Knowing (1988)
by Estée Lauder

This is about the only Este Lauder scent I like. I wore it all the time at one point. It has a lovely woodsy drydown. I remember that I wore it while dating a guy about 15 years ago. I had left a bottle of it on his dresser. Years later, we remained friends (long story) and I took a visit to see him at his new house. There was my bottle of Knowing sitting on his dresser. He had moved it with him to his new home! I quickly sprayed it on. Even after all those years, it was still the same great fragrance I remembered. To this day, it is the only perfume I have ever owned that an ex-boyfriend like so much he kept it long after our breakup. That really impressed me. I also took the opportunity of spraying it on his pillow and bedsheets before I left, when he wasn't looking. He called me the next day, laughing, swearing he had dreams of me.

this is a warm,soft! ,sensual and creamy feminine scent-typical for the 80ies.Top notes include mimose,coriander,tuberose,melon,plum and green notes.The middle notes include cedar,rose,orange blossom,patchouli,jasmine,lilly of the valley and cardamon.the base notes include sandalwood,spices,amber,musk,civet,vetiver,oakmoos etc.To me it´s a mainly floral composition although it ´s been declared as a chypre floral.The fresh floral opening is very nice but in the end you smell rose, rose ,rose....a floral bouqet plus sandalwood,musk, and amber.in the end i´s very woodsy apart from the rose bouquet.It´s a well balanced fruity rose composition,elegant and sophisticated- preferable for women, not girls.It´s nice but not exciting or fascinating.If you look for a chypre floral i recommed le dix by balenciaga, chance by chanel, coco mademoiselle by chanel, diva by ungaro, chant d´aromes by guerlain or the really great givenchy III.knowing is nice but does not make you dream of more.....
use this perfume in small doses .....it can easily become annoying.

Very loud. Very overbearing. Very sexy.
Easily conjured by thought, boozy, heady, dark, and "knowing".

I actually think this might delight me more on the right man. But it delights me plenty on myself.
Whenever I wear it, I feel a tad self conscious,"Am I smelling up the room?"
But it's the fragrance I love most to discover lingering on a scarf or lapel, days later.

sexy, sophisticated, dressy, fall to winter scent, a classic. not as over the top as Ciera, but not for kids.

It's a shame this chypre doesn't have a bigger reputation - it's really quite good!

The top notes are a powdery and rather aldehydic citrus, lasting only about fifteen minutes to half an hour before they've been completely absorbed into a rich, mossy heart. The moss note is the real soul of this fragrance, dark, rich, yet dry, animalic and almost musty, a faint floral haze rounding it off and putting a soft-focus touch on such an uncompromising star. In the base the moss fades, leaving a powdery layer of mixed florals.

The sillage and longevity are very good. It lasts well over twelve hours, up to twenty-four at least, and the sillage is warm and enveloping but not overpowering.

I own a bottle and, in fact, I'm wearing it as I write this review.

( To fans of the much rarer and more expensive Rose de Nuit: it has THAT kind of moss note. Check this one out! )

Oh my God, how did I miss this one? This is a rich, deep long lasting uber feminine fragrance that is enticing and refined at the same time. Very rich and mellow with good lasting power. Very strong as with all Lauders, but the strength and sillage are easily controlled by applying lightly. If I had passed someone wearing this I would have stropped to ask what it was. I hope they never discontinue because I will buy this foreverrrrrr! Just a note, I think the jasmine is what pulls this all together in such a silky purring way, it is done just magnificently. As we all know jasmine can be amazing or hideous. Estee Lauder has blended a masterpiece!