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arzamas2000 – :
Similar to Curious Britney Spears?? Noooo.
I’ve bought this cheapie for 5 euros (!!).
It bears some resemblance to Cool Water, True Star and Mugler Feminity !. But it’s sweeter with creamy note (wisteria). It’s also very similar to Wunderwasser Elixir by 4711
I can scent: sweet creamy note, resembling sun screen cream? and almost fudge sweetness (Wisteria sinensis?, Mimosa?) + vinyl note (plastic) changing into fresh salty cucumber salad / watermelon (Cool Water / True Star note) + garden angelica musky-figgy note (Mugler Feminity!).
There is nothing outstanding about it, but it’s just nice. I like that sunscreen note blended with saltiness of the ocean
Try it if you like:
Feminity Mugler
Cool Water
True Star
Wunderwasser Elixir
I use it when I want to smell of nothing 🙂
n2okir – :
When I first bought this a year ago, I was not that impressed. Maybe reading Turin & Sanchez’s negative review in their first A-Z Guide put me off of Mediterranean – I should know better than that since I only agree with them about half the time. The guide claims Mediterranean is average and unimaginative. I dissent; this does not remind me of anything else that I have tried (but I am not an expert like they are). Lately, I have been wearing it anyway to decide whether I should keep it, and WOW – I really love this!
Although aquatic notes are not listed, Mediterranean is slightly aquatic, maybe because it feels airy and fresh. Mostly what I get is wisteria, a beautiful early spring smell here in Texas. The plum is well done, not heavy and suffocating as it can be in other contexts. Wisteria and plum blend to make a beautiful accord – fresh, sweet but not cloying, very PURPLE. The bottle is a gorgeous blue, yet the scent is all PURPLE. Smells the way I imagine the Riviera to smell, or maybe a Greek island with many flowers blooming.
Just a gorgeous scent and different from everything else I have. I compared it with Tommy Bahama Very Cool for Women – nothing alike. Maybe I am anosmic to something but Very Cool is a citrus fresh watery clean scent (which I do like), and Mediterranean is much more luscious and rich.
If you like purple florals, Mediterranean may work for you. Great in the heat, too.
MegoOrcheg – :
Love this fragrance and the beautiful blue bottle! Mediterranean is a salty, musky yet fresh aquatic plum scent with a little dash of spicy greenness from the wisteria. Sweet and feminine with beachy vibes. Another great bang for your buck cheapie.. fantastic performance and longevity. Another blind buy gone right, this perfume is perfect for the deliriously hot summer we are having in central California.
I used to get this same chill seaside sun goddess vibe from Mugler Womanity before Womanity began to wear too metallic on my skin.. I’m happy to have a replacement!
мвф – :
I used to love this and wear it daily for work as it is so inexpensive. I bought it again recently and I just couldn’t stomach it. Instant nausea and headache. Funny thing is I love the smell of it on other people though. Breezy fresh floral.
Lersendudge – :
I get absolutely no fruit with this. Instead, on my skin, “Mediterranean” is an herbaceous, sea salt, and aquatic floral blend. It smells like something from a brand like Diptyque, Jo Malone, or Acqua di Parma. In fact, I have Elizabeth Arden’s “Mediterranean” on one wrist, and Jo Malone’s “Wood Sage and Sea Salt” on the other, and they are nearly indistinguishable from one another. The only difference is that “Mediterranean” cost me $8 for a 1 oz bottle at TJ Maxx, and has stronger silage and lasting power. Silage is close to the skin, but others can still smell it. Lasting power is two hours, versus Jo Malone’s 15 minutes.
Bobych1 – :
I got received this perfume today… I’m a little’ bit disappointed, because I was waiting a sweater and not a so much fruity scent.
Like the simpler little sister of AE True Love. Not so sharp but also soapy and powdery perfume. And i’m not detected any aquatic effect.
Much more citrus, and fruit like flower and sweetness. OK it’s musk and powder but for me the wisteria, magnolia is not enough strong. Nice but not a masterpiece, it’s will be not my catharsis, perfect for the weekdays.
vanish2001 – :
This is DIVINE!
I have gone through at least four bottles of this.
It smells just like the ‘Mediterranean.’
It is deliciously salty and I love it.
More for Spring/ Summer
sergpsn – :
I kept seeing this in those discount stores and always would pick it up or eye it up, and would ultimately always leave it on the shelf. At one point in the store I scanned the reviews here on fragrantica, and they swayed me to say “no” to this. But you know, the price was so affordable, and it kept tempting me, plus I can always use a nice light Spring/Summer scent as the heat and humidity here can be stifling. In the Summer I always need something very light to work with my skin chemistry. So, one morning, while in Ross, I decided to finally take the $9.99 plunge. Small bottle, first of all. But I suppose it’s fine that the bottle I purchased is so small. Summer flies by, and lots of other fragrances.
Anyhoo, this reminds me a lot of one of my all-time Summer loves, Byblos….Not saying this is a dupe, but sort of could be a step-sister or cousin.
I actually enjoy this. Soft to moderate sillage and soft to moderate longevity, both depending on how many spritzes. But even so, I do not think you can overspritz this one. It is quite light. Definitely a light and airy scent about this. I really can’t detect any specific notes, so this is blended well. If anything I pick up a citrus note, and at times the wisteria peeks through a bit, but again, blended very nicely and no notes screeching out over the others. And such a pretty blue/turquoise shade and I like the bottle design. Simple yet “summery”. Comfortable in the hands and easy to spray, which my bad wrists appreciate. Yes. I like this one. Glad I did not listen to the reviews, after all, lol. This one is a solid like. I do wish this had a little bit better projection/sillage and better longevity, as it is not much more than a skin scent, but, the scent is lovely.
Great for vacations or blistering hot/humid Summer days. Or anytime you want a light/airy scent. Nice.
stichfan38 – :
I read many reviews of EA’s Mediterranean, but I wish I had read a lot more before blind-purchasing it. I ended up giving it away.
This does NOT mean that the scent is bad, it just didn’t work for me at all.
I have bought many fragrances that didn’t wow me on the first spray, but I knew I needed to give them time before I formed a solid opinion.
As soon as I sprayed Mediterranean, I knew I’d be giving it away. Even after storing it and coming back to it after a few weeks.
I like aquatic fragrances, especially those that manage not to fall into the “generic/been there, done that” category.This fragrance is not generic in my opinion. It’s unique and quite complex, so that’s a good thing for those who appreciate more versatility in their fragrances.
The notes in this fragrance have so much promise: spicy, powdery, aquatic, fresh, floral, etc. But perhaps this all led to something that was so convoluted that it became too much (for me).
I’m beginning to think that the culprit is Wisteria– this was a prominent note in another perfume that I also ended up giving away after the first spray.
Combine it with strong accords like Orchid, Mandarin Orange, and Plum, and the whole mishmash can be overwhelming. By the time you add Musk and Sandalwood…well. It’s rich, but as I said, convoluted.
I held on to this fragrance for more than a year, just so I could try it in different climates and even travelled abroad with it to a tropical climate.
NOPE. I ended up washing it off and wearing something else.
I do not recommend blind-buying this fragrance, and certainly not for someone else, unless you know for sure that the person loves all the notes.
I own several Arden fragrances and have decided not to purchase any more from this line. My favorites come from the 5th Avenue and Green Tea line, and I discovered after several purchases that they all started to smell the same.
Time to give Arden a break and come back to her line in the future when I can appreciate her selections more.
Bottom line: do NOT blind-buy Mediterranean. Make sure you purchase it from somewhere that allows you to test it first, or at least provides minis/samples that you can use for some days.
vovan_063 – :
Very aquatic fragrance with plum undertones. Its quite sharp mind you, so initial spray could be somewhat overwhelming. Not really bad but not outstanding either. Good summer scent and best suited to the late 20s woman in my opinion. I still wouldn’t go for the big bottle though..
snikers1131 – :
Wet, leafy scent, quickly turning to warm and cloying, then cheap-ish base. It kind of reminds me of a wannabe cosmopolitan woman, who buys large shades and a hat and books a cheap flight to Paris. I quite like the image, though, but wouldn’t consider buying the bottle. Definitely a spring/ autumn scent rather than a summer scent, which I’m after.
dem4ik – :
Unbelievably beautiful the name is perfect, draws more compliments than any other perfume i own:) makes me happy!
bosak64 – :
This is my go to spring /summer fragrance.
I love it! It was love at first sniff for me .
Perfect for those hot summer days here in Australia
I bought my daughter a bottle for her birthday after she smelt my bottle and fell in love with it too
I can defiantly smell the plum.
A lovely refreshing fruity floral
Its not too over powering and light
On my skin I get probably 4/5 hours wear before topping up
I’m onto my second bottle after discovering it last year
sofi – :
At first it comes out sweet/lemony then it develops into a pink bubble gum scent then the sweet wisteria and orchid emerges. I love it. I smell it through my sweater on my arm and it’s fresh and sweet at the same time. Perfect all year round.
CHamrmyQ – :
This was a blind buy as somebody had apparently walked off with the tester. It was half-priced and I’ve read that it might get discontinued soon so I thought why not. I regret it already. I love powdery scents, but it has none of that on me. It smells like strong lemon juice. All I smell are citrus and magnolia. Yes, it’s also dry. It’s disappointing.
Update: Finding a bit of relief now as the gentle musky base note is starting to come out from under the repulsively strong citrus-magnolia combo. If I’m ever going to use this next time, I would do so very sparingly.
bond001976 – :
Hmm, have used up the last of the little 5ml tester I had today. A pleasant enough scent, but after a few days wearing it I just found it a little .. I guess, boring would be the word, I’m ready to go onto something else. I don’t dislike it, but….won’t bother to replace it. Pleasant, soft, a bit musky, a bit sweet, a bit aquatic, but I can’t go past my lovely aldehydes for wearing in the summer heat, and this is too soft for cooler weather.
MaxPankov – :
Mediterranean is one purchased while getting a few Elizabeth Arden because I like how they tend to make a heavier perfume with many lines. (not Green Tea obviously but got the tropical one.) At first this was a disappointment. I’d give it a few sprays but it tended to fall back against the wall with my other fragrance wall flowers. Poor Mediterranean. In the past 24 hours I’ve revisited some of these more forgotten EA offerings because why not? i have tons of perfume so wear them all and never get tired of my favorites. Time away can help one appreciate what one has .. and place it into proper perspective. I had zero expectations based on our history. Today this little blue gem just went up a notch or few. Short review is I’m finding it also creamy this morning. Creamy floral with a definate sweet jam. It’s light but full bodied. To me it is almost like an adult floral fruity. A mature sweet scent based on fruit and florals. Doesn’t make me think of any physical location. Could see this having been marketed as a mature celebrity fume, Olivia Newton John’s Mediterranean by elizabeth arden. This might be challenging to be accepted by a more typical young woman but it could. It is not a “fun” perfume. More like a big, fat, blue cocktail ring made from nice Austrian Cyrstal. She’s a grown woman but has some larger than life star quality. Might be good for layering, too.
waspun3m – :
I live right across from the ocean in Western Australia in a region which has Mediterranean weather (Margaret River) as it’s all blue beaches and vineyards here. This perfume does smell familar to me as I do recognise some of the notes, but it lacks that real freshness with peppery notes like when my skin becomes salty from the ocean air. It smells more like a resort swimming pool area with wooden seating, sickly cocktails and chlorine. Not that fresh, beautiful ocean air which is Mediterranean.
InfichHic – :
Bought this one looking for a fresh, summery fragrance for a nice price. Hoping it would be cool and refreshing for those hot humid days. And it is a lovely fragrance that I think works well in the summer. However, it is very light and powdery and aquatic. Which I appreciate, but I don’t generally gravitate towards. I am a newbie with the fragrances and am still building my wardrobe and experimenting with different genres trying to find something that is both “me” and yet with enough variety that I have options for different moods, events and seasons. I find summer to be difficult for me to find enough fragrances for me to get excited about. So while I don’t rave about this one, it is lovely and works well in the summer. I get moderate sillage and longevity and it is inoffensive for working in an office. I may get about 5 hours on my skin. I would recommend it as an affordable summer option because I do think everyone can use a lovely aquatic fragrance, but not sure if this is my summer love.
sekslipse – :
@polkadot27 – I know what you mean. I find that the notes are all choked in this linear dry smell. As if you put a box of froot loops in the freezer and put your nose in there and take a big whiff!
revonsheer – :
@dorothea333- I am glad I am not the only one & Yeah it is the creaminess that sets it apart from other florals- it would be a loss if it were discontinued as it is definitely unique, but most discontinued scents are always available on ebay so not all will be lost 🙂
bop7on – :
@polkadot
It is creamy to me also, but I love it.
Luckily I don’t really get any powder, and not any citrus either.
Just gorgeous creamy flowers 🙂
I love this perfume, and I find it sadly underestimated.
The rumors of it being discontinued, worries me a great deal, only good thing is, that it is possible to stock up for years without breaking the bank.
navelsam – :
I own this- a huge 100ml of it- and it is dry and powdery like Sand in a hot climate. The opening when you first spray is overbearing but it settles nicely into a clean musky powdery skin scent. It is rather safe and non offensive to passing people smelling it on you. But I find I get sick of this one very quickly. I wore it for work for about 12 days in a row and I’ve had enough of it and Haven’t opted for it for about 2 months now. The musky powder is a little cloying and after a while you just need something lighter and fresher and more zingy. This is very dry feeling perfume. I do detect floral with this but the floral smells somewhat creamy floral rather than fresh thanks to the overwhelming powdery musk. I don’t really know how to describe it- does anyone else get a creamy floral scent or is it just my skin chemistry? It is nice I do like the fact the dryness of the musk gives the floral notes a creamy scent. But for me, It is one I like in small doses- It could never be my signature as it does my head in after wearing it repeatedly for a couple of days. I often need a break from it and find it cloying after a while. Like, I will smell it and just think Uhh No I cant face this one today. It is cloying musky and powdery which gives the floral in it a creaminess. Clean smelling but more in soapy talc sort of way rather than fresh.
I would never describe this as citrus- there is nothing citrus about this scent to me. When I think of citrus I think fresh zingy. I get none of that from this, quite the opposite infact. It does have fruity undertones though, but it is not fresh fruit more like the faded smell of orange peel.
Scent=6.8/10
Lasting power-8/10
Projection-7/10
Bottle-4.5/10
Moreprior – :
I prefer the body lotion. Lemony powder with a hint of vanilla. Fresh and warm like Italia!
zwerewolf – :
Not a fan. This does not smell like the Mediterranean, or at least what I think the Mediterranean should smell like. I wanted something salty and fresh – instead I get fruity and musky. The opening is awful. Way too synthetic. Very harsh on the nose. And it’s a really cloying sort of musk.
Avoisyloala – :
This is a gorgeous floral fragrance that actually wears better right now in the summer. I would classify it as mature, but that doesn’t make it any less amazing. It reminds me of a more full bodied version of one of the Elizabeth Taylors like Violet Eyes. The peach and mandarin fruit gives it a sweet summery freshness. The magnolia scent is strong on me because this perfume must know I love magnolia. It’s definitely a magnolia but it’s joined by a vanilla orchid. The dry down is a tad woodsy with sandalwood. This is really easy to wear for a mature floral-fruity. It has the right amount of projection, sillage and longevity. I am loving it. I recommend this to fans of fruity florals peach florals magnolia and orchid fans and if you want something to wear for summer florals.
ToxtooliTeque – :
Such a beautiful, dreamy, soft, fresh, sea-breezy fruity, florally, heavenly, comforting and re-vitalizing perfume. Very fresh, and warm and cool at the same time. Sparkling. Does definitely make one think ‘mediterranean’, relaxing, chilling out. Glorious perfection. Intoxicating! And fabulous bottle – such a mediterranean colour! So soothing! Beautiful in every way!
сылва – :
Mediterranean is definitely one beautiful perfume, and one of my very favourites. It’s sooo pleasant and enchanting. My husband loves it too, and he finds a lot of scents difficult. It’s an incredibly soothing and comfortable perfume that lasts very well on me, and has absolutely nothing harsh or jarring in it. Very lovely! Very soft florals and fruit, and comforting base notes. Gorgeous. And the BEAUTIFUL COLOUR!! The most wonderful sea blue! Exquisite!!
Treider – :
Oh my God – I LOVE this beautiful fresh, truly mediterranean-feeling, florally, gently-sweet, delicious perfume! It’s really gorgeous. I’ve had it on for 12 hours, and it is still fresh and as strong as it began. I can smell it all the time, and it’s so uplifting! I get gorgeous strong wafts of the various scents, suddenly and un-expectedly. I can smell every ingredient at different times. It might be my very favourite perfume!!! And the colour and shape of the bottle is fabulous! It looks so good, and is lovely to hold, and the perfume is divine! It’s a perfume just perfect for a pisces altogether!
Alex 70 – :
It is tame, sweet plum and does not last very long. However, I am not disappointed in my blind buy, but simply because it was very cheap. This indeed is not an aquatic scent, it is a fruity floral that does not remind me of anything Mediterranean. It smells a little bit like froot loops!
DOMMENICK – :
No bueno blind buy at TJM. 🙁
It is a cute little bottle–looks like a knock-off of Aquawoman by Rochas…but, oh, so out of that league…I didn’t care for Aquawoman, but I respected its broad-shouldered androgynous grace. Mediterranean? I can’t even respect it.
I used to roll my eyes at the F. reviewers who’d go on about “synthetics” and “scrubbers” and “headache-inducers”…well, I’ve finally found my match. The top notes are nice enough, and had me fooled for a minute, but the dry-down smells like Fruit Stripe gum or orange air freshener. Really gross. Sad and yucky. Big fail, for me.
Pasha3186 – :
I really like this fragrance. Bought it at TJX for cheap. I will be buying more, although I suspect it is being discontinued because I got it on close out there(?). Longetivity is great after 12 hours I still smell on my skin. I can wear to work. Would make a nice summer scent. Some Aquatic and some fruit, but not over the top in either.
boychenko1985 – :
This wasn’t on my list of perfumes to buy, but the name and bottle attracted me a few months ago in the shop, so I tried it on and found it very fresh and pleasant. I thought about buying then but wasn’t completely sure if to. I tried on another time but resisted temptation again to buy, only because it wasn’t one I had planned to buy, and it came as a surprise to discover it.
Then I ran out of perfume and wanted something for when I would have a long day trip, to keep me feeling refreshed, and knew Elizabeth Arden, Mediterranean would be the right one to get.
It’s very citrusy, fruity, with hints of floral but not too sweet, and smells better the longer I have it on. It smells sophisticated to me.
dmitrii666 – :
Lemon, vanilla, and sunshine in a bottle. And that bottle is the most beautiful one I have ever seen. A favorite of mine since 2007.
velikiy7777 – :
This is a beautiful scent with a gorgeous name, unfortunately the Mediterranean it is not.
My vision while I follow the trail of perfume up my arm is diving into a tropical, aqua pool of water.
First there is the salt, followed by the clear purity of water and then nothing.
But…as I approach the edge of the pool the fragrance of the surrounding flora teases my nose with promises of slow walks through fragrant wooded trees a mix of tropical, citrus and cool green shade.
Makes me want to go to the beach, I need a holiday.
filin70 – :
I am drawn to woody floral musks (Gucci Rush 2 is my absolute favourite, sadly hard to find now); I bought this on a bit of a whim after a good sniff on a hot day. It was delicious and I was taken by the name and the bottle, but as soon as I bought it I started regretting it a bit. I have to be extra careful to apply it quite far from my nose, as it gets heavy, then I feel nauseous and get a headache :/ so just a slight dab on the wrists perfume… I’ve only worn it in summer, so maybe it’s better in winter when you need to be reminded that summer will come back?
Just a side note for other people sensitive to noise, light and smell: I’m quite sensitive to all these and very fussy about smells; many things get too ‘much’ for me eventually or even immediately, like Dior Addict (gift, gave away), EA Green Tea (bought and loved almost the whole bottle), Hugo Boss Deep Red (gift, gave it away)…. I don’t like anything that smells of incense, which my skin does to a lot of perfumes :/
moralis – :
Very nice for a cheapie. Fresh and easy to wear, with a bit of unexpected depth from the musk and sandalwood. I’ve got a big bottle and will happily drown myself in the stuff without fear of running out of something precious. Longevity is very poor on my skin though. It disappears quickly, which is a shame.
Sergei. – :
This isn’t sweet on me at all, in fact the notes surprised me when I looked them up. It’s sunny in a sense that it smells like it’s hot outside and somehow has an oily grassy nuance to it like olive trees? I can see the reference to breads…like the kind with the seeds all in it.
That’s the thing about “orchid” and “musk”, they are lab created and can be used to give a fragrance a specific something that they can be ambiguous about. It really does smell unique. I really like it but I don’t like it on me. I would love for my whole house to smell like this in the summer!
Illidaydach – :
I was expecting something fresh and aquatic but this isn’t the Mediterranean Sea, it is Mediterranean sweet breads*, cafes and laneways with the occasional waft of warm salty breeze. I’m not a fan of Elizabeth Arden fragrances but thought Mediterranean was worth a try if only because it was discounted and comes in a pretty bottle. I really enjoy this light woody spiciness that is almost a soft oriental and easily a daytime scent without the fruity over abundant sweetness that so many newer fragrances offer these days. I just don’t think it suits a blue bottle.
*PS Edit: I mean sweet breads like panettone and brioche …. not offal.. 😉
goleva1983.yelena – :
Spicy, musky and smoky. At some point it smelled like cigarette smoke. A weird one. I also sense some plum, sandalwood and amber.
I guess, all of those notes togheter give an odd composition.
I wouldn’t wear it, too dusty and old-smelling for me.
aleks007 – :
The Mediterranean coloured bottle and box designs are true to the scent. I’m having a super hard time finding the fruit or amber, it is musky on the drydown and I do sense wisteria but there is definitely salt and/or “water” aka helional but only a bit. It’s not boring or generic at all. It is indeed lovely, airy, a tad spicy, floral, aquatic and fresh. I find many aquatics sharp or overly citrusy, this one is unique with sweet and musky drydown. One of the best aquatic scents for women, straight up.
dyma85 – :
This one is a difficult one for me. Sometimes I smell it on other women and it smells incredible. Then I go test it and it smells average or even awful! Other times I test it and it smells amazing again. Must be a hormonal thing. But I bought it anyway because it was on sale for $19 for 100ml and I had a $5 discount voucher – so $14! There’s a slight citrus in the opening then I get the wisteria. I wish I’d picked up the pink one when it was out and on special though – I think it’s a little bit nicer.
Lodochnik – :
I received a free miniature of Mediterranean, which came in the prettiest bottle ever. I really wanted to love it just for the bottle alone. Unfortunately, it didn’t work on me. All I got was a harsh generic floral scent like the air freshners you put in cars. I ended up giving it away.
МЕТАМОРФОЗ – :
This perfume is lovely. Spicy at first but not overbearing. Like it lots. As it is perfect to wear during the day.
igoroskol – :
I blind purchased this for a few reasons. First, the name: “Mediterranean”. Second the beautiful bottle. Third, the mixed reviews, which piqued my curiousity (plus you can get a bottle for twenty dollars or less).
Wow. I am impressed. For the such a reasonably priced fragrance you’re getting a lot. This is a well made fruity floral, but it’s not sweet at all. As a matter of fact there is a more than a hint of sea-saltiness to it. It’s different. Crisp. And NOT cheap smelling or generic. Judging by the reviews, I think a lot of the confusion is because of the packaging and presentation, the watery blue color and what not. You might think you’re getting a “Cool Water” variation. Be warned: you’re not! Well… almost not. This is not strictly an “aqua” fragrance per se, but there is a slight oceanic element to it. The best way I can describe this is it’s like standing in a flowery garden close to the sand and sea. Just lovely.
(In deference to the Fume Snobs who are really going in on this scent for some reason, no, it’s not a grandiose masterpiece. But I don’t think it’s trying to be. The purfumer simply wanted to take you to a certain place and moment in time IMO.)
-Good sillage and longevity.
-Again, there’s no real sweetness to this, if that’s what you’re into. This isn’t Pink Sugar-ish by any means. It’s (just a bit) closer to sea-salt.
-Decent for date night, but only with someone you’ve pretty much already snagged (if you’re in the snagging process, look into “Hypnotic Poison” or Marc Jacobs “Lola”).
-Really nice for work. It’s not loud. As a matter of fact it’s a pretty versatile fragrance. Works as a casual and as a formal (it’s ideal for one of those business cocktail parties where you’re required to make a cameo appearance but don’t want to stay too long because your coworkers get on your nerves). Won’t necessarily knock anyone’s socks off, but it’s balanced, reliable and stable.
-Really cool gift for a dear aunt or cousin, partly because of the packaging. Again, the box and bottle are really pretty in an oceanic dreamy kind of way.
maichePah – :
Heavy sweet and fruity, but strangely aquatic at the same time. This one has a lot going on. The electric blue bottle truly represents what this smells like. Super strong and not for everyone, but I think it smells good.
One a side note I found the body cream for $3 on clearance at Marshalls. Crazy cheap for a big heavy glass jar of the stuff. I gave it to a friends mom and she went ape sh*t over it, its all she talks about. Every time I see her she brings it up like its some magic potion. Sadly the cream is discontinued and impossible to find. I keep looking for her, she loves it so much…
hipokrat – :
I just received EA Mediterranean in mail. It smells light & yummy. It’s good for summer scent. I like it a lot.
vfy742intitytek – :
My mother gave it to me for my birthday. I can wear it though its a boring scent to wear..nothing excited me about it…or attracts me.
Tuzenbah – :
If there is anything Mediterranean in this perfume, it’s the colour of the bottle and the name. The rest is heavy and cloying, probably because of the plum which is rather a Baltic and not Mediterranean area fruit. I expected something light, aquatic, ozonic, sunny and simply fresh – as is the air on the Mediterranean sea – and this is really heavy stuff. I’ll try again and again, but so far it’s been rather disappointing. Maybe under a different name it would be more appealing? I feel as if somebody confused juices and bottles with names, but with what?! This I haven’t figured out yet:(
sergei1983 – :
I think this is one of the best Elizabeth Arden’s fragrances I have smelled (well maybe I don’t have a very typical taste since my favorite of her is Sunflowers but whatever). But, for me both the name and the colour of the bottle were kind of misleading. I was expecting for a lighter perfume (kind of like Light Blue or Cool Water). Maybe the blue is misleading after all. No, Mediterranean is not a light perfume and to be honest, I don’t see me wearing it on a spring or summer morning. It fits better for evening and even a fall morning. And I don’t perceive it as an aquatic fragrance. I can get why some people in the reviews said that they got headaches. It is kind of an overwhelming fragrance. The combination of musk, wisteria and plum is very spot-on.
MisledGore – :
One of my favorites. Takes me somewhere beachy and breezy. Light, aquatic, floral, has soft heart notes. A no brainer as an every day wear perfume because it’s light and non-offensive.
scent: 9
packaging : 8
shef777 – :
I received a bottle of Mediterranean from my mom, who’d bought it as a blind buy.
The bottle and the package are beautiful – they truly reflect Mediterranean!
But that’s where the positives end for me.
The fragrance makes me sneeze. Not sure what it is exactly, but there’s something in it that puts me on a sneezing frenzy.
The scent itself is good quality, but I feel it’s not a very young scent. Without meaning to classify, it’s not for girls or young women in my opinion. It’s for more mature women, I’d say 50 and up? (Not that fragrances should have an age limit!)
Mediterranean is definitely a summer fragrance, something that doesn’t demand a special occasion. It’s an easy going fragrance.
The smell itself is slightly difficult to describe. There is a dominating note in it, which could be Wisteria? Other than that I don’t detect any mandarin in it, nor other individual notes. It’s all floral, in a breezy way.
Regardless of my not-so-excited review of Mediterranean, it’s not a bad fragrance! It just didn’t work for me, but surely it can be really good for someone else!
UPDATE: I gave the bottle as a gift to my neighbor, an older lady, and she LOVED it! Absolutely loved it.
sergey64rus – :
What a beautiful bottle- so pretty my favourite colour turquoise and the scent inside is just wonderful I adore it . Honestly it’s sweet, p