Red Door Limited Ediiton Elizabeth Arden for women

love it, perfect for summer.

My Girlfriend brought in some of her sample perfumes for me to try, one of them being Red Door.

I put a little on my wrist and was overcome by the strong smell to start with and hoped it would change, It did after about (45 - 60 mins) it died down to a adorable Woody/Powdery and spicy scent.

I did not expect it to shape into scent that I was longingly looking for.

The next thing I needed was for the scent to last well over 8 hours, and I have to admit it lasted over 12 hours, which my wrist still held a mild scent.
Perfect, a deep rich sensual aroma that would last.

I have always loved sandalwood and this really hits the nail on the head for me.
Thank you for Red Door - there is a bottle on his way to my door.

Finally the stores around me have this but it is on huge discount unfortunately it was a flop and didn't interest the younger generation because it isn't fashionable like Jimmy Choo or Marc Jacobs and those that still wear it from the older generation can get it dirt cheap at chemist warehouse so they didn't bother with this edition or so I am told in every store that I ask about it.

When it first was released in the chemists near me they tried to sell it for mega bucks but it wound up on stands out the front for half the price because I think people are just confused by it and the sales assistants never are any help they don't like it and don't bother to research it so if you are a customer who may have been interested you just get a half hearted reply from the sales people "Oh I think it's the old one" or "I have no idea" "I didn't realise we still sold that stuff where did you see it?" etc. They can't wait to thrust Jimmy Choo's new perfume in your face or they ask if you have tried the new Daisy by Marc Jacobs and gush that they all love it I must try it and so the useless merry go round continues. When they don't have a tester and it's in the box the real confusion starts I can tell the new one because the picture on the box is of a red door and a model whereas the old one is just a red box with red door in gold on the front but of course these sales assistants try to tell you it's still the old one.

SO this one at least where I live has made a huge nose dive so I got a bottle because the bottle is very pretty unlike the previous version which looks to me cheap and boring and doesn't entice you to want to spray it and I had given up trying to get a straight answer as to what the heck it was amongst the strange glares the sales assistants give me when they ask me "You wear Red Door? really I thought that was an old granny perfume we get all the old ladies buying it because it is cheap." or "I didn't think they even made that horrid stuff anymore." And the rude comments continue to which stage I have given up and just politely say "Thanks for your help."

I have worn this several times and it is different from the original. It dries to a toilet spray smell and rather chemical smelling. The original didn't do this. All these old style perfumes are big hitters and punch above their weight and so when companies dilute them or use sub standard ingredients they wind up drying down to an awful chemical odour and vanish within an hour and this one is no different.

I even tried this as room spray and yes it does smell like the original for a little while and I would say it is a bit more fruity and a little fresher but again, when I return some time later to the room I sprayed it, there is that toilet spray smell again something stale lingering in the air.

Very disappointed would have loved the new bottle to add to a permanent collection but they have ruined this one for me personally anyway. I am sure there will be people who love it I say if you like the original or you are very familiar with it eventually you will sniff out the imposter in this bottle that is if you can find it or work out what you are buying to begin with.:)

Too stong for my liking. Smells good in bottle. I bought the gift set at Walmart on after Xmas sale. The body lotion I loved but the edt I use one spray to freshen up rooms.

I tested Red Door today.

I have in the past hated with a passion Red Door. I could smell it on someone in the same room as me and it would make me ill to the pit of my stomach. Seriously couldn't understand how anyone could wear this horrid smell. IN MY OPINION BEFORE ALL THE HATE MAIL COMES.
Well today I noticed the different packaging. Instead of the arched Red lid it was a red door and I asked if it was the same or different.
She told me that this one has changed (LONG STORY)?????????
I tried it on card and I thought, yep I can give it a go. I tried it on my wrist and as much as I still don't like it, I don't have to scrub it off or run for the hills or a paper bag. It seems much more wearable. Less in your face. If what the sales lady says is true, either that or my nose has changed, which it has, but it has changed to like these types of fragrances less, not more, so to me it is toned down incredibly and has nothing to do with different packaging fooling people......seriously, were not that stup!
Side by side they are DIFFERENT.

WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT SKIN CHEMISTRIES SO TRY IT YOU NEVER KNOW AND IF YOU LOVE IT WEAR IT, WHO CARES IF SOMEONE ELSE DOESN'T LIKE IT, AS WE ALL HAVE DIFFERENT NOSES AND LIKES AND DISLIKES.

XOXOXOXO

Funny. It says this is a limited edition re-launch. It also says it is the SAME scent. That means the notes listed should be the same, but the notes on the other page listing for this are a LOT more than the ones listed here. This "new" Red Door (it already mentions it is NOT new, it is just a new packaging) seems to not have as many "Dislikes."

I went to the store and tested BOTH of these Red Door scents. The original one and this one. YES, they are the same. They just updated the bottle. I did this on several days, as my neighbor works at the store and was able to bring me home samples of "both" perfumes.

I wonder if the hatred towards Red Door is a complete psychological thing? After all, if you despise the one from the 80s, you should not "love" this one either. They are the same scent.

(ENGLISH)

I use at home (43), my daughter (19), my mother (65) and arrive at a conclusion as to which summary here: "If Dracula's coffin had a smell, that smell when opened would be 'The Red Door '.



(PORTUGUESE)

Usamos em casa eu(43), minha filha(19), minha mãe(65) e chegamos a uma conclusão , a qual resumo aqui como: "se o caixão de Drácula tivesse um cheiro, ao ser aberto esse cheiro seria 'The Red Door'.

Red DooorLimited Edition reminds me of all the fashionable fragrances in 90's:For example Baroque Yardley.

I put it on to go to work and I came back to wash it off. I couldn't stand it. I felt an immediate headache. I don't know what is wrong with it. I detest the smell, I feel something very old and synthetic too. I guess the reformulation of the original destroyed everything.

Yuck, I hated this fragrance. Way too sharp smelling for my liking. The bottle is pretty though.

Wow...this mmells so good, feminine, floral - fruity. Very sexy fragrance, easy to wear !
I really like it a lot..*

Red door is one of mom's fragrances.. I've always appreciated this beauty... To me Red door is a piece of art.. It's one of the most beautiful scents I've ever smelt.. It's sultry, warm & tender.. I'd wear it anywhere & anytime.. Im wearing it since afternoon and im still Getting beautiful wafts.. Longevity is heavenly 8+

I love it, i smelled it on a flight assisant, every time she passed by, this incredible voloptuous scent was left behind her....I ordered the limited edition version. Now, if this edition is softer than the original, still being a very strong perfume, I am afraid of the original. Anyhow, this is very close to Amarige, only sweetee. Also reminds me of Maitresse. I love it ! Very very long lasting

The new flacon Red Door is a very watered down version of its former glorious self.

Another sad case of what they called, reformulation and was wondering why don't they just change the name or launched it as a flanker and if they have done so, I would not have felt cheated or shortchanged.

As if the watered down version which has lost all its punch as compared to the original version is not disgusting enough, the new juice smells bland, synthetic, cheap without any depth and smells more like a generic version by some unknown cheap drugstore brands.

What a shame, where Elizebeth Arden has too followed the footsteps of others who had done re-formulations to their classic fragrances where most ended up with undesirable results such as LVMH's Dior, Guerlain, Givency, Loreal's YSL, etc where the list goes on and on.

I personally felt, if this trend were to continue, there will be only one thing that will happen to all those glorious classic perfumes....sad endings.

To summarized, another death to a classic and this is simply disgusting!!!

An Ebay seller kindly included a little vial of this in with a big bottle of perfume I received today.
I really like the smell of Red Door but found I couldn't tolerate it as some chemical or something in it really went for my airways.
Spraying a little of this little vial though, it didn't seem to have that effect.
Dare I hope that the 'revamped' version is a reformulation for the better in chemical terms?
I absolutely LOVE the new bottle!
ps. JB I love your review and lovely tribute to your Aunt Doris too. x

JB78- What a lovely moving tribute to your Aunt and Red Door. Sorry for your loss.

it is the feeling off the original but this one its litlebit softer and beter!!!not bad atall!!!!

A better interpretation of the original Red Door. Still complex and fabulous as the classic,not so ''stinky'' and powdery ''old'' as the original.Two notes recognized by my nose,oakmoss and honey.That is all about on me.I thought it might be considered,well,as a chypre.Too much oakmoss for an oriental until...the drydown.Warm,dark honey and woods on my skin.Works perfectly with my skin chemistry.I happily bought a bottle!Lasts forever too!

I am confused by this. When I went to the Arden counter in Myer in Australia, they had never heard of it and the saleswomen said oh no we haven't made red door in years it is too outdated! I wanted to try this. So, I am wondering if it is different from the original or the same because the info on here says it's the same but a reviewer says it is different? Also the stores have never heard of it and have no intention of selling it?

This is softer more modernized version of the orignal. I fist tried this in a small boutique in Indiana Pennsylvania and i was QUITE impressed. Don't get me wrong the original is very elegant, sensuous, powerful and assertive, but women often over-apply it. This may be a reason that most people don't care for the original as much. I have a strong suspicion that Mrs.Arden may just be testing the water with this "limited edition" formulation. Sitting back and watching the sales, determining if this may be a worthy "contender" to all of the current women's fragrances. I will be reviewing the Eau de Parfum

The top:

Upon first application there is an instant BURST of lilly of the valley and violet. Powdery, moist and "mildew" like, the combination of these two accords is very intriguing. Come to think of it, it seems that every other women's fragrance to utilize these two accords at once always has that sort of feel SOMEWHERE in the composition. Freesia, slightly fruity to my nose assists to assert of this creations femininity by rounding out it's sister notes in the top. I might also add that the first initial application of this may be rather offensive to some fragranticans. FEAR NOT!!! the dry down comes on quickly.

The middle:

Orange blossom and rose are very prominent in the middle of this fragrance. A suggestion of a sunny day is dashed to pieces by a fragrant floral thunderstorm, but that's ok because it was getting too hot anyways. Stringent ylang-ylang comes into play shortly thereafter but never fear, it is rounded out nicely by a soft powdery semi-strong jasmine. The middle is really what holds all of the "punch" to this fragrance in my opinion.

The base:

Honey is the real star of the show here, sparkling, viscous and sticky sweet. Complimented well by a DRENCHED earthy, soil-y and "dead" oak-moss. The base is VERY reminiscent of standing near a warm rushing stream. Sandalwood makes a strong appearance, but isn't so prominent, yet i believe it may be assisting in that "creek" type olfactory feeling i get.

It's very rosy. So yea, soft floral, with noticeable rosy tone.

cant wait to try it.

its can bee a very good fragrance