Elizabeth Arden Red Door Review

Growing up every time we asked Mum what we could get her as a present she said, "Red Door." When she finally got a little bottle of it, not from us thankfully, she didn't like it and passed it on to me. Unfortunately the scent was far too strong for me and actually gave me a headache.

The bottle I got is fairly basic, I like the one in the pictures here much more - I always wondered why mine wasn't fashioned into a door for its name. For me the notes come out as very strong floral, the main being jasmine I think which I have never been a big fan of. It is very strong, I only had the EDT but it was more like the strenght of most EDPs.

This was one of the first perfumes I owned. Someone gave me a small bottle when I was a preteen. I wasn't overly fond of the scent but I didn't know a lot of other perfumes other than the cheap spray colognes you found in supermarkets. I was living in the tropics and it stood out to me as a heavy sweet spicy scent that's more for mature women. But after reading other member's reviews I decided to try it out a few times and see if my opinion has changed. Well, it doesn't smell as strong as I remember it but I do still think it's more of a mature fragrance. It still sort of smells spicy to me for some reason but the scent is better than I remember it. I sprayed on myself and was surprised the EDT lasted almost three hours. I sprayed it on one wrist and another fruity sort of scent on the other and when I asked my bf which scent he preferred I was kinda of disappointed he liked it better as although it's a fairly nice scent it's not really my style and would only wear it in winter or cooler months.

I found that red door was very strong and overpowering when first put on. The scent was very flowery and I found it to be old or kind of musky smelling. However over time (a long time) as the perfume aired and started to wear off a bit, I found it to be more pleasant as the overpowering-ness of it had worn off, and the mid and base notes came through. I put this on at night and in the morning, the base notes smelt really nice, although it was very faint, as it had obviously worn off. However everyone's different in what scents they like and red door is a classic :)

Perfume is so hard to review because everyones tastes are different. I personally cant stand the smell of this perfume but i know alot of ladies who love it, I was given this as a gift, luckily my nan loves it so i gave it to her.

This is sort of a musky floral smell, not a sweet scent in my oppinion and has a slight..... powder smell.... like baby powder i guess. Its also a very strong perfume. I dont usually get headaches from strong perfume but this stuff gives me headaches! Definitely a night time perfume but i do know people who wear this during the day *Cough* my nan *cough*. Its also a very long lasting perfume. If this is your kind of scent then i will say that its good value for money, Cheap as chips for a 100ml bottle, lasts sooooo long, and its strong so you only need a small spritz.

Not my cup of tea but definitely a classic

I used to wear this fragrance a long time ago and at first was in love with it. But then it became popular and I got started to feel sick wearing it. It also caused headaches.

Wild Violets/Lily of the Valley/Freesia are the top notes, Moroccan Orange Flower/Ylang/Red Rose/Jasmine are the middle notes and Oakmoss/Sandalwood/Honey are the base notes.

For me, this perfume has just too much going on and is overpowering. If you spray lightly it isn't so bad but if you accidentally spray too much........

Lasts all day, very vintage flowery smell, is nice when worn at the right occasions. However I agree with Plumpy completely, this perfume has been ruined by people wearing it at supermarkets and pubs, I feel like there is no appreciation for this fragrance any-more and that it has received a bad reputation. It is a love-hate situation for me, its gorgeous worn at the right occasion, but unfortunately to many women wear it anywhere and everywhere.

I LOVE this fragrance. I have been using it for so many years now, I can't really remember, and I always make sure I have a bottle of it to hand. It all my favourite scents in it, so it's almost like it was made for me!

I was given this EDT as a gift many years ago when it was very popular. I don’t know what the cost was then but the bottle shape has since changed and the scent may have too. Many people just love this scent, but it just does not agree with me so I put it down to my skin reaction, or my sense of smell? I find the top notes to be very overpowering with a very strong floral scent, smells like a flowershop full of lots of aromatic flowers in bloom. It’s a scent that old ladies would wear, and there is also a powdery talc smell mixed in with it. Unfortunately, these tops notes are the only scent I can smell and it dominates the base and middle notes which I cannot clearly identify because of so many floral scents. It lasts for ages and a little goes a long way so if you really love this scent, I think it would be value for money. In fact, its so long lasting that I can still smell a hint of it the next day, even after I have showered. It is only then that a whiff of the sandalwood base notes came through for me, and it was quite pleasant, but by then you could hardly smell it. Alas, this is not for me as I favour a scent that is more sandalwood.

I personally do not like this perfume as I am not a fan of the musky/ old smell. I think this is because I am young. it is a strong scent that sticks and very recognizable. I would recomend it to an older friend but It is above my age group.

My Dad got me a Red Door set a few years back for christmas and I did not like it at all. It just smelt way too old for me (I was about 23 at the time) and was too strong. Luckily my Mum was more than happy to take it off my hands as it is a long time favourite of hers.