A musky-woody floral, it starts off with a sparkling Italian mandarin touch and a note of sea breeze. At its heart is a white tea extract, Madras wood, the aromatic plant that is ambrette seed is added in as an absolute and a trio of musks all enter into the composition of Elizabeth Arden’s White Tea perfume. But the star of the show is the rare white iris which forms the heart and soul of the fragrance. Along with Blue Grass and Sunflowers, White Tea has become one of the signatures of the New York-based house.

“For this fragrance creation, we wanted to capture that refreshing moment of blissful solace experienced at the first sip of tea. White tea vapors and sea breeze accord develop into the sweet smell of white iris before finishing with the warm wood scent of Madras wood, Tonka bean and a delicately blended trio of musks, » is how perfumers and co-creators Rodrigo Flores-Roux and Caroline Sabas, describe the inspiration for White Tea.

The iris can be found in full bloom in May in the northern hemisphere. it blooms in a multitude of colors, fitting for Iris was the goddess of the rainbow in Greek mythology and often portrayed as a messenger of the Gods. With its showy flowers in a variety of colors, it has always been not only a great garden favorite but a muse to artists the world over. The iris is, arguably, the fleur-de-lis of the French royalist standard. Clovis, the first King of the Franks from 481 until 511, adopted it as his embolem. It is also the source of orrisroot, from which “essence of violet” perfume is made. ©Trish Valicenti for The Gourmet Gazette
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