Heritage and beauty house · 
United States · Since 1946
Estée Lauder
United StatesSay it ES-tay LAW-der · the founder's name; she added the accent to 'Estee'
American skincare and makeup house whose perfumes began with Youth-Dew (1953), a bath oil worn as perfume; Pleasures and Beautiful still sell today.
Estée Lauder and her husband Joseph launched her company in New York in 1946 with four skin creams; her first perfume, Youth-Dew, followed in 1953. The company, still controlled by the Lauder family, now owns Tom Ford and Le Labo.
Owned by
The Estée Lauder Companies, listed in New York and controlled by the Lauder family, independent. Estée Lauder makes its own perfumes. Checked September 2026.
Where this comes from
The sentence · elcompanies.com · en.wikipedia.orgThe story · elcompanies.com · en.wikipedia.orgOwned by · en.wikipedia.orgThe perfumes that made it · en.wikipedia.org · elcompanies.com
3 of the 24 perfumes its own site lists are here.
In many of its perfumes
All 3 here
3 perfumes · the best known first
Pleasures1995 · Eau de Parfum · Mid-range $$Fresh lily and white peony with violet leaf and green notes over rose, jasmine, sandalwood and patchouli.
Beautiful1985 · Eau de Parfum · For women · wearers say women · Premium $$$Mandarin-bright rose, lily and tuberose blooming into orange flower, jasmine and lily of the valley, over sandalwood, vetiver and amber.
White Linen1978 · Eau de Parfum · For women · Mid-range $$Crisp, clean rose, jasmine and lily of the valley over violet and powdery iris, drying to vetiver, moss and amber.Its perfumers here: Alberto Morillas, Bernard Chant, Sophia Grojsman, Max Gavarry, Carlos Benaïm, Nicholas Calderone, Sophia Grojsman.