Estée Lauder

Glimmer

Premium$$$, 3 of 5
Estée Lauder asks $160 for 100 ml
100 ml$160

The houseFor women

VersionEau de Parfum

Raspberry mousse and mandarin over rose and vanilla bean, sinking into sparkling patchouli, amber, sandalwood, cedar and tonka.

A shop’s page says

You’ll smell Raspberry Mousse Accord, Orange Flower, Mandarin Oil, Macaron Rose Accord, rose, Vanilla Bean, Cashmeran, Shimmering Patchouli, Amber Embrace Accord, sandalwood, cedarwood and Tonka Bean.

The shop’s page

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The drawn Glimmer bottle

When you spray ittop notes

As it settlesheart notes

What staysdry-down notes

Glimmer’s scent picture, a draft: raspberry, orange flower, mandarin, rose, vanilla (vanillin), cashmeran (cashmere wood) drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

When you spray ittop notes

Glimmer, when you spray it: Raspberry, Orange flower, Mandarin, Bergamot, Lemon, Sweet orange, Geranium, Anethole (anise), Carvone (spearmint)

As it settlesheart notes

Glimmer, as it settles: Rose, Vanilla (vanillin), Cashmeran (cashmere wood)

What staysdry-down notes

Glimmer, what stays: Patchouli, Amber, Sandalwood, Cedar, Tonka, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet), Hexadecanolactone (musk)

What’s inside it

What a shop’s page names

Raspberry Mousse AccordOrange FlowerMandarin OilMacaron Rose AccordVanilla BeanCashmeran (cashmere wood)Shimmering PatchouliSandalwoodCedarwoodTonka Bean

What the label names

32 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

7 citrus5 herbs & lavender10 florals3 woods2 sweet3 spices1 musks1 powder

Citrus7

LimoneneBergamot oilLemon oilBitter orange oilCitralTerpinolenealpha-Terpinene

Herbs & lavender5

PineneLinalyl acetateLinaloolTerpineolCarvone (spearmint)

Florals10

Geranium oilRose oilNeroli oilHydroxycitronellalBenzyl salicylateHexyl cinnamal (aldehydes)Dimethyl phenethyl acetateGeranyl acetateCitronellolGeraniol (rose)

Woods3

Patchouli oilIso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)Ebanol

Sweet2

Vanillin (vanilla)Benzaldehyde

Spices3

beta-CaryophylleneIsoeugenyl acetateAnethole (anise)

Musks1

Hexadecanolactone (musk)

Powder1

alpha-Isomethyl ionone (powder puff)
10 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell10

AlcoholWaterBenzyl alcoholBenzyl benzoateOctinoxate (a UV filter)Avobenzone (a UV filter)Octisalate (a UV filter)Ci 14700Ci 19140Ci 60730

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Ambassador IntenseGisada · shares raspberry, mandarin, vanilla, Cashmeran and 2 more$135 for 100 ml · about the same as Glimmer’s $160
Eros FlameVersace · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, rose, vanilla and 4 more$149 for 100 ml · about the same as Glimmer’s $160
Ingenious GingerGoldfield & Banks · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, rose, vanilla and 3 moreabout $196 for 100 ml · about the same as Glimmer’s $160
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HawaSwiss Arabian · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, rose, vanilla and 3 more$68 for 50 ml · about the same as Glimmer’s $160
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, rose, vanilla and 3 more$115 for 75 ml · about the same as Glimmer’s $160
I Want Choo With LoveJimmy Choo · shares raspberry, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, rose and 2 more$155 for 100 ml · about the same as Glimmer’s $160
IthaqueMemo Paris · shares raspberry, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, patchouli and 1 moreabout $286 for 75 ml · about twice Glimmer’s $160
Bella BlancaOscar de la Renta · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, rose, Cashmeran and 1 more$114 for 100 ml
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MarfaMemo Paris · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, vanilla, sandalwood and 2 more$350 for 75 ml
ZafferanoAcqua di Parma · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, rose, vanilla and 2 moreabout $343 for 100 ml · about twice Glimmer’s $160
Como MoiselleMaison Alhambra · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, rose, vanilla and 2 more$22 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Glimmer’s $160
Gold RushParis Hilton · shares mandarin, rose, vanilla, Cashmeran and 1 more$75 for 100 ml · about half of Glimmer’s $160
OdéonMemo Paris · shares rose, Cashmeran, patchouli, sandalwood and 1 more$350 for 75 ml
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FlåmMemo Paris · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), vanilla, Cashmeran, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 more$350 for 75 ml
Khair PistachioParis Corner · shares raspberry, vanilla, sandalwood, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 moreabout $23 for 100 ml · about a tenth of Glimmer’s $160
Venom IncarnatStéphane Humbert Lucas · shares raspberry, vanilla, patchouli, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 more$255 for 50 ml
Cuir InfrarougeMaison Crivelli · shares raspberry, vanilla, patchouli, cedar (Atlas cedar) and 1 moreabout $440 for 100 ml
ErosVersace · shares mandarin, vanilla, patchouli, sandalwood and 2 more$129 for 100 ml · about the same as Glimmer’s $160
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SherwoodMemo Paris · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), rose, Cashmeran, sandalwood and 1 more$350 for 75 ml
Lost in ParisRoja Parfums · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, vanilla, Cashmeran and 1 more$1,295 for 100 ml
HalleyTiziana Terenzi · shares raspberry, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), rose, vanilla and 1 more$510 for 100 ml
AmbassadoraGisada · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, vanilla, Cashmeran and 1 more$115 for 100 ml
Reflection 45 ManAmouage · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), vanilla, patchouli, sandalwood and 2 more$550 for 100 ml
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Fakhar BlackLattafa · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), vanilla, patchouli, sandalwood and 2 moreabout $29 for 100 ml · about a fifth of Glimmer’s $160
Because It's YouArmani · shares raspberry, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), rose, vanilla and 1 more$159 for 100 ml · about the same as Glimmer’s $160
Flowerbomb ExtremeViktor&Rolf · shares raspberry, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), rose, vanilla and 1 more$187 for 100 ml · about the same as Glimmer’s $160
EmpressaPenhaligon's · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), mandarin, rose, vanilla and 2 more$330 for 100 ml · about twice Glimmer’s $160
AurumAjmal · shares raspberry, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), vanilla, patchouli and 1 moreabout $47 for 75 ml · about a third of Glimmer’s $160
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Mmmm...Juliette Has a Gun · shares raspberry, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), vanilla, patchouli and 1 moreabout $163 for 100 ml · about the same as Glimmer’s $160
Blossom LoveAmouage · shares rose, vanilla, Cashmeran, sandalwood and 1 more$395 for 100 ml · about twice Glimmer’s $160
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