and this is the perfect amount of saltiness. Not too much, but it's noticeable. I won't be getting it this year, but maybe next year...I'm guessing it's not going anywhere, since they keep making flankers of this.

This is one of those perfumes that smell different everyone...I can tell by just reading the reviews. Some perfumes with Ambergris definitely smell like cigarettes on my skin, but this one didn't smell like that.

just….no. I’d heard SO many people go on and on about how beautiful this fragrance is and how it’s their favorite salty vanilla, warm and comforting, etc. I love gourmands and vanilla so I really just wanted to blind buy a bottle because I’m impulsive but something told me to get a vial sample first so I did. Got it in the mail and was soooo excited; I sprayed it on my skin immediately and I have never been more disappointed annd annoyed because I felt like I had been mislead. I don’t know if it’s the jasmine or the ginger flower but that floral note punches you straight in the nose and just doesn’t let up. I can kind of smell the “salty vanilla” in the back but that combined with the obnoxious floral makes it smell like sweet playdough. It smells so much like Pink Friday by Nicki Minaj to me, which I also find repulsive. I've never considered myself to be picky but maybe I am, or maybe there’s just something that those fragrances have in common that makes my nose go wacky but this is just gross 🤕

Love this so much it’s the ultimate summer scent for me. I can really smell the Jasmine which reminds me of coco Chanel Mademoiselle. I also get the mandarin note but mostly jasmine, the vanilla isn’t that noticeable it must be in there somewhere. For me it smells like salty-sweet beach with sun cream on warm skin.There’s something very unique about this scent that I just love. I also love the bottle it’s so pretty.

I quite like this on paper, but it’s straight sushi on my skin unfortunately lol

This smells amazing! The opening is very fresh and fun with a lot of that saltiness tempered by beachy flowers. The dry down turns sultry and smells like a smokey gourmand. The vibe of this frag is definitely that effortlessly gorgeous sun kissed surfer babe that spends all day hanging with the chiseled dudes on the beach. The girls are all jealous to the point of hatred and all of the guys want to date her but she only sees them as friends except for one, who holds her heart. At the end of a long day on the waves they all lay down some blankets and roast some marshmallows on the beach. Her eyes meet his across the fire and she gets goosebumps.

This scent totally smells like that super cool but so sexy chick. And much like that chick this frag is fresh and fun early on followed by some notes that are more enticing and complex.

10/10 would wear all summer long

I find the first whiff nauseatingly sweet and on a friend of mine it smells like cotton candy, but on my skin it dries down into a seductive, warm and delicious scent of vanilla and musk in a matter of minutes. My boyfriend and I both love this on me!

My husband loves this, but I think he is going to have to live w/out me wearing it. For me Olympea is just an OK. And an OK for what it is. A beach/party girl perfume. Now I'm not against those type of perfumes I own a couple but what bugs me about Olympea is the ginger lily and salt. There is way too much ginger and salt in this perfume, especially in the opening that is very off putting. As the perfume goes a long those notes do fade quite a bit but I can still detect them. Olympea does become a very creamy coconut/white floral/vanilla w/ a salty caramel vibe but that damn ginger really ruins this for me much more than the salt I'm afraid. I agree w/ the reviewer below this does have some sushi vibes going on here w/ all the ginger and salt. I'm sure they added those notes to keep this perfume from becoming just another vanilla/white floral perfume, but I wish they had dialed them back and by a lot. My husband can't smell them. He just smells salty caramel, beachy white floral yumminess. Olympea is worth a sample if you like this type of perfume. It depends on your nose if you get a lot of that ginger and salt. And some may enjoy that but it's not for me.

Tried to like it but ended up selling my bottle. Why? The salt mixed with the ginger is SO overpowering and gives straight up sushi vibes. The marine note doesn’t help that either 😅. Only in the dry down (I’m talking like 1-2 hours later) does this become a wearable, sexy, summertime frag. But that opening is pungent and gross. Couldn’t get over it. Not worth it folks.

Honestly the jasmine makes this not dissimilar to a bathroom spray for me? It has a very skin-like scent, not super unpleasant but not really my thing for sure

i really wish this one worked for me! salty notes really intrigue me, and olympea is one that kept coming up over and over again when i was hunting down perfumes that utilize a salty smell (my first dive was with womanity, which i love, but this ain't about her), so when i finally tried it, i was met with disappointment :^(

i'm glad i saw at least a handful of other reviewers mention a cigarette smell, otherwise i would've thought i was hallucinating--it literally made my wrist smell like some sort of sweetness trying to cover up cigarette smoke. any sort of cigarette smell nearly makes me gag, so that was a huge let down and a total deal breaker. i gave it two full days of concerted effort, but it fell so terribly flat on me--i got none of the warm animalic, fresh sweetness, or intriguing saltiness that other users have described. just a very general sweetness laying on top of those cigarettes that never did evolve into something more complex or alluring. i own a couple of fragrances i didn't like at first but powered through until i saw the light and began to love them dearly, but this one is so unpleasant to me that i have no desire to see if we may have more chemistry down the line.

it's a pass for me and i'll be returning my bottle, but i would really love to know what this smells like on someone whose chemistry actually plays nice with it! it's always sad when you aren't invited into the cool kids club with fragrances that blossom so interestingly and beautifully on others, but that's life. they can't all be winners!

Gourmands are a hit or miss on my skin. I like smelling them on others, but not usually on myself–they can be too cloying. Vanilla can sometimes work, though it can be too heady or sweet. Paco Rabanne's Olympea, however, is not. It's just right! It's a very sweet, slightly savory and extremely sexy vanilla fragrance, backed up by indolic and animalic jasmine. The salt and marine notes give this perfume that distinct beachy, sunkissed and almost skinlike quality. It's warm, inviting, sensuous and a major head-turner.

Paco Rabanne doesn't skimp on quality–this is a powerful fragrance with great sillage and longevity, really "less is more." One or two sprays is all you need to make your presence known. Although Olympea is pretty marine, with that salty ambergris note, I find that this might be too strong to wear in the summer heat, though it would be fantastic for summer nights. I could wear this for all seasons, especially fall and winter–I lived on the east coast my whole life and the idea of a warm, marine fragrance for beach autumns and winters is a dream come true. (Yes, the beach can be cold!)

Olympea is super versatile. I could wear this layered with cozy sweaters on cold winter nights curled up with a book, or live my surfer girl fantasies in spring and summer. Fabulous scent. Word of caution–because it's so sweet and powerful, I recommend bringing Olympea out for play and out of the office. Now, I'm off to hunt down the Intense and Aqua flankers!

I adore Olympea! I'm obsessed with the whole line. I have 4 including this one, the original. It's a gorgeous, rich vanilla, amber dream. It's slightly creamy from the sandalwood. The salt and ginger gives it something special. I love this in the summer but it's works year round. This is a very sweet scent which is right up my alley. Excellent projection and good longevity. I like the bottle design too! I can't wait to try more from this line.

Projection: 8/10
Longevity: 8/10
Overall Experience: 10/10

Perfect everyday fragrance for spring and summer, and definitely signature scent worthy.
Olympea lives up the hype, guys. It’s this perfect light, sweet, and somehow fresh vanilla- I suppose from the ginger note. Plus the longevity is fabulous. I sprayed it on a shirt, pulled the same shirt out a week later, and it still smelled strongly of Olympea.
I absolutely love it, and will most likely purchase Olympea Intense this fall.

It reminds me of Fleur de corail by Lolita Lempica ...I don't know why but it does ! I had higher expectations it kinda disappointed me 😕 Makes me dizzy I'd prefer it to be freshier..

'European teenage girl in the summer' is a perfect description of this.

you know that initial sharp alcoholic blast that most perfumes have right after you spray them? that never really goes away with olympéa. it just smells harsh and sharp and perfumey. i wanted to like it because the notes sounded interesting and the bottle is GORGEOUS, but i’ve tried it twice and was underwhelmed both times.

Shes beautiful, but she has her messy moments. I am not sure yet how it works, but sometimes i do get this weird sweaty-salt that throws me off, but when she does perform well on my skin other time - its georgeous! It really has this summer goddess vibe and does turn heads. There is just something weird with this one on my skin sometimes, but i didnt figure this out yet. It does last tho! I am not sure about projection, i have general problem with it - but Olympea remains noticeable for a long time, thats for sure. Really good price and performance ratio. Also i have to add, that personally i am not a big PR Perfumes fan, but this girl is an exception for me. Definitely worth a try.

I really love this! A scent that really shines on the skin, I find it doesn’t pack much of a punch on clothes. Oh my skin it’s just warm vanilla and lots of salt, and it makes me feel so sexy. I actually love to layer with this too, I add it to overly sweet scents or freshies and the salt just elevated other scents. The bottle is honestly probably my favourite in my collection. My only gripe is that it doesn’t last that long on me, but I do have that with a lot of frags. Definitely keen to pick up the intense

Edit: I can sadly no longer reach for this. Whenever I wear this now it’s just heady white florals and makes me feel dirty when I wear it, and gives me a headache. I like the smell still on paper, but on my skin it is too overwhelming for me. This is a sad one for me because it’s such a great summer scent.

Olympéa reminds me strongly of a hot surfer babe with salt and sand in her sun-kissed hair. Her chiseled abs are glistening with salt - is it from the sea or her own sweat? Either way, you wouldn't mind licking it off. Is that too sexy? Sorry. It's a sexy scent. A never-ending sunset, golden hour, glistening decadence.

I've only worn this a couple times, but so far, I'm loving it! For me, it's the perfect mix of gourmand and fresh. I'm not the biggest fan of gourmand fragrances but this one does it for me. It also smells somewhat luxe to me. The dry down is so addictive and sultry.

The first time I smelled this I hated it. I didn't get 'summer' from the scent at all. But, for some reason, I saw the bottle again in another store the next day, and decided to spray it on - and omg, the notes really do work! The initial strong sweetness dries down and the saltiness and vanilla really come out. It's absolutely stunning. I can't stop smelling my wrists when it dries down until I can only catch a whiff of the mandarin, salt, and sandalwood!

I’m utterly addicted to the drydown - yet, dominant jasmine is an assault to my nose.
Despite my issues with that, I can see why people like it, since it’s a killer tropical vibes perfume (and for what it is, it’s a very well crafted piece of gorgeousness, with beastmode longevity).

(Tested)

Call me crazy, but it reminds me of Girl of Now by Elie Saab, it’s dry down 🙃

This is one of the few fragrances in my collection that really takes me to another place. I went on a month long trip to Colorado, I had blind bought this fragrance right before hand and immediately knew that was gonna be my new scent. It was end of summer/beginning of fall and I felt like it fit the mood perfectly. I would describe this as an aquatic floral with salt and vanilla almost at a 50/50. Something about it is so addicting, maybe the ambergris. So addicting I used the full 1oz while I was there, even though I brought 7 different perfumes. My only complaint is that it doesn’t last long on me. My first bottle had a light beige colored juice, second bottle now has a dark orange juice but the scent and longevity are exactly the same.

I'm not sure where the salt is in this? I only smell heavy, cloying sweetness. Don't really like this.

Okay, I'm no perfume expert, but Olympea had me hooked like a fish on a hook! I mean, who knew vanilla, salt and water jasmine could be such a dream team? The first spritz is a bit spicy for my taste, but then it gets sweet and salty like a snack on the beach. Don't even get me started on the drying part - it's like a warm embrace from a sexy mermaid.

My boyfriend actually liked it too, which is a miracle because he usually says all my perfumes smell like "fancy flowers" or "weird spices". But he said I smell delicious, so I think I'm going to wear this a lot.

Another one of my favourites. Lots of salt and vanilla. The projection is amazing and the longevity on my skin is eternal. I wore this on my vacation to a tropical place and it was perfect. 5-6 sprays can last for a day or two🫣. Beach with pristine blue waters and blue skies, sipping pina colada with palm trees swaying in the back is the vibe I get from this fragrance. Perfect for summer and with spot on layering it can be ideal for other weathers too. My bottle is almost over and I definitely will be purchasing this again.
Rating-10/10

This perfume was already born a classic. It's soft and elegant yet innovative. I dislike the smell of seafood and fragrances with calone smell like egg whites on my skin, but Ive had none of these issues with Olympéa. This is my go-to fragrance when I want to smell chic and rest from overpowering scents.

Not surprised to see Monsieur Ropion's name in the frame. His hit rate is way above average. This is a good, solid, wearable fragrance. Im not generally a big fan of vanilla but the saltiness takes the edge off the sweetness enough to make it adult and chic. The ambergris enlarges the warmth and the citrusy-salt accord keeps it clean and airy so that it remains simultaneously warm and fresh. On top of which, its a versatile all year rounder despite its obvious summery connotations; appropriate for almost any setting. Sillage and longevity are also very good. All in all excellent value for your money. There aren't many frags you can say that about these days.

ps. this must be sprayed on skin to test because of the interaction of the salt note on skin and body chemistry. On card, it can smell almost almost harsh but it assumes a different quality on skin.

My all time favourite perfume great for summer time but I could wear all year round. I find it warm and comforting.
Reminds me of sitting on a beach on a hot summers day.

This fragrance reminds me once again of how strong our associations with scents are. Olympéa is *sensual* but not sexy, I’m the sense that it doesn’t induce imagery of sexy black lingerie or boudoir. This is salty sun tanned skin on the beach. Bronze bodies rolling in the Sam’ sand. White sand sticking to tanned skin. There’s hint of sunscreen mixed in.. this is hot sweaty summer days with a sea breeze in a bottle. It’s the smell of skin without being animalic, as it doesn’t represent the animalic notes of skin, but the salty ones. It’s beautiful.

On first spritz I was a bit disappointed, I had tested this on my skin in store and remembered it as being more seductive than what I pick up in the opening. I also was reminded strongly of another fragrance, after a little while it came to me: Oscar de La Renta - Blue Velvet. At this point I spray blue velvet in my elbow to compare, and they are indeed very very similar. BV has a bit more of a berry note, but in the opening of Olympea they are both very similar in that velvety, salty vanilla goodness.

After the opening Blue Velvet stays a bit more floral with a touch of berry whereas Olympea settles into that GORGEOUS vanillic salty skin scent. From here on they are different, but still similar enough that BV could’ve easily been an Olympea flanker. They have a lot of similar notes and if you are a huge Olympea fan and want something similar, that leans a bit more towards fresh berries, than Blue Velvet is worth a try for a (VERY affordable) Olympea flanker. Don’t expect them to smell the same though. They’re both beautiful in their own way. Olympea is more sensual where BV is like her playful, cheeky, weird little sister. BV stays closer to the opening of Olympea for its duration, it does have Olympea’s creaminess, but never quite reaches that simmering warmth of Olympia’s dry down.

Like many others have said Olympea can be worn in the colder months due to that vanillic warmth, but the scent itself is summery. In winter you’ll be breathing it in longing for the heat of summer to roll around in the hot sand. In summer It’s the perfect scent for a night out, to have that after beach sandy smell, that never quite disappears in the shower, cling to your body.
Such a gorgeous scent. Very few scents invoke such strong imagery. Definitely a keeper.

Update:
I just can’t get over how addictive this is. It’s the skin like quality that makes me constantly smell my wrists. It reminds me of a summer where I camped on the beach. I was so clean from swimming all the time and my skin would smell exactly like this. That natural sweetness of clean warm skin with a touch of salt. Maybe some sweat, but the absolute cleanest kind of sweat without any body odour. There’s no muskiness, just skin and salt. GORGEOUS! It seems to layer well with just about anything too if you want to give a fragrance a bit more body and warmth. It’s the type of scent that you often don’t smell on yourself, because it’s like a second skin. Is there though and lasts quite well. It doesn’t have insane longevity though, if I spray it before bed I don’t really smell it in the morning, except maybe the faintest of faintest whispers, whereas beast fragrances can even linger when sprayed in the morning on the day before. Still I’m guessing you get about 6-8 hours from this. I’ve tested this in store a few times before, and now I regret not actually buying it sooner 😆

My pet peeve with Paco Rabanne fragrances is that their bottles tend to be a bit tacky and cheap looking (in my opinion that is). I feel like they want to cater to a specific audience, that is just not me, and when I see their bottles I expect their fragrances to smell a lot cheaper than they do. It’s minor offence compared to making a bad fragrance though ;)

Oh my this is gorgeous 😍 verry late to the party haha been after a versitle signature frag beachy but not strictly coconut, summer use only! I can see this being stunning in the heat of summer nights and equally lovely in the cooler fall times.

I have had bronze goddess in the past and just had no staying power whatsoever, finally have found my scent! Please never discontinue this paco rabbane have just placed an order for a big 80ml 🥰❤️ Gorgeous sweet not gourmand though, salty skin day at the beach summer in Greece sitting by the sunset and palm trees ahhh bliss!!

Just tested this scent. Without looking at the listed notes this smells like oud, incense and burnt sugar on me. 😆

Definitely odd. If I want a sweet oud & incense smell, I'll stick to Raghba Wood Intense.

Edit: Okay, now I get the hype. The drydown 5 - 6 hours later is gorgeous! Sweet vanilla & salted caramel. It seems to last for quite a while on skin.

I always remember smelling this for the first time & thought what an unusual lovely smelling scent, the salt note is what stood out to me.

When I purchased my own bottle it still had the salt but very faint, it felt like its 'edge' had gone. I find Olympea a hard one to describe, it smells dry & very clean to me

I would say this isn't a blind buy, I really like it & love wearing it in summer but it this is a chameleon on everyone

Absolutely in love with Olympéa! 😍 This is such a sweetly-fresh scent. The mix of floral and vanilla is beautifully done but what I especially love is the salt note in it! It is just delicious. I think that this is a scent that can be worn in any season - the salt note makes it fitting for summer but it is a bit deeper than other summery fragrances and works well in colder months too. Its lasting power is also quite good. I sprayed it only a few times, thinking it wouldn't be noticed but got complimented by a co-worker. A current favorite for sure! ❤️

sexiest fragrance ever, also really long lasting on my skin 😍

Love the beach vibe it gets. Really summery

An enchanting fragrance for goddesses. Although it is more oriental than fresh, it is not heavy, for me it is a summer evening scent. One of my classics that I will always return to. Beautiful, intoxicating, immortal, divine.

New review: I hadn't worn this in years, until a few days ago. Spring is coming, although it's still icy outside. The blue skies and sunshine is elevating the mood. I used to think of this as too generic for my taste. It might be generic, but I still enjoy it for just being around the house. It's an uplifting, easygoing fragrance.
One of my absolute vices regarding anything sweet is the synthetic bubblegum/tutti frutti flavour (I'm also a synthetic banana lover, taste wise). There is a certain hint of tutti frutti in this, a flowery bubblegum streak. I don't want to smell fruity, like Trésor, but I like smelling like this. Paco Rabanne is synthetic and pretty generic in general, which is okay, if that's what you're looking for in the moment. Not every day is an Angel day.

I am sorry, I really wanted to like this therefore I blind bought it. For Paco, for the top three rank listed under the Salt Ingredient, for the controversial comments and complicated promises.
Alas, the only thing I liked was the salt though it leaned an alternative to Mugler's Womanity.
A retro, outdated combination between the said Womanity, Cerutti 1881 and the very first Givaudan's C-THRU purple, same fresh aromatics as in latter, though not listed in both pyramids.
One spray and I returned it. Olympea reminded me of three scents that I used to like in the past but not nowadays. I have much better frags to enjoy.
Cheap, not justifying bottle. Poor glass badly shaped, some scratches on out of a sealed package, plastic cap. Nothing Olympic.

Paco, I still love you for yourself and for the Ultraviolet Summer Pop I used to accompany on hot summer night clubs in my 20s.

A MODERN-DAY GREEK GODDESS (or in some quotes a 'Modern-Day Cleopatra') is said to be the inspiration for this scent, signed by Anne Flipo (La Vie Est Belle Lancome), Dominique Ropion (Alien Mugler, La Vie Est Belle Lancome, Euphoria Calvin Klein) & Loc Dong (Euphoria Calvin Klein). This scent has her visiting the Florida Keys. Imagine the wind in your hair as you drive a convertible up to a surf shop bordered by flowers. Next door is a sweet shop with open doors out of which the scents of key-lime pie and saltwater taffy waft on the breeze. Hydroponic jasmine and salty vanilla open this beauty and deepen onto an ambergris and woody base. Love at first scent!

Coontrast to Olympea Legend;
These are definitely not the same. Legend is an amped version of the salty vanilla aspects of Olympea, with rich ambery tones that altogether evokes ambergris with a burnt, creme brulee quality. Needs a light touch or you will feel asphyxiated by a vanilla pod.

Contrast to Olympea Aqua:
Aqua comes close to the original Olympea, but jasmine is more forward here giving an overall more fresh experience than marine. This one is nice layered over Olympea Legend.

Contrast to Olympea Aqua EDP Legere: This definitely has the Olympea DNA, but slightly less vanilla forward and, although not listed, to my nose has a bitter orange/orange blossom note not found in Olympea. I love this one because it smells to me like orange blossom bath salts I got in Casablanca. Because of this, it rivals the OG for top spot IMO.

Contrast to La Rive In Flames:
This is a fairly close approximation to Olympea but with a much more modest performance. In addition there is a faint coconut note that isn't listed in Olympea although to my nose it's in both of these two. This one is perfect for a dumb reach in Spring/Summer, or if you want to get an idea of how this scent profile smells. Works best after spraying and storing a few months.

Contrast to Afnan Ornament:
This one has been compared to Olympea Intense. If you are a fan of Olympea Intense you might like this, and it seems to be a crowd pleaser. However to my nose it's missing the ingredients that make this scent profile special, and instead goes in a slightly different direction, more vanilla-tonka and white floral.

Overall: Above average performance from the start, this is versatile enough to be worn year round by anyone and for any occasion. FB worthy.

This is a very, very pleasant scent. Sometimes I will just remove the cover and just smell the perfume without pressing down on the atomizer. It, however, doesn't project far when I wear it and it doesn't seem to last as long either....and that is what keeps me on the fence about repurchasing it in the future. I may try layering this with the Olympea deodorant to see if that makes improves projection and longevity. Something about it reminds me of ...a sweet slushy drink....with some salt in it. Or....the salted glass rim of a cocktail.

Smells like plastic... On skin it became a lot more sweet but it was very unpleasant and I could not seem to wash it off my skin... it doesn’t smell the same as Gucci Rush, but it has the same type of feels to it….
Longevity, it would last on your skin forever
Projection a little bit over average
(I really love the intense version of this)
This is not for me

Its kind of a beachy and summery fragrance. I kind of have a love and hate relationship with this. It completely depends on the mood either this fragrance is to be sprayed or not. Floral notes balance this fragrance very well.

it's a salty scent which is not my type at all

A good sweet and salty scent. I don't know if I'd ever buy it, it's the kind of perfume I couldn't bear on me for more than 5 hours (I find it heady, especially if it's hot outside). But the fragrance is really beautiful, as well as its evolution. You can smell its different notes as you go along. I love the way it smells on clothes the next day! And ohh that Cachmeran.. I'm in love!
This perfume has a good longevity, a good sillage, but the different olfactory notes will dissipate little by little, and all you can smell in the end of the day is salted vanilla (its dry down reminds me a lot of Do Not Drink, "Eau Sucrée Salée" by Sephora!)

8/10

If you love salty and beachy fragrances, you’ll love this. If you hate salty fragrances you’ll definitely hate this.
This is my favorite summer fragrance and I’ll never be without it.

Olympea is the fragrance that taught me that very thick, heavy, vanilla doesn’t go with marine, salty, fishy, ambergris. (I’m pretty sure I already kind of knew that) Even though tons of fragrance reviewers love this fragrance and swear by it, it’s not a safe blind buy imo. I find this fragrance very animalic in the ambergris. You might not smell that to be true though. The only way to know is to test it on your skin. On me this smell’s synthetic and clashy and just… not good.

Warm, salty vanilla with jasmine - I think this is a pretty sexy scent! I still love it and I think it can work all year round. I agree with another comment that 2-4 sprays is enough as longevity and sillage are very good. It lasts ages on clothes! I don't think this scent will agree with everyone, so definitely try a tester on skin first.

Really doesn't sit well on my skin, I get a slight sweet vanilla at the start. But on dry down - I just get lots of salt and almost a reed diffuser smell. After a while, it made me feel quite nauseous.

This smells amazing on my friend and awful on me. I've tried it on a couple of different occasions, but it doesn't sit well with my skin chemistry. Sorry to say, but it is quite headache indusing.

Smells just like Beach Walk to me.

Used to own this, my mom has gone through so many bottles of it. Now smelling this, there is ginger and a lot of green mandarin and in the end vanilla, no salt though. Would not waste my own money on this.

Unfortunately, like Libre, this turns into something akin to carpet fresh or air freshener on me… the sharpness in the opening also gave me a headache. I am slowly realizing through my sampling journey that I don’t really enjoy “fresh” scents.

I personally love Olympea i think is one of my most used and favorite perfumes of all time! It just smells so unique and sexy to me. The scent is so seductive and charming every time i wear it I can't stop smelling myself!
It's a gourmand perfume but not ordinary gourmand if that makes sense? It's not that sweet because of the salt but it's so warm and cozy due to vanilla, ambergris and Cashmere. I do smell all the notes except mandarin I think it doesn't give a fruity vibe at all. The projection to my skin is very high but it's a deep and heavy perfume anyway.

I don't like the ginger but I just gave this half an hour it turned into a nice salty vanilla very sweet tho! It's nice winter fragrance nothing special about it

I don't like how this opens but I love the pretty vanilla dry down!! Sweet but still classy

This is my favorite fragrance. When I first spray I get a hit of light jasmine that is not migraine inducing, heavy, or indolic. The jasmine in this fragrance just imbues a light and almost aquatic floral quality to the scent that lasts through the top and the mid. I get just a touch of spicy warmth from the ginger flower that adds a bit of fun. Then I get hit with the main show: a yummy, yummy salty vanilla that is not edible but at the same time delicious and addictive. This has just the right little touch of sweetness without being what I would call a sweet fragrance. There is nothing sugared, candied, or gourmand in here. Finally the fragrance closes with a warm, cozy, musky skin scent that must be the ambergris. The overall picture is warm, inviting, skin like, but also aquatic.

i just don’t get it. this smells like an air freshener spray in the worst most artificial way possible.

I really tried to like Olympea but I just cant. It just smells like someone who sprayed themselves with a nice floral deodorant spray after having an intense workout at the gym.
I really think its my nose. I may enjoy it more in the future, who knows.

This and Invictus EDT are the popular annoying couple that everyone wants to hang out with. They’re actually cool though, just not everyone’s cup of tea.

In all seriousness, this is the female version of Invictus EDT in terms of sweetness, playfulness and also being not unique at all. But hey, at least it’s well-blended.

I don't get a lot of the salt just a lot of white florals.

Quite different from what I’m used to.it’s got that salty note which works really well with the vanilla.it’s sweet but not sickly sweet and has some freshness to it. Nice perfume that could be worn in both summer and winter

Salted vanilla is essentially what this is. The salt note is prominent throughout.

It’s a summer scent for sure because of the salt but it’s deeper than what I would deem a summer scent so totally appropriate for winter wear if that is something you consider.

It’s an unusual scent because the salt is so prominent. And it’s very sweet. Performance is very good too and the dry down is even nicer. The vanilla shines here. Really beautiful.

Since I currently live in a tropical country and the humidity is atrocious, vanillas/gourmands risk becoming sticky and cloying.

Olympea manages to steer clear of that sickly territory while still having the brown sugar beachy vanilla forward fragrance. And it stays all day!

The other notes help to give the fragrance depth and conjures up an image of Southeast Asian deserts - while maintaining a watery element that keeps it wearable.

The key to this fragrance is to not over spray. 2-4 is enough <3

Paco ate this UP y’all I’m in love

Tried this again today, just to check, and yes, I still prefer the intense. This is nice, but it has a slightly sickly quality bout it. I prefer the richness of the intense.

What an interesting fragrance. I’ve had it sitting for a while now and decided to pull it out. Initial blast of citrus and salt to my nose. I thought it was going to stay like that but the vanilla came wafting through. Really lovely and different. I never knew how a salt note would smell and now I’ve found out. It’s summer here and I think it’s a lovely fragrance for the warmer days. Very nice.

Salty, marine, slightly boozy vanilla. Not my vibe and it unfortunately gave me a rash !

The opening smells exactly like the ocean, but in the best way possible. It’s salty, aquatic (but not fresh), oriental and vanilla. The drydown is a very perfumey vanilla scent. This is a hard one to describe, you really have to smell it for yourself. Nonetheless, very pretty & unique scent.

Salty.

It’s actually quite offensive to my nose, even though it’s not a super offensive scent profile oddly.

It is one I like, but definitely one I’d have to be in the mood for to wear, otherwise it would be causing a stressful headache.

The image is evokes for me is a popular blonde surfer girl with beads in her hair and a wetsuit on by the beach😂.

Salty vanilla, nice but not as safe a blind buy as I would’ve expected. Not my favourite.

This is me in a bottle.
Every year I either get it for Christmas or manage to grab some in the xmas/new year sales and its always been my go to. I always have more than 1 bottle at a time because its my comfort blanket fragrance.
Even manages to change my mood when wearing it :)
12/10 <3

Salty, sweet floral. It might be the name/bottle but it make me think of sitting in an outdoor cafe at sunset in the Greek islands, surrounded by a trellis of blooming jasmine. It’s sexy and a nice change from the millions of fruity florals among designer fragrances at the moment. Men seem to really like this one on me.

I think this will be my forever favorite perfume. It just doesn't fail you, you can say is crowd pleasing but not to an extreme like La Vie Est Belle, it keeps his personality and I found people that find it a bit overwhelmed by it.

It's salty vanilla and some fresh sweet florals. The salty part makes it special, and the floral part gives it freshess, because this perfume is A STRONG ONE. I perceive many of the notes through all the development of the fragrance, although it definitely evolves and it's not the same all the time.
It's beautiful, playful, sexy, can be an everyday scent and you will definitely get noticed.

This was the fragrance I had the day I meet my boyfriend, and he LOVES it on me, although he chooses others when he smells it on paper. Because of that, I would recommend you to test it first in yourself, the smell it's not totally the same in a test paper and skin.

The sillage is great and also the durability. It lasts like an entire evening and sometimes more, although it gets more subtle with time, like every perfume, but is still noticable.

When I first spray it, everyone around me can easily smell it when I pass by, and it keeps that way for hours.

If I had to choose a forever signature scent, that is likeable but also has personality I would chose this one. The salty note gives the feel of a warming and little spicy scent, you get it when you spray it, it's that "something" that transforms this perfume from a basic boring crowd pleasing to a different but likeable but noticeably different and stand out fragrance.

I don't get people that say it's boring or that it has nothing new to offer or that it's just very common because it's not.
I feel like the original EDP is the better one in the Olympea collection, followed by the Intense version (discontinued, sadly) that is a much more warm and spicy scent with lots of ambar that makes it even more special but so strong that makes it difficult to wear sometimes or can be overwhelming. The original doesn't, and it's the one I reach for the most in my entire collection in all seasons, although when it's very hot (30 something degrees Celsius, or less with SO MUCH humidity in the air) I sometimes consider it a little too much.

Overall a great everyday - every season kind of scent with a great sillage, projection and durability, liked by many people but with so much personality 🤍

When i first got it, it was growing on me. I started to like it. I decided to add this into my collection since i got olympea solar - and i love that one. But now I just cant stand it and neither can my partner. May try it in the fall season..
This is definitely not one that you can blind buy

With a name like Olympea and the bottle strongly resembling an ancient Greek artifact, the first thing hitting me about the scent was the salty, marine notes I couldn't help feeling that this fragrance is a whole Greek Island holiday vibe. I got light florals and muskiness too, turns out that floral is jasmine so even more Greece in the mix. This is something I can envisage picking up at the duty free, wearing on balmy nights in Zakynthos, dinner outside surrounded by jasmine flowers, midnight walks on the beach, dancing in tavernas catching the scent on your shoulders as you move, feeling fresh with a spray or two on day trips and boat trips then wearing all summer long on your return home and into the Autumn to evoke the summer memories and salty beachiness. In short, a holiday in a bottle, but not a tropical one. Greece! Light, airy, salty, warm, and soft. Average projection and longevity. Suited to the younger woman or man perhaps but leaning feminine.

I'm not sure how to feel about this one... I blind bought it due to great reviews...
I can see why others like, it's unique... but I only smell salt and flowers. I was hoping for a little more sweetness.
Maybe it'll grow on me...

Salty femmine warm perfume. It reminds me of a sunny day on the beach . It’s one of my favourite perfumes. Long-lasting and comforting. I love love love the amber note with the salt note ….and that luscious vanilla omg , I think I need another spray

i think this may be a bit sickly sweet for me? i definitely get salted vanilla which is lovely, but then it combines with like.. a sugared jasmine, ginger flower and mandarin, and then the salt turns kind of sweaty on me. i think i'm quite sensitive to citruses and sugary florals in general, and sadly starting to get the feeling that vanilla + citrus doesn't work for my nose. i had the same experience with eau duelle.

second try update: i like it better now. very airy, with ginger flower, jasmine, cashmere, vanilla and mandarin remaining after dry down. the spiciness is so interesting and is what makes this a f/w perfume more than s/s.

To put it shortly - smells exactly like salted caramel with jasmine in the background. Lasting power is really good.

When I first sprayed, I smelled immediately what translated to my nose as RHUBARB! Like a beautiful rhubarb pie, which I can only imagine is the ginger flower mixing with that vanilla salt. This is the most interesting part of the fragrance though, as it settles into a non-traditional salt- sweet vanilla that gets grating after a while. Nothing sticks around to freshen it up.

slightly empty but nice for what it is

I went to Sephora to try Pure XS, but there were no testers, so I sprayed this. And OMG I'M IN LOVE!
Bought it immediately. The first day I was pretty sure its something 70% aquatic and 30% vanilla, the second day I smelled only burned sugar without any aquatic notes, now to me it's a perfectly balanced fragrance and I can definitely smell vanilla, salt and jasmine notes.

used this fragrance all summer long. it is quite a sentimental and emotional one for me personally, as i went through many romantic tribulations in the warmer months... including the heaviest breakup of my life. i sprayed this again today even though its colder now, just to test it out again, and right now as im writing this, there are tears in my eyes. olympea for me is truly a testament to how fragrance can invoke memories and direct our emotions in a bittersweet way.

now... the reason i wrote such a deeply personal review in the first part, is because this fragrance- even when i remove my experiences completely- is the scent of first love. it is the scent of a blooming romance after what seemed like an eternity of flirtatious gestures. it is the "good days" of a relationship, the honeymoon phase. the sweet, almost coconut-y caramel juxtaposed with the salty sea air and fresh flowers is exactly what the soft touch of a new lover feels like.

i know a lot of people think this is just a cute, unremarkable fragrance. and of course i understand that point of view. but to me, its much more than that. it will remain one of my favorites for a long, long time.

I don't have a strong opinion on this one. The bottle is beautiful (I can't help but chant "Hercules, Hercules, Hercules" each time I look at it, lol) but the perfume itself just smells like warm, salty amber to me. Meh. It reminds me a lot of Micheal Kors Sexy Amber (but better). I just don't love Amber. I might try sampling it again in the Winter and see if that changes my opinion.

Who doesn't love a good sweet-salty contrast? and vanilla? maybe i'm just biased because my favorite sweet is salted caramel cookies, but seriously, it's just THEE summer fragrance, period. Wear it on the hot months and seduce everybody who's around you, even if you don't smell that original and you've smelled it on ten other girls that day, duck it, rock it, it's popular for a reason.

This is my absolute go to fragrance during the hot months. Every time I wear it I get compliments and asked what I am wearing. it's one of the only fragrances I own that is beast mode on me. Lasts amazing and the scent is incredible. 10/10

this opens with a delicious burst of salted vanilla that I absolutely adore and think it's quite unique, but sadly it dissipates in under 5 minutes, and what's left behind is nothing to write home about.

edit: I ended up buying a full bottle of this and being completely obsessed with it for months. there’s something addictive about this combination of ambergris, salt and vanilla. at this point I’m not even sure if the scent disappears quickly or if I just become nose blind to it from huffing it so much haha.

olympea has quite a strong salty-vanilla opening, almost ammonia-like. however that initial blast doesn’t last long, and on the dry-down this perfume turns delicious and sugary-sweet, but with a tiny bit of salt left behind reminding me of salted caramel. smells almost gourmand/dessert like without any heavy syrup-iness lasts all day and has strong projection too. loved it, one of my all time faves

This was my signature scent when I was 19, now I am 23 and I bought another bottle for the same reason. I know this is not the most original or expensive smelling fragrance, but the way this fragrance makes me feel is incredible. It is also my boyfriend's favorite fragrance on me and he is not into fragrances at all, but he really likes this one. IMO this is the most beautiful vanilla from the designers category, it's sweet and cozy but also light, airy and aquatic, which makes it perfect for all year round.

It’s got an interesting mixture of notes but it works out quite well, you can’t smell the salt at all it’s actually really nice. A definite head turner. 8.5/10

ETA: After experiencing the same piercing alcoholic/acetone note on other fragrances, the common denominator the other 3 fragrances I have tried is pink pepper. I know it's not listed as a note in the profile, but I am almost certain there is some in this fragrance.

I ordered a decant of this after hearing good reviews and honestly, my strong desire to break into contemporary fragrances, and try not to hold on to 80's and 90's scent profiles I oh so love. This sounded like a good choice to try because I am on the hunt for something evening and sexy.

So take this review with the caveat that I am trying to break away from what I normally gravitate to, and I realize that I am definitely not a sweet or gourmand fan.

The good: On my skin, after dry down, I am able to discern a very pretty salted caramel scent.

The bad: I don't know whether it's the alcohol or an ingredient, but this sharp alcoholic aldehyde did not go away. It was the prominent note on top of the creamy caramel that was so sharp it was like smelling rubbing alcohol straight from the bottle and felt like a q-tip shoved up my nostril for a covid test. And despite wearing this for 3+ hrs it did not go away.

The good: The sillage is pretty good on my dry skin indoors early fall. I tried to scrub it off in the following order:
Dawn Dish Soap: After rinsing off, it smelled like I never washed my arm, the scent stuck on there
Hand soap and baking soda: nope, not budging
99% alcohol and paper towel: After letting my arm dry for 10 minutes, the sharp note was gone and I got a very faint salted caramel scent.

The good? or bad?: The scent reminds my of my older neighbour when I was a kid, who would wear heavy perfume and make baklava on sunday afternoons.

For anyone interested in purchasing the original bottle/older version of this fragrance (batches from 2017 and prior), be careful as there are A LOT of fakes being sold on the internet. The fakes are also in boxes that have original/authentic batch codes. If possible, only purchase from trustworthy fragrance retailers and USE PAYPAL if you must purchase online.

I really loved this perfume back in 2015. Now, not so much anymore. The smell is just too much. Funny, because back in 2015 I bought it and it smelled very good on me. Now I smell awful if I use it. However, I think notes in this perfume are for winter/fall.

I really thought I'd like this because I love vanilla. I blind bought Olympia Legend and ended up loving it and I wanted to try this so I purchased a sample. Hell no. I don't know exactly what I'm smelling in this but I swear I smell oud and saffron, maybe even some leathery labdanum. I hate those notes. I honestly don't smell any vanilla in here. It's bad. And it's very different from Legend. Legend is dark, fruity (syrupy fruits like plum and apricot), vanillic. This is just really weird and I had to scrub. Definitely not a safe blind buy.