Open that red door! (Elizabeth Arden: Red Door, Eau de Toilette)

Member Name: xxfoxyredxx

Product:	Elizabeth Arden: Red Door, Eau de Toilette
Date:	04/12/07 (154 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Long lasting fragrance

Disadvantages: Erm nope none!

I originally purchased this perfume for my Mum bout five years ago. I bought it for her not knowing what else to buy her quite frankly as she has had and still has a massive collection of perfumes. I got fed up and as a last resort went in Tj Hughes and this was on offer. Buy one get another of something else for £15.00. I'd never smelt it she'd never heard of it and I took a sniff and thought hmm that's my Mum to a T!

The Packaging:

Red box, very classy with gold print telling you it's name, the manufacturer and it's size. It's plain and quite elegant in design. The bottle is square with an oval shaped lid over a red sprayer. Its very nice and simple. The perfume is a golden colour and of course you can see that through the plain glass.

The Fragrance Is Described As:

Red Rose, Violet and Jasmine, Lily of the valley, Orchid and accompanied by Honey.

To me its heavily scented floral though I think you'd be hard pushed to recognise the flowers as it's really well blended. It's expensive smelling, rich and and rather warm. Its a very distinctive smell and one that if you walk into a room and walk out you leave it behind you.

As I said earlier in my review this was originally bought for my Mum and since then she and anyone who knows her has bought her more. (She has 3 unopened boxes in a draw!). It's one she uses a lot for day time and night use and one she wouldn't be without.

I also use it but I prefer to use it at night cos if I go clubbing I notice the warmer I get the more you can smell it. Which is great at the end of the night with the club stinking and me still smelling as fresh as a daisy (though maybe not looking like one!). It's a long lasting on the skin fragrance and as it is quite strong so you really don't need very much at all. When I say its a long laster don't be confused with heavy. Even though its rich I don't believe it could be called a 'heavy' perfume.

Simply:

It's a lovely fragrance and much under valued and underrated in my opinion! I knew no one but me and my Mum that used it which meant we were unique which was a bonus! However when people do smell it you always get asked what it is and people do go out and purchase some!

If you know someone and don't know what to buy them this Christmas or for a special occasion I'd definitely recommend you get this one for them as there is nothing at all to dislike about it really.

I'd say its more of a 'mature' fragrance in the main unless a younger woman (like me)who likes strong florals.

Lets face it in the main the younger generation are rushing out to get the 'z Lister's perfume's' but to me they are too light, expensive and full of bloody Freesia's or white flowers that make me want to be sick! Besides they are so common and sorry to be snooty but I do appreciate a bit of class and originality with my fragrances!

As this perfume has been around since 1989 (It was the first Elizabeth Arden fragrance , named after the first beauty spa opened and is the Arden signature perfume) it's a bit old fashioned to them. Unjust! I call you all to go out sniff and make it popular again!!!!


Best Prices I have Found:

25ml Eau De Toilette Spray £20.00 (Boots)
25ml Eau De Toilette Gift Set including 50 ml shower gel and 100ml body cream (on offer) £9. 95 (Superdrug)
100ml Eau De toillette £18.95 (Superdrug)
100ml Eau De Toilette with 5ml Eau De parfum and 100ml body lotion (on offer) £19.95 (Superdrug)

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Summary: Heavenly!