Girl of Now — Elie Saab
Elie Saab

Girl of Now

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2017

Girl of Now, signed Elie Saab, is a playful and enveloping gourmand fragrance. It opens on mandarin and almond, reveals orange blossom and tuberose at its heart and rests on a base of tonka bean, patchouli and vanilla.

Perfumer Francis Kurkdjian

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Mandarin · Almond

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Orange blossom · Tuberose

  3. Base Several hours

    Tonka bean · Patchouli · Vanilla

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Almond: barely 2.6% of the catalogue contains it, which makes it the rarest material in its palette.
  • Vanilla: conversely, a material of the common core — 35% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Gourmand, floral, citrus and woody: 4 registers of raw materials share its palette, with gourmand supplying 3 of 7.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Strengths

  • Gourmand comfort, warm and reassuring.

Avoid if…

  • sweet, gourmand perfumes are not your cup of tea.

Girl of Now by Elie Saab appeals through its comforting gourmandise: an addictive sweetness worn like an unashamed guilty pleasure.

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