Paco Rabanne
Olympéa Aqua
With Olympéa Aqua, Paco Rabanne composes an opulent and resinous amber fragrance. It opens on ginger and water jasmine, reveals salted vanilla and orange blossom at its heart and rests on a base of ambergris and white musk.
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.
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Opening First minutes
Ginger · Water jasmine
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Heart ~30 min to 2 h
Salted vanilla · Orange blossom
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Base Several hours
Ambergris · White musk
Top notes
Heart notes
Base notes
What its composition says
- 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
- Salted vanilla: no other perfume page lists it — of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue, Olympéa Aqua is the only one to use this material.
- White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
- Floral, spicy, amber, gourmand and musky: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 2 of 6.
Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.
Scent profile
Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.
Wear time
Moderate
5 to 7 h estimated on skin
Projection
Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length
Ideal seasons
Time of day
At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).
Ideal occasions
- Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.
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