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Tender Light

Concentration not recorded

Iris · Citrus · Green.

3.91 / 5Rating · 647 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verified
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Year2021
Marketed forUnisex
PerfumerShyamala Maisondieu

Collection: Luxury Fragrance Collection

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Tender Light by Estée Lauder has a listed iris, citrus, green profile, with notes of Chinese Tea, Bergamot, Tuscan Iris.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

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Top notes

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Heart notes

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Base notes

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The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

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

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.11 / 5

261 votes

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category average, not hours

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10
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29
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149
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69
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Projection

1.98 / 4

254 votes

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1 = intimate; higher = stronger

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46
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174
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28
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6

Value perception

2.64 / 5

243 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

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26
2
70
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115
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30
5
2

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

906Own it
226Previously owned
947Want it
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11
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72
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104
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238
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222

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Before you try
What does Tender Light smell like?

Tender Light by Estée Lauder has a listed iris, citrus, green profile, with notes of Chinese Tea, Bergamot, Tuscan Iris.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Shyamala Maisondieu.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.11 out of 5, from 261 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Tender Light?

Its listed notes include chinese tea, bergamot, tuscan iris. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Tender Light

Estée Lauder

Estée Lauder Tender Light bottle
Leading accords
iris
citrus
green
powdery
fresh spicy
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Chinese Tea · Bergamot · Tuscan Iris

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