Beautiful (Eau de Toilette) by Estēe Lauder

Bottle Design:
Ira Levy, Alan Carré (rectengular version), Pierre Dinand (conus version)

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Beautiful Estēe Lauder 1985 Eau de Toilette

7.1 / 10 179 Ratings

A perfume by Estēe Lauder for women, released in 1985. The scent is floral-woody. It is being marketed by Estēe Lauder Companies.
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Main accords

Floral

Woody

Spicy

Powdery

Green

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Tuberose

Rose

Mandarin orange

Pot marigold Lily

Lily

Heart Notes

Jasmine

Orange blossom

Ylang-ylang

Lily of the valley

Base Notes

Sandalwood Amber

Amber

Vetiver

Perfumers

Sophia Grojsman, Bernard Chant, IFF (International Flavors & Fragrances)

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Ratings

Scent

7.1179 Ratings

Longevity

7.9128 Ratings

Sillage

7.4118 Ratings

Bottle

6.4125 Ratings

Value for money

8.319 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 10/09/2025.

Interesting Facts

The fragrance is part of the Beautiful Collection collection.

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Reviews

22 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/05/2012

7Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Missk
1357 Reviews

Missk

Very helpful Review 4

Wedding bells

This is possibly one of Estee Lauder's best fragrances. I can see why this is such a popular choice for a bride on her wedding day, and unlike most Estee Lauder fragrances, the synthetic notes in this are not as strong.

Mature? Yes, it most definitely requires some maturity, sophistication and class to pull this one off. Old lady scent? Certainly not. Although this may smell like your typical 80's floral, there is something about it that never fails in gaining attention and compliments, especially from men.

This is a soft and romantic fragrance with fantastic lasting strength. One spray goes a very long way in regards to wearing this.

03/11/2012

3Scent 7.5Longevity 7.5Sillage

Sherapop
1240 Reviews

Sherapop

4

When a Wedding is a Prelude to Divorce...

My perspective on Estée Lauder BEAUTIFUL has always been summed up by a slogan: "BEAUTIFUL is not beautiful," which for years served as a mnemonic device that steered me clear of this fragrance at every turn. Until retesting this creation for the purpose of this review, I never used the purse spray in my collection, and now I remember why.

It's not that BEAUTIFUL is another big bodacious venus flytrap floral typical of this era. It's not that BEAUTIFUL smells "old" or outdated to me. It's not that I have any objection, in principle, to wearing a bouquet comprising every flower on the planet.

No, the reason why BEAUTIFUL is not beautiful to me is only because it includes a synthetic note which to me is the olfactory equivalent of the sight of canned spinach. It just makes me sick. The same note is present in both PLEASURES and INTUITION. In PLEASURES, it is so light that I can tolerate the scent to some extent. In INTUITION, the same note is so strong that it sent me screaming back to the EL counter for an exchange, as the very thought of ever wearing that fragrance again filled me with nausea and, yes, dread.

I am relieved that most perfumes do not contain this mystery note. I had thought that it was only in some of the Estée Lauder creations, but I recently discovered it in a few others as well...

The good news is that understanding the effect that this note has on me helps me to understand people who recoil at the whiff of their own idiosyncratic bête noire. It also serves to explain the strong, polarized reactions that people often have to perfumes with a powerful identity.

So, if you can take this note, you may love BEAUTIFUL. And that's just fine with me!

07/14/2012

jtd
484 Reviews

jtd

5

Optimistic name.

On a recent day of sniffing some department store staples that I’d never tried, I happened on EL’s Beautiful. I’d never read Tania Sanchez’s review in The Guide , so I laughed out loud once I did. On smelling Beautiful I thought, this is Etat Libre’s Jasmin et Cigarette’s long-lost aunt, Rose et Cigar.

I grew up in a time and place in Connecticut where shade-grown tobacco could be smelled throughout the summer. In Beautiful’s topnotes, I can recall that scent, but in this case the tobacco combines with rose. It’s a gorgeous match, but unfortunately it doesn’t last very long. The tobacco note fades fairly quickly and Beautiful winds down through a few stages of rosy-approximation/not-rose to a semi-sweet, non-descript floral. I reckon any drydown is likely to disappoint me after my topnote trip down memory lane, but I still give Beautiful a glass-half-full thumbs up.

01/30/2012

9Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Lola82
361 Reviews

Lola82

2

The ultimate wedding fragrance

The ultimate wedding fragrance. The unification of Man and Woman the notes unifies each others for example
the Woman; Black current Fruity notes
cassia Galbanum Bergamount lemon
mimose magnolia Carnation Tuberose Orange blossom chomormile narcissus
Fresia Lilac jasmine pink violet sage
Neroli marigold Ylang Ylang Lily of the vally Geranium & Narcissus
The Man; Sandalwood Musk Vanilla
Vetiver & Ceder it blends wonderfully
together Like the wedding vows
i give it a 5

04/15/2016

10Scent 10Longevity 10Sillage

Guapo
24 Reviews

Guapo

2

To the Special One

The good memories that this scent brings to me. How much I loved and I love this perfume.
This is one of those fragrances that only looks good in some women, with an unique, special, beautiful character.
I miss the 80s, I miss you special one.

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Hermesh

3 years ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

4

Versatile bouquet of flowers, finely spiced and with a classic appearance. For all floral diversity, it's harmoniously arranged.

DorothyGrace

10 years ago

2

Original, fantastic. Echo's version, less quality but nonetheless fantastic. Today's version less quality than Echo's but almost fantastic

Salva

2 years ago

8Scent 7Longevity 7Sillage

34

28

It doesn't quite excite me
like Knowing
Still, a wonderfully delicate
bright white floral scent
On a creamy-woody base
Simply beautiful

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Heikeso

2 years ago

9Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

20

13

What a captivating scent. A lush explosion of blooming colors. Light-filled and radiant. Fresh, floral, elegant. Flowers to the power of 10.

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Serenissima

3 years ago

7.5Scent 8Longevity 7Sillage

13

5

"You think, 'She's so beautiful!' as she smiles and embraces you amidst glorious flowers and ripe fruits: The classy woman with a nostalgic character."

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