White Linen by Estee Lauder
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This fragrance is a comfort scent to me because of its clean nature. When everything else seems like it's just too much, White Linen never fails. This is like the ultimate summer vacation perfume. Those old ads from the 80's really told the story of White Linen. It really does make you feel like you are off in the tropics somewhere.
White Linen has been around since 1978 for a reason. It truly is a classic, ageless fragrance. I highly recommend it.



To me (being 23) this perfume is just on the edge of being tolerated. But there is something wildly attractive about it too (the lightness of the aldehydes and florals, perhaps?). It's the kind of perfume that pushes the boundaries of what you like - and there is a certain thrill in deliberately stretching your known preferences. I can imagine if I got it I would not wear it all that often. But for those rare days when you want something daring (to your nose), and it's stinking hot and you need something really refreshing - this scent would be ideal.
The scent starts out very sharp and strong (but strong in a floral not oriental way). It gives the impression of being extremely clean, crisp and fresh. The top notes are pleasant but deterring at the same time. I find the aldehydes (which are in large concentrations) almost too much to bear. Fortunately, after about half an hour, it evolves into something without the high screaming top notes, that is more floral, powdery and very tolerable (to both you and those around you). The full extent of the drydown only improves the scent, I think. Sillage and lasting power are both excellent.

Like other classic floral aldehydes, WHITE LINEN should be applied sparingly and savored for its conferral upon the wearer of an astonishing degree of lucidity. There can be no doubt that WHITE LINEN participates in the Platonic Form of Perfume and may even bring us closer to enlightenment: the Form of the Good.
When you find yourself surrounded by dirty, corrupt trogloydytes, just reach for WHITE LINEN and your perspective will surely change.


Complex, classy and long lasting.
This is mean, not green, aldehyde-machine. Maybe it smells nice on somebody, but applying this on my wrist and bringing my nose too close takes me back to the days when I wrote off all perfume as synthetic, powdery, sharp stuff. Back before I discovered scents I like, I smelled a note I smell in this far too often when I smelled women's perfumes......I think I might like Beautiful more, and I don't like Beautiful at all.



Eternal classic for me, without which I can hardly imagine my collection. Works well with my body chemistry,so fresh, clean, feminine and has a wide aura. Not the kind of scent for love at first sight, but once you get used,every day reveals something new, catch a fragrant note that you really like and attracts more and more. So fresh and tempting, very original and very retro, it could be a perfume from the 19.century, but also exciting in the 21st century. Beautiful scents with aldehydes, which many people consider old-fashioned.
Strange that I wear it frequently when I wear trousers, it seems that this is a perfume for emancipated women, although I do not like that phrase, but somehow the liberal, without the seductive pleasantness, or cheap coquetry. Often inspires me when I go to a meeting that is important to me, the less I use it in the evening by going out.
And I agree that maybe acts strongly, but this is only an illusion, in fact it's full of tenderness. The scent of woman who knows who she is and where to go, fragile and firm at the same time, freed from prejudices.
White Linen could appeal to those looking for Chanel No.5 because it really has that same feminine note that hides behind a clean, soapy topnotes with aldehydes, when overcome initial sharpness perfume reveals its femininity.



I noticed a strange but irresistible scent of this young lady`s perfume - fresh yet sweet, with a hint of honeycombs.Still playing into my "adult" side, I tried to casually ask her about her perfume. She was very nice, told me it was White Linen and even showed me a little mini bottle she had in her elegant purse.But shortly after my question she looked at me and asked - may I ask your age?
Later when we became friendly, she told me that I had an absolute childish tone of voice when I asked about the name of her scent. I was so afraid that she will leave and I will never, ever know the name of it it must have reflected on my voice!
(I too have a scent I long to know again, but unfortunately I did not ask the name of it and it`s been haunting me for almost 20 years now!!!)
I still like it and consider it to be one of the best scents made by EL.It is a little bit harsh in the beginning, but later it develops into a beautiful youthful scent.You won`t regret knowing it.





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