Elixir 2018 Parfum

Elixir (Parfum) by Roja Parfums
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8.2 / 10 82 Ratings
A popular perfume by Roja Parfums for women, released in 2018. The scent is floral-fruity. It is still in production.
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Main accords

Floral
Fruity
Sweet
Creamy
Powdery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
BergamotBergamot
Heart Notes Heart Notes
RaspberryRaspberry VioletViolet GeraniumGeranium Grasse jasmineGrasse jasmine Lily of the valleyLily of the valley May roseMay rose PeachPeach HeliotropeHeliotrope Ylang-ylangYlang-ylang
Base Notes Base Notes
AmbretteAmbrette Cashmere woodCashmere wood CedarwoodCedarwood CinnamonCinnamon IrisIris MuskMusk SandalwoodSandalwood VanillaVanilla Violet leafViolet leaf

Perfumer

Ratings
Scent
8.282 Ratings
Longevity
7.774 Ratings
Sillage
7.372 Ratings
Bottle
8.882 Ratings
Value for money
5.734 Ratings
Submitted by ClarasTante, last update on 02/13/2025.

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8 in-depth fragrance descriptions
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Scentwitch

292 Reviews
Scentwitch
Scentwitch
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Quite Enjoyable
I really like this particular Roja perfume. I’ve tried several that are just overbearing and difficult for me to wear in general, but this one is not it. To me this one is super easy to wear anytime of the day or evening. It’s versatile, meaning you can be worn to church, work, or even a night out dancing.

It has a nice fruity smell that isn’t like a fruit cocktail and I smell no bergamot at all. I smell beautiful florals and a little bit of raspberry. It’s really quite lovely.

Sillage is pretty good as well. Longevity is several hours.
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8
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9
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Ninamariah

228 Reviews
Ninamariah
Ninamariah
1  
Pretty fruity scent which I love to wear at the gym
Elixir Pour Femme parfum

Elixir is like a fuel for the soul. It makes my mind crystal clear and it feels like some vitamin bomb giving energy for the muscles. It is a delightful and invigorating blend of Raspberry and Peach with delicate flower bouquet and a complex soft powdery base. All notes are masterfully blended to perfection and like most of the Roja’s perfumes, Vanilla in the base, even it being the main note, doesn’t make this “Vanilla scent”. It’s so sophisticated, sleek and sensual which is opposite to gourmand cozy Vanillas.

Elixir is lingering around you in the seductive way all day long and you can complete the beauty of it with Elixir Supreme Hair Mist which I think is a must have for me. This scent is perfect for warm days and it’s one of my favourites to wear at the gym. This is sweeter than for example 51 and even Enigma since there is all - Raspberry, Peach and a Cherry like sweetness of Heliotrope- in this. I could see that this fragrance is liked regardless of age - everyone would feel like a goddess with Elixir. This is not extra ordinary unique scent but definitely refined and polished Roja quality.

Main middle notes: Rose de Mai, Raspberry, Peach

Main base note: Vanilla

I will edit this review soon since this was first written on IG where the space is very limited.
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7
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6
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6
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PerfumeBore

8 Reviews
PerfumeBore
PerfumeBore
1  
Buffled
I am perplexed, looking at the rating and the other reviews. Did I get a counterfeit discovery set?? I absolutely cannot smell what others here smell. No "floral", no "powdery" (ok, maybe some), and not even close anything "oriental".

The perfume opened with the usual Roja screechy fresh something (decidedly _not_ bergamot) alongside a fruity candy (quite fun, actually). The sparkly fruity candy was rather fleeting (unfortunately, as it really is a fun note), and after that the smell morphed into something fresh, very sharp, synthetic (like calone, or laundry musks, or something of the kind) and indescript. I cannot smell florals (at least naturalistic florals) or much else, quite frank. The base seems to be woody - again, something reminding me of Molecules (or, rather, their Escentric ones). There also seems to be a bit of something sweet like vanilla or vague fruity notes in the background. This stage lasts about 1-2 hours.

As the perfume continues to develop, it gets more and more sweet, with vanilla and fruity candy re-emerging. The fresh synthetic part subsides, but doesn't go away entirely. This is a nicer stage, it is far less sharp, but still largely fresh synthetic. I noticed it is very typical of Roja perfumes, to have very loud, sharp and screechy opening and the first 1-2 hours, and then turning into something nicer. In roughly 3 hours the scent gets considerably quieter. On skin it smells vanilla, fruity hard candy, something woody synthetic (very lightweight and fluffy) and laundry musk. There is something powdery as well, but rather faint - but only close to the skin; in general I would not classify this scent as "powdery" at all.

After 5-6 hours there is only a faint powdery slightly sweet scent left on the skin.

Overall, the smell would not suggest the price that is being charged for this. The esthetics is more like a designer fragrance - I would not be surprised to see something like this in a Versace line up, say. Maybe a Parfums de Marly would be more apt a comparison. The good thing about this perfume is that it does go through stages of development, so it's not linear - which makes it more interesting for me. Another good thing is that the base does not completely break down into something illegible, so this is not poorly constructed.
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DonJuanDeCat

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DonJuanDeCat
DonJuanDeCat
Helpful Review 15  
The golden raspberry?
Hello again, my sniffing fans :)
Well, where did you put your noses today? :D

Anyway, I come now with a very high-quality luxury fragrance, Roja, who is known to offer fragrances that are more expensive than cars. Well well, the smell of Roja, which costs 3000 Euro, was at least more expensive than my first car. And also more expensive than my second car. Actually much more expensive than both cars together (Peugeot 105 and Fiat Cinquecento), argh :DD

Well, today I come to a comparatively much more affordable fragrance of this brand, which costs on average "only" 450 Euro (for 50 mL): Elixir.

At this point I would have to pull myself together now, because a freak and nerd like me only have to think of life elixirs, which are needed especially in video games, if you were unable to play well and lost a lot of life energy :D I could tell you stories here, but which will interest pretty much nobody... *sigh*

But I'm not that wrong with my thoughts now either. For according to Greek mythology, an elixir is indeed a "potion of life", which is supposed to confer immortality, so to speak. Here at Roja it is therefore also a matter of preserving certain memories forever with the help of scents. After all, fragrances are said to wake up or recall certain memories in you, among other things. Things you may not have thought of for years or decades suddenly come back with the perception of a certain scent or fragrance composition and you indulge in memories. And that's true, because it's also the case with me that certain scents (but not always certain perfumes) remind me of things, for example, from far back in my childhood. That in itself is something beautiful, because such things, which had not been thought of for ages, have not been lost.
And that is exactly the theme of this fragrance here.

The fragrance:
I smell raspberries at first, which smell sweet and fruity, then light and soft powdery notes (probably from the violets) and some ylang-ylang, which makes the initially youthful character of the fragrance more mature. A little later, sweet lilies of the valley are added, as well as roses, which underline the feminine aura of the fragrance.
A little later, the fragrance remains soft due to the mix of soft scents such as violets and vanilla. As a result, the ylang-ylang fades into the background or is attenuated, so that the fragrance doesn't smell so sultry and heavy despite these heavy flowers.
By the way, you can still smell roses very clearly later on, as they are becoming more and more the main fragrance here.
So... honestly, the scent doesn't get much different as it goes on. It remains powdery and soft, smelling of sweet, flowery scents like violets with a little vanilla and in the background there is always some ylang-ylang. Only the roses become considerably weaker towards the end. And that's it, then.

The Sillage and the shelf life:
The Sillage is quite good at first, but soon you would have to get a little closer to smell the scent in others. The shelf life for a Roja is less than expected, so that the fragrance already lasts eight hours, but at least half of this time radiates quite weakly.

The bottle:
The bottle is rectangular and feels very high quality as always. It has a gold-plated label on the front, which is said to contain genuine gold elements. On the gold-plated neck you can see the engraved signature of Roja. The massive lid is also made of real gold elements and was made by hand, because the many Swarovski stones are used by hand. In this bottle all stones are white or glassy. All in all, it is a beautiful bottle that also sprays a very fine mist.

Soo... despite my title, which is actually a prize for the worst films and actors and which is awarded every year like the Oscars, this fragrance is of course not bad. My title therefore alludes more to the golden elements of the bottle, which are trademarks of Roja, and to the fragrance of raspberry, which is the first fragrance you can smell here.

As I said, the fragrance is quite nice, feminine and beautiful. You may already suspect it, but now comes my "but": It's the case that the scent doesn't smell that special to me personally. It may be beautiful, but it's not exceptionally beautiful. It's beautiful, but there are more beautiful scents. Sure, it has no perceptible synthetic, as is the case with every Roja fragrance, but I don't think the fragrance smells much better than similar (rose) fragrances, as you can find them everywhere, no matter if Chloé or something else. In short, despite its nice scent, Elixir is not worth 400-450 Euro to me!

Well, otherwise it's a spring and autumn scent, because it's neither too light nor too heavy. One could use it as a carefree day fragrance. So you can test it, but you won't miss a thing if you leave it out.

That's it again. All have a nice evening, until then :)
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Serenissima

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Serenissima
Serenissima
Top Review 12  
Don't we know each other?
This question arises again and again when reading the pyramid of many Roja fragrances.
Their components are so familiar and classic that they are often forced to repeat themselves.
And here, most creations follow those of Guerlain and Christian Dior, among others:
The well-known classic fragrance notes define the outer frame.
But once again it is clear that while the building blocks of the pyramid may be similar, what makes up the overall composition varies from fragrance to fragrance.
So it's always worth going on a journey of discovery.

This is also the case here with Rojas "Elixir" perfume.
The usual sparkling bergamot opening is followed by a fruity surprise:
A cocktail of ripe, slightly tart raspberry and creamy sweet velvety peach aromas is presented (this is what summer tastes like!) before the gate to the rich flower garden à la Roja Dove opens invitingly.
Of course, with this heart note of his creation, he also transports us to the sun-warmed blossom wedding of Grasse and the most beautiful of them can be found in the lovingly composed bouquet, which he presents in his usual elaborate packaging.
The intensely fragrant Grasse roses take center stage, despite their mostly delicate colors.
Delicate colors also continue: rich golden-faced jasmine umbels and cheerful lilies of the valley provide a veil of fragrance typical of white bloomers.
These are interspersed with the stronger aroma of English geranium (also known as rose geranium) and the velvety spice of many friendly smiling violets.
With the fruity entree, the pattern of a mature, sensual fragrance weave is already emerging, even before heliotrope and vanilla provide subtle, eroticizing warmth.
These cozy and warmly enveloping wafts of fragrance, powdery with iris, quickly condense into a cinnamon-spiced, cuddly musky blanket.
This once again classic fragrance composition is given a final hold by finely spiced sandalwood and cedarwood nuances, which bring it to a tasteful close.

It's true: nothing really new from Roja.

But "Elixir" perfume is as pompous and expressive as ever, if only because of the complex interplay of essences in this creation: the top, heart and base notes have been masterfully coordinated once again.

Today, this indulgent harmony is also a reason for me to apply a few spritzes on this frosty winter Sunday and dream myself away to warmer sunny climes, leaving the everyday gray behind me.
The well-known "Roja magic" is working on me once again!
I also take this opportunity to think of Azura; she bottled so many of her Roja fragrances for me so that I could get to know them: Thank you so much for that!
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ScentwitchScentwitch 4 years ago
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A light, fruity floral which is perfect for daytime wear.
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