Ardenbeauty (2002)
by Elizabeth Arden

From what I remember smelling, I really liked this one. I had originally been searching for a fragrance for my mother's birthday and seeming that she loves most Elizabeth Arden fragrances I was compelled to try this. From a quick whiff, I thought that smells nice and walked off. I returned some weeks later and got my mother to test it to see if she liked it, (she didn't unfortunately). Before leaving, I sprayed a bit on my wrist and a few hours later I was wondering what smelt so good.

Even my boyfriend at the time noticed it and asked what made me smell so sexy. I think a lot of people may be shocked to know that it's an Elizabeth Arden fragrance. At the time I didn't buy it because I was going through a strange stage in my life where I refused to buy anything cheap. But now that I'm older and a lot wiser I think I'll succumb and buy a bottle of this on my next shopping spree.

26th April, 2011.

It amazes me that Arden Beauty has so many negative reviews on here. Also, I'm amazed that so many people seem to think it smells synthetic, of green tea and of melons! Personally, I don't get any of that.

What Arden Beauty is is a very nice perfume with a ridiculously low price tag! It smells far more expensive than it is and my guess is that a lot of women who've reviewed this perfume are giving it negative reviews more because of how reasonably priced it is rather than for the actual perfume itself. If it is was an expensive perfume my bet is that it would have much more positive reviews.

Arden Beauty is a very lovely soft, fresh, floral scent that lingers on my skin subtly for hours and hours. Ordinarily I'm not a big fan of floral scents but this one is lovely. It's in the same vein as, say, Estee Lauder 'Pleasures',in its floral-ness but a million times nicer (I detest Pleasures and don't understand why it's so popular!) and more interesting. Also, men seem to love it.

So. a big thumbs up from me for Arden Beauty.

17th February, 2011.

A pleasant Springtime fragrance, this is. The lily and lotus notes are watery and the citrus and greens, synthetic as they are, play supporting roles to the wet florals at work. The base I'll admit is a bit banal, but the whole is nonchalantly pleasant; for warm days you just don't want to fuss over what to wear.

2nd February, 2011.

This reminds me of EA Green Tea a soft tea/waterflower (perhaps more longlasting and floral formulation?) I tried my mother's mini and I like it a lot .I will be getting a full bottle.

22nd May, 2010.

My first couple of testings of this gave me a gaudy, over-the-top sweet and floral opening accord. I couldn’t believe the reviews of it because none of them mentioned the fragrance’s excessiveness. So I kept putting the sample back in the file until I could begin to smell something somewhat similar to the other reviews. Mission accomplished! Now when I apply Ardenbeauty I get bergamot and green notes – either the green notes or the bergamot seem a trifle synthetic, but otherwise, there’s nothing special in the accord. I don’t know what a living rice flower smells like so I can’t judge if it is there or not. The blue lotus flower note and the lilies and orchids I came out after about five minutes, and they are pleasant notes – quite low key, and the orchid note doesn’t even annoy me. The base is a generic musk / wood / amber that lasts.

I’m not very excited about this fragrance. I would call it pleasant, rather generic, a bit synthetic… and that about says it.

19th August, 2009.

I really couldn't bear this perfume. It seemed to me to have a first hit of peppery watermelon that just would not go away. I ended up having to scrub my neck and wrists. This is unusual for me, as I'll usually tolerate a scent that isn't 'me' as long as I think I smell reasonably nice. I couldn't manage this one, though.

7th August, 2009.