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Elis Water For Women

Name: Elis Water For Women Eau de Parfum
Brand: Perfume Parlour

Perfume Parlour Elis Water For Women is an Eau de Parfum launched in 2018. Elis Water For Women opens with Aquatic, Bergamot, and Petitgrain, settles into a heart of Ginger, and dries down to a base of Salt, Cashmere Wood, Vanilla, and Ambergris. Perfume Parlour's Elis Water For Women carries a Statement verdict, a fresh-led wear.

A budget take on Paco Rabanne Olympea Aqua. Elis Water reproduces the fresh, salty-vanilla aquatic signature - citrus and water notes drying to that famous salt-and-vanilla DNA - pushing the bright opening louder while the original's smoother longevity is trimmed.

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Fresh
Flirtatious
Uplifting
Sensual
Romantic

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Elis Water For Women Eau de Parfum bottle

Inspired by

Olympéa Aqua by Rabanne

52%

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Olympéa Aqua the original Elis Water For Women inspired by

Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

Notes

Top

Petitgrain

Aquatic

Bergamot

Heart

Ginger

Base

Vanilla

Salt

Cashmere Wood

Ambergris

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Performance

Longevity

Short (2-4h)

Projection

Intimate

Intensity

Light

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Summer

The fresh aquatic top and salty-vanilla base make it a quintessential spring and summer scent, fading in the cold.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Casual

Also Works:

Office

Its fresh, flirty beachy character suits casual daytime wear and easy dates more than formal settings.

Declarable allergens

We derive these from the materials behind this fragrance's notes, not from the bottle. Each one is likely, not confirmed. The list is partial - the box can name others.

Declarable under EU Annex III

Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot
Vanillin from Vanilla

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

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About

Elis Water opens fresh and breezy - a green petitgrain, watery aquatic notes and a sparkling Calabrian bergamot give it that summery, just-off-the-beach lift that defines Paco Rabanne Olympea Aqua. The heart is light and pretty, with a soft ginger flower keeping things gently floral and clean. The base is where the magic happens: a salty-vanilla accord - the signature Olympea DNA - wrapped around a smooth cashmere wood and a touch of ambergris, leaving a warm, skin-like, beachy finish. Against the original, this Perfume Parlour version tracks the fresh salty-vanilla character closely but pushes the bright aquatic opening a shade louder and renders the creamy drydown a touch more synthetic, with shorter longevity and gentler projection. A fresh, flirty salty-vanilla aquatic for warm-weather casual days and easy date nights at a budget price.