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Pure White Linen Estée Lauder for women

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Pure White Linen is a modern interpretation of a classical White Linen which was created in 2006. Aldehydes that are included in the composition give an impression of white cleanliness. In addition to aldehydes, a plentiful of exotic flowers was used for creation of this fragrance. The main notes are grapefruit, mandarin, raspberry, pear, green Granny Smith apple, white ginger, cardamom, red tulips, rose absolute, honeysuckle, gardenia, tuberose, jasmine, iris, osmanthus, cedar wood and heliotrope.

Pure White Linen was created by Sophie Labbe and Yves Cassar.

Perfume Pyramid

Top Notes
Raspberry Grapefruit Apple Pear Italian Mandarin

Middle Notes
Honeysuckle Red Tulip Tuberose Gardenia Jasmine Rose

Base Notes
Patchouli White Heliotrope Cedar

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Pure White Linen Fragrance Reviews

Hippyhop2
Hippyhop2

Have a sample of this one. Opens sharp then turns into a clean smell. I sprayed one time on each wrist. After about an hour it's just a fresh, flowery, clean smell.
But I can't smell it that good anymore. I don't think that sillage is bad, I just get a little whiff of it. Maybe if I spray more, but then I guess like someone said before I will get a headache because something in it can be headache inducing, a bit stingy. So use this one with care. 2-3 sprays and that's it.

May
23
2012
kristalbee
kristalbee

At first spray this fragrance delivers a fresh fragrant burst of sparkling fruitiness - not sweet not too citric - but sharp and clean. Unfortunately on my skin this initial loveliness dried down to what smelt to me like scented conditioning sheets you put in a clothes drier -and then down to something that for me is headache inducing but have not put my finger on -maybe gardenia?Having spritzed it all over following the lovely first blast i wondered, while walking around the supermarket, what that obnoxious smell was - well me I'm afraid. Went home with a thumping headache and showered and had to wash my jacket as I'd misted that with the stuff.

May
19
2012
MsMisha
MsMisha

I love it. Fresh, airy, feminine.

Apr
01
2012
lukkyme
lukkyme

i went 2 the mall 2day specificly 2 smell--esteelauder's ''jasmine&whitemoss private colletion'' because ive been told that it smell's alot like the new oscar DeLa renta's-'live&love'' perfume wich i absolutley adore but it just does not show up on my skin what so ever :( so every 1 says try the above privatecollection j&w.m anyway the perfume countersale's lady inform's me that they dont carry this one 'in the store . . . .this is at the ESTEE LAUDER counter Hhmmm? & so im looking & noticing there are many many not in the store ...i would also like 2 note the dior doesnt have any diorela INFACT all i seen there was jadori & addict & about 8 different addict flanker's . . .WHY? no wonder so many beautiful perfume's are being discontinued & reformulated wich usually =ruined :( who wants 2 spend 100 dollars ONLINE on something they have never smelled??????NO ONE..thats who ! then off course sale's on those particular fragrance's are going 2 plummit & then be deemed antiquated then discarded:( SORRY 4 the rant any how i ended up testing pure white linen on my wrist & thought hmmm pretty then hmmm REALLY pretty :) i smelled-clean brisk-feminine-spa- blue spring sky-white grecian goddess type dress-flowers & green apple that is the crisp note its the same note in D&G's Light Blue-anyway also pictured tan skin????& wealth & although this is re-done it made me also think of 70's fashion but not in a bad way? it's funny some of the thing's our mind's eye 'picture's' when we smell a perfume OR the memories that can come leaping forward in our mind from a smell:) i LOVE fragrance period for many reason's & that s just one of them i will have 2 try p.w.l another time or 2 but i think i will buy me a bottle for spring/summer 2012

Feb
23
2012
claudystream
claudystream

The middle notes actually remind me a lot of Issey Miyake by L'Eau D'Issey. Very, very white floral.

Feb
14
2012
romrom
romrom

Beautiful scent, very clean and fresh. love it

Feb
13
2012
tangerine-tane
tangerine-tane

a very clean, fresh and floral smelling fragrance. The name definitely suits it! I like this perfume, but I would not say that it is one of my favourites. I will wear it, but not at all times. Otherwise, Pure White Linen is a great perfume that makes me feel clean and feminine. :)

Feb
07
2012
smile4thecamera
smile4thecamera

Oy! This fragrance gives me a headache. I think I just cannot do the aldehyde florals. Most of EL's aldehydes are way too heady for me and also cause me to sneeze - a lot. The last time I wore this I didn't even spray the bottle - I tipped it and some came out of the sprayer. I had a tiny bit on my wrist, which I rubbed on my other wrist and then my neck. My gawd. I could smell myself coming for hours. It's too cloying, and heavy, and overpowering, and, and, and....

Jan
25
2012
lucyesp13
lucyesp13

Smells like doing the laundry in a flower field. <3

Jan
04
2012
Misenchanted
Misenchanted

To my nose, this is the same as Pleasures. In fact, I am sure the sample I have of PWL has been mislabelled!

Dec
05
2011
deepa
deepa

I am wearing PWL after quiet a time, And GOD How I am loving each & every moment of it, This perfume smells heavenly.

Nov
17
2011
deepa
deepa

I am wearing PWL after quiet a time, And GOD How I am loving each & every moment of it, This perfume smells heavenly.

Nov
17
2011
celygould
celygould

I have a bottle of the perfume but prefer the lotion...it seems to carry the scent further; lasting more for about 3 hours (at best). Very light and clean fragrance. Mix of such accords - notes and fragrances is amazingly balanced for my chemistry. I like it on warmer days.

Nov
16
2011
msleslie
msleslie

Isn't it wonderful that our modern laundry detergents and furniture polishes smell so good that lovely perfumes bring them to mind? All of these products are created by people with real genius, and I am grateful to the beauty they add to our lives.

I was unimpressed by Pure White Linen until the hot muggy weather started up and then it was the only thing on my perfume shelf that was appealing at all.

PWL is wonderful for staying fresh and presentable on a sticky, relentlessly hot day, so I now value it very much for that purpose. It certainly is much less strident than the original White Linen!

Nov
11
2011
Spicy
Spicy

"clean" scent, grapefruit, mandarin and a bit of fresh air...

Nov
03
2011
boardbat
boardbat

a really nice white perfume. clean and fresh and even a little soapy. love this for day and i love how long lasting this is. the combination of bright fruits and white florals mixed with the jasmine and hint of patchouli make for a winning combination. 7.5 out of 10.

Oct
27
2011
eclecticgal1
eclecticgal1

This is the second sample from Estee Lauder that I have gotten of Pure White Linen and I am liking it - the first one had me on the fence about it.

It seems to have nothing to do with the original White Linen which is a fragrance that I had and I couldn't abide and used it to spray into my kitchen trash can. At least found a use for it.

This Pure White Linen is a gem of flowers especially the lovely whites like gardenia and tuberose (yummy) and has good lasting power.

I keep smelling my wrists and smiling....not many perfumes have that effect on me. :-)

p.s. It reminds me of Pleasures another of EL's fragrances that I like.

Oct
04
2011
melinamelp
melinamelp

Too intense musk in there?? Headachy?? Too much for a linen ??? Yuck..

Sep
17
2011
aray
aray

The honeysuckle seriously ruins PWL for me, but I am also helplessly in love with White Linen Breeze so everything else has a hard time even getting close to it. This is too sweet to be labeled "clean" in my opinion.

Aug
15
2011
fgamz
fgamz

what a horrible name for a perfume dont you think?? i loled when i first saw the name for this, i would have though a nice well known brand like estee lauder would have though of a better perfume name that pure white linen, it sounds terribly cheap!!

anyways on to the perfume, the top notes were ok, it eventually gave me a headache def not my type of perfume, a co worker told me i smelt like a baby prostitute, you know what janice says in mean girls lol.. well i wont be wearing this anytime soon..

Aug
10
2011
redrose
redrose

I really like this fragrance,its so fresh,airy and I feel like I am in the middle of meadow. Similar to original Pleasures though,my favourite:) for summer.

Aug
04
2011
jasmasid
jasmasid

This is good for daytime on exceptionally hot days. It has a cooling effect. But, we don't get too many steaming hot days where I live! Also, for me it works best if I wear white.

Aug
02
2011
Mooniq
Mooniq

Nice fresh scent - but its not "me". For the right person this one is a great everyday-scent.

Frisk och fräsch - som nytvättat som hängt ute o torkat i vinden. Denna doften fungerar inte riktigt med min hudtyp - därför ingen favorit. Härlig varje-dag-doft.

Jul
13
2011
spiritkind
spiritkind

Out of the over 80 perfumes I own, this is the cleanest scent. I don't get any fruits, on me it is a soft refreshing folral, perfect for spring and summer

May
24
2011
hollysarah
hollysarah

I'm a lover of clean fragrances. This one is definitely a clean scent but with a floral hint. It's quite powerful and longlasting but also very comforting, really like a fresh linen shirt. It's perfect for summer if you just want to feel fresh and comfortable. I had it on my shelf during the whole winter and never used it, now I found it again and I'm absolutely in love with it again. Lovely fresh, feminine perfume

May
18
2011
RobbieX
RobbieX

Clean, floral fresh and light - lovely summer ladies scent!

Apr
21
2011
mjb28
mjb28

This smells good! Opens really soft and easy. Nothing sharp or offensive to my nose. Fresh floral, sparkling, luminous, subtle and pure scent! Lovely tender floral drydown. Very feminine, elegant and very wearable. Really perfect for spring and summer. It gives you clean, fresh, peaceful and carefree feeling the whole day. This is a beautiful scent with great lasting power. I love it!

Apr
21
2011
karyen_chen
karyen_chen

I got this as a valentine gift from my hunnie. However i dont really like the scent as it's quite heavy to my liking.. =(

Apr
16
2011
alfarom
alfarom

This is so pretty, so clean, so polite, so soapy, so chaste and so pure that could be a perfect scent for Nuns. It is as much interesting as much it could be you favorite washing powder. It would need to be seriously decontexualized in order to be a little bit intriguing. Maybe if wore by a tattooed bourlesque-ish girl dressed in a black leather dress could be more appealing.

Rating: 6/10

Apr
02
2011
mediterranean
mediterranean

My relationship with this one was as follows:

Do you know this guy you start going out with when you really liked his older brother? Well, after falling in love really quickly you start to get disappointed and finally you split up, but he insists on continuing dating until you manage to pass him to that distant cousing of yours who never knows what is going on, just to find out that two weeks later she left him too.
The poor guy does not understand what is going on. In the meantime you start dating his older brother and decide you should never have abandoned him for the younger one.

Well, my bottle went to my mother, she wore it happily for two weeks and then she started to borrow my old White Linen.

Mar
23
2011
Passionflower
Passionflower

A very nice clean romantic fragrance. Fantastic staying power too. Makes me think of spring, having breakfast outside in the sunshine. It's innocent but noticeable and uncomplicated. I like it.

Jan
11
2011
Casi
Casi

I was gifted an adorable mini bottle of Pure White Linen. In vain, I tried several times over to wear her, but from start to finish, SHE WORE ME. I suspect that the culprits are tuberose, gardenia and cedar, as these three notes just sit on my skin in a most screechy, unpleasant way. I rarely get headaches, but nine times out of ten, tuberose and gardenia will induce a near-blinding pain right between my eyes. Reading the notes listed here, I feel cheated that I do not detect any fruits at all and only the faintest of aldehydes. Perhaps if my skin had picked up some of the fruity notes, it may have worked. Thus far, Juicy Couture's original EDP is the only fragrance with tuberose that wears beautifully on me. Maybe if I could have picked up on the aldehydes, it may have added some sparkle. Addtionally, while I adore the scent of real honeysuckle in the summer, I have yet to find this note enjoyable in a perfume. On my best friend, white florals make magic on her skin! She literally smells like a delicate, pretty, feminine little flower when she wears her signature, Pleasures. I can see Pure White Linen being a good one for her, as well.

Like most perfume lovers, it has been a trial and error process to discover what "gels" with my chemistry. It is safe to say that I need not bother with any more creations in the "white floral" category.

Jan
06
2011
TillyWave
TillyWave

To start with I do not use any other scented products besides my perfume. Fragrance free laundry detergent, soap, lotion, etc.

This works perfectly for me because it really does remind me of scented laundry detergent and body wash. It will make you smell like the cleanest, crispest, most serious and professional gal out there. Great for work, for travel, for not wishing to offend with your perfume, because no one will guess that your fragrance is actually a fragrance.

For your starched button down shirt and khaki dress skirt days with sensible shoes. Or maybe a little dressed down from that, but you get the picture. I feel bad wearing my hair loose and curly when I have this on. I feel like everything about me needs to be flat ironed.

Truthfully I am a little disappointed in this fragrance. With a beautiful list of floral notes: tulip, honeysuckle, gardenia, tuberse, jasmine, et al, I wish this was more of a true flower garden, but it's not. I do like this but it wasn't what I was expecting at all--it's more like a synthetic garden of flower notes that live in your Spring Fresh laundry detergent.

Jan
06
2011
SarahNichole
SarahNichole

This one doesn't work for me at all. I end up smelling strongly of laundry detergent, which isn't exactly what I'm going for.

Dec
23
2010
perfume_junkie
perfume_junkie

When I was wearing this, everybody went CRAZY! They loved it, I got sooo many compliments, I had to take the bottle with me at work to show it to my colleagues..

Dec
19
2010
crysna
crysna

the fragrance to wear anytime anywhere!!! a non offensive at all. its a soft, clean, fresh and wearable fragrance!!! thanks ESTEE LAUDER for this creation!!!

Dec
17
2010
RosaFolly
RosaFolly

Sometimes you have to trust your body more than your brain. True of marathons, medications, foods and fragrances.

Pure White Linen, for me, is a perfect example of this. I'm someone who overheats quickly, gets flushed cheeks and needs at least five ice cubes to a drink before I consider it 'cool'. Basically, I have a highly reactive nervous system.
It's for that reason that I gravitate towards fragrances that inspire a feeling of calm, coolness, softness...

On paper (literally, I was foolish enough not to test it on my skin prior to purchase), Pure White Linen is my dream fragrance. The white florals that are both soft and persistant promise to sit on you as comfortably as a white cotton dress on a warm Summer's day. Unfortunately for me, it sat about as comfortably as a pleather bodysuit at the beach. Sticky, cloying, invasive and totally uncalled for.

Strange that my nose alone didn't pick up any of the warning signs. My skin however, flared up, shouted out, and turned a gentle aroma into a heap of used firecrackers that even caused my usually aromatically unaware boyfriend to offer me this helpful piece of advice "Hun, I don't think you're supposed to rub essential oil directly onto your skin. Maybe just put a few drops in the bath next time, okay?" Thanks honey.

I have a sneaking suspicion that I'm deeply allergic to certain synthetic florals such as amylcinnamic and hexylcinnamic aldehydes which are responsible for that jasmine fragrance.

I will say though, that my skin isn't overly sensitive or prone to allergy, psoriasis, etc. My body's intolerance for a perfume is an uncommmon occurance.

So if you have a tendency towards reacting poorly to highly synthetic compounds, or if your skin tends to warm up faster than other people's, or perhaps you complain of something smelling too soapy when others find it light and pleasant, this is probably not the fragrance for you.

Stay cool :)

Oct
25
2010
sweetcookie
sweetcookie

I got this for my sister-in-law as a birthday gift two years ago- and she's been wearing it ever since. Her favorite florals are honeysuckle and gardenia,(two prominent notes in PWL),she adores clean scents and doesn't mind an updated touch of subtle fruit. The original White Linen didn't really suit her but this does-to a T. She likens it to a leisurely stroll in fruit-and-flower country fields while wearing freshly-laundered clothes.The drydown reminds her of her cedar chest, another good thing. All thatsheloves-and PWL loves her back to distraction. Awesome on her.

Oct
24
2010
natalia777
natalia777

The aristocratical, refined, gentle aroma. I love it.

Aug
27
2010
teedee
teedee

this is very different from the original white linen if my memory serves me right.

The opening was clean and fresh...a bit floral, a bit fruity...

then a small bud of gardenia started to unfurl and release its smell, then more gardenias... and more big white blooming gardenias!then i get a hint of tuberose peeking between the white gardenias.

so far, this is so different from smell of white linen perfume or freshly laundered white linens in real life.this is more like...a walk in white flower garden in spring...

gradenias were still prominent in the drydown. as nonsense as it might sounds: i feel this fragrance is like sniffing fresly laundered linens in garden dominated by gargenias.

Aug
09
2010
sherapop
sherapop

Floral aldehyde? I beg to differ! Estee Lauder PURE WHITE LINEN is so far from the truly transcendent WHITE LINEN that I'm having a difficult time understanding why this would ever have been named as a flanker.

A safe, inoffensive fruity floral with an even safer, clean detergent drydown, PURE WHITE LINEN edp actually reminds me a bit of the smell wafting out of the vents from the laundromat across the street. Don't get me wrong, I do like that scent, and to be honest, I sometimes stand there breathing it in for a minute or so, but as a perfume?

This is an entirely wearable fragrance for those looking for inoffensive open-office fruity florals which leave the impression behind that the wearer has recently bathed. But it is entirely misnamed, IMNSHO, for nothing could be purer than WHITE LINEN itself.

Jul
27
2010
LuluCoconut
LuluCoconut

In my teens I had this cheap, but nice and soft EDT called Pretty You by an unknown brand. Now I know that it was an imitation of this one. No need to say that Pure White Linen is way better and complex, it's clean and pretty, although in almost all EL fragrances I detect something artificial, undescribable that puts me off of liking them completely. When it comes to clean fragrances I think of another similar one- clinique's happy heart.

Jun
03
2010
IdaLupino
IdaLupino

Crisp and tart fruits, sweet florals, and a woodsy soft musk dry down. Considering my fragrance habit, I never imagined I'd wear any one fragrance as consistently as I have this one over the past year or so. I never have a feeling with Pure White Linen of, "Oh, this is not right, I wish I hadn't spritzed it." It brings my mood up and always feels right. It's very long lasting (most Estee Lauder fragrances are) - hours and hours after I've applied it I get intermittent whiffs of ivory soap, red berries, sweet heliotrope, musk, and very soft woods. It just goes on and on and I enjoy it so much. I think Sophie Labbe, who is noted above as the creator, has a masterpiece in this one. It's deceptively simple, crisp, and *fresh*, yet it is pefectly balanced and multifaceted. It's never muddy or messy, stays cristaline and pure. This was my most worn fragrance last year, and it's still one of my favorites this year.

May
21
2010
guest_Rina
guest_Rina

I found it very similar to Pleasures. Too overpowering for my nose

May
21
2010
egyptian_beauty99
egyptian_beauty99

Great for The laundry and as air freshner..But not perfuem..Wouldn't be found dead wearing this.yuck!

May
16
2010
LadyNatalie
LadyNatalie

Out of the shower smell, this an expensive parfum, this screams gardenia, a very floraly clean scent, i like it, i received it as a gift.
Im loving this, such a pleasent smell, i put this out of the shower while im putting my clothes on, delicate flowers and air, i breathe this fragrance, i could swimm in pure white linen!!

Mar
29
2010
The_Entity
The_Entity

clean fresh daytime scent, i prefer the original though

Mar
26
2010
eilismaireg
eilismaireg

Much, much better than white linen which I found quite horrible. This is a lovely spring/summer scent which is very linear and fresh. It's a dry lily-of-the-valley and jasmine scent to my nose and I like it but still find it a little sour for my taste. Many of the Lauder fragrances seem to advertise a kind of faceless, scrubbed beauty which I think appeals more to American puritans than to us dirty old Europeans!!

Mar
06
2010
a.k.a.warum
a.k.a.warum

It would be difficult for me to name my signature scent because I wear different perfume depending on the weather, an occasion, my mood, and even color of my clothes. But this comes as close to a signature scent as I could ever get. I wouldn't want to be without this perfume, since I'd wear it in warm or cool (where I live there's no extremely hot or cold), day and night. In the times I want to not offend, I apply it lightly, in the times I want to stand out, I apply a little more. This fragrance is my friend with great silage and lasting power. Actually, when I said that I'd wear it day and night, I meant that very often I put it on in the morning and it will stay until the evening, and very rarely do I want to wash it off for a more distinctly evening wear because I love the drydown.

As a matter of fact, I adore all stages of this perfume, from the top notes to the drydown. I noticed that I am more likely to get a distinct smell of top fruity notes in colder weather, and they stay longer too.

The floral heart makes me feel like a fairy who lives in a garden where it is forever May (maybe April in a more continental climate!). I open a secret door, close my eyes, breathe in, and all of a sudden I am in a place where all flowers bloom at once. I cannot detect individual flower notes -- it's an air where all flowers are blooming at once, fresh, fragrant and dewy.

The drydown tames down the heart, but remains floral and even more fresh and airy. If this is what heliotrope smells like, I am a fan!

At this point I start to experience this perfume as pure white color, as a soft and glossy white satin gown wrapping my shoulders and making a quiet shsh with every move I make. This smell is mild but distinct, and it lasts. And it lasts. And it lasts.

This is the smell for a girl who one day got married in a satin dress and a bouquet of white roses and treasures this day as the happiest in her life.

And here's an almost inevitable bit: a comparison with original White Linen. I already mentioned that Pure White Linen is truly white to me, and so is the original White Linen. But the white color has so many shades, and these perfumes are very different color white as well as texture. The original White Linen is white with a tint of greenish and yellow, much like linen cloth is, and more choppy in texture, like a linen cloth. And this linen cloth is seriously starched! Pure White Linen is a smooth satin, and the white color has a light hint of blueish in it -- like driven snow in the bright sunlight, like my wedding dress, like the walls in my house on the coast, like the inside of the Pure White Linen box. And by the time you trace the white embossed line on the box, you'll be enchanted into pure white understated elegance!

Feb
10
2010
coffeeandgrace
coffeeandgrace

I just bought this. It definitely is related to the original White Linen, but is a bit softer. I really like it, and I especially love the lasting power. I agree with what others have said-that it has some similar notes as Lauren from Ralph Lauren, but it is not quite as strong and in your face. Lovely. And dh likes it too, which is a plus.

Feb
07
2010
guest_Soignée
guest_Soignée

White, pure, clean, airy, fresh, clean!!!
ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jan
13
2010
soniamcalear
soniamcalear

Absolutely gorgeous scent!!!! Perfect harmony of flowers-my husband loves it too! A white flower perfume and very sweet but oh so pretty!

Jan
10
2010
insolence
insolence

Very refined and romantic, though i rarely wear it because it's too sweet for my taste

Jan
05
2010
sugarplumjabba
sugarplumjabba

About a year ago, the hubs and I set out to find me a new signature scent since the one I'd worn for a few years just didn't fit the bill after 2 babies and my altered sense of smell would not allow me to where that one anymore. So we happened upon this, and we bought the gift set. The next day, I tried out the whole kitten caboodle, layered the shower gel, the lotion and the parfum, and about an hour later, there was NO SCENT ! Now don't get me wrong, I don't like my scents to be OUT THERE in your face kinda scents, as long as they are fresh and somewhat noticable, I'm good. This was just wayyyyyyyy too powdery and soft for my liking. I ended up returning it and exchanging for another perfume, which in turn was also returned for one I finally settled on for oh, about a month. What can I say, I'm a fragrance junkie !!

Jan
03
2009
mandi
mandi

I loved the original white linen so I decided to give this a shot - hoping that it would be a modern/younger version of that lovely fragrance.

The fragrance is quite airy and fresh, but there is an underlying scent that is not quite pleasant.It has a decidedly synthetic note to it that smells distinctly like fabric softener.

While I can understand the desire to smell 'fresh' and 'clean' I think some frangrances go too far; the result is that sensuality, romance and sometimes feminity are often sacrificed.

Dec
08
2009
amelie
amelie

Original White Linen is a strong perfume and I love it , but they are so different to me, although their names are very similar,Pure White Linen was fresh and fruity, the first White Linen somehow sensual.
Pure White Linen remains thin and light, even breezy, but lasts for hours. These two fragrances are perfect for summer and spring, incredibly charming with notes that are typically Lauder, actually I don't know which is more desirable.
For me this is a fragrance that gives freshness feeling, and yet have the ability to keep you delightfully scented all day. An excellent choice for business and fits well with the casual style. Seems that those who like floral scents also love Pure White Linen.

Sep
10
2009
As Joy
As Joy

I really like PWL. The biggest reason is that once I smell it, I am instantly taken back to my childhood years and the Sunday afternoons spent at my grandmother's. She lived on a farm in a big, old house and in the kitchen, she had a board box full of jumble she had put aside for me and my sister to play with. Among that jumble she had old, empty perfume bottles. I used to smell the bottles, as they still had a faint scent in them, and to this day I remember how they smelled. Exactly like Pure White Linen.

Not all the empty bottles smelled the same, of course, but somehow they all blend into one beautiful floral scent in my mind. I am usually not that into pure floral scents. I like perfumes that have a thing to them, something original. PWL is not original per se, but it reminds me of something original, that is, my memories of how my grandmother smelled. Despite this, I don't think PWL is an old-lady smell, not at all. Besides, I find that many old ladies wear classy and very good perfumes that are in no way old-fashioned or stuffy.

For me, that is reason enough to think about buying PWL. Maybe not for everyday wear, but for days when I'm in a light, neutrally happy state of mind.

Btw, a really beautiful package, both the box and the bottle. Simple and elegant. I usually don't keep the boxes unless they are exceptionally pretty like in Prada EDP, but this box I could keep.

Jul
23
2009
joliefille
joliefille

very nice, fresh, citrusy-floral. summer perfume. today, i mixed it with mitsouko and the result was amazing!

Jul
02
2009
Juliette has a gun
Juliette has a gun

This was NOT created in 1978, but in 2006/07 (see the commercila with Gwyneth Paltrow). Nice and clean fragrance, won't offend anybody, yet I prefer the original White Linen.

Jun
19
2009
Trvevil
Trvevil

Pure White linen is such clean and feminine, yet it seems common and safe too. I could imagine everyone wearing this at every time, occasions. There is also something like in Pleasures I tried, but can't figure out what. At very first moment it delighted with a fruity blast - an average composition and then flowers and I did smell tulip and rose in this. That was my favorite part- it was very natural and I imagined country as well.
Now after hours I smell cedar and faded floral notes.
Choose this if you want safe perfume for work or going to vacation. It's lasting power is great and sillage as well.

May
15
2009
guest_
guest_

I loved the fresh, clean smell of this when I picked up the tester, but I really didn't like it when I tried it on my skin. It smelled a bit sour and there was just this note I couldn't stand (patchouli?) It definitely didn't seem fresh on me!

May
08
2009
veronique
veronique

I made the mistake of buying this scent. Too strong and sour for my chemistry.

Mar
06
2009
Malegria
Malegria

I tried Pure white linen in the mall, and immediately liked it`s musky crispiness.The honeysuckle, the grapefruit, the heart of the tulip - mmm, so fresh without being overbearingly fresh - just what the doctor prescribed! I thought it would be a perfect scent for this coming spring, so I ordered a bottle.Well - I think that may be I overreacted. It is very strong in the beginning, very sharp and flowery, and it made my nose tingle.When the first notes softened, it revealed a neutral,flowery heart that had the only one unique note - tulip, hidden among transparent jasmine cloud.Otherwise, it showed itself pretty ordinary and I am a bit disappointed.It feels like it lacks something - more cedar in the base? more honeysuckle? less jasmine?
It would be a nice scent for work, though. I guess I`ll have to put it aside till I get a job!

Feb
22
2009
marie08
marie08

I wanted to like this but it's too much of a white floral for me. Kind of soapy. It'd be nice for someone who likes clean scents.

Feb
03
2009
alicektn
alicektn

Today I smelled Pure White linen, and travelled many miles, back home...

Oh, my lovely Greek island...

The sun, the sea, the honeysuckle in the yard.. The morning dew on the flowers and the fresh smell of grass and earth... They all sinked in my skin and became one of the most intimate smells in the world..

Jan
26
2009
kay_li13
kay_li13

i didn't smell any of the fruityness that was supposed to be in the top layer. it kindof smells like laundry detergent? or mountain air. in any case, it does do it's job of creating the "clean" feeling or "fresh" feeling.

Dec
27
2008
Migotka
Migotka

Some time ago when visiting a perfume shop I took a couple of perfume samples home- I never buy anything straight away, I first need to see how the fragrances evolve. Normally I write names on sample papers, not to get confused. However, that day there was one I haven't written anything upon, and this was the fragrance I found absolutely beautiful. I had to go back to the store and try to find out which perfume it was...
Pure White Linen is a delicate, sweet, floral fragrance. Very feminine. It made me think of green fields and blooming flowers, shining sun and romantic walks in the forest.
I am almost sure I will get in in March or April, as it seems perfect for that season of the year, it is a bit too subtle for autumn and upcoming winter.

Oct
27
2008
guest_Marie J
guest_Marie J

i sampled this one and liked it alot. I wouldn't mine owning this!

Sep
29
2008
guest_ljubica
guest_ljubica

It's a perfume I'm always going to have around. It smells crispy clean, like freshly loundered underwear, and it's super refreshing in summer, without being too citrusy or ever getting sweet on my sweetness prone skin.
I really appreciate the apple note in summer fragrances.

Aug
20
2008
guest_Kali
guest_Kali

The honeysuckle and iris really come through on my skin.
I don't really care for this one. To me it is average.

Jan
25
2008
jeca
jeca

I like this perfume very much, it is so romantic, green with tiny flowers, for a woman who loves nature, long walks in the fields... Countryside romance ;o)

Dec
30
2007
guest_Annie
guest_Annie

I like where this fragrance wants to go, but it doesn't really get there for me due to a sour note.
It also seems dated and not in the classic sense. It smells like a good bottle of perfume gone bad.

Dec
29
2007
zoka
zoka

Very clean and white, airy, with small wild flowers... super for vacations

Sep
15
2007

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