Olympéa Gift Set

Rabanne Olympéa Gift Set opens on jasmine, white and full, with a salty freshness running alongside the flower that keeps it from turning heavy. A citrus brightness sits over that opening and sharpens it.

Ginger flower follows at the heart, warm and faintly spiced rather than sharp, and it gives the white floral a glow instead of a bite. Vanilla takes the base, where it goes powdery and balsamic rather than simply sweet, with a dry woodiness and an amber depth holding it in place. The movement is from bright, salted white floral through spiced warmth to a soft ambered vanilla, with a marine saltiness running the length of it.

Anne Flipo, Dominique Ropion and Loc Dong composed Olympéa for Rabanne in 2015. Monsieur Rabanne showed his debut collection in 1966 and the house released its first fragrance, Calandre, a metallic rose in a metal and glass bottle, in 1969, and that couture work in metal still shapes its fragrance identity.

Olympéa is long lasting with strong projection, so it stays with you from the morning through to the end of the evening and the people around you notice it. It wears in every season, summer included, and suits professional days, nights out and casual wear. This one comes as a gift set.