Eight notes crowd the very top of Splendor Perfume alone, hyacinth, wisteria, freesia, peony, sweet pea, apple, bergamot, and pineapple opening the composition in an ambitious floral fruity rush unlike most typical releases today. Lily of the valley, lily, jasmine, magnolia, tea rose, rose, orchid, and poppy crowd the middle with extraordinary floral abundance that keeps developing hour after hour. Musk, cedar, sandalwood, dark woodsy notes, Brazilian rosewood, and amber settle the dry down into dense, resinous richness that lasts for many hours.
Grand occasions and formal evenings both suit this floral Eau De Parfum especially well, rewarding real patience with its considerable layers throughout. Elizabeth Arden promised opulence without restraint in the name, and every single layer of the composition backs that ambitious promise up fully.