This is the newest offering from Estee Lauder, and despite it being in one of the most boring bottles ever, it’s very pretty and very Lauder.
Estee Lauder fragrances always resonate strongly with me – they’re like a safe place fragrance-wise but one that is comforting and welcome. EL fragrances all have an underlying signature that I recognise and like, although some more than others. I find them to always be feminine in a grown-up way. I had some notion in my childhood that I would like to be American (yes, ambitious, hey?!) and I can very clearly remember on a holiday in Greece hearing a jewel-laden American woman in a shop and being utterly beyond thrilled to be standing next to an American lady – I was actually shaking! I was about seven. She must have noticed me staring in awe because she asked me if I lived in Greece and do not ask me why but I put on an American accent and said no, I’m American. Oh my god.. I am totally cringeing at that memory! But, if I could translate the fragrance of Very Estee to any one person, it would be her. Glamorous, rich, sophisticated and, well.. American!
If there is one brand that has followed me through my life in one way or another, it’s Estee Lauder. You can’t buy olfactory memory taps like this – they just come into your life by accident and stamp themselves into your brain. So, Very Estee’s gently musky floral notes with overtones of rose do that ‘thing’ that makes me want the thrilling feeling of being next to an American all over again!
It’s £52 HERE
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It’s look very much like the now gone Dazzling Gold and Silver Bottle. I knew it was Lauder without even looking the name.
My memory as a child of my mum is linked to youth dew, she no longer wears it, preferring dior nowadays, but sometimes I have to have a spritz just for the memories. I’d love to wear it if only they did a lighter version!
Baaahahahahaha That is the best story I have ever heard. Ever. It was funny enough when you said you were so excited you were shaking. But you took it to a whole new level when you went on to fake an accent and a provenance. That has made my day – no, my week. Thank you!
You are hilarious! I used to tell people I was called Jessica when we went on holiday. I’m not sure why. My holiday alter ego!