Spellbound Estēe Lauder 1991 Eau de Parfum
Spellbound opens with rosewood and orange blossom — a warm, slightly spiced floral entry that is immediately rich rather than fresh.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 accords.
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- Tuberose80
- White Floral80
- Amber70
- Floral
The note pyramid
- Rosewood
- Orange Blossom
- Tuberose
- Jasmine
- Ylang-Ylang
- Heliotrope
- Lily of the Valley
By the editors · 2 min readSpellbound opens with rosewood and orange blossom — a warm, slightly spiced floral entry that is immediately rich rather than fresh. There is density from the first moment.
The heart is full and opulent: tuberose, ylang-ylang, jasmine, and rose layered with heliotrope, which adds a powdery, almond-adjacent softness. This is the core of the fragrance — dense white florals with an animalic underpinning from civet that gives everything a warm, skin-close intimacy.
Benzoin, opoponax, and vanilla create a resinous amber base, while cedar provides structural dryness. The overall character is a classic orientally-inflected floral — heavy, warm, and unabashedly dramatic, best suited to cold evenings.
Scent twins
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