Sunflowers Elizabeth Arden 1993 Eau de Toilette

Sunflowers (Eau de Toilette) by Elizabeth Arden

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A perfume by Elizabeth Arden for women, released in 1993. The scent is floral-fresh. It is being marketed by Revlon Inc..
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Main accords

Floral

Fresh

Fruity

Sweet

Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Melon

Peach

Bergamot

Orange blossom

Mandarin orange Lemon

Lemon

Rosewood

Heart Notes

Cyclamen

Jasmine

Osmanthus

Orris root Rose

Rose

Base Notes

Cedar

Musk

Sandalwood Amber

Amber

Oakmoss

Perfumer

David Apel

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Ratings

Scent

7.0413 Ratings

Longevity

7.2320 Ratings

Sillage

6.5304 Ratings

Bottle

5.3327 Ratings

Value for money

8.9130 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 06/23/2025.

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Reviews

22 in-depth fragrance descriptions

09/06/2012

5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 6
Scent

Cryptic
24 Reviews

Cryptic

Top Review 9

Prozac Perfume

Sunflowers was introduced in the early '90s, a time when fashion consisted of grunge and Prada-influenced minimalism and somber colours. I'm not surprised that it became a hit against this background, because Sunflowers is about as uplifting as perfume gets. While wearing it I never think, "Damn, I smell great," it's more that I simply feel more upbeat for having sprayed some on. Great perfume it is not. The top notes of melon, lemon, peach, etc. contain something piercingly synthetic that never fails to wrinkle my nostrils. Nevertheless, there is a dash of oakmoss and other dusky notes that balance the exuberant fruit and florals, thereby elevating Sunflowers out of the realm of body sprays and into the world of proper perfume. I wore it today to snap out of the kind of dreariness that comes with a week of on and off torrential rain, and it hasn't let me down. Sunflowers is so inexpensive that I would recommend giving it a shot, especially since it has fairly good longevity and sillage. Like me, you may find yourself a cheap little mood lifter.

01/10/2013

5
Scent

Awesomeness
247 Reviews

Awesomeness

Very helpful Review 6

Winter is the best time for SUNFLOWERS!

I wore SUNFLOWERS "back in the day," when we were all HAPPY and jumping into COOL WATER for the simple PLEASURES of it all. I even had the matching Kenneth Jay Lane CZ SUNFLOWER necklace!

SUNFLOWERS stands out to me among the 1990s mass-market fragrances. It was one of the strongest, sweetest, and most floral compositions of the time, and not a single sunflower or rancid seed was mamed to produce it. It was all about the impression of a happy, sunny sunflower-like place than about sunflowers themselves. I mean, look at those notes!

In my attempt to buck the trend of heavy orientals and sweet gourmands in cooler months, one of the perfumes I put in rotation for Winter was SUNFLOWERS. It smells as I remember it, and it's immediately recognizable. Quite frankly, white florals and I are not the best of friends, and a light hand and cool weather help considerably. Regardless, in the depths of winter, I now have a BRIGHT, CHEERY, and SUNNY scent, which is the best way to describe Sunflowers.

02/09/2013

10
Scent

Peaches
11 Reviews

Peaches

Very helpful Review 7

Sunshine in a bottle

When Elizabeth Arden came out with this perfume I was intrigued by the name. All I could think of was "Do sunflowers really have a scent?" It didn't matter. I bought some anyway because it was unlike anything I had ever smelled. The following year I planted sunflowers just so I could smell them. They dont have a flowery smell, just a green herbal smell, which I did pick up (bergamont) in this perfume...so if sunflowers had a fragrance this would be it! This is a sweet,floral, fruity, strong fragrance that was truely creative

08/04/2018

5
Bottle 7
Sillage 7
Longevity 7.5
Scent

Jazzy76
320 Reviews

Jazzy76

Helpful Review 5

Scent of optimism

A little preface: maybe I couldn't be so objective while I'm about to write about my mother's signature scent , because this fragrance is a piece of my heart and makes me remember many moments of my Youth and all the summer holidays I lived with her .
Anyway, I'll try to describe paying attention to the sensations that this rich bouquet makes me feel.
If this scent was a song, I think it will be surely "Sunny" by Bobby Hebb.: Yellow, rich, vibrant and having the name of the flower-symbol of summer, it coul be the scent of optimism.
At the opening, the fruity notes are fizzy and arrive to my nose strong and direct.
After a few seconds I smell the star of this composition: the osmanthus, rich and vibrant.
The base notes of oakmoss, cedar and sandalwood last on the skin for a few hours never resulting bitter or heavy. For this reason I think that this scent is perfect mainly in the good season, for its fizzy character , but you can also relight the summer Yellow fire in the cold season because the sillage of this scent is quite strong.
anyway, at an affordable price you can have the summer in a bottle whenever you want.
And now let me say my last words: this sunflowers bouquet is dedicated to you and your optimism, my unforgettable mum, wherever you are. I'll wear this fragrance for you.

03/06/2015

5
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Briarthorn
91 Reviews

Briarthorn

Helpful Review 4

Still making me smile all these years later

I have a difficult time picking out one note. It opens very strong with a bright floral and citrusy sweetness. It's not candy or dessert sweet. Instead, the melon and peach give a sweet dimension to the Cyclamen and Osmanthus. There's also a citrusy kick in the opening.
After the opening fades the citrusy facets go away and the florals are more prominent with the sweetness fading more to the background. I mostly get the cyclamen and osmanthus still, but the rose and white flowers peek out too.
The dry down is woody and musky with oakmoss and a hint of sweet florals, but I can't pick out one floral note. It's just a generic sweet floral.

It lasts 12+ hours on me but becomes a skin scent after about 5 hours. The evolution of this scent is mild and the changes are a bit more subtle than many of my higher end scents. I can see why some people describe it as linear. I personally don't think it's linear (not like D&G Light Blue anyways).

This was one of the first scents I purchased for myself when I was 19. It feels like so long ago. Out of nostalgia I bought a new bottle of it recently. It smells just as I remember so the formula hasn't been tinkered with too much. Tonight, someone standing next to me told me I smelled amazing, seven hours after I put this scent on. A slightly sweet floral, with a woody undertone. He said that my perfume is the reason he'd been standing next to me all night during our inspections and that it was driving him crazy. I was surprised and flattered that this scent still smells so good on me all these years later. I actually think it works better with my chemistry now than it did back then.

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