Red Door

The name Red Door refers to the red door of Elizabeth Arden's Red Door Spa. The Eau de Toilette carries the year 1989. Its current bottle and packaging feature a glossy red finish.

Two other Elizabeth Arden perfumes carry this name: Red Door Revealed, in 2003, and Red Door Aura, in 2012. Red Door is available in sizes of 30, 50 and 100 ml.

Top

Lily of the valley opens on a green, fresh impression. Freesia brings a luminous brightness, with accents of jasmine and orange blossom. Violet combines a powdery texture, a discreet greenness and a waxy quality.

Heart

Rose takes on a warm, honeyed, waxy turn. Jasmine brings warmth, sweetness and a wild note. Ylang-ylang, powdery and fruity, lets a nuance of nail polish show through. Orange, sweet, fresh and tangy, and lily, a soft white flower touched with spice, complete the tier.

Base

Oakmoss gives the base an earthy, damp tonality, almost musty. Sandalwood answers with a velvety, warm wood, honey with a sweet, fruity warmth, oak with a smoky wood touched with liqueur accents.

Floral chypre

The chypre classification rests on oakmoss: classic chypres build their base around this earthy raw material. The floral facet runs through rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang and lily, supported by the lily of the valley, freesia and violet of the opening.

Lichen and flowers on the label

Evernia furfuracea extract, a lichen called tree moss, pairs with the oakmoss of the base. Geraniol, a constituent of rose essence, points back to rose. Hydroxycitronellal and butylphenyl methylpropional, molecules with a lily of the valley odor, point back to lily of the valley. Alpha-isomethyl ionone evokes violet.

Spices and sweetness on the label

Eugenol and isoeugenol recall clove and can echo the spices of the lily. Cinnamic alcohol has a balsamic nuance. Coumarin evokes cut hay. Linalool and farnesol are found in many flowers.