Clinique · 1971 · Bernard Chant
Aromatics Elixir
Mid-range$$, 2 of 5
| 100 ml | $124 |
The houseFor women
VersionEau de Parfum
Rose and orange blossom over jasmine and ylang-ylang, drying to earthy patchouli and oakmoss with a hint of vetiver.
Clinique says
You’ll smell Bulgarian rose, orange blossom, jasmine, ylang ylang, patchouli and oakmoss.
What’s inside it
What Clinique names
What the label names
39 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.
A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.
3 citrus6 herbs & lavender15 florals3 woods3 sweet2 amber & resins5 spices1 powder1 earth & moss
Herbs & lavender6
Florals15
Amber & resins2
Earth & moss1
Top notes14
when you spray it
Heart12
as it settles
9 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Not for the smell9
Wearers say
Smells like it
For more
MitsoukoOn your shelfGuerlain · Some of its own wearers say it smells like Aromatics Elixir“The EDP opens a little like Clinique Aromatics Elixir but, it goes into citrus and peach notes.”
Reddit comment, r/fragrance, 2020 · 1 vote
What wearers say, set beside the price each house asks. Noses differ.
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares rose, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, ylang-ylang and 3 more
Como MoiselleMaison Alhambra · shares rose, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), jasmine, ylang-ylang and 2 more
Lyric WomanAmouage · shares rose, jasmine, ylang-ylang, patchouli and 2 moreMatched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.