Spellbound (1991)
by Estée Lauder

Since the reformulation of my beloved Opium, I have been searching for a new signature fragrance. I am still looking, but Spellbound is certainly in the running. Richly oriental with great lasting power, the edt is wonderful, I would love to get ahold of the edp.

16th January, 2012.

Good god. I just tried this in a department store. I’d never smelled it before. It smells like the active ingredients of a chemical, medicinal balm that hasn’t yet been dosed with masking fragrance in order to be sold commercially. And, quite unfortunately for anyone nearby, linear. Sophia Grojsman?!

14th April, 2011.

Ok i'm no Roger Ebert or Gene Shalit
Because they Review Movies and their
professionals this is a copycat Fragrance to Estee's Cinnabar and Paloma Picasso's Tentation in my opinion
maybe except Tentations has more of a
gardeniac syrupy cinnamon like melody
but neverless copying off each other.

it starts off the same a predictable
Burning Cinnamon fire with a Cliche of
woods and Spice leftovers.
the most this will make you feel like a Jaded reviewer in the whold wide world.
it has no Originalty to it. *Yawns*

9th October, 2010.

Another favorite of mine..!
Very luxurious, very classy.

Note that there is a big risk
that you'll overdo it, two sprays
are enough.

Discontinued in Denmark
... God know why?!

1st March, 2010.

OMG! This is a classical scent! A sophisticated scent for the mature woman in mind.

29th October, 2009.

I first encountered Spellbound the first year that it was released. My brother had given me an Estee Lauder perfume gift set for Christmas. I believe that there were 7 perfumes in it. I tried all of them and found them not to my liking. Most of them were far too strong, or had the wrong notes.

I grew up wearing White Shoulders and Shalimar. The scents that my Mom and Grandmother's used. I never envisioned changing my scent.

Using Spellbound changed my life. Really. :) I felt better when I was wearing it. I became a bit more outgoing and left my house much more often.

I do a lot of work in family history libraries, and learned early about how easy it is to put too much scent on. Having your chosen scent announce you to the room never appealed to me, or my sinus's.

Spellbound is best if it is layered. 1 (and I do mean -1-) drop of perfume goes on my bra at the front. I use the body lotion after I shower, but not all over. If I am going out at night, I will use the shower gel and the powder, but very limited with each. They complement each other beautifully.

I have never been more upset, and angry, at a company in my life as when I found out that Estee Lauder discontinued everything but the perfume. I felt like I had been betrayed.

17th October, 2009.