Elizabeth Arden · 1989

Red Door EDT

Elizabeth Arden Red Door
Longevity Long-lastingearly reports · 23 people
Projection Strongabout 8 in 10
Season Cooler monthsmost worn
floral sweet romantic

powdery white flowers, honeyed rose, soft sandalwood

Scent Notes

Floral
Top
Rose Rose Plum Plum Orange Blossom Orange Blossom Violet Violet Peach Peach Anise Anise
Heart
Carnation Carnation Honey Honey Tuberose Tuberose Ylang-Ylang Ylang-Ylang Jasmine Jasmine Lily Lily Freesia Freesia Lily-of-the-Valley Lily-of-the-Valley Orchid Orchid
Base
Sandalwood Sandalwood Amber Amber Benzoin Benzoin Musk Musk Heliotrope Heliotrope Vetiver Vetiver Cedar Cedar
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What the community says

Often worn in cooler months

Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites and Reddit, updated 25 Oct 2026: 23 describe how long it lasts, 24 how far it projects and 79 how it smells. Most other posts only name Red Door.

How long it lasts23 people

Early reports: long-lasting
In words

Early reports, from 23 people so far, suggest it lasts a long time.

How far it projects

Early reports (24 people): strong
In words

So far, about 8 in 10 of them say it projects strongly.

When people wear it

Cooler months
most worn
Cooler months

How it smells, in their words79 people

powdery20

How many of the 79 people who describe the smell use each word.

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Reddit threads about it

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Also worth knowing

Compliments
15%
15% of people wearing it get compliments (124).

More than most perfumes.

Typical perfume we track: 8%.

Creators on Red Door1 video

TikTok
@redolessence

Summary in words

Elizabeth Arden Red Door: what people say about it.

In short: Often worn in cooler months.

Most often worn by women.

Early reports: long-lasting (23 people): Early reports, from 23 people so far, suggest it lasts a long time.

Early reports (24 people): strong: So far, about 8 in 10 of them say it projects strongly.

People wear it most for: cooler months.

20 of the 79 people who describe how it smells call it powdery, the word used most.

15% of people wearing it get compliments, more than most perfumes (124).

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 500+ 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.
Snapshot

The full profile.

About This Perfume

Think powdery white flowers, honeyed rose, soft sandalwood: that is Elizabeth Arden Red Door. It opens with rose, plum and orange blossom, moves into carnation, honey and tuberose and settles on sandalwood, amber and benzoin. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.

This eau de toilette is best in spring, fall and winter and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for date nights. Released in 1989.

Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects strongly and fills a room.

Is it right for you?

  • Best for: anyone after something floral and sweet for date nights.
  • Sample first if: you are unsure about strong floral notes; this one divides opinion.
  • Skip if: you dislike white floral fragrances.

Around $74.

Explore more: More from Elizabeth Arden · Floral perfumes · Rose perfumes · Plum perfumes

Concentration
EDT
Occasion
Date
Projection
Strong
Gender lean
Leans feminine
The verdict

Best for

Best for
  • 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 powdery white flowers, honeyed rose, soft sandalwood. It opens with rose, plum and orange blossom, moves into carnation, honey and tuberose and settles on sandalwood, amber and benzoin.

Wearers report that it lasts well into the evening, and projects strongly and fills a room.

It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is a daytime scent. It suits date nights.

It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.

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