Serene Sierra

If you want a delectable floral gourmand which smells different than most of the perfumes currently on the market, on the moderate side when it comes to the performance, Serene Sierra should be the next scent to try. It’s the perfect mimosa perfume for warm weather in my opinion! In the same time, if you want something that features heavily mimosa flowers get yourself a sample of Serene Sierra. Not many brands highlight this gorgeous flower! It’s sweet without being cloying or sickly sweet. It’s nutty without being dusty, earthy or oily. It’s just right in the middle of everything, an exquisite balance of mimosa in full bloom, rich, gooey honey and unsweetened pistachios. I would go as far to say that it smells like it would have something like vanilla or tonka beans in the base but it’s not listed. Compared to Velvet Splendour by G&B, another great mimosa scent I have, Serene Sierra is a lighter, subtle mimosa perfume, still sweet and powdery, but airier. It has a more simplistic composition but I like it a lot more than I have anticipated when I’ve seen the very simplistic pyramid notes. I have sprayed my 2 ml sample twice on my hand before going to bed three nights in a row and I could still smell on the skin next morning. So it does last long, but it doesn’t project much, sits close to skin. It’s an intimate scent. To put it simply, I would say Serene Sierra is the type of mimosa scent suitable for warm seasons while Velvet Splendour would be the mimosa focused scent for fall and winter. Depending on what kind of climate you are living in for most of the year, you might choose one over the other. But you can’t go wrong with either if you love sweet mimosa scents! On my to buy list for next summer! It’s not outrageously expensive and performs quite well! I am new to this Estée Lauder luxury collection so I didn’t knew what to expect. It’s not looking bad as first experience! I have ordered a sample of Radiant Mirage to try next because I love patchouli! Cannot wait to get my nose on it...

Wow. It's been a long time since I've fallen in love with a perfume at first sniff - I had to buy it immediately. Beautifully comforting - love the honey, mimosa and particularly the nutty pistachio. Lasts really well on my skin, a good 7 hours (more on clothes). Good projection (I found just a couple of tiny sprays on my wrists plenty, so the bottle will last ages). Floral, sweet - but not in a sickly or teenage way, yet still fresh, and warm. A sophisticated perfume and I definitely don't get the cheap analogy from a previous review - nothing cheap smelling here, it smells expensive and well constructed. I tend to prefer green or incense scents in general, so this one is a bit of a departure for me, but I'm loving it. I would be happy to wear this year round in all seasons. I hope Estée Lauder make this a permanent part of their collection.

I was curious about this as I love pistachio and was a bit disappointed to read that the pistachio note is not very strong, but as I was waiting for a train back from London I popped into Boots and tried it. At first I only smelled mimosa and after 30 minutes the pistachio came out. I was obsessed with it. I bought a bottle and I am enjoying it, during the day in the office and even at night, before bed. It is very sweet, I now pick up the honey note as well but to me it is super comforting. It lasts a good 6 to 12 hours on my skin, longer on clothes 💚💛🍯

I am so bummed this is limited edition. I really liked it! Would have even potentially made it my new day time signature. Really sweet, nutty delicious honey that actually lasted and packed a punch. Boarded on powdery. Pistachio is a note a struggle to get to be pronounced on my skin and here it was perfect. I really hate Estee Lauder fragrances so this is a double gut punch. Please bring this back! I have a rule of never buying limited editions (I don’t want to get attached) but I am SO tempted....

I really loved this scent when I sampled it in Boots so I bought a full size - the opening is just gorgeous and I couldn't stop sniffing my wrist, light sweet honey explosion. Adored the nutty pistachio. It settles strong and for me the mimosa became too overpowering and far too powdery that I couldn't tolerate it and it gave me headaches. It's one of those that I would enjoy smelling on a friend when I would reach in for a hug hello or goodbye, but I ended up selling mine on eBay.