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anton2216 – :
New review in the summer of 2018:
Summary: Still find it too sweet for me upon application, but dries down to a very cozy and serene warm amber-resins skin scent which I am strongly enjoying. Good value for price: smells rounded and well made.
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As I have said in the past, upon first application smells like a juicy fruit jam. It is strong and sweet and I do not identify with this kind of fragrance, though it is not overwhelming nor nauseating. It’s actually pretty if you are into that.
However, for me the fragrance starts to shine upon drydown when the sweet jam subsides.
It becomes a skin / arm’s length amber / resinous scent, warm, serene, enveloping and quite good. I can smell some floral and woody notes, but the general impression of the drydown is a comforting warm hug, soft as suede, serene and living , like a human. I enjoy this phase.
Layers nicely over sunscreen / skin lotion.
893704802 – :
Really like this one. My favorite type of fragrance is a warm, balsamic scent and this one suits me quite well. It does remind me the desert. Thumbs up for elixir! 🙂
Despector – :
warm, balsamic and sweet 🙂
I usually don’t like amber scenets, but this one is an exception…
sinenkov – :
The subtle sweetness of this fragrance reminds me of the original S by Shakira fragrance. Explained by the amber notes that are found both in Elixir and S by Shakira. Here the sweetness is brought by peach while in S by Shakira it was brought by vanilla. Luckily musk and black pepper bring some strength and welcome dose of personality to this fragrance that makes this stand out from S by Shakira. Lively and exotic it’s more interesting than S by Shakira. A very good autumn fragrance and day fragrance. Mediocre longevity. I like this one a lot but I still find it missing the wow factor that would make me buy it again or make it my signature. The TV spot is amazing and inspiring though. The fragrance is definitely worth trying.
I love the good relation of quality meets quantity in Shakira fragrances: they have a reasonable not too low and not too expensive price tag and the bottles are in generous sizes. I’m looking forward to trying more Shakira fragrances! I’m a huge fan.
pilaowl – :
Mmm… I love this warm sweet fragrance!
Apricot (actually), black pepper and amber.
It smells happiness!
In the same type that Belle d`Opium.
stanislav56 – :
I have sniffed this gem in the stores since it came out but i had never that Wow factor to buy it and few month ago i got it as a gift from my father and i really started to love and appretiate Elixir.
It starts very strong and sharp, like an old vintage perfume and after ten minutes it calms down to be a very cozy and sunny sweet amber scent which i love.
It’s definitely a fall fragrance, it lingers very beautifull with golden leaves, the rain and the wind…
I don’t wear it everyday because im more of a pink gourmand lover but i pull this off when i want to feel more exotic and oriental
Ванес – :
OK, there are many people resistant to try celebrity perfumes because of them being too juvenile or too confectionery or too short lived etc. Shakira’s Elixir doesn’t fit in any of these categories and if you like Estee Lauder Sensuous or Dior Dune, that could be successful blind buy. This is woody, spicy amber with a slice of real peach. Personally I would wear this to office.
alex89-1 – :
It is an exquisite fragrance, not sweet, aroma that catches you however does not last long, little projection, I liked it, I would not buy it again.
александер – :
I found it for a low price so I blind bought it immediately. I had previously smelled some other Shakira perfumes but I wasn’t impressed either by their longevity or actual scents.
The most pronounced notes to my nose are the black pepper (very present throughout), the peach (which I normally hate) and the florals. The amber is quite present as well.
Even though this is not the most original fragrance out there I wouldn’t be surprised if it was a flanker to a Chanel or Dior fragrance.
Keeping in mind this is a cheap (in terms of price) celebrity fragrance I think it is well-blended and I can actually picture Shakira wearing it.
It lasted 3-4 hours with moderate projection.
izverg11979 – :
I realize now this smells like Truth or Dare Naked by Madonna. Fans of that discontinued fragrance should try this!
JeyMo – :
Received a bottle as a gift and I was very surprised. This scent has a wonderful depth and alittle goes a long way. The amber is very sweet and really outshines the other scents. Just a slight hint of pepper and musk is detected during the die down. Longevity isn’t the best and the scent sits close to the body.
StoOkii – :
It could easily pass for Dior or another designer brand, because it doesn’t smell like a celebrity perfume at all. It is elegant, opulent and mature.
Unfortunately, it is nothing for me, the amber on it is way too strong. I think it is cloying, but for an amber fan it is a must check.
Sillage and longevity are remarkable for a Shakira perfume and this one definitely makes a statement. Elixir is “signature fragrance” material.
But for me, Wild Elixir works better.
Ekaterina – :
I’m not usually a fan of amber, but this is a sweet amber with some depth to it. I smell flowers but also woody elements as well. I am surprised by how much I like it. I am wearing it in the summer, but I think it will be really nice in the fall especially. Something about it reminds me a little of EA’s Untold. It has scored a place in my bag when I am in the mood to change fragrances after leaving the house. Lasts several hours as well.
PlailsNatliar – :
I’ll have to test this one more time, but I am so surprised by the positive reviews here. For me, beyond the initial balmy and warm opening, this dried down bitter and masculine and overwhelming on me (with a generic alcoholic cologne vibe). I had to scrub it off. Will update here, if on second try, this grows on me (I really wanted to love this, so will certainly give it another chance).
vasyaga – :
This perfume is lovely! It is a wonderful sweet perfume. I will definitely buy it again when it finishes!!!!!
VIT_ALL – :
Nice and sweet, definitely a like, but not as good and interesting as Wild Elixir.
Oriemievy – :
This was a blind buy for me a few months ago at Walgreens (it was on clearance)
At 1st I was iffy about this scent & then it grew on me!
To me this is such a unique scent & one of my top favorite oriental-ish scents!!
I pick up the amber.peach,orange blossom,white cedar,hints of musk…its a nice warm scent that I I think is perfect for the colder months to wear but is light enough to wear in spring too……I will say that I do not pick up the black pepper note in this at all wich is great because I hate any peppery scent lol
Silliage is moderate on me & so is the longevity..wich is fine since I do mind reaaplying if I have to.
hhhdddttgkjh – :
I just got this and I am loving it! Very perfect for fall and winter as it has that woody resinous smell that I love!
For an EDT this lasts all day! Put this on at 10a today and it is still detectable at 6:30p. Perty good!
This reminds me of Avon Imari Elixir!!!!
slulleymn – :
On first whiff, I get a sultry-sweet, amber scent with some mild spice and muskiness to it. It smells a bit powdery to me as well. It’s rich without being overpowering and making you feel like you’re marinating in it. When I first smelled it, I was sure the longevity on this would be much longer than what it was. I found that it only lasted maybe 2 hours on my skin.
This is a lovely scent, but not my favorite.
Carpenter73 – :
Elixir is comfortably warm, sweet, honeyed sunshine. That is just it, though… that is where it ends. I wear it because I enjoy what it has to offer, but every time I wear it, I wish it offered more. I want something fresh to break through all of that amber and lift it from my skin into the air, but that never happens. Elixir just lolls about, comfortably snuggled up to my neck, and falls asleep with me. Sigh.
GakyReillalge – :
I have a very interesting relationship with this scent. First I got a sample, liked it, wrote 2 reviews about it and finally purchased for me a 50 ml bottle. I used it now and then, but it wasn’t my all time favourite. And then I sold the bottle to my colleague who fell in love with it. I felt it every other day on her and I understood I missed the scent, missed that honey sunshine in the bottle. I appreciated it only when I lost it. For me it’s uplifting, comforting, wrapping and warming without being too much. Some kind of safety sensation. Then I bought this scent for my granny (yes, yes, she loves it too), but still I went and sniffed, borrowed granny’s perfume quite often. And yesterday I finally got a 80 ml Elixir of my own happiness. And this time I won’t sell/swap/give it away. 🙂
vovol5555 – :
I like Shakira, I think she rocks! However, I love my perfumes more, so I will not be at all biased with my review. 🙂
This starts off as a very peppery and sweet floral. For me, it seems to accurately go through the stages shown in the fragrance tree. The top notes start to evolve in around 15 minutes on my skin, the floral tones disperse, but the pepper remains and softens.. with the amber and peach starting to shine through. It seems to sweeten as it developes.
This is a lovely warm sensual fragrance, maybe more suited for the evening, but not inappropriate to wear during the day. It is long lasting but unfortunately for me, the full drydown is a tad ‘meh’ and I find myself wanting to respray it for the lovely mid-range tones of the fragrance.
It lacks a distinct, identifying note for me, but is still beautiful. Overall a warm spicy yet sweet fragrance. Certainly a great buy for the price.
vegeta – :
This perfume reminds me of a desert land, I feel like some arabian princess whenever I wear it. Warm and sultry.
mrmav – :
Picked up a 50ml bottle for $9.99, figured it was worth the blind buy as I was attracted to the box design!
Very different from other fragrances I own, and definitely does not smell like a run of the mill cheap celebrity scent.
It has a sweet, soft powdery and spicy scent, sometimes smelling feminine and sometimes I get a masculine cologne vibe from it. I can see middle aged women liking this one, as it smells expensive and chic.
For an EDT it has great longevity, as I could catch whiffs of it on my skin 8-10 hrs after applying. I also wore this in warm sunny weather, and it did not become cloying or overpowering.
I think this could be enjoyed year round and I am very pleased with my blind buy and my first Shakira scent.
kilisoaia – :
I don’t get any fruit from this at all. It’s very relaxing, spicy, thick without being syrupy. I wear it to bed quite often since it calms me. Definitely a winter or night scent IMO.I really like it though.
BloodSmoke – :
This is an enjoyable scent, not quite my sweet-foody gourmand– but enjoyable. To me, it feels like Jessica Simpson’s Fancy and Fancy Love with Christina Aguilera’s first scent… those 3 all mixed in. It’s kinda musky/spicy but in a sweet warm way. I give it a 5/10.
Lasting power is above average.
бобков402010 – :
A sweet fruity scent which does not smell like candy. I agree with other reviewers: it smells like a juicy fruit jam. Well done if you are into this kind of fragrances, though nothing revolutionary.
I am not a fan of sweet fruity scents, though, so it is not for me.
yurckin – :
By looking at my earlier review, I didn’t like this a lot when I spritzed it on at the store. Well, I won a brand new bottle off ebay for super cheap. I expected to not like it, but I’m actually really liking it a lot. It smells expensive, and I see why some say it has a Dior vibe. I can also see why some say it smells similar to Estee Lauder’s Sensuous. I found Sensuous to be too strong, but this is very wearable.
The bottle is classy too. I’m actually wishing I’d won a bigger bottle of this because I can see myself using this one a lot this winter. I’m sure it would be nice year round though too. I can’t wait to try the other two Elixirs now.
VALIK1994 – :
Shakira Elixir – (The Exotic, Mystical and Elusive)
Now you smell it, now you don’t.
Oh my… Oh MY! Ohhhh!
On a hunt one day for a new-to-me, unusual, drop dead killer scent to wow me, I went from store to store for hours becoming increasingly frustrated with the same old tired gourmand-y and fruity floral designer and celeb perfumes. I was growing angry and bored until I sampled Shakira Elixir Wild. Something happened the moment I sprayed it and I’ve not quite been the same since. Something in my fragrance wardrobe was missing and I have so happily found it.
At the time, Shakira Elixir without the “Wild” was not available for me to sample, so I did a raving review here about the beauty of Wild while waiting for my shipment of this Elixir minus Wild’s dark patchouli. Shakira Elixir is a very similar scent sans ‘chouli, but the absence of it makes a big difference. I am madly, insanely in love with both and have held out on reviewing this one as I am truly stunned at how glorious, elegant, refined, and exquisitely beautiful Shakira Elixir is. From an exotic beauty comes an exotically beautiful, enticing, spicy, fruity, floral, woodsy masterpiece… and I am amazed. Had anyone suggested I give this a try, I would have ignored them dismissing it as yet another here-we-go-again-celeb-fruit-water-candy-gourmand. I never expected this sort of quality or scent, but am so glad to have it now.
As a true oriental lover, I find this scent divinely outstanding; so much so, it has (almost) become my signature fragrance this spring and summer so far. I own many fragrances and have never used a fragrance this many consecutive days and nights in my life. It is also the first time in many years I have fallen madly, crazy in love over a scent with no vanilla or sandalwood in the blend, which is a seriously bold profession from me.
The peach is so ripe, deep and rich I will liken it more to apricot. My mother and grands used spices to can fresh peaches and apricots. The beginning notes are that same, delicious smell mixed with the sexiest, phenomenal quality amber, to-die-for styrax and orange blossom. I believe the black pepper is one big thing that separates this from the same ol’s I am crying tired of, and truly “makes” this fragrance. It is unique and remarkable. I haven’t much to say regarding the florals as Elixir is so wonderfully blended they are hard to single out, but have no complaints at all. The dry down is a gentle woodsy, soft musk undressing down to a creamy, addictive spiced apricot/benzoin-like skin scent that is heroin to my nose. This stuff is heroin to my olfactory from start to finish but the dry down is heavenly. It is jubilant, sensual, dances like Shakira and golden as her hip coins. The overall blend is so divine it defies just description but I’m doing my best. *smiles*
Longevity is about 2 on a 0-10 scale on me. (I think.?) It is The Great Houdini and genie in the same bottle. There is a possibility I have become anosmic to Elixir but have been battling this from the start, so I think not. I have brutally honest friends. That’s the way I like ‘em. *wink* I constantly pester them by inquiring if they can smell this on me or am I knocking them down. Their answers are consistently the same in a group. They lean in for a sniff and I hear “I can’t smell anything” from one or two. “Faint but GORgeous, what is that?!” another says. “I can smell it only if I stick my nose to you. What IS it?” “Strong but beautiful so who cares, what IS that dammit? Say it!” … Now it’s “Don’t ask anymore until you name it. You’re being a bitch.” (LOL!) So with that, I am clueless with a knowing grin and still refuse to name it which is maddening them. (Oh, the joy of being a bit sadistic!) There are times I smell it, it vanishes for awhile, I catch a faint whiff again and think/hope it’s still there somewhere. Though frustrating, I find that mystical and appealing in a way, and for the price will happily spritz all day and night to envelope myself in this Heaven called Shakira Elixir and Elixir Wild for winter. I am honestly knocked out and thrilled at the quality of this fragrance. It smells expensive, classy, high end, high house, and is the first to make me scoot a long timer off my top 5 list in about a decade. Due to such similarity I will count this and Wild as one. Both Elixirs earned a top spot amidst time honored, classic, respected contenders. For me, that is a very big deal… and oh, yeah. Did I say how much I love Shakira Elixir(s)? How do I love thee? Let me count the ways!
david55555 – :
tried a little spritz at Kohl’s and find it too strong and over powering for me.
Update: I tried this one again while at Kohl’s and it’s weird because now I find I like it! I sprayed on my hand and kept getting whiffs of something wonderful! So now it has me curious. I have some Kohl’s cash to spend and I saw it in the discounted section, so I may just have to get it now!
briervevown – :
Balsamic amber smell, too warm for me, so oriental, like Indian. I prefer cold mysterious perfumes.
lk1987 – :
I cannot smell the sweet or the peach notes at first but then when it settles down after 2 hours it smells divine. All I can smell are the balsamic notes and the pepper notes at first which I don’t really like. It’s quite an unusual fragrance in my collection. I have nothing like it. I feel that this is a perfect perfume for autumn. It reminds me of the smell of falling leaves and rain.
I do not reach out for it often, I have to be in the mood for it. On days that I’m in the mood for it, I feel that it smells divine and very distinct. I especially like it after around 2 hours, I should use it more often but I am not too patient to wait for it to start smelling amazing.
It lasts for quite a while on my body, this week I sprayed it at night and next morning I could still smell it. I’m surprised that a celebrity fragrance lasts for so long.
pompyuwh279bedyWelty – :
Despite the sugar & amber notes I don’t find this to be particularly sweet at all. In fact it’s rather woody and musky.
I do believe I get a small amount of peach, but not florals. The styrax really overwhelms everything else. I like styrax, but in the end this dries down to “spicy wood chips”.
Apsolon – :
I purchased this perfume earlier today at Walgreens on clearance for a heck of a deal and it really doesn’t disappoint! I’ve enjoyed Shakira’s Eau Florale for quite some time now but remembered back to when I was purchasing it that I had a hard time deciding between that one and Elixir, so glad I was able to add it to my collection today.
As for the scent I agree that it’s an exotic oriental and not fruity or sweet like so many fragrances. As for people commenting on it smelling like “With Love” I’ve worn “With Love” since it came out and to me it smells nothing alike. It reminds me more of a Dior or Givenchy perfume then a Celebrity fragrance. I’ve worn it for about 5 hours now and the scent is still very fragrant. Absolutely love it!
matkuliyev – :
Nice, not great. Lovely and forgettable. Really casual and quite fresh. The best from the range of Shakira.
ego1 – :
uma pena fixação minima..mais o aroma é gostoso..
pol133 – :
Blind purchase as a present for niece but changed my mind :)) Now I’m wearing it!! Smells really great, I can’t remember but this parfume reminds me something..maybe Valentino V Absolu??
fkoeipows – :
Blind buy. Pretty bottle, good price at Walgreen’s, so why not?
At first whiff I thought, “Fancy by Jessica Simpson.” Sweet and slightly spicy. But Shakira does a nice job with the fruit and flowers. It’s as though you’re seated at a long table with those at each end, and you wait for the sugar and pepper to join you, but they keep getting up & wandering, looking for one more thing…the amber, maybe? And you sit in their scented wake and enjoy your wait.
Sillage a little weak, but for the price I’ll spritz more.
hugg – :
i think that for a celebrity frag it’s decent, but hey, it’s not unique at all!
i had a little sample of Sensuous by Estée Lauder and immediately when i sprayed this, i felt that it was incredibly similar to that.
so i suggest to buy this to every Sensuous fan who wants to opt for a cheaper version.
just for comparison :
notes of Elixir: orange blossom, brown sugar, black pepper, white cedar extract, peony, freesia, peach, musk, styrax, amber
notes of Sensuous: mandarin pulp, honey, black pepper, molten wood, sandalwood, sensual lily notes, magnolia, jasmine petals, amber
erh727102 – :
This fragrance seems like it would come from a high end brand, it’s very rich and it really captures everything in the commercial, it’s an exotic scent and not very typical for a celebrity fragrance.
7/10
Leseledge – :
I don’t know why I hesitated so long on blind buying as all of the notes suggested I would love it – and I do! Just as described, it’s a sweet, warm, lightly spicy amber. I just wish it had a stronger sillage, I fear I will be going through my little bottle pretty fast.
BetSpoone – :
A great every-day-scent. It a little bit too sweet for my taste, but its modern, elegant and flirty. If the sugernote didn’t was that strong, I would have liked this one a lot. Worth trying. Timeles – both for young girls and adult grown-up women. Stays about 5 hours on my skin, good for an Eau de Toilette, I think.
En härlig varje-dag-doft. Lite för söt för min smak men en modern, elegant och flirtig doft. Om sockernoten inte fanns hade den varit en favorit. Värd att prova. Tidlös – passar både den spralliga tjejen och den mogna kvinnan. Doftar ca 5 timmar på min hud, bra för en Eau de Toilette, tycker jag.
rasayana108 – :
é uma pena grande esse perfume tem uma pessima fixação pelo menos na minha pele…gostoso…
sanyka – :
I absolutely LOVE this scent! It is so warm, and intoxicating!!!! it was suggested to me by a few members. I seriously cannot stop smelling my wrists when I wear this! My only complaint is that I wish it lasted on my skin as long as it does on my clothes!!
shaihullin – :
The fragrance remands me Dior addict, good smell
nando – :
I didn’t really think that I would like this at first, but since I got it today as a present I decided to give it a chance. And I was very surprised!!
I have been wearing it for about 4 hours now. At first it is a very strong scent and you can smell lots of various scents. Then in hour 5, as I am in it now, it slowly begins to dissapear and you can smell strong amber now.
I love it , I have a 50ml bottle and I would surely reccomend this to everyone.
Xeroxfbpml – :
I remember having described it as a sparkling, modern and joyful scent. Yesterday I used up my little sample of this and felt like I had lost something. Today I couldn’t help buying a full bottle.
Truly “Diorish”(same expensive and sophisticated vibe), golden, well blended and elegant scent in a nice bottle. Definitely not a cheap “celebrity water”.
портянка – :
WOW – Amazing blind buy!!! I can’t stop smelling my wrist! 🙂 I get nothing like Hilary Duff With Love, which I am glad bc I already have that. This is much more of a sweet warm scent… my god! LOVE IT!!
VitalyRozhdaev – :
This is another Shakira perfume that I like very much! It smells a bit mature to me because it is an oriental perfume. I smell amber the most. I also smell Tonka bean which is not in this perfume. It could be the peaches but either way, I love it and I would recommend it. There is the initial smell that reminds me of Beyoncé heat…just a little bit because they are both oriental scents! 🙂
Glydaytulpita – :
I am surprised- it smells really, really great! Soft but in the same time it has that alive, sparkling vibe Dior and Chanel chypre have. I smell a mixture of fresh cut flowers and delicious citruses with a hint of honey (that’s what makes it close to EL Sensuous).
A lovely summer scent!
ActigueAgeD – :
Este perfume es muy rico lo compre para regalarselo a mi máma ya que a ella le gusta los aromas suaves y este le va muy bien en su piel, el frasco de 80 ml es muy económico $32.00 y es version Eau of toilette, su duración es debíl ya que es toilette pero es buena opción de verano para oler bien pero que no vaya a cambiar el aroma con el sudor y calor de verano, es muy rico se los recomiendo es la versión gourmet de los perfumes de shakira, aunque hubiera preferido que fuera perfume =)
kalina71389 – :
Nice oriental! First time too sweet and impersonal. After some hour this starts to be better. Very good balanced. Not very shrill amber and nice sweetness and so soft peach! Mmm! Nice, sensual and warm!
balanar999 – :
Lovely, my favorite these days 🙂
mityus23 – :
lovely smell, really peachy, but fresh. i think it is perfect for spring.
OlegS75 – :
I tested this today. Of all her perfumes, this is the one I like the most. The opening is spicy, musky.. and then the heart of the fragrance comes up with peach, a lovely and delicious peach. The longevity is moderate (6 hours on my skin) and the sillage is soft to moderate. But would I buy it? no. Why? Elixir doesn’t evolve, it stays the same and it smells generic, like hundred other fragrances out there. Very “Avon”. Right now I’m looking for a complex and longlasting scent, something unique and a little bit stronger, that screams quality and that stands out. This isn’t it.
trott1982 – :
I might be aging myself with this reference, but to me, this smells like a lighter version of Revlon’s Unforgetable, which I wore in high school. I checked the notes, and they are very similar. Vindication!
I don’t know if I will wear it very often, but I will keep it around for the nostalgic blast it brings me when I smell it. It’s like Christmas 1992 all over again each time I sniff.
unza – :
Ohhh boy, I can’t say enough good things about this perfume. On me, it starts off fresh and powdery but soon changes to the sweet soft peppery somewhat powdery scent that lasts about 4 hours when layered on clothes and skin. I don’t get amber whatsoever (which is okay with me).
I tried and bought this at Kohl’s. They offer 1 and 1.7 oz bottles at 30-something and 40-something OR, you could be like me and get the 2.5oz for $27 and some change because it comes in a holiday box set with a big lotion and some dinky lipgloss.
I really have to say though that when I tested it, all day long it reminded me of a powdered donut! Now that I own it, it still smells like that or a regular plain donut– And I LOVE it 😀
grig1982 – :
This perfume brings me back to my grandmother’s house when she made cobblers all the time.
I think it’s the peach/brown sugar/amber combination.
I believe I’m partial to this perfume for the nostalgia it brings to me, but the scent is nothing extraordinary.
b0res777 – :
I can see why this must be so nice on many women. In spite of the lovely notes, it is nowhere near lovely on me!
My chemistry rarely allows me to wear newer scents. A reliance on freesia and the use of certain chemicals seems to be the cause.
On the card this smells quality – and even expensive – so I would encourage everyone to ignore opinions and just TRY some!
zfv266speagoessenda – :
I am enjoying Elixer very much: bought myself a birthday bottle today.
With several spritz, I’m getting the full palette of orange, pepper, light flowers..even cedar…not too much amber. I’m not into super amber, so that’s fine.
At first (with only one spritz) I wondered if Elixer compared to Chantilly, Quelques Fleurs or even Maja {I have all three original, so I tested it out}. It was clear that carnation & spice dominated Chantilly, floral notes ran Quelques Fleurs…warm roses, Maja.
Elixer is much lighter &, to me, unexpected. It is softer & integrates well with my own skin smell.
I found this to be true with Shakira’s S (suggests mango, melons, peaches) & Eau Florale (suggests berries, maybe strawberries, cranberries)…this is why I wanted Elixer for my birthday…
GRANT05 – :
Snagged a sample paper of this on a whim, and tried it this morning. The notes sounded right up my alley–I just wish there’d been a bit more perfume on the sample, as it’s hard to get a sense of the true fragrance. From what I can tell, it is indeed a spicy amberic fragrance. It is reminiscent of a strong Chai tea–warm, spicy, slightly sweet. I do sense a very light fruity-floral-ness to this, but it definitely takes a backseat to the other notes.
Think I’ll be heading to Walgreens for another sample and a full on spritz of this–and then, maybe add it to my Christmas list!
I have to say, I think the bottle is fun (anyone else reminded of the bottle from “I love Genie”?!) and wish I could find the skirt Shakira is wearing in the promo.
Edit: Tried one spritz of this at the store. It’s pretty strong, got a blast of pepper that almost made me sneeze and drowned out the rest of the spices. It seems to be drying down to an amber, but it’s still very strong and peppery.
straga7911 – :
Absolutely beautiful! Her best perfume yet.
creator_81 – :
I smelled this tonight, and it was pretty spicy. A little too much so. From the notes this is listed as having, it really sounds like one I’d love. I love Amber in perfumes, but I just found this to be too heavy and spicy…almost masculine. If I found it on a good sale maybe I’d try it. I smelled it on my daughter who spritzed it on herself and she hated it. I didn’t hate it, but I didn’t like it a lot either. Maybe after it is worn a while it gets better? And to me this is not really like others have said how it smells like Hilary Duff’s With Love. This is much darker and heavier.
aragonis – :
By far the best from Shakira. It has a very nice sweet amber smell to it. I don’t get any cedar however.
kutiawin.edik – :
I really liked this perfume. it is a nice well sweetie. reminds me of the “Black XS for Her”
but I did not like fixing it. compared to other brand perfumes, is very weak. 2 to 3 hours at maximum.
blf199elipseskism – :
This is the first Shakira fragrance I have tried, so I had no idea what to expect. I immediately saw the bottle as an imitation of Dior’s J’Adore bottle– and, I agree that imitation is the best form of flattery. (I love that bottle).
With the perfume, I was pleasantly surprised—eventually.
Upon first sniffing this on the tester paper and then from the mist I spritzed into the air, I smelled only Baby Powder. Perhaps some flowers lurked beneath the baby powder smell..?
After about 10 minutes on my skin, the fragrance was 80% baby powder with about 10% white floral and 10% amber & musk. It had a grandma- like smell, and it also had an intriguing and barely identifiable fragrance beneath of flowers and amber and many other scents. It was a mystery has to how this scent would progress—or, if it would progress.
Over the next hour, the scent slightly weakened and faded on me as I began to smell pine, pepper, musk, and lots of amber. The scent changed from synthetic, cheap and unpleasant to a little heavy with amber and baby powder and spices and orange blossom.
From Hour One until the scent died, I could sense strong notes of orange blossom, freesia and amber; medium intensity peaches, cedar and musk; and slight notes of baby powder (now not overpowering or sweet), pine, black pepper and leather.
I saw styrax was listed as a scent. I won’t vote on it since styrax has always been a mystery for me: sometimes it smells floral, sometimes it smells like motor oil. Perhaps the leather I smelled was the styrax… perhaps it was a leather scent.
This fragrance was sultry—there was nothing clean or girly about it. I would recommend this for more mature woman, a woman who is confident and poised while also casual and seductive.
I feel this fragrance is wonderful for the fall, and possibly for the winter. With the right coolness of weather, this sultry fragrance will make a great scent for the right person. Just be sure to work that badass attitude, ladies!
It would work best as a night scent, and it is definitely a good boudoir scent.
The fragrance begins pretty strong. I didn’t do a sillage test, though I felt everyone within 5 feet of me could smell the p