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Estée Lauder · Sold as feminine
Knowing Legacy
The quiet poise of an afternoon meeting where the air is crisp with possibility, and every scent feels heightened.
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Knowing LegacyMid-range · $40–100How it wears
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The story behind the bottle.
Knowing Legacy by Estée Lauder was launched in 2024 and is a chypre floral fragrance for women created by perfumers Anne Flipo, Carlos Benaïm, and Bruno Jovanovic. This composition balances a woody earthiness with the warmth of patchouli and rose, creating an aroma that feels both grounded and elegant. The powdery and warm spicy notes add depth, while the aromatic and fruity accents bring unexpected freshness to the mix. Knowing Legacy is designed to evoke a sense of confidence and sophistication, much like Estée Lauder's enduring legacy in beauty.
Knowing Legacy's powdery base notes take a bit to bloom, so a heavier first pass on pulse points will ensure you catch its full depth. It reads best close to skin rather than in wide sillage, making it perfect for intimate settings where subtle sophistication is key.
Fig. 01 — Knowing Legacy, Estée Lauder
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Anne Flipo
Elegance distilledAnne Flipo is a senior perfumer at IFF and one of the most accomplished noses of her generation, responsible for some of the most commercially successful and critically admired fragrances of the 21st century.
“Orange blossom takes a huge part in my signature too. It is the ingredient I would never be fed up with. I could create a thousand perfumes around it, without it ever being redundant.”
Anne Flipo · Everfumed (from Fernweh Editions), July 2020
Co-created with Bruno Jovanovic and Carlos Benaïm
The Knowing line
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Designer Estée Lauder
More from the house · founded 1946 · United States
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