White Tea Elizabeth Arden 2017 Eau de Toilette
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Classily Fleeting
I am a fan of Elizabeth Arden 'Green Tea' perfume despite how synthetic the tea can be. So, I was intrigued to smell the White Tea version. In hindsight, I wish I'd given it more time on my skin before deciding to buy the full bottle. This experience taught me the classic perfume lesson: don’t trust the opening notes too fast.
The opening bursts with a mix of citrus and aldehyde notes making it smell addictive and hard to resist. It's your classic 'trap', that first-impression trick designer perfumes often do to tempt people into buying instantly, even though the top notes are temporary and the real judgement should be around heart and base notes.
I have to admit after a while I realised I'd fallen into this trap. Fortunately, I do like the profile scent in general but if I were given a second chance, I wouldn't buy the full bottle because of how calm it is. Too calm indeed. More about this later.
White Tea is calmer, smoother and airier sibling in Elizabeth Arden's tea family. It carries zen-like power and a collected demeanor, no matter how messy your real life is. That aura transforms into an invisible pearl necklace making you look like the calmest person to ever exist.
I remember wearing this to one of my clinic appointments and it turned some heads. It's fresh, classy and never offensive. Even with dozens of sprays, it never shouts and stays grounded and composed.
This can also be a problem. The fact that it’s so airy means the longevity is only around three hours. The projection? Even less. It mostly stays within intimate range. I don't mind it being this shy but it leaves me feeling a bit unsatisfied like I'm not wearing anything after a while.
It dries down to a soft woody with a subtle hint of creamy, sugared tea. I swear I can smell a touch of vetiver too. Overall, I love this scent but it's just too fleeting for me. I've decided to make it as my bedtime fragrance where I spray it a little on the pillowcases so it will act as trigger scent for my brain to wind down for the night.
Despite this being marketed to the women I do think this is another unisex tea scent from Elizabeth Arden.
The opening bursts with a mix of citrus and aldehyde notes making it smell addictive and hard to resist. It's your classic 'trap', that first-impression trick designer perfumes often do to tempt people into buying instantly, even though the top notes are temporary and the real judgement should be around heart and base notes.
I have to admit after a while I realised I'd fallen into this trap. Fortunately, I do like the profile scent in general but if I were given a second chance, I wouldn't buy the full bottle because of how calm it is. Too calm indeed. More about this later.
White Tea is calmer, smoother and airier sibling in Elizabeth Arden's tea family. It carries zen-like power and a collected demeanor, no matter how messy your real life is. That aura transforms into an invisible pearl necklace making you look like the calmest person to ever exist.
I remember wearing this to one of my clinic appointments and it turned some heads. It's fresh, classy and never offensive. Even with dozens of sprays, it never shouts and stays grounded and composed.
This can also be a problem. The fact that it’s so airy means the longevity is only around three hours. The projection? Even less. It mostly stays within intimate range. I don't mind it being this shy but it leaves me feeling a bit unsatisfied like I'm not wearing anything after a while.
It dries down to a soft woody with a subtle hint of creamy, sugared tea. I swear I can smell a touch of vetiver too. Overall, I love this scent but it's just too fleeting for me. I've decided to make it as my bedtime fragrance where I spray it a little on the pillowcases so it will act as trigger scent for my brain to wind down for the night.
Despite this being marketed to the women I do think this is another unisex tea scent from Elizabeth Arden.