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White Diamonds
Elizabeth Taylor White Diamonds Eau de Toilette is by far the best known fragrance the line has produced, and almost every celebrity scent since has been measured against it. It opens the way expensive perfume opened in 1991, on aldehydes. That is the soapy, slightly fizzy, candle wax brightness that makes a fragrance smell formal from the first second, and here it comes with lily, neroli, orange and bergamot, so there is a clean citrus and white flower lift underneath the fizz.
The heart is enormous and unapologetic. Egyptian tuberose is the loudest thing in it, creamy and heady with that faintly rubbery edge tuberose always has, and around it sit jasmine, ylang ylang, turkish rose, carnation and daffodil. Italian orris adds a cool rooty powder, and cinnamon gives a dry spiced warmth that most people notice without being able to name. It is a full bouquet of the sort almost nobody composes now.
The base is classical and well built. Sandalwood and amber bring warmth, patchouli adds earth, oakmoss a bitter green dampness, and musk the soft finish that ties it together. The composition is Carlos Benaim's.
Even at eau de toilette strength it projects, and it lasts: a full day, with real presence for the first two or three hours. One spray is a dose and two is a decision. It belongs to autumn and winter, to evenings and to occasions, and it is worn almost entirely by women, often by women who have worn it for thirty years.
This was the fragrance that made the line, which began in 1987 and is widely regarded as the start of the celebrity perfume trade. The scents have always been licensed and kept separate from the actress's estate, most recently by Revlon, named as the current partner on the official Elizabeth Taylor site. Since 2011, twenty per cent of all sales has gone in perpetuity to the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation.
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