Very Estee

Purchased this on a recent cruise ship at a fabulous discount. I adore the vintage like, true "Estée Lauder" quality of this scent. Very '60's or '70's to my nose (like Estee's original sportier scents), with notes reminiscent of the Private Collection scent which I adore...a dirty (almost perspiration smell) somehow seems to come out at the beginning which can be a bit off putting, but...wait for it...the smell of rich potting soil, grasses, salt, and flowers rush in quickly to save that (faux musk scent?) and you wind up with this narcotic scent wafting around you that somehow reminds you of anything and everything good in life from babies to rainbows, crossing a finish line of a race, sex, bike rides, hugs, a walk in a garden after it rains, camping under the stars & excellent red wine. It's just all that is good in life wrapped in a bottle and I love it! Best part? All of this for around $50 bucks. Bravo,Estée Lauder!

Bought Very Estee about a year ago, but haven't used it very much.The other day i found it again, and now I have used it couple of days in row. It's such a nice perfume. To me it's a classic scent, reminding me of a "bussiness" like woman in a navy blue suit. Classic, cool, calm and collected but still oh so feminine. Unfortunately the perfume isn't lasting longer than about 2 hours on me.. But I don't care, I just take the bottle with me in my bag, even though it's a 100 ml.. Damn, I think my shoulder start hurting, but at least i'm smelling nice .. I just love it.. Sorry for my english it's not my first language.. Greetings from Denmark

Just have bought it! Great fragrance, very elegant, unobtrusive, develops very nicely on my skin, I love all its notes:)

It’s a beautiful fresh floral fragrance with decent longevity, non offensive, pretty.

I like it. I do not love it but I like it. The cassis note is very prominent on my skin and does not agree with my nose that much though. It is a note that immediately screams to you "Pleasures" which is a fragrance family I am not really fond of. After it fades out something resembles a lot the base notes of Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia but very watered down and a little bit warmer at the same time. The lotus note is a pleasant surprise in the mix. Overall a nice composition, very wearable, office appropriate, but not that original. By the way, it is very Estee, hence the name....sniff it and you will be sure you are sniffing something from the Estee counter.

Gorgeous woody, rosy, peppery fragrance. It's light and delicate with an earthy quality. This would be a priceless classic if it was ramped up a bit as in an "intense" version. Unfortunately it requires too much reapplication to be practical. The fragrance is gorgeous, alas, but ephemeral. It's more like a skin scent. The notes work really well together. They created a nice, harmonic blend of floral, wood, and musk. The addition of lotus flower is inspired. I wish Estee Lauder created more flankers around this scent because it is so gorgeous and so classy.

I love many perfumes, but with few of them I feel absolutely harmony. This one is perfect mine! Nor a note or ingredient to disagree with. Nothing too sweet, or too bitter, or too sour, or too fresh, or too heavy. Just as I want it. The originality and the individuality are not too bold, they present rather discreet. I like also the “temperature” of the scent, the image in my mind is cool dark blue lake in a warm evening, and I see the lotuses there. I felt in love now, but I think it will be even more spectacular during all other seasons.

Its very delicate and flowery, slightly fruty fresh. An elegant fragrance that competes with Chloe Chloe. It is sober, yet joyful. This is my second bottle and the only one I have seriously considered as my signature perfume. Many people find it not original/unique, but to me it is refreshing and uplifting. The freesia is lovely in this. It has a strong sillage and is long lasting. I really hope EL will continue to produce this beautiful perfume.

Finally I got chance to sniff this and it is indeed very different from the usual EL scents. To my nose it smells quite 'watery', I wonder if tihis is the lotus note, light floral, inobtrusive, fresh but not sharp. It's nice but nothing spectacular. It would be quite well suited for a hot sunny day, good for offce wear as it is inoffensive with not great silage. It's an OK fragrance but I will not be rushing out to buy a bottle.

It looks like they used the Spellbound bottle to cut the expenses on this one. I cannot help thinking that EL was testing the market before introducing Modern Muse as the notes look quite similar. This one alas, never reached the Benelux market and it seems to vanish from EL official site. Let's hope that #modernmuse will have more to offer.

Non offensive, classic with an edge. I really like it for its elegance and woodness. The fragrance is subtle yet in colder weather powerfull. Do not wear it too often. Then can bore you, but just from time to time yes it makes impression. Longevity is average, but still i like this scent.

Have been wearing this on and off for about two months now, and I am still undecided. I do not dislike it, there is nothing to dislike, but it just doesn't have any distinctive notes and does not last very long on my skin. A bit of a disappointment as I really wanted to like it.

What a beautiful and sophisticated perfume. I picture wearing this with a black dress and pearls. It's floral and woody on my skin. Musk is prominent too. The lotus makes it very youthful. However the whole composition is somewhere in between youthful and mature. I love it!

This perfume is a total favourite. There's something about it that resembles j'adore by CD with a more ozonoic breeze. This fragrance is inoffensive and great for work. Think springtime walks or even something to perk up your day when you're at home

It is a nice floral! It doesn't stand out but it's very nice for winter-spring time! I don't agree with some who find it light. It is a normal scent, not light, it does smell and radiates in an enough strong vibe! For 2 max 3 h.

Easy pleaser, upbeat fruity floral. A light drydown with just a touch of woody notes. It's really very generic, and similar to Dazzling Gold and Silver. Perfectly wearable, it's just not particularly distinctive.

Reminds me of Beautiful Sheer, same vibe, fresh, feminine, perfect spring fragrance. If you liked Dazzling Silver or Dazzling Gold you might like this one too; flowery, uplifting and very clean.

soft and extremely feminine fragrance. It's light sweet floral and I wouldn't call it watery but maybe airy?. I love it to pieces )

I agree with Genny17.It's a non-offensive,flowery scent,but with a particular identity.The lotus flower is watery indeed.

It smells a lot like 5th Avenue from Elizabeth Arden which was awesome 20 years ago. I don ́t feel that they put very much thought in Very Estee when they made it. It is a happy and bright fragrance to be fair and say something good about it but its shady side is that it smells like lots of other "common folk" drugstore perfumes...;) :) :)