Beautiful Sheer

A light, bright and crisp white floral with a touch of sweetness. I love this scent and I only need one or two sprays to get great (but non-suffocating) silage and longevity. This is a surprise love and I don’t see many people here talking about it, but I rate it among my favourites. For me there are no stand-out notes because it’s blended beautifully into an airy, floral and green accord. The fruit notes give it a subtle sweetness without it actually smelling too fruity on me. It has a slight clean sharpness to it that I love and that I think makes it more sophisticated and less playful than it would otherwise be. To me it smells expensive and classy in a way that I might expect would suit smart business or cocktail attire in spring and summer. This is my favourite from Estée Lauder, and I do enjoy this house overall. Edit: I’m wearing this today in 45 degree Celsius (113 degrees fahrenheit) summer heat and it has burned off all other notes except extreme, honey-like mimosa that I don’t usually get so much of on my skin. I prefer this in slightly cooler weather now.

This has a slightly sharper lily than Baiser Vole edp, but similar enough to bring Baiser to mind. There is also a beautifully blended floral base that is suggestive of Romeo Gigli's edp - the flat disc bottle with the spiral lid. Together, Beautiful Sheer becomes a light hearted and playful spring floral. No soapiness of the original Beautiful, and not much to indicate a family DNA. I think this a fruity floral due to the hefty pear note. The name is a misnomer, as Sheer isn't like Beautiful and certainly isn't sheer in sillage and longevity. That all said, I am pleased to add it to my collection. It is perfect as a work scent on warmer days and a decidely easy choice for lazy Sunday brunches.

I wish I could go back in time and buy a large bottle of this before they discontinued it. I enjoyed wearing this in the summer. It’s such a sharp, crisp scent. The floral notes are so green and light. I don’t know how they managed it but the fragrance would last for hours and hours, you would never expect this performance from such a light airy perfume. Would be nice if Lauder would release some of their discontinued perfumes as limited edition every once in a while. At least then we could get the chance to own it again in the knowledge that it won’t be back forever.

Nothing like original Beautiful imo. Sheer doesn't consist of your typical 3 notes. Underrated and underused enough that you won't smell like everyone else. Sure, there's hints of some mainstream scent, but it's unique in that you can't quite place it. Less sweet than typical florals, fresh like pink champagne with little fizzy, carbonated bubbles. It's gotten compliments each time I've ever worn it. The only complaint is the silage.

I have worn Beautiful for many years and loved it. Then I discovered Beautiful Sheer when it was launched. I prefer the Sheer version. A light, sweet floral scent which is perfect for a hot summer's day under the African sun. I do not like sweet scents that become cloying. This one does not. It's just the right amount of sweet. :-) It's a playful fragrance suitable for a fairly wide audience.