Fragrance Notes
Sensuous
Estée Lauder Sensuous Eau de Parfum 50ml is warm and powdery, with amber and sandalwood giving it a soft woody core. Jasmine, lily, magnolia and ylang ylang layer flowers over that, honey adds a thick sweetness, black pepper a dry spark, and mandarin orange a small flash of brightness at the edge. It is a warm, skin-close scent rather than a sharp one.
All nine materials sit together from the first minute rather than arriving in turn. The result reads powdery and sweet with an irislike softness, a fruity lift from the mandarin and honey, and an earthy woodiness underneath that keeps the florals from going sugary. Honey and amber together give it its density, and the black pepper is the only material in it that cuts rather than softens.
Annie Buzantian composed it for Estée Lauder in 2008. Estée Lauder was founded in New York City in 1946 by Estée Lauder and her husband Joseph; Youth Dew, in 1953, began as a bath oil and is often called the first major American perfume.
Moderate longevity and moderate sillage make it a close-wearing scent rather than a room-filling one, so it sits on the skin as a warmth others notice near to rather than across a room. Autumn and winter suit it best while spring and summer stay comfortable, and it works for professional wear, casual days and a night out. Autumn and winter let the amber and sandalwood expand, while in warmer months it reads lighter and more powdery.
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