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Estée Lauder · Est. 1978

White Linen

White Linen opens with a bright aldehydic sparkle softened by fuzzy peach and citrus, announcing itself before settling into something more composed.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released1978
Statusenriched
White Linen — Estée Lauder
1978 · Fragrance
iri·iri·jas·oak
Rating
3.7
3.4k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 14 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Iris Powder
    75
  • Iris
    70
  • Jasmine
    50
  • Oakmoss
    50
  • Rose
    45

By the editors · 2 min readWhite Linen opens with a bright aldehydic sparkle softened by fuzzy peach and citrus, announcing itself before settling into something more composed. The florals arrive quickly—a billowing white bouquet led by sharp lily of the valley and powdery iris, with jasmine and rose lending texture rather than sweetness. There's a soapy, starched quality that lives up to its name, crisp and unapologetically formal.

The base brings warmth without heaviness: mossy vetiver and sandalwood anchor the flowers, while amber and honey add just enough roundness to keep it from feeling austere. It's a fragrance that wears close to the skin yet maintains presence, with a structure that feels both vintage and oddly ageless.

This suits someone who values polish over provocation—office-appropriate in the way expensive stationery is, never loud but unmistakably deliberate. It smells like Sunday mornings in well-pressed cotton, windows open, everything in its place.

Filed: Estée LauderSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap