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Elizabeth Arden has been a name is fragrances for the better part of a century at this point. As such, it has a long and storied history full of many different perfumes for ladies. In this post, I want to provide a list of the best scents from Elizabeth Arden, with the qualification that they are still readily available.
In the end, I have chosen eight of the top smelling perfumes from this brand, and this should provide an ample place to get started with.
What are the Top Elizabeth Arden Fragrances?
80s Powerhouse
Elizabeth Arden Red Door Eau de Toilette Spray, 1 oz
Very floral. Sometimes it comes off as creamy, and then, it will turn more into a powdery aroma. Ylang-ylang and rose are particularly noticeable. This one should be sprayed lightly and the performance is still great, after all of these years.
Red Door isn’t going to be appeal to everyone. Some, will think that it is dated. Others, will still swear by it.
To me, it takes a while to settle down and really reveal its true character. It’s pure 80s, in a bottle, and that’s polarizing.
Best Selling Arden
Elizabeth Arden Green Tea Scent Spray, 3.3 fl. oz.
Green Tea is crisp and cool, with a calming aroma, and clean citrus zest. This is a lighter perfume, but is utterly beautiful in its simplicity. I’ve always dug this scent’s overall vibe and freshness.
Underneath the main notes, there are some green herbal spices, which come out during the wear. Refreshing green tea with spearmint and citrus?
Yes and it is all wrapped up in a bottle. Green Tea is easy to wear, great for daily use, and has enough pep to keep things interesting.
Freshie Daily Wear
Elizabeth Arden White Tea Eau De Toilette Spray, 1 oz.
It is a stronger scent, with more depth. However, it does share that super fresh vibe, like its fore barer. It features an aquatic note, behind the white tea, and a powdery iris which is not overpowering.
The top is clean with a light citrus note, and it dries down, into something with an amber embrace. What you won’t be getting is that mint note, found in Green Tea and much less of the citrus aroma.
Dries down into something that is super smooth and relaxing. Great all around perfume.
Unique Super Old School
Blue Grass By Elizabeth Arden For Women. Eau De Parfum Spray 3.3 Ounces
However, it is one that can still be appreciated, and is pretty unique from most anything else available nowadays.
Blue Grass can start off with a strong punch, but quickly settles down into a slightly herbal, spicy, floral fragrance. Bright aldehydes with lavender, spices, and a nice carnation note. Not for everybody, but still a good perfume.
The dry down feels like a light floral soap, to me. I have no clue what the older bottles smelled like, but this still brings out positive feelings, when I encounter it.
Top Floral Pick
Elizabeth Arden Fifth Avenue Eau de Parfum Spray
Fifth Avenue is a marvelous floral scent headed up mainly by lily-of-the-valley, jasmine, and lilac.
There’s just a dash of sweet fruit notes, as well as, spicy one’s like nutmeg. However, those ingredients are simply bit players, versus the flowers. This is so well put together, refined, and a really good option for daily wear.
I’ve also tried the newer “My Fifth Avenue“, which has some overlap with this. However, I don’t feel that it is nearly as good overall. That one is pretty boring, while Fifth Avenue has a nice balanced bouquet of notes.
Happy Summer Perfume
Sunflowers by Elizabeth Arden, 3 Piece Gift Set for Women
It has a solid mix of fruit notes at the top, with citrus, melon, and peach. It is sweet, with floral notes of orange blossom and jasmine, complementing the fruity aromas.
The citrus is pretty dominant throughout (not extremely as this is well balanced), but it does dry down with a sandalwood base, and more floral ingredients.
Super nice scent, which had its heyday 25 years ago, but can still be an awesome pick up today. Gets a creamier aroma, an hour or so into the wear. Casual fragrance.
Secondary Sunflowers
Sunflowers Sunrise– For now, I’m going to put this on the list. I haven’t yet tried the 2023 release, Sunflowers HoneyDaze (which sounds enticing), and may prove better than Sunrise.
With that intro out of the way, this is still a very enjoyable perfume. Sunrise has a similar profile in terms of its use of the melon note and citrus, as the original.
Not going to be a big deal here, but it adds a touch of sweet freshness early. Kind of a light milky-aroma coming out early.
What you’re going to get a lot of is daisy, mimosa, and narcissus as the floral heart. It’s a softer summertime wear with out too much green stem influence and more of an upbeat and pleasant yellow floral composition.
Feels creamier rather than a thinner milky scent to me later on, with everything blending together, and the emergence of a very noticeable benzoin.
Another Newer Release
Green Tea Sakura Blossom by Elizabeth Arden– There doesn’t seem to be too many newer releases from the brand, other than flankers of past successes. However, I thought that I’d add this one to the list because it is a very nice scent.
I also like the Pomegranate version they released a few years back. Though, it’s pretty tough to find. Sakura Blossom was released here in 2021 and infuses plenty of cherry blossom and other fruity notes into the green tea blend.
The fruit isn’t super overwhelming or sugary, mostly light and a great option for summer. The peony and cherry blossom lead the way, with part of the refreshing Green Tea DNA lurking in the background.
Not groundbreaking or overly complicated, but one of the recent ones that Arden has released that I’ve actually enjoyed.
There you have it, my list of the best of the Elizabeth Arden lineup. Obviously, there are so many perfumes to choose from, but also many which are no longer available to try out.
I may come back and make changes to the scents here, as I come across newer releases or better classics, that I have yet to smell. This will have to suffice for now.
What is your favorite Arden scent? Which are you excited to try? Leave your comments below…
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Elizabeth Arden Sunflower is the plug & reasonably priced too 😍😍