Description
Van Cleef & Arpels continues the line launched by Rêve fragrance in 2013 with the new edition Rêve Elixir that comes out in April 2014. The line represents a dream world located in a magical garden of lilies. The new version is announced as sunnier and more sensual than the original.
The composition is designed by Nathalie Feisthauer as floral – fruity with a woody background. Top notes include pear, neroli and peach blossom. Its heart encompasses exotic flowers of frangipani, osmanthus, iris and lily, placed at the base of amber, sandalwood and cedar.
The fragrance is available as 50 and 100 ml Eau de Parfum.
Rêve Elixir was created by Nathalie Feisthauer, Evelyne Boulanger and Emilie (Bevierre) Coppermann.
Alescalockece – :
i used to date this girl who was just extremely picky when it came to…. well anything really, parfumes, clothes, food, hotels…not in a snobby obnoxious way though, she was just an artist with a hell of a taste and never put a foot wrong with her style choices.
we took this ferry from germany to danemark once, and ended up testing and discussing pretty much every female scent we had any interest testing in a surprisingly huge onboard duty free… reve elixir became the one we ended up buying for her. it is that good, and that balanced. classy, safe, high quality and feminine without beying a cliche. i could have swear there is some raspberry in it too, so i was surprised by the notes, listing pear as the only fruit. i can assure you , you will smell the whole lot more fruit than pear. you will smell the whole orchard (but in a classy, not too much in the face way)
ive read some says its “too fruity”, i for sure have to agree to disagree on that. first of all, with that level of class, i dont think that it is “too” of anything. and second of all, there is nothing wrong with a parfume having a clear and unquestionable direction to go. this one is going to the seductive garden of fruits (just came to think, the bottle also resembles an apple, how symbolic:) and from a man’s perspective, I can assure you it works very well:) hopefully, the girl you are with is already someone “delicious” in your mind, but this scent will just push the story even more in that direction:) (if you will excuse this slightly suggestive comment:)
finally , turning back to the bottle, as you would expect from the company behind the genius “midnight in paris” bottle, this one is also very very pretty, jewelry-like, and for that reason (and also for the general mass-appeal) i think it can be a great gift idea for the special lady in your life.
KitSteeddet – :
I was expecting a fruity scent from all the reviews here but on my skin it’s 100% floral and no fruit. But I’m not disappointed because it’s feminine, friendly and warm. Good longevity and sits rather close to the skin which is what I want. My fragrance is for moi and not the whole world to smell 😉
malikov – :
It’s an alright fragrance, but I can’t distinguish separate fruit notes. I guess it’s suitable to wear when you don’t know what you want to wear exactly.
maximupack – :
Fabric softener O.D. Positively migraine-inducing. I’d feel really bad for an asthmatic forced to sit next to someone that has oversprayed this on public transport.
jaxdavid – :
I guess I am addicted to the “blind buys”… 🙂 I don’t know why, but I like this thrill from buying to opening new bottle. And I have to say, that was a perfect blind buy. Beautiful. Quite fruity at the beginning, then it calms down and somehow it reminds me clean linen, but in a really good way. Very pleasant. Feminine. It will be a great perfume for this summer 🙂
sasha015 – :
Sophisticated, powerful and fruity. I’m a big fan of VCaA and this is no exception. I certainly smell pear but also some citrus on top of the florals. Very nice.
corey79 – :
Big fruity bomb. I can smell nothing but strong fruits. Maybe a bit of iris later on. Though it is summery scent, I recommend to use it sparingly, because stillage is quite heavy.
Update: Fruits are a bit sour, so it’s surely good for summer.
ERVAND123 – :
Fresh, soapy smell but elegant,modern,light…
I really like this one actually!
Reydna – :
Tooo much fruit !!!
usess2 – :
Fruit much?
Just fruit, I wanted to feel the woodsy notes. But no…not on me, just fruit. Sweet fruit, nice, but very simple and non layered.
dert799 – :
I retested this one again because the first time it was not love at first sniff but today it was a revelation. If you adore the original Rêve, you will appreciate this flanker, although it is really a different character : wheras Rêve is an ethereal romantic beauty, Rêve Elixir is a much warmer, sensual sister due to the richer drydown of iris, sandalwood and amber and gives me a much more peachy, velvet sillage.
Both are really wondrrful, i am very much tempted to acquire the Elixir version, though i already have the Rêve. And the bottle is extremely nice, which is off course a big plus 🙂