Paco Rabanne is a celebrated designer with an atypical career path. Indeed, he trained as an architect. Nevertheless, he was quickly drawn by his love of fashion and became one of the greatest couturiers of his generation, before also becoming a perfumer. Yet he never forgot his first love... From that past, he retained a genuine appetite for modernity and the avant-garde. These are once again the hallmarks found in the feminine fragrance Olympea Flora by Paco Rabanne.
When Paco Rabanne designs a fragrance, it does not simply imagine top notes, a heart and a captivating sillage. It goes much further and builds an entire universe around its fragrance. Thus, Olympea has captivated since its 2015 launch and has taken us to the summit of Olympus, among the divinities. In 2023, Paco Rabanne even developed a new flanker, more sun-kissed and sensual. This one is called Olympea Flora. So, how is this new fragrance different? Here is our review.
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The sublime bottle of Olympea Flora
Olympea Flora by Paco Rabanne comes in a very colorful cardboard box, whose very pop shades are in perfect harmony with the fashion trends of 2023. Indeed, it combines pink, orange and gold, while contrasting them with a few black motifs. These same motifs are also found on its glass case. Indeed, for the very first time, the Paco Rabanne bottle plays with contrasts. Its pale pink hue is paired with imposing dark motifs. These are, more precisely, orchid flowers and exotic leaves. These are matched at the top of the Olympea Flora cap. Although the contrast is striking, the magic works instantly. Paco Rabanne signs a new bottle of great beauty, whose circular shape remains unchanged. The result is a sacred talisman available in three sizes of 30, 50 or 80 ml.
The scent of rose and vanilla: an absolute enchantment
In terms of scent, Olympea Flora by Paco Rabanne also has serious assets to seduce women. Indeed, it relies on one of the most popular flowers among perfumers and women alike: rose. It is played as an overdose. Very present, it is accompanied by peonies, freshly picked after blooming. Olympea Flora by Paco Rabanne thus takes on a very spring-like character. At the same time, since the woman who wears this fragrance has a strong character, Olympea Flora by Paco Rabanne is also spiced with a touch of pink pepper. Blackcurrant, meanwhile, gives it a tangier scent. The vanilla accord, the signature of the Olympea collection, is still present. Finally, for greater persistence and exemplary longevity, Olympea Flora by Paco Rabanne ends with a woody alliance of patchouli, musk and cashmere wood. The result is a very elegant feminine essence.
Olympea Flora by Paco Rabanne, a woman one cannot resist
Olympea Flora by Paco Rabanne is the embodiment of an absolute fantasy. This new heroine shatters ordinariness. Both visually and olfactorily, this fragrance is a resounding success, standing out instantly on the perfumery shelf. Its unprecedented sensuality is more irreverent. Olympea Flora by Paco Rabanne seems ideally designed for a modern-day Cleopatra. Like an absolute icon, it is the symbol of queens among queens. For her, victory is not an option!