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vitugan – :
This smells very similar to white diamonds after the dry down, but it has a little sweetness to it. Someone said that it smells like white diamonds with a splash of passion, and I have to agree with that statement. Although, I can’t tolerate passion, I can tolerate this and I love it! I actually like this better for date nights and evenings out. I tested it at a department store and it is wearing very nice on me. I’m going to add it to my lists of wants.
Update: currently wearing this to bed and it is very comforting. It’s also sexy and reminds me of luxury and royal purple. I’m enjoying it and can’t wait to wear it again! Got a big 3.3 oz bottle so I’m def happy.
burhik – :
Beautiful,sexy,feminine,lingering,intoxicating, rad perfume. I’m a bit bummed there not more people who have heard about this fragrance or have worn it. My signuture is original White Diamond but I go back and forth between Lustre and original WD. This to me is like original WD wild yet still sophicated adult daughter. She feels a bit more playful. I wear it day and night and any season but if I had to pick I would say more night wearable and winter/spring. I smell narcissus in the beginning with a dance of raspberry and orange. The middle teases with jasmine, pear and droplets of bergamot. The base brings a addictive vetiver bitterness that beckons you into the drydown of a gorgeous musk with hints of amber all while keeping the starting excitement of sweet orange and tangy raspberry. Its name is suitable. It will envoke lust at the time leading to love. I could imagine this being worn by someone like Marylin Monroe on her honeymoon.
lampersov – :
I am new to the fragrances of Elizabeth Taylor. The reviews here made me curious. So I bought “White Diamonds” & “White Diamonds Lustre”. This one seems to be the younger, more modern sister of the Original. It has the creamy flowery base of the Original, but the first blast is more like the fragrances of today. A bit sweet, without the old fashioned soapy and/or powdery veil, and -in my opinion- a bit harsh. But not bad at all. When we move a few hours forward, Lustre starts to smell more and more like the Original. Or in geek terms: the base notes are very similar. So for everyone who fears the old lady-ish skanky-powdery-soapy start of the Original: go for this one.
cotelnikow.d – :
3/13/18 ***Update***
Was very happy to acquire this at a good price at an online fragrance boutique. This was a 2014 posthumous release created by the Master Perfumer Carlos Benheim the original creator of White Diamonds with Miss Taylor. He was well aware of her love of Narcissus, and used that flower as his inspiration point. This shares many notes of the original white diamonds, the additional notes in the top are pear and raspberry, the middle has orris root, and the bottom has vetiver. I’m quite certain Miss Taylor would have been pleased and would have adored wearing this scent. As with all the flankers it does a great job of creating something new from the bones of the adored and best selling white diamonds.
The initial blast is sharp and citrus from the bergamot and mandarin orange. The pear and raspberry lend another sharp fruity angle that is very interesting as one typically gets citrus and peach notes in an ET fragrance. As it dries down I get the heady narcotic floral of the orange blossom and jasmine coupled with sweet, green, powdery and bitterness of the narcissus and orris root. I think the vetiver in the base gives this a dry mustiness, kind of like a dry white wine, coupled with a smoky dark woody chocolate note when paired with the amber and sandalwood.
I have to say I am very much in love with this fragrance. This retains the essence of white diamonds very well, but also manages to give it a somewhat gourmand take. The base is a bit drier/mustier and yet sweeter than the original, but it is ultimately very similar once in that stage. I could see how this could be more appealing to a younger generation who may not be able to appreciate wearing white diamonds due to memories of another woman wearing it often or as a signature scent. It is a very,very good flanker, another masterpiece by Mr Beinheim for us to affordably wear! I hope the house of ET continues to speak to us from beyond the grave.
***Original***In my quest to collect all the ET fragrances this one is still a mystery to me, I have yet to smell! I guess I’m going to purchase blind online and give you all my review.
rrp406Unlogrere – :
Yaaaaay, I finally found this one.
Now my Elizabeth Taylor-parfume collection is complete. Well except “Passion,” I don´t like the notes and I don´t wanna buy it….and of course the new one.
This is a softer version of the original White Diamonds.I’d say more; floral with a bit of sharpness but still a bit sweet.
I find this EDT to have medium lasting power on the skin, but stronger lasting power on clothes.
It is different to anything else I have in my collection. I really like it and say it’s worth a try.
kolergod – :
This smells exactly like White Diamonds to me, but with a splash of Passion. I would love a gift set! I hope I find one on sale after the holidays.
boom4321 – :
It seems many tag this as “modern” and I understand that; it smells modern, coming from the perspective of serious fragrance aficionados with vintage Carons in their closet. There’s a briskness to the top notes that replaces the liquored, almost ammonic white floral notes of the original with a freshness that swoops in just as the big florals of “White Diamonds Lustre” start to become really humid.
However, as much as I can appreciate the exceptional composition of the first, I just can’t wear it because as it develops it just gets too unbearably humid for my skin. In the original, I feel like I’m being suffocated by the velvet gloved hand of a great lady. But being suffocated, just the same.
In “…Lustre”, that challenging aspect has been wiped away for me and I’m left with Old Hollywood, big florals — rich and lush and full of heat — but with a slightly glimmering edge that tames the wild tiger lilies. I love the heat it projects but this is a slightly worn, lush, tiare-type scent under a thin layer of softly shimmering, silver lame. It was just the adjustment I needed to be able to wear “White Diamonds” and I appreciate that this classic is offered in a variety of tweaked flankers so that these fine fragrances can be worn by anyone.
This is because these truly are fine perfumes. It’s clear Taylor had a heavy hand in her brand for years because her perfume smell like perfume; they smell like lush, glamorous, distinctive compositions coming from someone who has had experience with the most glamorous, expensive perfume during the golden age of Hollywood. It reflects the refined taste of someone who really has experience testing and using fragrance.
Though I don’t, by any means, promote “White Diamonds” and its flankers as universal perfume for everyone, they’re quality, classic compositions that are “Old school” in the way that will suit particular tastes and are great, glamorous options for those tastes. If you love notes like tiare, gardenia, tagettes and Madonna lilies, you’re missing out by not testing this line. Even the presentation is just the right mix of brash and refined.
domi – :
Fragrance Review For White Diamonds Lustre
By Elizabeth Taylor
Top Notes
Raspberry Pear Bergamot Mandarin Orange
Middle Notes
Orange Blossom Narcissus Jasmine Orris Root
Base Notes
Sandalwood Amber Musk Vetiver
This fragrance was released 3 years after the death of Elizabeth Taylor (she died in 2011) and after the release of Violet Eyes which was the last fragrance composed and created during her lifetime. As such it has nothing in common with perfumes that we associate with Elizabeth Taylor like Passion, White Diamonds, Diamonds and Rubies and Black Pearls.
I love all those scents but this one took some getting used to. My sister wears this and it’s the only Liz Taylor perfume she likes because she calls them “old lady ish” and doesn’t see how glamorous even White Diamonds can become if you give it a chance. I think this is nothing like White Diamonds but it does have an orange blossom, citrus and sandalwood which evoke the original. It’s not a white floral but it’s floral nevertheless. These flowers are more on the powdery and softer side. A sweet scent of jasmine and narcissus waft into the air and the orange blossom gives it a fresh and brilliant air. It smells expensive and glamorous but in a cleaner, less fussy and more wearable way than White Diamonds.
The bottle is a bit similar in appearance to Violet Eyes but I don’t think it wears anything like Violet Eyes. There is considerably fruitier scents in this one than Violet Eyes. As it opens you’re caressed by citrus, a pear and a raspberry scent. Because of this raspberry it feels like the most youthful and sweetest girlish scent out of all the more mature Liz Taylor perfumes. That being said the fragrance develops into a sandalwood and musk which brings it back to the elegance and sophistication of the mature aspects of Liz Taylor.
It’s very interesting. It made me feel like this would have been worn by a very young Elizabeth Taylor, probably around the time she first got married to Nicky Hilton, or around the time she met Mike Todd. It’s the fresh faced young star who graced the big screen opposite Montgomery Clift in A Place In The Sun, or the lovely bride in Father of the Bride. She can also smell like the movie she made with Katharine Hepburn Suddenly Last Summer. She has short hair, tight form fitting white halter top dresses and big bosoms. Yes this is the Liz that first won the hearts of millions.
Longevity is an issue for me here. I would call this the weakest of the Liz Taylor perfumes and the most subtle. On my sister who is accustomed to lighter scents like the pathetically weak Miss Dior Blooming Bouquet, this is a gorgeous powdery floral. My mother thinks this is a piece of sh* because she’s a die hard fan of White Diamonds original parfum. On me it’s like an elixir and potion that keeps getting me younger and somehow more glamorous, like getting a younger body but keeping an older woman’s soul and intellect.
So if you’re not a fan of this line but would like to own at least one fragrance from the house of Elizabeth Taylor, and you like the notes of raspberry, citrus, and florals, along with light touches of musk this is for you then. I find it very delectable, fresh, airy and feminine, not quite powdery but like the most attractive young girl who has her whole life ahead of her and she knows it, already wears good perfumes and has started her own way in life, knowing that it’s not just about fragrances or high fashion high end clothes and shoes, but like Liz Taylor, about talent, having guts, charisma, intelligence and personality. This is a girl who is about to get anything she wants.
motion – :
I love this! It doesn’t remind of White Diamonds the original at all because it’s got that very sweet girly girl raspberry I love and enjoy smelling in my other perfumes. This is strictly a fruity floral. I smell the citrus opening with a realistic mandarin orange and a pear. The raspberry introduces the sweet floral smell that comes into play at the fragrance’s middle phase. I smell narcissus and orange blossom. Fresh flowers. It’s spring every time I smell this. It feels casual and light and it’s easy to wear. You can wear this baby anywhere: to work at an office to work at a school, and as a scent for yourself. It doesn’t offend anyone, it makes you want to be hugged and held closely and kissed. It’s a bit on the romantic side soft and delicate girly. Beautiful.
miroman79 – :
This is just so beautiful.
Airy, juicy pear, one of my favourite notes, floating over a lovely white floral. Sweet without being sugary, with a classic complex feel while still being contemporary, and elegant and “expensive” smelling while being more accessible and everyday than its powerhouse older sister.
Love.
-jane- – :
I just received this perfume for Valentines day and I love it! If you like the original then you will most likely like this. If you hate the original, you may want to give this one a chance, it lacks the skankiness that most people hated about White Diamonds.
I am not so sure I would classify this as a modern version of the original, perhaps more of a warm weather version of the original, it still has that powdery old fashioned vibe to it, just cleaner.
I rarely wear White Diamonds out of the house simply because , as much as I love it, the skank is very predominant on me.
This one is exactly how I wished the other one smelled. Notable differences are sillage (much closer to the skin) and how long it lasts. I also prefer the base notes in this one more than the original (the sandalwood really grounds this for me)
I find this to be a big , bold floral perfume and the florals and powder over power the fruit. It is a fruity floral in the same vein as Mackie (also with a strong raspberry note), not more modern fruity florals.
cai0608 – :
White Diamonds Lustre is one of the few perfumes I tested prior to buying. I wasn’t planning to buy it. WalMart had a tester out so I figured I’d just see what it was like, and I wound up smelling myself over and over and over again that day and ordered a bottle stat. It’s really underrated! It is modern for sure, but shares just enough in common with WD original (namely the addictive narcissus note in the drydown) to seem familiar. The opening is heavy on the pear. It’s not a sillage-bomb like the original, but it’s not a lightweight either, and longevity is good. This is a really pretty perfume.
RGJKK823343 – :
Got this little gem from my fiance’s mother 🙂
Not something i’d typically pick out for myself, but this actually REALLY surprised me! The first inital spray, I get the fruity notes right off the bat. (with a ”powdery” essence in the background. However, that being said, this really isn’t the typical ”fruity floral” – this is unique, captivating, and simply enchanting. <3 There’s something ”classic” about it. Simple yet lovely. ~ <3
* 8.5 / 10 *
*Edit: Longevity: 3-4 hours
Sillage: Soft
CheryAnnet – :
Lovely fragrance. Purchased it and now have all 13 ETaylors. oh my .. but I haven’t spent more than $20 on any 3.3 oz and can’t beat that for what is in the bottle.
I do feel this is mis-named. Ah, the first without Elizabeth alive to correct it. This, to me, is Violet Eyes Lustre.
White Diamonds are hard, cold and shining. They are almost screechy. Blinding. High octave.
This is lush, fleshy and deep. Diamonds are not sweet. This is, for those considering a buy, a Violet Eyes flanker. It isn’t a sweet sweet. More subdued sweet. Again, it’s lovely because it is true to the Elizabeth Taylor line. Elizabeth Arden didn’t go off in some crazy Britney Spears or Mariah Carey sweet candy direction. This remains mature and elegant.
It just doesn’t smell anything like White Diamonds, Brilliant White Diamonds or Sparkling White Diamonds. Those three all have that piercing quality. This isn’t champagne. It’s rum.
app59545 – :
Walmart finally has a tester, and I am amazed at how similar this release is to the original White Diamonds.
The fruity aspect is very subdued on me and I’m still getting quite a lot of the exact white florals in the classic. Cobalt Blue might not be the correct color to fully represent this updated White Diamonds. I just know that it smells traditional but slightly newer than the original.
From the first sniff I felt this to be a quality release, likely to catch on with it’s intended fan base. If you are opposed to the big floral bouquet that is classic White Diamonds, look elsewhere…. possibly to the charming Violet Eyes. 😀 Because this one is about as modern as your Grandma in a spangly new necklace, minus her typical pearls.
Rating = Four Stars, with good sillage and longevity for a new release!
ysun – :
I tried this yesterday at sears and was shocked by how good it smelled. My great grandma always wore white diamonds and I hated it. This is a soft, delicious smell that is much younger but not cheap or silly. I would think this is best for someone from 18-45 with a fun style. The fruit is not too strong and the balance is good
Dogmat007 – :
I got the gift set for my birthday last year. The lotion and shower gel are very good quality. This perfume is one of my favorites. I will be repurchasing soon since I’ve used almost all of it.
UPDATE: I repurchased the giftset. No one is selling them anymore. I got mine on clearance.
Dimann01 – :
Overall, I really love this fragrance. The almost baby – powederness gives it a nice light scent and a really fresh dry down.
miaha911 – :
A lighter version of the original; very good flanker and a nice update. For those of you that don’t like the original White Diamonds die to it’s strength, try this one!
filin22 – :
A random cheap buy. Thought I’d gift it to my mum as she liked the original Diamonds and wanted something lighter for hot days. Quite Disappointed. The formula is quite weak compared to her other scents. I get a lot of pear, and I’m not really a fan of pear, mixed with other fruits. Too fruity, not enough woody for me.
UPDATE: All in all, it’s an okay, non-cloying floral fruity, but too weak and basic smelling for me. Nothing about it stands out or is memorable. I bought Violet Eyes recently, and much prefer that. The giant bottle WDL comes in reminds me of a body spray or fragrance mist. Makes a nice clothing or hair scent, but I wouldn’t call this a real “perfume”. I highly doubt Ms Elizabeth Taylor would wear something like this!
Update: Tried this after it being stuffed in the “probably won’t wear it ever again-possible swap box”. It’s pleasant floral fruity, this time longevity seems better (perhaps I was anosmic to it before?). Powdery but not overpowering. I still wouldn’t use it as a perfume per say, but a linen/room spray for when I’m craving such a scent. It’s just too synthetic to my nose. Reminds me of a fruity hair spray or product I once owned.
bilby_r – :
I was a tad disappointed with this one. I have anticipated trying it for awhile now and got to try it on the weekend as I finally found a department store which had a tester for this scent. Gorgeous indigo blue glass bottle in the classic diamonds style. I was disappointed as I hoped it would be a modern version of white diamonds which kept the character of the original which I have heard that it does. For me this does not, the oakmoss is missing as is a lot of the original scent. This is a cooler scent, not a lot of warmth and at first spray I got bergamot, white florals and a sweet fruit I could not place. A sort of fizzy candy top note which is hard to describe? It was fresh and floral but a tad generic. It definitely has staying power though and later throughout the day it became a musky scent but I never found any white diamonds in there unfortunately. Nice but not nice enough to buy.
stamp11 – :
I didn’t spray it so I can’t really say for sure. But I did smell the spritzer and as far as that goes I can safely say that I couldn’t tell the difference between this one and the original. (which is a good thing:)
Gorangor – :
Nice, universally safe. Unlike the original in that people feel strongly in either direction.
Update: I tried this again and found it to be 60% White Diamonds and 40% Oscar by Oscar de la Renta. Still better than White Diamonds, but still a little harsh. My favorite E.T. frag is Sparkling White Diamonds.
Now that I have this, and after smelling it on clothing, I find it to be similar to Insolence, C’est La Vie, or even the stodgy but lush Desiraude.
morozZz Ne vOpRoSSS – :
As a fan of all Elizabeth Taylors fragrances I knew that I would have to try this one and probably buy it. Well, I have and I did. In fact, I got the gift set as an early Mothers Day gift. The bottle is a deep purple color that looks cobalt until you hold it up to the light. At first spritz this fragrance is fruity but not cloying and the fruitiness stays throughout. Then, as if appearing from the mist in a garden, is the scent of the original and iconic White Diamonds. Rarely does a flanker contain the bones of the original but this one does. It might seem that this fruity update of an iconic masterpiece would be hard to accept but, shockingly, it is not. It’s as if our dear girl has gotten a new party dress! It lasts a long time but not as long as the original. All ages owe it to themselves to give this a try.
nedsvenia – :
Finally got to test this one today. I am a White Diamonds fan and was really looking forward to this. It starts out as a strong fruity floral. After about 30minutes a musky base with a whiff of the original white diamonds peeps through. I found this part of the fragrance a bit offputting. It’s just a bit too musty and old for me. Then it finally settles into lighter version of the original White Diamonds – almost like a skinscent. The longevity is pretty huge but the projection is strangely moderate, or at least it is on me.
The bottle itself looks and feels really budget. Such a shame. I’m not sure I’ll buy this one. It seems like it’s a pale version of White Diamonds. Why not just spritz the original very lightly and be done with it?
contra_63 – :
I just tried this one at Macy’s today. The bottle is the most beautiful cobalt color. It seems like a lighter version of the original White Diamonds. It’s very similar, but definitely not as heavy. I could see myself wearing this. I really like it. I noticed that they carried it in a 3.3 oz. size or something like that. I never buy bottles that big. Hopefully they’ll have a 1 or 1.7 oz. one. That would make me happy. Might have to pick this baby up!!
sergei-1976 – :
Anyone know if this will be sold somewhere in Europe ?
eyndomizer – :
I think this is a really nice memorial to Elizabeth Taylor! Her last perfume “violet Eyes” was her last before her death. I really like this idea. It is in memory of her & a memorial. Also, I think she would love this one. I can tell by the notes. This will be in my fragrance collection! We all miss you Elizabeth!
Finaapami1983 – :
More Elizabeth Taylor…Long Live the Queen :)I’m excited!
yastreb32 – :
Will be interesting to try this when it comes out 🙂