Estée Lauder Private Collection Tuberose Gardenia Eau de Parfum

This fragrance is a white floral with top notes of neroli, lilac and rosewood, middle notes of tuberose, jasmine, gardenia, orange blossom and lily; and base notes of carnation and vanilla. Looking at these notes you would expect this perfume to be very floral and sweet, however surprisingly it ends up being a soft floral, very sophisticated and elegant. I love tuberose perfumes but many are way too strong, eg Fracas which I love but cannot wear. This perfume I find beautiful and very wearable.

This perfume sits on my top 10 most wanted perfume list due to it's many good qualities. I must admit that I have never owned this so far although I have tested it on my skin numerous times over the years since it first came out.  The exotic florals scent is very classy, the total opposite of those sickeningly sweet (cheap) florals that always give me headache. The scent lasted ages. And I might be wrong, every time after I sprayed this on, I get better treatments from other people I encountered for the rest of the day. Maybe this perfume helps me project the right image.