The smell in short
Main smell: vanilla and salty. It opens with water jasmine and green mandarin, moves to vanilla and salt and dries down to cashmere wood and ambergris.
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- winter
Olympea notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
A closer look at Rabanne Olympea EDP
Olympea EDP is made by Rabanne. Its strength is Eau de Parfum.
Is Olympea your kind of scent?
The strongest accord is vanilla (100%), followed by salty and white floral. You will probably like it if you enjoy vanilla and salty smells and notes like vanilla and cashmere wood. Less obvious notes include ginger flower and sandalwood. Perfume fans rate it 3.81 out of 5.
Will people notice Olympea?
Projection is strong: people around you will notice it. Two sprays are usually enough. It spreads further than Tom Ford Oud Wood.
Other Rabanne perfumes
The house has 85 perfumes here, led by Fame, Invictus Parfum Paco and 1 Million Parfum Paco.
Longevity on skin
It stays on skin for about 6 to 9 hours, so one spray in the morning can carry you through the day. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. It lasts longer than Tom Ford Oud Wood. Base notes like cashmere wood and ambergris are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Best seasons to wear it
The best time of year to wear it is winter. It is less suited to spring. Ranked by season: winter, fall, summer and spring.
For work or for evenings
It works better at night than in the day, so it is a good pick for evenings, dinners and going out. Its vanilla side feels cosy and rich after dark. For daytime, Filippo Sorcinelli Opus 1144 is a lighter match.
More from this line
There are 4 other versions of this perfume, released between 2018 and 2021.
Olympea dupes and alternatives
Similar picks to try: Tom Ford Oud Wood (5 shared notes), Lorenzo Pazzaglia Dream Sea unisex (4 shared notes), Ren Lorenzo Pazzaglia Dream Sea (4 shared notes) and Filippo Sorcinelli Opus 1144 (4 shared notes).
Perfume comparisons
See the notes, how long each lasts and the price side by side.
Questions people ask
Is Olympea expensive?
It is mid priced: about €112 in Europe.
Can men wear Olympea?
It is made for women, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.