Paco-Rabanne

Olympéa

for women

Olympéa smells fresh and airy with vanilla and salty accents, for men who want a clean signature, and feels easy to wear year-round from day to evening.

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Olympéa

Fragrance notes

How this scent is often described (from community votes on accords—useful when a full pyramid isn’t in our data yet).

Vanilla 100%
Salty 87%
White Floral 77%
Woody 70%
Amber 63%
Powdery 62%
Warm Spicy 61%
Citrus 61%
Balsamic 59%
Marine 59%

Performance

Empty fields use this listing’s top accords (Vanilla, Salty, and White Floral) plus the overview text—add your own numbers anytime after testing on skin.

Longevity

With Vanilla, Salty, White Floral, and Woody among the strongest accord tags here, brighter, lighter families in this mix often fade sooner; reapply or keep a travel size if you want all-day presence.

Projection

With Vanilla, Salty, White Floral, and Woody among the strongest accord tags here, lighter profiles usually hug the skin; you can layer sprays to push without filling a whole room.

Overview

Olympéa by Paco Rabanne is a Amber Floral fragrance for women.Olympéawas launched in 2015. Olympéa was created by Loc Dong, Anne Flipo and Dominique Ropion. Top notes are Water Jasmine, Green Mandarin and Ginger flower; middle notes are Vanilla and Salt; base notes are Ambergris, Cashmere Wood and Sandalwood.Paco Rabanne launches a new feminine fragrance in August 2015 under the mythical name of Olympéa. Olympéa represents the equivalent of the masculine edition Invictus from 2013, inspired by the athletic spirit, competition and victory.The concept is based on the idea of a modern Greek goddess and evokes strength, dynamism, and conquests. The perfume is developed by Loc Dong and Anne Flipo. Its both salty and floral composition is characterized as fresh oriental, opening with sparkling green mandarin, aquatic notes of water jasmine, and fiery ginger lily, with salted vanilla in the heart. The base notes are sandalwood, cashmere, and ambergris.The face of the perfume is Brazilian model Luma Grothe. The bottle is shaped like a laurel crown, designed by Marc Ange. The fragrance is available as 30, 50 and 80 ml Eau de Parfum.

Quick answers

Short takes based on this page’s notes and accords—your taste still wins.

Is Olympéa office-safe?
Fresher, lighter profiles often feel easy in conservative offices at one spray.
Best season
Mixed profile—often bright up top with a warmer base—works year-round depending on sprays and temperature.
Where to try it
Department-store counters, brand boutiques, and trusted sample or decant sellers online—always test on your own skin before a full bottle.

Buying advice in plain language

If you are deciding on Olympéa, start with wear context instead of hype. Ask where you will use it most: office, casual daytime, or evening social settings. That single choice filters almost every buying decision because freshness, sweetness, and projection read very differently depending on environment.

Then use this page in three steps. First, scan the notes and accord profile to understand the scent direction. Second, check longevity and projection hints to estimate how it may behave on your skin. Third, open one or two comparisons to see trade-offs against similar perfumes. This avoids buying a fragrance that is good in isolation but wrong for your routine.

A practical shortlist is one signature scent plus one contrast option from the same brand family. That gives flexibility without over-collecting. If Olympéa fits your use case, sample first and compare it with one related option below before committing to a full bottle.