24 Elixir Platinum

#789 in my "Tour de Fragrance" I'd call this scent unique in that I have not previously encountered this note combination or anything close to it, and I do love it. I get that others are smelling hints of Shaghaf and Shurah because of the fruitiness, but this doesn't have any of that floral Oriental leaning with the roses and jasmine those scents have. This is definitely a Western scent, but I think many of us think everything with an incense note is Oriental. I've got shelves and shelves of Oriental scents and will likely need more shelves, but nothing quite like this. Vermouth is a new note for me. I've recently made a mental note to look for artemesia, which I really like in a scent. And I think the only other apricot notes I've run into are with Rasasi's La Yuqawam Tobacco Blaze and Atelier Cedre Atlas. This is EDP potency, good projection but not in a way anyone will find offensive, so car pool, elevator and office safe. I think it's also good date wear. Any age group. Keep in mind this line is likely to disappear at any moment since the TV series for which it's named has been off the air for a while and half the flankers are already unobtainable. So get it while you can. I think it's a safe blind buy and I'm ordering backup bottles before it goes away. Addendum: A really beautiful young woman sitting four feet away in the coffee shop said, "Excuse me. Can I ask you what cologne you're wearing? It smells amazing and I want to get it for my boyfriend." I resisted the urge to offer my services as her new boyfriend and showed her the FragranceBuy.ca listing.

Early impressions, a comparison heavy review. Take 1 part L'Anarchiste (the cedar and mint with tinges of cinnamon) add 1 part Micallef Emir (smoky oud) and 1 part Soleil De Jeddah (the smooth lemon opening into apricot/osmanthus earthy leather). Also reminds me a bit of Pure distance Black (can't confirm the similarities as I haven't smelled that in years. Yet it popped into my head during my first wearing). The spine of the fragrance is an old-school IBQ (isobutyl quinoline) leather with roughly equal parts cedar and some barbershop musks, and yet it is somewhat modern in overall feel. Wonderful masculine rich leather. I've heard Buveur de Vent described as the smell of a rich but down to earth grandpa, but I think this nails the mark even better. Doesn't actually smell like an old man, per se, but definitely of a man who has experienced a bit of the world and can get things done.

Following the theme of the Platinum 24 fragrances (Platinum, Platinum Oud), Platinum Elixir is heavy-handed with the rose note. Comparison-wise, it's definitely greener along the lines of the original Platinum and less the commoner rose/oud pairing of Platinum Oud. But the rose is not just green; it's also sweet and jammy along the lines of Tauerville Rose Flash. I agree that the note breakdown is incomplete here without rose, which is likely a heart note. The opening is slightly greener with a burst of citrus, then it very quickly loses its brightness and devolves into a rose-dominant fragrance for the remainder of its life, involving some blend of cedar, vanilla, and musk to create a soft, smooth base. Overall, it's a pleasant composition. Though no other members of the line have been able to dethrone the original 24 Gold in terms of the smoothness of the blend, 24 Elixir Platinum comes reasonably close, as it doesn't seem to involve any points that would be a major turnoff. Performance-wise, it's not as strong as most of the rest of the line, partly because it's smooth, but partly because I doubt the concentration label matters too much for this line. Still, overall very strong performance for an EDP at its price ($80). I might have to nab a bottle if I can get a good deal. 7 out of 10

Has a very soapy vibe to it going on With some faint woods in the background

Just unboxed this and have been wearing it now for 10 minutes or so, so it is still developing. Now, I first smell incense and leather (more so incense). The incense starts to fade allowing the leather to come up a little more. Next, I smell amber and a little bit of the vanilla but not much and the incense seems to continue to hang out in the background a little bit. Lastly, seems the cedar and musk is there ever so slightly to my nose. All in all this isn't bad, actually its good if you like middle eastern fragrances because that is exactly what you are getting. I don't love it, but of course glad to have it and looking forward to wearing it outside to see how it will behave. For now, I give it a 6 out of 10. I can't speak to the projection right now, but it is strong with the first spray. A female coworker just came into my office and said she liked it (smelled it in the air). i will update later after wearing it fully, but this was my first impression. Happy Sniffing

Visualizing hard to describe not what I expected. Almost like your in some club theres some leather chairs around maybe and you get served your very gin and tonic drink that has some dark never ending smoky incense aura coming from it. Like the drink is on fire or something. You keep smelling all this sparkly citrus freshness but the dark smoke continues to come from it. Perhaps the drink is haunted!?? that might be a more "fun" way to describe. Didn't care for it myself, but inevitably when I think of 24 gold etc I think of the great sweet well 24 gold. So smelling this was unexpected out of nowhere. So perhaps in that sense it makes it automatically kinda interesting to me in a way. But again at the end of the day not something I feel inclined to own personally.

Smell that exudes luxury. Very niche styling and well blended. Im surprised how many days it lasted on my shirt. Outstanding performance. This one projects and lasting beyond expectation. I like the smooth rose that laid nicely with leather and soft amber. Quite rare for this kind of smell that you can find over the counter. Definitely not your everyday designer frag but unique . Someone will compliment you surely. This is my top frag right now.

The Note break down doesn't look right. What is listed is the similar to what is listed on Scent Story, however I got some samples a couple months back and this definitely has a faint hint of rose in it. I also have Rasasi Tobacco Blaze which smells similar, the difference being this has rose and tobacco blaze has apricot, which is also list in the notes here, but there is no apricot that I can detect in my Platinum Elixir samples...

Very strong, very arab but western, just how 24 wanted it to be. Mom didnt love it but she said its ok.(she has very good taste) however for the price this is great very leathery and ambery however a pinch of sweetness that i just cant get at. I will say this, i havent smelt this anywhere