Estée Lauder

Sensuous

  • For women
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2008

With Sensuous, Estée Lauder composes a deep and refined woody fragrance. It opens on magnolia and lily, reveals jasmine and ylang-ylang at its heart and rests on a base of sandalwood, amber and vetiver.

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

    Magnolia · Lily

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Jasmine · Ylang-ylang

  3. Base Several hours

    Sandalwood · Amber · Vetiver

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 3 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Lily: its rarest material, which only 28 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 71.
  • Amber: conversely, a material of the common core — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Floral, woody and amber: 3 registers of raw materials share its palette, with floral supplying 4 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 Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

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

The success of Sensuous 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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