Pure White Linen (2006)
by Estée Lauder

I've been enjoying Pure White Linen this summer. It's crisp, airy, powdery, floral/fruity, all those things. It has a lily of the valley vibe, though I don't see that mentioned. It seems like I find it new each time I wear it. I'm still getting to know it. It's longer lasting and more potent than you would expect from the first couple of minutes. In that sense it is like Pleasures, which comes roaring back after I think it has gone. Pure White Linen turns a bit sweet and musky toward the very end, which I like, but it's not at all a sexy-animalic musk. I agree it's rather non-sexy, in a sort of starchy nurse way. My husband isn't wild for it either, but I've received compliments on it from other women. I'm enjoying airy fragrances lately and this one is one of my favorites.

I bought it but never wore it..I found it too boring, too clean...there is a crispness to it, a dryness I do not like...smells like what a librarian would wear..serious, nice, plain...nothing great about it!

Here's another good one my husband bought for me while having no taste in fragrances, but he bought this home and I was utterly surprised.
I need more lily of the valley scents on my vanity. There's a place in my heart for the scent lily of the valley because it is soothing and relaxing and you feel de-cluttered, neat and tidy when you wear it.

My boyfriend came home, sniffed and put it like this: "Hmm, good if you just want to smell nice... but its not driving me wild."

I think thats right on spot. If you want to smell fresh, nice and a like a light warm summery bouquet of flowers without saying anything else; this is a good one. But I won't wear it. Why not?

It smells exactly like one of my mothers perfumes she wore for years, and when I wear perfume I want to feel more like me, and less like my mom. I think it was a Laura Ashley EdT, L'eau or No1, I'm not sure. Anyway, I'm giving my Pure White Linen to her, she'll probably love it.

clean, fresh and light. mch better than the original

Pure White Linen is a very, very light scent that briefly calls to mind the classic White Linen, and then disappears. My skin simply cannot hold onto this stuff, which is faint to begin with. It's fresh and pretty. I don't smell any citrus or sweetness. With all the notes listed I thought it may be complex, but to me it's pure "air notes". It's been very hot here, so maybe this will be better in cooler weather.