Elizabeth Arden · 1999 · Francis Kurkdjian

Green Tea

Budget$, 1 of 5

The houseFor women

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Lemon and bergamot over green tea, jasmine and celery seed, drying to amber, oakmoss and musk.

Top noteswhen you spray it

Heartas it settles

Dry-downwhat stays

Green Tea’s scent picture, a draft: bergamot, lemon, tea, jasmine, celery, amber drawn so far; dashed outlines where nothing is drawn yet

Top noteswhen you spray it

Green Tea, top notes: Bergamot, Lemon, Sweet orange

Heartas it settles

Green Tea, heart: Tea, Jasmine, Celery

Dry-downwhat stays

Green Tea, dry-down: Amber, Oakmoss, Musk, Iso E Super (pencil shavings on velvet)

What’s inside it

What the label names

21 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.

A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.

6 citrus6 herbs & lavender5 florals2 woods2 spices

12 more lines on the label, not there for the smell

Not for the smell12

AlcoholWaterBHT (keeps it fresh)Avobenzone (a UV filter)Octinoxate (a UV filter)Octisalate (a UV filter)Ci 42090Ci 61570Ci 19140Butylene glycol, not in Ingredients yetCaffeine, not in Ingredients yetPropylene glycol, not in Ingredients yet

The label, as printed on the house’s page

Our match of the notes

Shares its notes

Quelques Fleurs L'OriginalHoubigant · shares bergamot, lemon, jasmine, oakmoss and 1 more$250 for 100 ml
Dear PollyVilhelm Parfumerie · shares bergamot, tea, oakmoss and cashmere knitabout $280 for 100 ml
Eros Pour FemmeVersace · shares bergamot, lemon, jasmine and cashmere knit$130 for 100 ml · about twice Green Tea’s $52
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Matched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.