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Mrs. Estée Lauder was known for her perseverance, grit and a handful of
legendary moments we still love to talk about today! Can you spot which are true?
Take the quiz now!

She once purposely dropped a bottle of
perfume on a beauty department floor...

True
False

Question 1 of 5

TRUE!

When a retailer said they would never sell an American fragrance, Estée dropped a bottle of her iconic Youth Dew on the beauty department floor. When women gathered to ask her where they could buy it, she said “Ask the store manager!”
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Mrs. Estée Lauder was known for her perseverance, grit and a handful of
legendary moments we still love to talk about today! Can you spot which are true?
Take the quiz now!

She walked a bridal party
down 5th Avenue...

True
False

Question 2 of 5

TRUE!

To celebrate the launch of Beautiful, the iconic fragrance inspired by a bride on her wedding day, Estée threw a wedding on the streets of New York City. Spokesmodel Willow Bay walked down 5th Avenue in a wedding gown with her bridal party to launch the fragrance at Saks Fifth Avenue.
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Mrs. Estée Lauder was known for her perseverance, grit and a handful of
legendary moments we still love to talk about today! Can you spot which are true?
Take the quiz now!

She stopped a shipment of fragrance
from leaving the lab...

True
False

Question 3 of 5

FALSE!

The batch of fragrance had already left the lab and was already in a truck on the highway!
As a master perfumer, Estée was dedicated to the quality of every fragrance. Case in point: she made that truck carrying Private Collection fragrances turn around and return to the lab because she didn’t approve of the batch!
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Mrs. Estée Lauder was known for her perseverance, grit and a handful of
legendary moments we still love to talk about today! Can you spot which are true?
Take the quiz now!

When Double Wear was developed,
she was satisfied with 8 hour wear...

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False

Question 4 of 5

FALSE!

In the nineties, when product developers were working on bestselling Double Wear Stay-in-Place Makeup, they were looking to beat the competition’s all-day wear claims. All-day wear, you say? Not enough for Estée. She famously told them to double it, and thus the name Double Wear was born (and its iconic longwearing claims).
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Mrs. Estée Lauder was known for her perseverance, grit and a handful of
legendary moments we still love to talk about today! Can you spot which are true?
Take the quiz now!

She gave back to the New York
City community...

True
False

Question 5 of 5

TRUE!

Whether it was helping to build New York City playgrounds, contributing to many non-profits or lending to the conservation efforts of cultural and historical landmarks like the Palace of Versailles–Estée always found time to give back.
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