Olympea Aqua

Paco Rabanne · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2016

≈ $90 · 80ml · approx. retail

A lighter, fresher aquatic take on Olympea that keeps the salty-vanilla DNA but pairs it with bright citrus and water notes for a marine, sea-air feel.

The scent

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The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

SpringSummerDaily

Perfumer

Fanny Bal

French · 9 in collection

An ISIPCA-trained French perfumer who was discovered and mentored by Dominique Ropion at IFF, where she trained as his apprentice before becoming a perfumer in her own right. She is known for contemporary designer hits and for several compositions for Frédéric Malle.

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Loc Dong

Vietnamese-American · 7 in collection

Born in Vietnam in 1972 and trained in Holzminden, Loc Dong is widely cited as the first Asian fine-fragrance perfumer in the industry and a senior perfumer at IFF in New York. He is known for a fresh, modern command of synthetic materials.

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