Elizabeth Arden · 2005

5th Avenue After Five

Elizabeth Arden 5th Avenue After Five
Longevity 3–7 h60% of 15 people
Projection Softreports split
Season Officemost worn
floral romantic

spring bouquet, sweet berries, soft powdery musk

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What the community says

Creamy, clean and soapy

Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites and Reddit, updated 25 Oct 2026: 37 describe how long it lasts, 23 how far it projects and 58 how it smells. Most other posts only name 5th Avenue After Five.

How long it lasts37 people

3–7 h
for 60% of people

60% of people get 3–7 hours. From 15 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (4 h).

Mixed reports on wear time

In words

Reports are mixed: about 2 in 5 say it lasts a moderate time, and about 1 in 3 say it fades quickly.

How far it projects

Early reports (23 people): stays close
In words

Early reports, from 23 people so far, suggest it stays close to the skin.

When people wear it

Office
most worn
Office

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Summary in words

Elizabeth Arden 5th Avenue After Five: what people say about it.

In short: Creamy, clean and soapy.

Most often worn by women.

60% of people get 3–7 hours of wear (15 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 4 hours).

Mixed reports on wear time (37 people): Reports are mixed: about 2 in 5 say it lasts a moderate time, and about 1 in 3 say it fades quickly.

Early reports (23 people): stays close: Early reports, from 23 people so far, suggest it stays close to the skin.

People wear it most for: office.

Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.

Community data through .

How we count
  • It sums up what 120+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
  • Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
  • These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
  • Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
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The full profile.

About This Perfume

Elizabeth Arden 5th Avenue After Five comes across as spring bouquet, sweet berries, soft powdery musk. It opens with honeysuckle, bergamot and plum, moves into lily of the valley, jasmine and saffron and settles on musk, sandalwood and birch. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.

This fragrance works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. A good pick for casual days and date nights. Released in 2005.

In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.

Is it right for you?

  • Best for: anyone after something floral and romantic for casual days.
  • Sample first if: you have not smelled it before; it is not an easy blind buy.
  • Skip if: you dislike fresh fragrances.

Around $15.

Explore more: More from Elizabeth Arden · Floral perfumes · Honeysuckle perfumes · Bergamot perfumes

Occasion
Casual · date
Projection
Moderate
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict

Best for

Best for
  • Casual
  • Date
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The Brand

Elizabeth Arden

Elizabeth Arden is a heritage American beauty house whose long-running fragrance lines include Red Door (1989), Sunflowers (1993) and White Tea. With 79 Elizabeth Arden perfumes listed, prices begin around $11 and top out near $95. Elizabeth Arden Green Tea, Elizabeth Arden Sunflowers and Elizabeth Arden White Tea get the most attention from the communities Scendira tracks.

What the picks smell like

Elizabeth Arden Green Tea (Eau de Toilette, 1999) reads as fresh green tea, lemon zest and dewy musk, opening on lemon and bergamot and drying down to amber, musk and oakmoss. Elizabeth Arden Sunflowers (Eau de Toilette, 1993) opens with melon and peach and ends on cedar, musk and sandalwood; overall it reads as fresh peach and melon bloom with crisp citrus. For Elizabeth Arden White Tea (Eau de Toilette, 2017), expect airy sea breeze, crisp tea and soft powder: sea breeze and clary sage up top, ambermax, velvione and ambrette seed absolute underneath.

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FAQ

Common questions.

It smells like spring bouquet, sweet berries, soft powdery musk. It opens with honeysuckle, bergamot and plum, moves into lily of the valley, jasmine and saffron and settles on musk, sandalwood and birch.

In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.

It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days and date nights.

It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.

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