Aromatics Elixir by Clinique Eau de Parfum For Women, 100ml

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It is reserved for the evening as such a strong, chypre, oakmoss, patchouli, incense and florals filled perfume is simply best enjoyed alone.

I'd been meaning to hunt down a vintage bottle (oakmoss mostly) but can anyone please tell me if it REALLY makes a big difference? If you scroll further down, Algebraist has commented on the differences between the vintage and modern formulations. Many will have an association with retro perfumes, with "grandma's perfume", an old pharmacy or a dusty chest.

She just sits on her perfect porch in her once accessible, but now unaffordable home, sipping her herbal tea to Tori Amos, thanking Gaia for the strength to be present today. The top, aromatic note is dominated by verbena, sage and chamomile, which give way to the sweet floral notes of geranium, rose and white flowers: ylang ylang, jasmine and tuberose.

Those wild top notes that dazzle with the aldehydes end up hiding behind the dark shadows of oakmoss. Ne ho trovata qualcuna che sapeva di mirra e salvia,altre verdi e fredde che duravano neanche un'ora,alcune con un sottofondo non gradevole che ricorda i calzini usati e odore di piedi, quindi le migliori sono le vintage,se entro il 2000 ancora meglio. I find that spraying the current version on clothes keeps the fragrance smelling like those beautiful bracing top-notes and it doesn't dry down into the powdery-sandalwood-patchouli accord that I dislike. The oakmoss is still there but now it’s more potent; the inky saltiness is back and it smells more like proper oakmoss.

I wish I could get more rose on my skin because it really makes the scent more rounded, since the sour aromatic combo is a bit screechy on my skin. Aromatic Elixir is among the legendary fragrances of the 20th century: instantly recognizable, profoundly polarizing, but for the right person, simultaneously intoxicating and grounding (if that somehow is possible).