Olympea (Original) | Paco Rabanne

Olympéa is Paco Rabanne's 2015 original — the fragrance that launched the whole Olympéa line, before the Legend and Intense flankers arrived. It opens with green mandarin, water jasmine, and ginger lily, moves into a distinctive salted vanilla heart, and settles into sandalwood, cashmeran, and ambergris. That salty-sweet vanilla accord is the whole point — it's what separates the original from most gourmand-leaning designer releases, giving it an oceanic edge rather than pure dessert sweetness.

Cleo's take: “Essentially a salty vanilla — that sexy suntan, salty-skin kind of smell. My favorite lay-on-the-beach fragrance.”

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