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The Perfume Bible / A closer look

The Lovers
meets Tender Light.

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

Shared ground

Bergamot

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

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with woody; Concentration not recorded leads with iris. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Sorce The Lovers bottle
Sorce

The Lovers

Concentration not recorded

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Estée Lauder Tender Light bottle
Estée Lauder

Tender Light

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20242021
Leading accordswoody · iris · citrusiris · citrus · green
Notes unique to this recordIris, Bamboo, Banana, Vetiver, Jasmine Sambac, Sandalwood, StyraxChinese Tea, Tuscan Iris
Longevity / 53.00 · 24 votes3.11 · 261 votes
Projection / 41.59 · 22 votes1.98 · 254 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.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

The Lovers

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

Tender Light

Eau de parfum · France listing

Alcohol denat., Fragrance (parfum), Water aqua eau, Limonene, Ppg-12/smdi copolymer, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Poloxamer 407, Polyurethane-1, Propylene glycol, Hydroxycitronellal, Linalool, Benzyl salicylate, Hexyl cinnamal, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Citral, Coumarin, Geraniol, Citronellol, Benzyl alcohol, Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Ethylhexyl salicylate, Pentaerythrityl tetra-di-t-butyl hydroxyhydrocinnamate, Red 4 (CI 14700), Violet 2 (CI 60725), Yellow 5 (CI 19140)

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 ILN50571

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 woody and iris direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.

Concentration not recorded

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