Pleasures — Estée Lauder
Estée Lauder

Pleasures

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 1995

With Pleasures, Estée Lauder composes a dazzlingly fresh floral fragrance. It opens on lily, violet leaf and green notes, reveals peony, jasmine and lilac at its heart and rests on a base of sandalwood 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

    Lily · Violet leaf · Green notes

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Peony · Jasmine · Lilac

  3. Base Several hours

    Sandalwood · White musk

What its composition says

  • 3 materials on top, 3 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Lilac: a niche material, declared by only 7 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue.
  • White musk: conversely, one of the most widely used materials in the catalogue — 50% of the analysed perfumes contain it.
  • Floral, woody and musky: 3 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 4 of 8.

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

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

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

Who is it for?

Rather designed for lovers of a refined, luminous bouquet.

Strengths

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

The success of Pleasures by Estée Lauder comes down to its versatility: an easy-going signature that finds its place from morning to night without ever clashing.

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