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        <issuerName>ELIZABETH ARDEN INC</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>RDEN</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

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            <rptOwnerCik>0001132302</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>THOMAS JW NEVIL</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>C/O ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2400 SW 145 AVENUE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>MIRAMAR</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>33027</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
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            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock, $.01 par value</value>
            </securityTitle>
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                <value>2014-08-20</value>
            </transactionDate>
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                <transactionCode>G</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionTimeliness>
                <value>E</value>
            </transactionTimeliness>
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                    <value>2095</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>D</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
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                    <value>39148</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
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                <value>Common Stock, $.01 par value</value>
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                    <value>Thru Nevcorp</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Shares gifted to unaffiliated third party.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes (i) 29,458 held by Sandringham Capital, Inc., a company owned and controlled by Mr. Thomas, and (ii) 9,690 shares held in retirement accounts.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Held by Nevcorp, Inc., a company for which Mr. Thomas serves as its Chief Executive Officer with voting and investment control over the shares and which is owned by Mayfront Trust of which three of Mr. Thomas' children are trustees.  Mr. Thomas disclaims beneficial ownership as to these shares.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>J.W. NEVIL THOMAS</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2015-01-23</signatureDate>
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X0306
4
2014-08-20
1
0000095052
ELIZABETH ARDEN INC
RDEN
0001132302
THOMAS JW NEVIL
C/O ELIZABETH ARDEN, INC.
2400 SW 145 AVENUE
MIRAMAR
FL
33027
1
0
0
0
Common Stock, $.01 par value
2014-08-20
5
G
0
E
2095
0
D
39148
D
Common Stock, $.01 par value
86238
I
Thru Nevcorp
Shares gifted to unaffiliated third party.
Includes (i) 29,458 held by Sandringham Capital, Inc., a company owned and controlled by Mr. Thomas, and (ii) 9,690 shares held in retirement accounts.
Held by Nevcorp, Inc., a company for which Mr. Thomas serves as its Chief Executive Officer with voting and investment control over the shares and which is owned by Mayfront Trust of which three of Mr. Thomas' children are trustees.  Mr. Thomas disclaims beneficial ownership as to these shares.
J.W. NEVIL THOMAS
2015-01-23