Le Parfum in White — Elie Saab
Elie Saab

Le Parfum in White

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2018

With Le Parfum in White, Elie Saab composes a luminous and delicate floral fragrance. It opens on bergamot and lychee, reveals orange blossom, jasmine and gardenia at its heart and rests on a base of cedar and white musk.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Bergamot · Lychee

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Orange blossom · Jasmine · Gardenia

  3. Base Several hours

    Cedar · White musk

What its composition says

  • 3 materials in the heart, against 2 on top and 2 in the base: the heart carries the composition.
  • Lychee: its rarest material, which only 36 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 55.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Floral, woody, citrus, musky and fruity: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 3 of 7.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Good
7 to 9 h estimated on skin
Projection Moderate
noticeable at arm’s length

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Versatile, from mid-season to sunny days (15–25 °C / 59–77 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Office & everyday Measured enough not to overwhelm a closed space or a meeting.

Strengths

  • Great versatility: goes from the office to dinner without a false note.

The success of Le Parfum in White by Elie Saab comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.

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