Item Size: 1. Features Intriguing non-conformist fragrance. More than ingredients combine to create Aromatics Elixir's exquisitely unique scent. No parabens. No phthalates. Allergy tested. Fragrance Family Chypre Key Notes Top: verbena, coriander, chamomile Middle: Bulgarian rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang Bottom: patchouli, oakmoss, sandalwood, vetiver.
How to Use. Apply to pulse points. Alcohol Denat. Please be aware that ingredient lists may change or vary from time to time. Please refer to the ingredient list on the product package you receive for the most up to date list of ingredients. This item is not eligible for coupon discounts. See Opens in a new window ulta. Product Reviews Rated 4. Most Helpful Critical Review Iffy I have worn and loved this fragrance for over 20 years and have always received compliments.
Reviewed by customers I would buy this again. Amazing 5 Lkoko from Iowa I use it everyday My favorite of all fragrance. Odd 1 Momma33 from Idaho Isn't it weird how the 1 star reviews are after the formula change….
Clinique take note! Yes 5 Barbie from Poplar Bluff mo I absolutely love this fragrance! I love it 5 Joy from Union city Beautiful. I've always wanted to buy it I wouldn't but this again! Yes 5 Jen from Dallas pa.
Love these! Absolutely Horrendous 3 myjoyandlight from Baltimore The smell of this perfume is beyond offensive. Terrible smell 1 Melody from Burlington Very very bad smell. AE is one of those classics whose construction, quality, and distinctiveness I admire and respect, but it sits on my skin about as comfortably as a burlap sack. It reminded me of Campari mixed with chamomile tea…or, less charitably, bile.
I find I can wear this version much more easily than the full strength version. I am so glad I read your comment, I live in Europe and found the eau de toilette format cheaply on line. I love AE in eau de parfum format, but I am sure a milder version fills a need for me on some days. AE is one of the scents I get compliments about strangely enough, maybe because of the sillage? Thank you again Lizzie! I rediscovered Aromatics Elixir recently; bought both the lotion and the perfume spray.
I am lucky it smells good on me, and apparently, not overpowering. You must be logged in to post a comment. Don't subscribe All Replies to my comments Subscribe to followup comments via email. Absolute Scentualist says:. Log in to Reply. Kevin says:. Summit says:. Still hate it. AnnS says:. Sometimes blackcurrant smells like cat pee to me, but I like blackcurrant.
Janice says:. They actually launched a gift set last year in Europe with a candle! Sorry for writing errors,! Ericgmd says:. The AE soap that comes in the holiday gift sets is euphoric. Wish they offered a box of three.
Nile Goddess says:. In fact I think Eau du Soir imitates it — or tries to. Ayala says:. Subhuman says:. Lizzie says:. Hamamelis says:. CynthiaG says:. Aromatics Elixir really only survives today because of its cult following, and has had many limited edition repackages reminiscent of Calvin Klein cK One and a more recently an explosion of flankers all trying to adapt a new skin over the aging framework of the stuff. Worn in the right company, anyone will definitely stand out in a crowd with the electrifying opening and fresh, clean dry down, without the fear of heavy animalics making one seem as they're trying too hard for attention or affection.
I don't know if it "goes far beyond the role of perfume" as it's advertisement states, but it is a certain kind of confidence bottled up for enjoyment, not a bravado or gung-ho confidence, but like a clean suit or dress and favorite tie or necklace.
Aromatics Elixir is like a security blanket disguised as a powerhouse, because it moves in with sharp angular opening notes before becoming something comfortable and poised, with a sharp bite in the finish that never lets you forget that there's power being held back, which is saying a lot for something originally spun at the "fairer" sex, but such is the wonderful dynamic interplay that is the debut fragrance from Clinique.
Simply a classic that must be tried, Aromatics Elixir is another wonderful example of that old former "Lauder DNA" where everything had this green, gloriously resplendent, and luxurious feel within the chypre context. This one deals more with soapy accords, oakmoss, and rose more than some others of this era, but is equal to just about all the old Lauder family fragrances by Bernard Chant and the gang.
Thumbs up. This is extraordinary stuff. I'm learning that chypres fascinate me, and as far as I can tell AE is a true test of your love for the genre: it's a chypre in the challenging, confrontational, old-fashioned school.
It opens with a powerful blast of funk mostly composed of old-fashioned bitter herbs, but there's just enough of something friendlier in there to balance it on the line between repellent and intriguing.
When I tested the EDT version the confrontational bizarrity evaporated far too quickly and left a base of wanly polite florals behind; where others might have felt relieved by that, I found myself wishing it hadn't rolled over and apologised.
The EDP, however, does exactly what I hoped - it reeks and reeks and does not quit, and I still cannot tell for one moment whether I actually think it smells nice or not. Which absolutely rivets me to it. As it wears on, every once in a while the florals try to elbow their way to the fore but are promptly squashed again by that unholy top end; it's like watching a civil war among opposing factions of wood faeries, and I'm hooked.
On the wishlist. Southern Charmed Show all reviews by Southern Charmed. My kindergarten teacher wore this. Yes, AE is that unforgettable. So, I tracked down her signature scent, intending to make it my fabulous signature, too. I wore it for about 6 months, but this is way too strong on me Too loud to pull out and describe nuances, when a simple "no" will do just fine. Call it a "Celebration of Life" if you want, but a wake is still a sad occasion.
You've lost someone you love. It's especially heart-breaking when it is too soon. At my friend Luke's wake, we were stunned, always assuming that he would join the rest of us into middle age and the autumn years before our final resting stop.
We all spoke, cried and ate. A final group hug, however, evolved into something from a comedy. To solve the mystery, we then proceeded to sniff each other, in public, at a wake. Sniffed me, and then said "You're right! Luke was a free spirit who had little regard for stuffy conventions. Thank you, Aromatics Elixir. This has one of those unique openings - chamomille tea, hints of bergamot, and a darkish rich rose with a good lashing of bitterness courtesy of the dyad of coriander and of an oakmoss, which in the days of pre-IFRA diktats was the real thing - with a few olfactoric brushstrokes a masterful - or mstresful - opening is created.
In the drydown we are talking floral business, which infuses the darker, harsh and intense opening notes with white florals - I get mainly lily-of-the-valley and a sweetish ylang-ylang, with jasmine and a very discrete carnation also present. The base adds a darkish patchouli that is not too harsh with touches of sandalwood, and it ends on a warm and well rounded herbacious woody-floral note.
I get moderate sillage, very good projection and nine hours of longevity in my skin The original version is a complex and formidable classic, an iconic scent for cooler evenings, and nowadays it is still very respectable indeed. Jaysa Show all reviews by Jaysa.
Either u love it or hate it. This scent is not for everyone. I love it because it's different. It's powerful strong a little goes a long way trust me. A little spray here an there that's all u need. A scent that calms down to a wave of spice an musk luxuriousness that lasts.
It's a "dare to be different" kind of fragrance. I came across my two little miniature bottles of Aromatics Elixir gifts with purchase from a long time ago buried in my drawer, each with maybe a teaspoon of juice left in them, the dear little things, so I pulled them out and tried it again. I tried the darker one yesterday and the other one today, and while the darker one smells a bit sharp at opening, thankfully they smell much the same. It feels cool thanks to the oakmoss and clary sage, but warm as well because of the sandalwood and incense.
For some reason, it makes me think of a long, slinky, yellow-gold silk dress, with a dramatic V-neck with vintage lace trim. Understandbly the love for this warranted. I resisted the temptation to have a ml bottle packed right away. I was not prepared for the following: the fragrance began to tilt on the worst part of my skin, at first sour and pungent, then musty, it literally rotted :- The fragrant bundle of herbs had turned into a compost heap! So the camomile after all? Or was the tester tilted?
But I would have noticed that immediately? Then this odeur stuck to me like glue! Only after several washes was it gone. I wish I could have been happy with Aromatics Elixir. Top Review Reading some of the comments here I am amazed how different perceptions and associations can be. The first time I tested this fragrance may have been in the early 90s, and, despite its intensity, I liked it immediately. This scent reminds me of my exuberant time in the 80s, when I danced my feet flat almost every weekend in the "Alternative Disco" At the beginning of the 80s it was always crowded there on weekends.
Punks, freaks, alternative, weird but also some chic people wanted to have fun, see how to spend the evening, or just "dance off" like me. I remember those hot summer nights, I wiggled, danced and jumped over the dance floor. The music was just great, and then these smells: At that time there were these little bottles of scented oil, which were very popular because they were cheap and some of them didn't smell that bad : patchouli, opium, musk, yasmin, ylan ylang When you breathed this for a while, the scents would condense and become an intense scent, and I was intoxicated.
Aromatics elixir would have been noticed even then, however, and would have been successful. This fragrance is an announcement in itself, it is so dense, intense and rich that only a single spray is enough - in my neck.
Then it lasts, hours after hours. At first I was surprised by the camomile, as I had never perceived it in fragrances before. Here it is present, but very quickly blends in with the colourful array of clary sage, rose geranium, coriander and co. Carefully dosed, it remains harmonious, and soon Patchouli leads this round dance. Sprayed Aromatics Elixir once on a hot summer day, as mentioned, one sprayer is enough. I was in the mood for a light "hippie outfit", and this fragrance seemed to suit it.
The scent accompanied me for almost a few days, it was the patchouli that surrounded me for a long time. Not disturbing, but becoming more and more gentle, and even in the heat easy to bear.
Also my scent of sensitive husband was impressed, and that means something. In my clothes the scent lasts almost eternally No, AE is not a "silent peddler", but the time of the 70s, when it was launched, was intense, colourful, loud So this fragrance fits quite well into an already special era, and stands for itself. Not a fragrance I can or want to wear all the time. But I am glad to own an older version, and I don't give it away anymore - despite sensitive bronchial tubes ;o SO Helpful Review 9.
I bought the fragrance because of the very exciting descriptions - flying blind, you could say. I can smell the raw materials used very well for all of them. So on paper, exactly what I want. The perfume is not badly made and I can understand immediately, with the first spray already, what someone can find in it. It has something timeless and extraordinary. Definitely a fragrance that stays in the memory - unfortunately, one could add, but I think it depends very much on the wearer's own body scent.
But the image that immediately comes to mind is that of an aging, somewhat over-painted lady who is used to getting her way. Nothing for weak nerves and weak noses It is a herbaceous cloud that is almost overly dominant on the olfactory nerves - following the recommendations here, I really only used a small spray. My bathroom is still filled with the shadow of the fragrance - the silage is literally, breath be robbing.
Unfortunately, even after some time, it did not arrive on my skin. Scratchy, unruly and the wrong kind of frost I feel with it. The camomile is very dominant on my skin at the first attempt, only to be knocked away by the organ blossom and the really very powerful patchouli like in an unfair match. The rose resonates subconsciously, but not radiantly, as it can sometimes be, but dull, dull, weedy.
My husband says to the scent, it makes me feel a little older But you're making me into a woman I'm not yet. Amazing that "Aromatics Elixir" has been on the market for so long. Only towards the end of the eighties, when the opulence was almost overflowing and reached a previous climax in fashion and fragrance, did this spicy something appear on my fragrance horizon.
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