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Green Tea Bamboo Elizabeth Arden 2014

6.7 / 10 56 Ratings

A perfume by Elizabeth Arden for women, released in 2014. The scent is green-fresh. It is being marketed by Revlon Inc..
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Main accords

Green

Fresh

Citrus

Woody

Floral

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Bamboo

Galbanum

Lemon

Tamarind

Bergamot

Grapefruit

Heart Notes

Cucumber

Green tea

Lilac

Violet leaf

Base Notes

Maté

Mastic

Woody notes Musk

Musk

Orris root

Ratings

Scent

6.756 Ratings

Longevity

5.249 Ratings

Sillage

5.248 Ratings

Bottle

5.859 Ratings

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Reviews

6 in-depth fragrance descriptions

08/16/2018

9Scent 6Longevity 6Sillage

Elysium
912 Reviews

Elysium

Top Review 5

Not too light nor too heavy but nice

Green Tea Bamboo is another flanker of the renowned original Green Tea Eau Parfumée. The structure is pretty the same, this time the main vibe is more greener, leafy, floral, and woodier, yet not too zesty, sweet, nor fruity as the other interpretations. To me, it's one of the best, simply because it does smell like bamboo and evokes Bamboo Eau de Toilette, whilst preserving the herbal-leafy theme of the fresh leaves of Camellia sinensis.

Out of the bottle, it opens up with a blast of citrus juice, lemon and grapefruit are dominant, and powdery bergamot is lingering in the background. The zesty accord is followed by a more greenish flavor of tamarind leaves and rich, yet subtle bamboo cane redolence, which add a fresh, dewy, reedy, and green aspect to the opening. More, a bitter floral tone of galbanum completes the citrus and herbal tones.

The heart arrives full of leafy green tea, a freshly sliced cucumber with its dark green peel, ozonic violet leaves as a summer rain storm, and the delicate and light floral touch of syringa aka lilac. This stage keeps on going herbal and green, watery but not salty, a bit ozonic yet not metallic. The similitude with Byblos Bamboo is stunning at this point.

The dry down is made of soft white musk, velvety white birch, burnt and resinous lentisque, synthetic moss, a wiff of powdery orris root, and a trail of herbal mate that extends the greenish tea leaves aroma. It stays close to the skin, still wraps you and creates a sort of aura.

A summery fresh scent, not too light nor too heavy, good for work environments or as a refreshing pick me up during the day. It doesn't have as much citrus as the original Green Tea so might be a good alternative for a "wake up" scent if you don't like citrus. This is reminiscent of Bamboo Eau de Toilette for men as I said, which I used to wear long ago and is miserably dismissed nowadays.
Would this fragrance suit a straight, well muscled man in his late 40s? Yeah, it would, a man can get away with it, he will be confident too, but nevertheless without smelling too girly.
It's light, discrete, fresh, different and distinctive for the hottest days of summer and a holiday in a hot island of Greece, e. g. Santorini or Mikonos. I thought it'd be weak and watery but it's got a bit of oomph on me so no more than two sprays to do the trick. Pretty decent sillage too, while the longevity is few hours, but for that price I don’t expect more. All in all, this is a decent, refreshing everyday fragrance and a good addition to the Green Tea line.

-Elysium

Updated on 06/29/2022

05/18/2017

8Scent 5Longevity 4Sillage

DonJuanDeCat
2047 Reviews

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DonJuanDeCat

Very helpful Review 12

The Greener Green Tea

Once again, a tea scent from Elizabeth Arden.
I think it's great that there are so many tea scents, as you can choose from quite a few that you really like. This is especially wonderful for tea lovers who enjoy drinking tea often, … and then frequently need to go to the bathroom :D
Because tea, as we know, contains theine, which is diuretic like caffeine and therefore sends you to the toilet often.

Just like beer, which, although it contains neither theine nor caffeine, is also quite diuretic due to ADH (Antidiuretic Hormone). You all surely know the beer situation; hardly have you had one or two, and you’re already longing for the next restroom or tree or bush :D … hmm, maybe one could switch to wine, as it is less diuretic. But that looks silly at a party when everyone is dancing wildly with a beer in hand and you have to be careful not to spill your Chateau Margaux :DD

Anyway, back to the tea, which sounds beautifully green with the bamboo and therefore might smell even fresher.
Oh yes, thank goodness scents are not diuretic, mu ha ha ha!

The Scent:

The scent begins with wonderful green tea, so actually as expected with these fragrances, accompanied by fresh, citrusy notes, like lemon, but especially grapefruit, as well as green plant notes, which could well be the bamboo.
You can also clearly smell the cucumber, which gives off a watery but delicious scent.
In the heart note, it remains fresh and green. The sweet notes from the violets are only faintly present, and the lilac is only gradually noticeable, but it never really becomes strong.
The base seems to be a bit weaker; you might catch a whiff of mate, but otherwise, the scent mostly remains green-fresh with green tea and continues to have green notes like cucumber, bamboo, etc., as well as (a bit later) resinous notes (you can clearly smell the mastic resin). Despite the musk, the scent does not really become sweet in the base.

The Sillage and Longevity:

The sillage is comparable to pretty much every Elizabeth Arden scent and is therefore unfortunately only below average. It will only be detectable by others for a very short time at the beginning and then remains more for one's own enjoyment on the skin.
The longevity is also not very long-lasting, so the scent becomes weaker after two to three hours and is almost gone after four or five hours.

The Bottle:

The bottle is large and flat. It is light green, and you can see the green leaf that appears on many scents in this fragrance line. Additionally, there are bamboo stems visible in the image (which is printed on the bottle, so there is no label). The cap is also green and quite large. The bottle itself is not particularly special, but it's not exactly ugly either.

Bamboo is also well done in this "Green Tea" line from Arden and smells good, as long as you like green notes. You can always smell the green tea, which this time smells even greener, as it contains bamboo and cucumber. Hence my title: The Greener Green Tea :D

As often, the sillage is rather weak, so this scent is more suitable for personal enjoyment, for example, for lounging around relaxed, rather than for delighting those around you with your scent cloud… it is, as one might expect, very suitable for the warm days in spring and summer.

With the selection of Green Tea scents, it is surely difficult to decide on one of the fragrances. Fortunately, these scents are not particularly expensive, so you could get several. However, if you had to choose just one, then in my opinion, this scent is best suited for those who like tea that should smell green, but less floral and also less sweet.

Yes, you can definitely try this one; I liked it :)

08/09/2017

5Scent 3Longevity 4Sillage

Ttfortwo
90 Reviews

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Ttfortwo

Helpful Review 6

Green. Fresh. Nothing more.

Elisabeth Arden's GREEN TEA BAMBOO was gifted to me by a neighbor as a thank you for some help with the words: “I specifically checked which perfumes you have - you don’t have this one and it’s always a good choice!” Very thoughtful and thank you very much, dear neighbor.

Indeed, a fragrant refreshing splash is just what I need, as I had seriously considered getting something like this during the recent hot days. But would it have been this one?

The community has rated the scent relatively high, but the Parfumo comments and statements about the fragrance are rather contradictory: Cucumber? True, it’s also listed in the pyramid. But a scent that eventually only smells like cucumber? Mine wouldn’t either.

But it goes even further: Fish???? Oops, an Eau de Sardine? That reminds me: Somewhere, maybe in the forum, there was a curious discussion about an even more bizarre find in a Turkish supermarket that went in this direction ("Eau de Sardine"), I can’t find the spot right now.

Back to the scent and again: Fish???? All clear: I don’t smell it - not even in the faintest hint - and neither does the man of my life.

Although….. There is (North Sea fish eaters and people with a fishing license know this) a delicious small fish species called smelt, which gathers off the coast in late winter to then swim upstream for breeding purposes. These little rascals smell - as long as they are fresh and unprepared - like cucumber! Indeed! Should the delicate cucumber scent of GREEN TEA BAMBOO have evoked a subtle fish association for you, Migella, through this roundabout way?

Anyway: I have been wearing the bamboo scent since yesterday and I am moderately happy. Not because of the cucumber, which I find quite lovely; it gives a nice cool and slightly spicy twist, which I actually prefer over menthol ice freshness. And I don’t find the cucumber that forward either.

The scent starts off very fresh and leaf-green, with a hint of lemon freshness and a bit of mild bitter grapefruit, but the freshness is somewhat piercing and synthetic. At the same time, the scent is quite one-dimensional and flat. I totally miss the bergamot, which could perhaps add some complexity.

I once had the YR bamboo scent, and the green note in it resembled that of GREEN TEA BAMBOO, which suggests that bamboo might really smell like this.

The top note zips through (and thus ends the short phase in which the scent has a noticeable sillage) and everything becomes a bit less green and a hint more floral. But what is it? Green tea is recognizable, yes, and the famous cucumber, but I unfortunately cannot identify the light floral note. The pyramid says "lilac," but I couldn’t really confirm that. At the same time, the scent also starts to become very quiet at the beginning of the heart note.

It doesn’t last until the indicated base note for me: After significantly less than two hours, my skin is completely scent-free. On my clothing, however, the green-fresh impression lasts noticeably longer at just under three hours. But even there: I don’t smell a base note; the scent simply fades away with the ever-weakening heart note.

Okay, one might say: That’s just how it is with this kind of summer splash. But while the original “Green Tea” is at least honest and simply calls itself “Eau parfumée,” the bamboo edition adorns itself with the designation “Eau de Toilette.” In my eyes, that’s just pretentious.

GREEN TEA BAMBOO is a refreshing splash in the style of an Eau de Cologne, just pleasantly fresh, predictably green, relatively one-dimensional, with a slight harshness and sharpness in the top note. There can be no talk of a real development; I couldn’t detect a base note despite a generous application.

Conclusion: I wouldn’t have bought it. But it will be gladly used up, as a body spray, as a laundry spray, maybe also for scenting the room.

Updated on 08/17/2017

02/14/2017

3Scent 10Longevity 6Sillage

Eriele
327 Reviews

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Eriele

Very helpful Review 4

Cucumber Salad

I had a check-up with my dentist today, and in the neighborhood, there is a branch of the Dutch company Action. The store carries just about everything your heart desires. However, it often features Dutch goods, reimports, or clearance items from brand names at low prices. The assortment includes constantly changing offers of perfumes from well-known companies. Today, I found several scents from the Green Tea series on the shelf. The 100ml bottle cost 9.99 euros. I decided to take one home and tested the four varieties in stages.

I started with Bamboo. The opening was fresh and citrusy, suitable for summer. I actually quite liked it. Then came Green Tea, Lilac, and Cucumber. Together with the citrusy beginning, it suddenly smelled like cucumber salad. The only thing missing was vinegar. The lilac didn’t quite fit at the beginning, but the cucumber overshadowed everything. The warm notes briefly joined in before they too were overtaken by the cucumber. The citrus freshness was gone as well. What remained on my skin was the penetrating smell of cucumber. The longevity was quite long, which I didn’t find pleasant in this case. After a while, it developed into a somewhat peculiar scent on my skin. Not fishy, but still strong. Unfortunately, it wasn't for me.

Updated on 02/17/2017

10/29/2022

6.5Scent 5Longevity 4Sillage

Leimbacher
2874 Reviews

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Leimbacher

Helpful Review 7

Monsoon Meditation

"Green Tea Bamboo" by Elizabeth Arden lives up to its name. Green, yellow, woody, slightly esoteric, and frothy. Like a waterfall where chubby, cute pandas are waiting below.

Relaxed, easy to wear, not really real, natural, or authentic - but it does its job. Unexciting and fresh. Typical Arden atmosphere. It's hard to complain too much. But it doesn't exactly blow you away either. Especially in 2022. Many Arden fragrances still seem a bit stuck in the 80s. However, this doesn't have to be meant in a nasty way given the still-current retro wave. This bamboo sprout, for example, is a pleasant companion. Dewy fresh, cucumber-like, straddling the line between bathtub and Amazon, cocktails and lawn mowing, zoo and body lotion.

Bottle: green, simple, and okay
Sillage: moist and flat
Longevity: 4-6 hours is more than I honestly expected

Conclusion: intense green tea, yet still lightly exotic, plastic, and unfortunately also a bit plastic/shower gel/lab jungle. Nevertheless: solidly wearable!

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