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zapciasttii – :
Mauboussin Elixir Pour Elle..
A very over looked fragrance. It’s performance is most excellent. Blended to perfection, with each note playing off one another in pure harmony.
I call this a love potion. It’s Perfect that Mauboussin named it “Elixer”. It’s exactly what it is. I’ve often been confused as to why Mauboussin doesn’t get more praise with their fragrances. They are very nice, and quality is exceptional.
Let’s get to the delightful notes of this over looked gem.
Pink pepper, orange, black currant, jasmine, rose, iris, agarwood (oud), vanilla and praline.
The Oud is barely noticeable. So if oud scares you, don’t be afraid, there is just enough to play off the other notes. It’s perfect in every way. The rest of this concoction is sultry, seductive, and down right sexy. If you have a temptress in you, this is perfect for your suducing ways lol.
A well blended gourmand with smooth and soft accords. It’s sweet, powdery, woody, and floral. I even get a slight boozy feeling.
On me it’s opens spiced with sweet gourmand and flowers. Then later a nice smooth vanilla with soft powder from the Iris, still coated with a mild sweetness and woods. Its just outstanding.
usss1713 – :
Just beautiful…elegant, sophisticated and very well blended. Moderate sillage with 4 sprays. My impression of the notes….dark vanilla and praline, dark berries and then balanced out with softly sweet light flowers to make the darker notes sing. I call this is a low frequency perfume….it is not sharp but hums and creates a beautiful fragrance veil that you experience while wearing it. I Hope that makes sense. These are mt favorite kinds of fragrances…no sharp edges.
Mekdy409intitytek – :
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous! This will definitely be a go-to scent this fall/winter. For me it’s a tad too sweet for our hot/humid summer, but it will be perfect for colder temperatures that will be here in no time. Signature worthy, well-balanced praline, vanilla and soft oud. Yummy awesomeness — that is very affordable online ($25). I think I’m drooling a little! 🙂
Самуил Игнатенко – :
This is beautiful probably in the colder weather. In the hot weather it turns into scratchy, cheap and ugly deodorant scent, you can buy for 1,99 €. Returned it. A good fragrance has to smell good, maybe different, but in any case good all weatherseasons.
smash_45 – :
Gosh this is beautiful. Thanks to Corkscrewcurly for the swap or I would probably have never smelled this little gem. it went straight into my top 5 and has stayed there ever since. It’s sweet but not overly so and certainly not in the league of La Vie est Belle for sweetness. I am a little confused by the notes. I certainly do not smell the oud. Pink pepper definitely as this always lends scents a ‘fizzy’ quality on me and this is no exception and this is probably what takes the edge of the sweetness. Vanilla and jasmine for sure and I smell some sort of red berry, maybe raspberry even though it’s not listed. It is very well blended to my nose and is a heavy and complex scent.
It’s longevity and silage are excellent and I have received many compliments when wearing it. Try it while you still can.
Boythichcyday – :
Since I got this, it’s the only fragrance I’ve worn. It is just so beautiful, and reminds me of many other perfumes, but better. I gave my Gres Lumiere Noir to a friend, because it smells so similar, but this one is stronger, more honeyed, deeper, and lasts better on my skin. I’ve been wearing it to bed and the next day it leaves behind a thick vanilla that reminds me of Alien Essence Absolue, which is still on my wishlist but my craving for it has lessened because Mauboussin Elixir is so satisfying. It’s an elegeant and heady blend that isn’t very original, and could well pass for a Chanel, with Coco Mademoiselle being perhaps a lighter sister, but whereas that one has a sugary sweetness I don’t like on me anymore, the sweet in this one is intoxicating. I want to bathe in this. I have tried layering it with various other fragrances, but it’s so beautifully blended that layering ruins it. I am so glad to have found this fragrance.
kristinukas1982 – :
If I had bought a sample of Mauboussin L’Elixir, I would not have bought a full bottle. There’s nothing I dislike about it, but there’s nothing I really love about it either.
Mauboussin has a loud opening, with a heavy, sticky fruit accord and a pungent vanilla. The oud note is very light, so light that it’s almost not detectable. I also pick up a fizzy amber.
Mauboussin eventually calms down and remains linear to the end. Longevity and projection are impressive (for me): I get 4 hours before it turns to a skin scent.
I’m pretty sure that it will take me the rest of my life to use up the bottle because as the saying goes “she’s just not that into you”. I’m at a point in my scent discovery journey that if I don’t love something, I don’t want to hang on to it.
ALvaRO – :
I just bought another 3.4 bottle, which says a lot. I live in a rural area so it’s either buy sample vials or just go for it. At this price, I went for it. It sits much better on me than the Lancome “Vie” or its sister, the eponymous Mauboussin. Weegee’s notes seem more accurate to me, too.
In the past, I have worn Lolita L de Lempicka and I liked it a lot but there was some cinnabon note in there that would last and last on me when the others faded. This is better balanced all the way through. It lingers on my clothes and bed linens, maybe lasts about 8-9 hours on my skin, getting gentler and gentler but remaining.
The bottle is heavy and majestic.
I have paid a lot more for a lot less. I find myself reaching for this almost every day now as fall is upon us. I am parting with several bottles of other scents to a young friend who is zealous about perfume – to let her walk through those doors and come to her own conclusions. Many of these I wear infrequently and I am looking to reduce the number of scents I wear to to those I truly love. I’m sure I’ll wear a little Golden Autumn now and then and some Nuit de Noel around Christmas, but Elixir is excelling, affordable and a new favorite.
carmus – :
I have spent some time trying to get to the bottom of the Fragrantica puzzle regarding Mauboussin L’Elixir Pour Elle (there are two perfumes in the database with the same name, this released in 2015, the other in 2013).
As far as I can ascertain, the other doesn’t exist; I thought it may have been the same fragrance as this but in a limited edition bottle, but that can’t be the case as the listed notes are different.
The name on here is incorrect – it’s actually Mauboussin ELIXIR Pour Elle (no “L” at the beginning of elixir) and I believe the nose who worked on this (as in the original Mauboussin Pour Elle) is Olivier Cresp. He isn’t credited here, which is a shame; he is responsible for many perfumes which I absolutely love (including this one).
The price of Elixir is gradually creeping up; my advice is to buy now. It is a beautiful fragrance, compared variously with Black Opium and La Vie Est Belle. I personally think it better than both in terms of longevity and complexity; it’s also considerably cheaper!
mdf642Unlogrere – :
I blind bought this.The perfume is good.
Rich and complex Oriental fragrance.
Yes,very heavy bottle with an unusual shape,but i like it.
Overall rate:8/10
int045Bessinepome – :
I blind bought this for a good price based on the notes and the sweet-meter (lol…) but I’m with “weegee”– my notes on the tester bottle differ from this page. I probably would not have bought it if I knew “praline” wasn’t exactly a note.
But I did.
Anywho. This starts out very woody/oudy/patchouli and reminds me of Valentina Absoluto.
Also reminds me of La Perla J’aime Elixir.
Then on a drydown I get a LVEB-vibe. I think it’s a mish-mash of the two…. sweet earthy. I don’t love it, but it’s not bad. For me, this starts out loud and earthy/smoky and then the drydown is lighter/vanilla/sweet.
Arventur4242 – :
I really like this!very tasty slightly sweet heavy floral vanilla oriental with woody nuances and a bit of oud. Very good!!!
luxx – :
I blind buy it and i am more than happy i did it.It is the “tween sister” of La vie est belle – Lancome. Maybe not tween…let’s just say little sister.It has the same longevity and the fragrances are very similar.I think that Mauboussin – L’Elixir pour elle is smoother and maybe it lacks of the medicinal smell that LVEB leaves it at the first spray.
onz996speagoessenda – :
Wow!
I can’t understand why would people still buy Lancome la vie est belle while they can buy mauboussin elixir pour elle instead which is much cheaper, has great longevity and sillage and while being 90% similar,is better balanced
I own and love four flankers of lancome LVEB:intense, edt,eclat & florale but I never liked the original LVEB. there’s something in it that bothers me.maybe it’s patchouli which doesn’t blend well with fruits and tones of praline. Here,patchouli is replaced by woody notes. it says oud,but it’s different with the usual ouds which I hate.what I can detect is dark,slightly smokey woody notes which make this scent so rich,seductive and opulent. praline isn’t listed on tester bottle but I can feel a hint of something chocolatey and nutty.but not as much as LVEB.there’s not much of LVEB’s burnt sugar thing here.it’s still heavily sweet.but it’s sweetness is smoother and more pleasant.when first sprayed I can smell citruses which cut the sweetness but they fade away soon.there’s also some light powdery floral note but the main actor is woods and vanilla.this is a very sexy scent IMO
I bought a 3.4 oz bottle in a discount for 35$!a true bargain considering how strong it is.It’s very longlasting(+10 hours) with really good sillage.I think it’s best suited for cold weather or night wear
It has a big,heavy and chic bottle and I love it’s spray
Highly recommend to whoever wants a warm,sweet and modern oriental vanilla which is budget friendly and has acceptable quality has to try it.
❤❤❤❤
Overall rate:9/10
Meprs325elipseskism – :
Most of my perfumes are blind buys, and this was no exception.
It is a beautiful, rich and complex Oriental fragrance which smells very expensive, but I purchased 100ml EDP from Amazon UK for less than £30.00 – money very well spent.
I am not convinced that the notes listed by Fragrantica are correct, as I can smell oud in the drydown. Weegee (a reviewer below) has listed the notes from her tester bottle, which include oud accord in the base, which would explain it. It is not a harsh or medicinal oud, but very subtle and underpins the woods in the fragrance.
Someone has compared it to Black Opium (which I also own); although I understand the comparison, I don’t agree. Although sweet, Mauboussin Elixir, is not “cloying” as Black Opium; this is another reason I think Weegee’s notes may be correct, as they include grapefruit and lemon which may “cut” some of the sweetness. There is also a slightly powdery quality to ME which may be coming from the violet listed by Weegee (or the iris listed by Fragrantica…?). I am not an expert at picking out notes, nor do I claim to be, but this perfume is VERY well blended.
Sillage of ME is moderate, longevity is 12+ hours on fabric – it’s less on skin, but I can still smell it on my forearms 9 hours or so after spraying.
I liked this when I sprayed it on first receiving it months ago, but this has turned into love overnight.
This is a genuine bargain – buy it now, before it’s discontinued.
maga05dag – :
Blind buy, and I thank fellows here for recommendations. Great find!
Sweet smoky elixir. I crave its smell instead of sweets. Addictive. A balm for my senses as I go to sleep. Can’t wait for the colder weather as it is too much for summer. Also, the first perfume my husband noticed on me.
A classier, richer version of Juicy Couture Gold.
Senbruiseeniz – :
Sweet with a side of sweet on top of sweet. I am SO hoping that winter brings life to this sugar bomb! I cannot detect any agarwood at ALL. That would definitely help with its development!
Teelobenecest – :
Where does the “L” in L’Elixir come from? I have a tester bottle that says simply Elixir, as in the photo above – no “L” preceding the word Elixir.
Also, the note pyramid listed above is quite different from that printed on my tester. No pink pepper, no orange, no iris and no praline!! Here’s what my tester bottle says:
Top: Blackcurrant, Grapefruit, Lemon
Heart: Jasmine Sambac, Rose, Violet
Base: Vanilla, Oud Accord, Sandalwood
That said, this is a lovely, thickly sweet, woody blend that is neither strictly floral nor strictly fruity. It is, indeed, an elixir… a potion of ingredients simmered until the ingredients have thickened into a syrup.
I love Mauboussin Mauboussin with its chewy patchouli, slightly bitter amber and dark plum fragrance that is more “dates & raisins” than plummy to my nose, but I must say that I find Elixir more appealing. Perhaps it’s the absence of patchouli and the brightness of grapefruit and lemon that really differentiates Elixir from MM. These two are immediately recognizable as from the same family; perhaps MM is the somewhat cynical brunette older sister and Elixir is the optimistic and sweet young blonde sister. Both are gorgeous, interesting and appealing and definitely related but surely different from one another.
A very, very heavy bottle with an unusual shape and a big, chunky ring on the cap. Feels good in the hand. Unboxed tester bottles like mine are available for about $31.00 shipped on that auction site. Grab one!
vjv973elipseskism – :
I bought this a couple of days ago, a blind buy, as I am a fan of House of Mauboussin. Am very happy indeed that I did. The perfume is gorgeous. Is semi-sweet and oozes warmth. A quality intoxicating oriental.
Greets the nostrils with juicy warm blackcurrant, freshly squeezed orange, dark smoky vanilla, encrusted in creamy praline, sublime deep red rose petals waft by, followed by wisps of enchanting woods.
My nose adores this stuff. If you are a fan of heavy but, heavenly robust orientals, such as Opium, L’Elephant, Poison etc, as I am, you may really love L’Elixir Pour Elle.
Scent lasts forever on my skin. Is now in my top 10 favourite’s for me list.
BOKA30 – :
Anyone try this?????