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Olympea - 12

Name: Olympea - 12 Eau de Parfum
Brand: The Essence Vault

The Essence Vault Olympea - 12 is an Eau de Parfum. Olympea - 12 opens with Mandarin and Ginger, settles into a heart of Jasmine and Vanilla, and dries down to a base of Ambergris and Cashmeran. The Essence Vault's Olympea - 12 carries a Favourite verdict, a musk-led wear.

No. 12 chases Paco Rabanne Olympea's salty-vanilla-ambergris signature and gets the sweetness right, but the jasmine and ginger feel louder and flatter than Olympea's more layered, mineral-tinged original, with noticeably shorter legs on the dry-down.

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Confident
Seductive
Warm
Bold

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Inspired by

Olympéa by Rabanne

86%

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

Showing: Overall Blend

Topas listed

Mandarin59%

Ginger41%

Heartas listed

Vanilla54%

Jasmine46%

Baseas listed

Ambergris60%

Cashmeran40%

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.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity

Moderate (4-6h)

Projection

Moderate

Intensity

Moderate

Mood

Mood Energising

Calming

Character Playful

Serious

Sentiment Uplifting

Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Best For:

Spring Fall

Also Works:

Summer Winter

Community season votes for Rabanne Olympéa, the fragrance this is built to match, favour spring and autumn.

Best Occasions

Best For:

Date Casual

Also Works:

Office Formal

Wearers put Rabanne Olympéa, the fragrance this is built to match, at its best for date nights and casual wear.

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Olympea - 12

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ScentArt

Confident Seductive Warm Bold

Top

Mandarin

Ginger

Heart

Vanilla

Jasmine

Base

Ambergris

Cashmeran

Longevity

Projection

Intensity

Mood Calming

EnergisingCalming

Character Serious

PlayfulSerious

Sentiment Brooding

UpliftingBrooding

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Ingredients and allergens

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Ethics and formulation

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About

No. 12 is built around the same salted-vanilla, ambergris core that made Olympea a modern classic, and on first spray it delivers that same sense of warm, confident sweetness. Green mandarin and ginger open brighter and more one-note than Olympea's subtler citrus-spice interplay, and the jasmine heart, while pleasant, lacks the original's dimensional, almost mineral saltiness. Vanilla and ambergris carry the base well and give this decent staying power for a budget fragrance, though projection softens within a few hours where Olympea keeps going. It works best as an evening or date-night option in colder months, where its gourmand-amber warmth reads as intentional rather than simple.