Perfect Elixir by Marc Jacobs
Bottle Design:
Luigi Bormioli
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Perfect Elixir 2024

7.0 / 10 102 Ratings
A new perfume by Marc Jacobs for women, released in 2024. The scent is sweet-fruity. It is being marketed by Coty.
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Sweet
Fruity
Floral
Gourmand
Creamy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
HoneyHoney PlumPlum RhubarbRhubarb
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Orange blossomOrange blossom AmberAmber
Base Notes Base Notes
ResinsResins PatchouliPatchouli VanillaVanilla

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7.0102 Ratings
Longevity
7.478 Ratings
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7.176 Ratings
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Value for money
7.061 Ratings
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Sjefke

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Perfect Elixir
On my skin it is a beautiful woody perfume with vanilla and the sweetness of plum and rhubarb. In the distance there are flowers that remind me of the first perfume from this line. Of all the new releases lately, I'm most impressed with this one.
In my opinion, this perfume is completely unisex and easy for a man to wear.
I am a seasonal person and will wear this in the fall and winter.
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Cati1996

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The perfume smells exactly as it looks on the outside
A gorgeous perfume both on the outside and inside! It smells exactly like the bottle looks. It's sweet but in a way that makes you want it. It has good persistence and moderate sheen. It's feminine and can be worn anytime and anywhere, especially in the cold season. I'm surprised it doesn't have reviews on this site. I give it a big YES. I received its miniature in an advent calendar as a gift with a larger purchase from Sephora. I bought its sample from Notino. I used the sample once and it didn't impress me at the time, and once with the miniature and I liked it much more after. From what I see on Notino (where this site sends me), its price in large quantities is a fair one. Rating: 9.5/10
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Kerkyra74

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A fragrance made just for me
Ah.....how could I ever manage without you. Until now, I have avoided Marc Jacobs because my last bottle was unfortunately a dud. Perfect, beautiful but poor longevity/sillage. By now, I am no longer an oversprayer, but how quickly this bottle ran out was quite annoying. Let's get to the perfect elixir. Often, we consumers are misled by the words intense or elixir, fueling the hope of owning our favorite scent in a much stronger form. We all know that this is not the case... of course, there are exceptions. But now to the beautiful lilac-colored elixir. I sense a creaminess in my nose. The original elixir is to be guessed. Most clearly, I perceive amber, vanilla, a bit of rhubarb, and this creaminess (resins) in the opening. A creaminess like in Molton Brown Milk Musk. Please don't think of something sticky because of the honey and resins! If anything, it is dark floral honey, and now the orange blossom comes into play. Okay, Mr. Jacobs, you have won back a new, old fan. Because with this, the designer has proven that I am not just paying for the name and a playful bottle. Well, the elixir must find its way into my collection. Somehow, I also perceive a subtle perfect coconut note. Actually, I can't rate this less than a 10!
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Anonymous

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Fragrance, more fragrant, Coconut
Yes, coconut is strangely not listed in the fragrance pyramid, but it is very clearly, if not the most clearly, perceivable, enveloped by sweet vanilla. In my opinion, the scent progression is also relatively linear, which in this case does not detract from the fragrance itself. On the contrary: precisely because it is linear, it is so beautiful. In the background, there may be slight woods, but they are so subtle that they are almost imperceptible. I had been searching for a while for a fragrance that reminds me of Virgin Colada. Among others, there was
Alien Goddess Eau de Parfum with a refreshing but more sunscreen-like coconut note. A fragrance that I don't actually dislike, but it doesn't reflect the colada concept as intended
Leisure in Paradise with a pronounced pineapple note, which, however, comes across as too alcoholic and causes nausea for me, etc.
I searched from designer to niche and ultimately stumbled upon this fragrance here. At first, I thought I would probably encounter yet another well-known homogenized scent, but when I tested the fragrance first on the test strip and then on my skin, it pleasantly surprised me. Yes, coconut and Virgin Colada might be more suited for summer, but I belong to those who love such scents all year round. Moreover, the prominent coconut note is made suitable for winter by the softly enveloping vanilla. Longevity and sillage are unfortunately rather mediocre, but with 3-4 sprays, you can't go wrong.
My tip: just spray it on and mentally transport yourself to a wellness vacation on the beach. Yes, to be honest, it doesn't belong to my Best of Sweet, but it is certainly a lovely detail in my fragrance collection. Give it a chance, even if you might not particularly like the scents of the brand: for me, this is the only one from the brand that I have liked so far.
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I think I'm going to become a Marc Jacobs fan
I am currently in a total "Daisy Love - Eau So Sweet" high and every time I go out, I look to see if I can test another Marc Jacobs perfume. Today it was "Perfect Elixir." I can't help it, I find it somehow smells like Pina Colada, even though there is neither coconut nor pineapple in it. Once again, I was very surprised when reading the notes. At first, it is particularly strong, then after 30 minutes it recedes into the background and the plum emerges warm, sweet-vanilla, and full-bodied. I can also sniff out the resin quite authentically and think it gives the fragrance a very exciting character. I won't buy it, but it is still a lot of fun to explore the scent. I find it very unusual and an exciting change from many other fragrances.
Vanilla and patchouli become stronger over time (I love this combo) with orange oil very lightly in the background; all of this gives the fragrance something mysterious; a bit of an oriental summer night for me.
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5 months ago
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Very sweet/ creamy with an overly present white florals (orange blossom). The Rhubarb is more into a greenish type. Not my fave...
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Aggressively sweet, indistinctly fruity. Honey and patchouli. Smells bad for my teeth. Has a "dust from dirty city streets" aftertaste.
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very strong patchouli with prominent honey and a touch a plum. smells expensive, decadent, rich. wearing a fur coat and wearing black heels
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Wow, for a Marc Jacobs fragrance, this one is quite a heavyweight. It starts off sweet, but the rhubarb really balances it out...
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Very autumn-to-winter honey sweetness on a figgy to coconut-like base, which has air thanks to dark orange blossom.
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Starts intensely aromatic and fruity, the base is velvety, warm, and subtly spicy
in my opinion, mature and the best in the line... so far
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Unlike the EdP. I don't smell rhubarb, but the plum dominates. It gains a nice depth in the dry down. A rich autumn-winter scent.
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Not sweet at all, but extremely woody with a coconut note. Could also be a men's fragrance. The bottle is misleading. Too one-dimensional, too expensive.
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Honey-glazed plum
Powdery orange blossom
Subtle resinous vanilla
A must-have bottle for every collection
I can still resist
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A beautiful, unique surprise among many similar designers. The rhubarb pairs wonderfully with the plum. Quite sweet.
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