5th Avenue
Elizabeth Arden · Eau de Parfum (EDP) · 1996
≈ $42 · 125ml · approx. retail
Elizabeth Arden's second-most-iconic release, developed by Ann Gottlieb as a tribute to the energy of New York's Fifth Avenue. A lush white-floral bouquet of lily-of-the-valley, jasmine and tuberose over a warm iris-vanilla-amber base.
The scent
Top notes
The opening · first 15 minutes
Heart notes
The core · the next few hours
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Perfumer
American · 16 in collection
Ann Gottlieb is an American fragrance developer and consultant, founder of Ann Gottlieb Associates, who learned the craft under Estée Lauder and describes herself as a marketer with a very good nose. A Fragrance Foundation Hall of Famer, she has guided the creation of countless blockbuster scents rather than compounding them herself.
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