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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

White Linen
meets L'Air du Temps.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Aldehydes · Peach · Carnation · Rose · Iris · Jasmine · Violet · Ylang-Ylang · Orchid · Oakmoss · Vetiver · Cedar · Sandalwood · Benzoin · Amber

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with floral; Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Estée Lauder White Linen bottle
Estée Lauder

White Linen

Concentration not recorded

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Nina Ricci L'Air du Temps bottle
Nina Ricci

L'Air du Temps

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedFrance
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year19781948
Leading accordsfloral · fresh · woodywarm spicy · floral · woody
Notes unique to this recordLemon, Hyacinth, Lily-of-the-Valley, Lilac, Orris, Honey, Tonka BeanNeroli, Brazilian Rosewood, Bergamot, Cloves, Gardenia, Orris Root, Rosemary, Spices, Musk
Longevity / 53.61 · 1,059 votes3.31 · 1,531 votes
Projection / 42.56 · 1,176 votes2.35 · 1,695 votes

Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

Declared on both

  • Water aqua eau
  • Fragrance (parfum)
  • Hydroxycitronellal
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Citronellol
  • Eugenol
  • Geraniol
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Linalool
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Isoeugenol
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Citral
  • Farnesol

Listed only on White Linen

  • Alcohol denat.
  • Acetyl cedrene
  • Hexamethylindanopyran
  • Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract
  • Cinnamyl alcohol
  • Amylcinnamyl alcohol
  • Jasmine oil/extract
  • Rose flower oil/extract
  • Amyl salicylate
  • Cananga odorata oil/extract
  • Hexadecanolactone
  • Beta-caryophyllene
  • Pinene
  • Dimethyl phenethyl acetate
  • Vanillin
  • Geranyl acetate
  • Terpineol
  • Tromethamine

Listed only on L'Air du Temps

  • Alcohol denat
  • Amyl cinnamal
  • Limonene
  • Hexyl cinnamal
  • Disodium edta
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)
  • CI 14700 (red 4)

Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.

White Linen

Eau de parfum · France listing

Alcohol denat., Water aqua eau, Fragrance (parfum), Acetyl cedrene, Hexamethylindanopyran, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citronellol, Eugenol, Geraniol, Benzyl salicylate, Evernia prunastri (oakmoss) extract, Cinnamyl alcohol, Linalool, Benzyl benzoate, Isoeugenol, Benzyl alcohol, Citral, Farnesol, Amylcinnamyl alcohol, Jasmine oil/extract, Rose flower oil/extract, Amyl salicylate, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Hexadecanolactone, Beta-caryophyllene, Pinene, Dimethyl phenethyl acetate, Vanillin, Geranyl acetate, Terpineol, Tromethamine

Official French storefront declaration. Formula reference is preserved; check the packaging of your bottle for its batch-specific list.

Source: Estée Lauder official French storefront ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22 · Formula reference ILN54738

L'Air du Temps

Eau de toilette · France listing · 30, 50, 100 mL bottles on the source page

Alcohol denat., Aqua (water), Parfum (fragrance), Benzyl salicylate, Hydroxycitronellal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Linalool, Eugenol, Benzyl benzoate, Amyl cinnamal, Limonene, Isoeugenol, Citronellol, Farnesol, Geraniol, Hexyl cinnamal, Citral, Benzyl alcohol, Disodium edta, CI 19140 (yellow 5), CI 14700 (red 4).

Manufacturer website declaration for the specified edition. Check the supplied packaging for the formula applicable to your batch.

Source: Nina Ricci official French product ingredient declaration · Checked 2026-09-22

These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.

Follow your curiosity.

A starting point, not a verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed floral and fresh direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed warm spicy and floral direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.