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For Her · Floral
Take Me Home
Inspired by Beautiful by Estée Lauder
A hundred flowers, a little citrus, and sandalwood beneath.
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The scent, layer by layer
Top notes
The first impression, in the opening minutes.
- Rose
- Mandarin
- Tuberose
- Marigold
Heart notes
The character that settles in after half an hour.
- Orange Flower
- Muguet
- Jasmine
- Ylang-Ylang
Base notes
What lingers on skin hours later.
- Sandalwood
- Vetiver
How it wears
- Longevity
- Lasts all day
- Projection
- Fills a room
- spring
- autumn
- day
About Take Me Home
Take Me Home is a rich classic floral eau de parfum for women, inspired by Beautiful by Estée Lauder. It is a proper bouquet fragrance, the sort that reminds people of someone they love.
The opening is layered from the start. Rose arrives immediately, full and fresh, with mandarin adding a citrus brightness, tuberose bringing creaminess and marigold contributing a slightly green, herbal bitterness that keeps everything honest.
The heart is where it becomes genuinely romantic. Orange flower is honeyed and warm, muguet is dewy and delicate, jasmine deepens the whole arrangement, and ylang-ylang wraps it in a creamy tropical richness. There is nothing minimal about it; this is perfume in the traditional sense, generous and unhurried.
Sandalwood and vetiver hold the base. The sandalwood is smooth and creamy, the vetiver dry and rooty, and together they give the flowers something solid to rest on so the fragrance lasts through a long day without ever turning sharp.
Wear it in spring and autumn, mostly in daylight, to weddings, family gatherings, lunches and church. Three sprays. It is among our most popular gifts for mothers and grandmothers, and it suits anyone who grew up around real perfume and finds most modern fragrances rather thin by comparison. A single spray on a scarf will hold the bouquet for days, which is a kinder way to wear something this generous in warm weather. Let it bloom before adding more.
If you love Beautiful
If you love Beautiful by Estée Lauder, Take Me Home shares its DNA in the enormous multi-floral bouquet, the rose and orange flower centre and the creamy sandalwood base that gives the original its warm, romantic character.
Ours is a little greener at the top. The marigold is more noticeable in our opening, which cuts through the sweetness sooner, and our vetiver adds a drier edge to the finish where the original stays creamier throughout. Both are generous in projection and last around seven to eight hours, holding especially well on clothing. Take Me Home is inspired by that fragrance and belongs to the same family, but it is our own composition rather than a reproduction of it.
Ivana Sofia is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to the brands named on this page. All trademarks belong to their respective owners and are referenced solely to describe scent character. Ivana Sofia fragrances are original compositions inspired by these scents — they are not the original products.
When to wear it
Spring and autumn daylight suits it best, when a big floral feels warm rather than heavy. It is made for weddings, family occasions, lunches and church rather than a hot afternoon. Two or three sprays at the throat and wrists, since it projects generously. The 100ml at R200 makes a substantial gift and the 50ml at R120 a more modest one.
Questions people ask
Does Take Me Home smell like Beautiful?
It shares the same generous multi-floral bouquet and creamy sandalwood base that made Beautiful by Estée Lauder a classic. Ours is an original composition inspired by that fragrance rather than a reproduction, and it is a shade greener.
Is it a good gift for a mother or grandmother?
It is one of our most requested gifts for exactly that. It belongs to a generous style of perfumery that many women grew up with and still prefer.
How far does it project?
Generously. Two or three sprays will be noticed in a room, so there is no need to apply more. On fabric it lasts for several days.
Which season suits it best?
Spring and autumn. In deep summer heat the bouquet can feel heavy, and in very cold weather it loses a little of its brightness.
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