Elizabeth Arden Red Door Review

My mum has worn this scent for as long as I can remember, and I have always loved it on her. My grandmother also wears it, and so does my mother inlaw! I definitely think it is a mature scent. My mum knew I loved it and gave me a small bottle for christmas, and I did wear it a few times, but I don't like it on myself - I feel to young to wear it and prefer lighter scents!

This is a good product and is of high quality but I'm not too fussed on the smell or the price. It reminds me of my mum as it or the Elizabeth Arden Green Tea were her go to perfumes for years. I wouldn't buy this myself as not too keen on smelling like my mum all the time. But a sneaky spirtz when I'm over at her house and the need arises doesn't go a miss. The scent is long lasting as any good perfume should be.

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.

It seems a lot of us are familar with this perfume knowing 'mature woman' who has worn it a lot, and it is a very 'mature' fragrance.. It's not one that I would have ever considered purchasing, It's one that I was given.

Red Door is a musky floral fragrance. It's a medley of hearty florals, very heavy and not at all sweet. The red rose is prominent, however I can detect all of the notes listed. (See top of page.)

I see this perfume as an evening fragrance for a 'mature' woman.

I'm not a fan unfortunately, and being in my late 20's I feel that i'm too young for it, I can't see it suiting younger ladies.

At first glance this bottle is elegant and attractive but not one that influenced my decision to purchase it. After smelling it at the beauty counter, i thought it was a very pleasant floral scent but not overpowering. After trialling it for a while, this is what i think. Its is a very pleasant scent, floral and fruity smell. I found it gave me a headache after a while and also that the smell reminded me alot of an older persons kind of perfume( In my opinion) I did not feel it met my standards for a good perfume for myself and so it did disappoint me in that it wasnt much to rave about to my friends. I do believe it will appeal to some but not all. I have since gifted it to my mum who is a great fan and loves it. It comes in 20ml,50ml and 100ml bottles. I purchased the 50ml bottle for myself.

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.

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........

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 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 :)

I love the new updated bottle Elizabeth Arden have given Red Door, but that's as far as it goes for me. I found the fragrance powdery and sweet to begin with then bold and over bearing, one spray goes along way so I commend them for a lasting perfume! I found it cloying and, over the course of the day, it made me feel quite unwell as it over powered my senses. Unfortunately Red Door does not get my vote :(