Sensuous (2008)
by Estée Lauder

I have mixed feelings about Sensuous. It's a pleasant, warm & woody skin scent. The pepper and honey accords are spot-on for current trends. However, the opening is so .... blah. I often have trouble with Estee Lauder florals, especially the white ones, and Sensuous is no exception. Thankfully, the florals subside in about 20 minutes and disappear in about 45 ... but still. The pepper is warm in this fragrance, whereas it's a bit sharp in Sensuous Noir. I've had Sensuous Noir on my wishlist but decided to go with Sensuous. Prolly should have stuck with Noir, which doesn't seem to irritate my sensitivity to white florals, even if the pepper has a bit too much kick.

My overall assessment - Good but not great. Regards, definitely worth sampling.

7th October, 2011. (Last Edited: 8th October, 2011.)

This is a pretty nice fragrance. I'm mainly just smelling the honey and citrus on me (maybe the flowers a little bit, but not too much.) It seems like a nice, pretty fragrance that might be appropriate to wear to work or to a job interview. However, I'm only applying a small sample with a dauber, I haven't tried spraying this fragrance on. It might possibly be a bit too heavy to wear to the office, depending on your body chemistry.
It smells nice, but I don't know if it's special enough that I would buy it. I think I prefer Youth Dew.

30th September, 2011.

I purchased this fragrance about a year ago to have a rotation perfume. I have now purchased Noir and my second bottle of this fragrance. It is now my signature scent. Every time I wear it I get compliments. The drydown is delightful and works with my chemistry very well. I used to think that Estee Lauder was for old people as my mother used to wear Youth Dew, but I am now a fan getting ready to purchase my third bottle.

31st July, 2011. (Last Edited: 13rd August, 2011.)

I have a dear friend that adores this scent, so I urged myself to try Sensuous to see what all the fuss was about.

Well, Sensuous is certainly a pleasant and soft scent, however I can't say that it struck me as very original or outstanding.

When I first applied this fragrance, I was turned off by its strong opening which was rather headache-inducing. I waited quite impatiently for this initial blast to soften into a powdery and spicy scent, which was nice but not something I was overly keen on.

To be completely honest, the only aspect of this fragrance which I found truly 'sensuous' was the drydown in my opinion, which was woodsy with touches of vanilla, spice and warmth. I couldn't sense the sweet honey note, which I'm rather quite glad about, because I don't believe it would have embodied this scent well.

This fragrance may not appeal to my tastes, however I can see why people love it. It's cozy and soothing, something I could imagine someone wearing with a cashmere wool sweater and sipping a mug of hot chocolate while reading a dusty old book. As you can tell by my description, Sensuous is not a loud, sexy or outrageous fragrance, it's just a simple scent with a quiet yet charming presence.

4th June, 2011.

Starts off very sexy with warm woods and Honey
Delecate petals of magnolia blooms with a seductivly
sweet scent and it's stately elegance then dries with lily with a tingere of spiciness Jasmine floats shyly giving a greenish herbalness which is suble, Then turns synthtic giving an impression of Sugar got stuck in some plastic but it's bearable and in fact
what makes it for what it is, Amber is pronuanced
in sensuous and gives off a sweetness which it can
be Cloying at times I can detect Cinnamon dry and
semi-sweet when mixed with the note of pepper conjours a delectable and sensual aroma The drydown is my favorite Sandalwood adds a inner fire to a
icy and refined flagon, Sensuous has a Luminosity
an innerglow that is comfident without aggression
Sexy but not smut it gives suble hints no tacky
bright colors or designs just simple and elegant.

7th March, 2011.

Lovely feminine varm and cosy scent.

11th December, 2010.