Paco Rabanne Olympéa Legend EdP 80 ml

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Legend does not have this "marine" sort of vibe, which is the most attractive and uncommon thing in other Olympeas (for me). Compared to the original, this is a fruit wine with salt, while the original is just vanilla, sand, and salt. I blind bought it and was hoping I didn’t make a mistake but as it dried down I got the apricot, plum, Tonka, Amber, Vanilla and a little bit of sand. So imagine you are sitting on hot sand next to the waves eating a vanilla ice cream cone that has a generous amount of salted caramel sauce on-top, and you’re eating canned peaches or apricots on the side.

I really don't understand where do people find coconut in this one, I cannot smell it even if I try to use my olfactory imagination very hard. I couldn't crack down the sweetness to the plum, salt and sand which would honestly be a great thing since it's painting such a wonderful picture of a hot breezy sunny day at the seaside. The odor has a quality similar to radioactive nuclear waste, and it reminds Godzilla of the sweet, sentimental days of his youth. Ten minutes after spraying and I am suddenly under a beach umbrella, wrapped in a sun-warmed towel, with the salt and the faint sweetness of sunscreen wafting around me.No corpo esse licor de ameixas se funde a um coco muito cremoso,um manjar que me lembra a que minha vó fazia quando eu era ainda muito menina na cozinha da fazenda nos tradicionais almoços de domingo em família… Esse cheiro me inebria e me faz imediatamente voltar no tempo! I feel the vanilla can get quite synthetic smelling in this one, the apricot smells a lot like dried fruits, making it very sweet smelling. Imagine a sour plum and apricot pie with candied ginger and sea salt sprinkled on the top, a glass of fruity wine or a fruity, boozy cocktail on the side and the sweet smell emanating from both these things…, that’s what I would describe if someone asked me what it smelled like.

Not only responsible for Olympea of the house but for a lot more like Euphoria-CK, Acqua di Gioia-Armani, Manifesto-YSL (vanilla perfector? It is straight up amber cubes which I used to put in my closet back in middle school and the scent is still haunting me of how cloying it is. My friend literally told me I smelt like a bowl of fermented fruits when I wore this to hers on evening and that was that lol. Unexpectedly it opened for me like a Xerjoff Cruz del Sur 2, at least I feel it very similar due to plum note that I adore in both. I’ve been really enjoying wearing it lately to keep up the summer spirit despite the June gloom my region has been experiencing.Rolled my eyes when I saw there was ANOTHER Olympea coming out, I really dislike the original and the other flankers but this new fragrance has struck me! the sweetness of vanilla and fruits mixed with the edginess of amber, ginger and tonka bean makes this intoxicating. Let the fragrance transport you to a world of sophistication and elegance, making you feel like a true legend.