Estée

Today I tried this version just because I couldn't remember the original one at all. And for one moment the whole picture, colorful and vivid, just popped in my mind; 1981, she was in her early 50s, she was wearing a burgundy red skirt suit, a matched silk carré with flowers and leaves on it tied elegantly around her beautiful neck, some drops of Revlon Charlie behind her ears while her conservative low bun was fixed with Elnett hairspray. She took a look at her watch, grabbed her leather handbag in a rush and turned to me."Are you ready? The church won't be open all day for us!" And this is what the new Estee brought to my mind today; My most beloved aunt, strict and straight but also with a heart of butter, who loved elegance, savoir vivre, going to church every Sunday and me like I was her own child , and all these (flaws) perfectly wrapped in a perfumed veil of Charlie and Elnett. I miss you aunt! PS. I really love this fragrance but I'm not going to purchase a bottle. It makes me nostalgic and sad.

I have been exhausted with all of this sweet vanilla, marshmallow, fruity gourmands and stinky amber florals that are trending. As a passionate collector, I decided to go back in time and seek out vintage perfumes that are still in production. I found myself sampling many perfumes made in the 1980s,1970s and 1960s that included notes that were delightfully sparkling and chic- and this one really blended well with my body chemistry. The scent bubble this gives is clean and classy and soft. It’s not a heavy floral, not a stiff perfume- it’s more of a creamy sparkling almost aldehydic green perfume that delights the senses with a vibe of sophistication and good energy. It’s the antithesis of all of these sugary sweet perfumes and I’m obsessed!

This is my newest adquisition from EL, and I LOVE IT. It is so feminine and classy, floral but deep. Could easily make it as my signature scent, someday. The old formula I don ́t know, but I imagine it to be a tough one for a modern taste. EL must have made a really well transitionwith this one. Here, all that inital sharpness (chypre? aldehyde?) disappears rapidly and what stays FOR HOURS (at least 8hrs on my skin) is so interesting. `Vintage`, but in it ́s best way. This is the nicest and very wearable EL from these times. Alliage and Azuree are difficult for me. Youth Dew is a whole different story, and maybe my favourite one. Give it a chance. It is woth it.

The typical vintage lemon-aldehydes are very present here. I also get a soap bubble like rose. Not detecting creamy Ylang or any Jasmine at all. It’s not as faceted as what I can imagine the older formulation may have been. It is lovely though. Super fresh, clean and aldehydic! I really liked the opening a lot more than when it dried down as it has the promise of a lot more... I wish I tried the older version... but this is nice ! Edit: I wore the current formulation of Poeme by lancome and wore this version of Estee on top and MY GOD. STUNNING STUNNING STUFF!

What an underrated fragrance! For anyone who loves aldehydes and their fresh, sparkling, and brilliant cleanliness, this is the perfect fragrance. I don't know why aldehydes are not listed as they are at the top of the fragrance. Although this is a reformulation, it smells very much like the original. My mother wore this for most of my life and, 30 years later, it is finally time for me to wear it. I love this fragrance and will always treasure how it reminds me of my childhood and how it was my gateway in to perfumery.