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Vanilla · 2025

Olympea Absolu

by Rabanne
Rating4.0 ★ 542 votes
GenderWomen
Year2025
Price$$$$Designer
VanillaWhite FloralAmber
Best for fallNighttime wearmoderate sillageModerate
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The pyramid

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Top / Heart / BaseThe three tiers of the pyramid: first impression, the character, and the long-lasting foundation.More in Learn →
9 notes
topfirst impression
ApricotCinnamon
heartthe character
JasmineJasmine SambacOrange BlossomCoffee
basethe foundation
VanillaAmberBenzoin

At a glance

community scores
Longevity
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LongevityHow long a fragrance lasts on skin.More in Learn →
61
fleetingeternal
Sillage / projection
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ProjectionHow far the scent radiates from your skin while you stand still. The 'sillage / projection' votes on fragrance pages blend the two, so read them as overall reach.More in Learn →
41
intimateenormous
Price value37
overpricedgreat value
Gender lean8
femininemasculine

Accord radar

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AccordA blend of notes the nose perceives as one unified smell - like a chord made of musical notes.More in Learn →
top 8
VanillaWhite FloralAmberPowderyFruitySweetAnimalicLactonic
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Main accords

top 8
Vanilla
White Floral
Amber
Powdery
Fruity
Sweet
Animalic
Lactonic

Community profile

community votes
Longevity
very weak
2%
weak
6%
moderate
48%
long lasting
36%
eternal
8%
Sillage
intimate
9%
moderate
64%
strong
24%
enormous
3%
Season
spring
18%
summer
10%
fall
36%
winter
35%
Time of day
day
41%
night
59%
Gender
female
75%
more female
19%
unisex
5%
more male
1%
male
0%
Value
way overpriced
14%
overpriced
37%
ok
39%
good value
7%
great value
3%

What people say

What people love
stunningblackbottlepresentationexcellentlongevityhourshighqualityamberyvanilladry
What people criticise
highpricebasiccompositionlacksinnovationuniqueedgeoverlyheavyhotweather

Smells similar

by scent profile
88% match
Cosmic Kylie Jenner Intense Kylie Cosmetics
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amber
87% match
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Lattafa Perfumes
vanillacaramel
87% match
Black Opium Pink Glaze Yves Saint Laurent
Yves Saint Laurent
fruitycoffee
86% match
Lucrethia V Canto
V Canto
warm spicycoffee

Similarity is based on note and accord overlap, not molecular analysis.

Where it sits

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How its notes pair

CinnamonApricotJasmineOrange Bloss…Jasmine Samb…CoffeeVanillaAmberBenzoin
topheartbase

Signature pair: Orange Blossom and Jasmine Sambac

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The Olympea line

10 versions
Original2015Olympea
More Salty, Woody
Less Fruity
Projects more
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2016Intense
More Salty, Marine
Less Fruity
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2019Legend
More Salty, Sand
Less White Floral
Lasts longer · Projects more
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2022Solar
More Citrus, Yellow Floral
Less Vanilla
Fades sooner · Projects less
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2021Blossom
More Rose, Soft Spicy
Less White Floral
Fades sooner · Projects less
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2016Aqua
More Citrus, Fresh Spicy
Less Powdery
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Differences come from accords and community votes on longevity and sillage.

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In plain words

The main accords of Olympea Absolu are vanilla and white floral. It opens with Apricot and Cinnamon, reveals Jasmine and Jasmine Sambac at its heart, and dries down to Vanilla and Amber. It lasts long and projects moderately; people reach for it in autumn and winter, day or night.

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