Elixir of Aphrodite

this scent is most clearly defined by calling it “apricot honey pumped full of nectary florals”. i think the difference between this and peach is pretty clearly defined as a big fan of the noble apricot and this is gourmand in a way that i do not quake in my boots at. minimally vanillic. you are a beautiful woman lounging on a pink silk bed of feather pillows and eating honeyed apricots and you glance over and yet another one of your idiotic gentleman callers has sent you a bouquet. you flick an apricot stem at it. the floral is there, of course, but this is so clearly a fuzzy vivid pink-orange apricot. i think it’s got an edge that keeps it from smelling like juice and it’s probably the ambrette and guaiac, because it’s definitely fleshy without leaving the realm of “yeah i can see a human person smelling like this naturally”. haven’t tested this on other people i know irl yet, but got followed and asked at a grocery store what peachy smelling shampoo i use (befuddling but i was flattered). i think id save this for cooler weather if i wasn’t an inside person. thank god i am.

THIS IS THE SCENT IVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR! i am obsessed with pretty as a peach and VS love spell and have been searching desperately for something less juvenile, with better performance, but still yummy and peach heavy. the apricot and peach blossom are very apparent on top, which i love. it’s quite sweet and tasty without being cloying - still a bit on the juicy side rather than sweet syrupy side. these blend amazingly with the lower notes. something in here reminds of also of VS bare vanilla noir - i think it’s the vanilla musk paired with wood and jasmine. dry down/wear test: there’s something in here that reminds me of a certain air freshener that i don’t love, but it’s not too noticeable... it gets a little linear and “shampooey” after dry down but i’m not sure that’s a bad thing? i think i’ll five star this!

What a beautiful scent... It is like opening my purse to find peach gummy rings id bought had spilled out of their container, mixed with my setting powder and my almond lip oil. sooo addictive. An amazing scent to use in bed, as it doesn't dry down too sweet, and can only really be noticed once someone is up close and personal. It also just smells quite intimate and a little bit... erotic? The base notes especially have this little bit of edge to them that I can't assign to any notes.. maybe the smell of an apricot pit after you've eaten the surrounding flesh.. My only gripe with this is how terrible the longevity is.. It last maybe like 30 minutes max, so I have to keep reapplying it to get a dose of that lovely stone fruit scent.

Definitely 100% in my wheelhouse. I've been gravitating towards delicious, fruity peachy (and just fruits in general) scents since...probably 1981 when I received my first Strawberry Shortcake doll and couldn't stop sniffing. I went on to collect several. Some of my favorites are Petite Cherie (my 20+ year signature), Rosie Jane Leila Lou, Trish 9, Montale Fruits of Musk, Bath n Body Works Country Apple and Peach Nectar, Jo Malone Pear Freesia... This gem is so lush and fruity, delicious and ripe, sweet apricots mingled with sticky honey. A slight undertone of musk. Alkemia fragrances are very well blended and designed. Thrilled I got a full bottle of the Ultimi.

I just received a sample of this, and of course didn't wait for it to settle. Wow. Suddenly I am 32 years in the past, when a beautiful punk gave me strange, sweet green candy in an ice-skating rink. I've been searching for that scent my whole life, and that's what this smells like (to my untrained nose) . . . sort of like guava but not really. Not pineapple but almost . . . Perhaps if mint had a fruit. . .The peach (for me) is too distant or abstract and in my mind (or nose or skin or whatever) this is so green, so out of this world. . . I can't get a full bottle soon enough; maybe not for peach or apricots but definitely wonder!

Beautiful fruity floral sweetness. It must remind me of something I can’t place my finger on. I just know that I love it, in the dabber and on skin. Love at first sniff is rare for me. For some reason I’m reminded of jammy blackcurrant, but this is brighter, and almost bubblegummy, but not in a bad way. It’s pretty linear, and I understand people who say syrupy. But I don’t find it cloying or synthetic whatsoever. I also love that the guaiac wood isn’t nearly present enough to offend me. Perfect spring and summer beauty, aptly named.

Creamy, honeyed apricot concoction. A most delicious fruit cocktail bursting with freshly pureed stone fruits and a cute floral garnish. The viscous honey and woody base give it body. Moderate projection for ~2hr draws into a soft scent bubble, longevity 6-8hr. Reminiscent of PdM Cassili and G&B Sunset Hour, peachy semi-gourmands. As much as I love this one, I have a hard time recommending it when it's actually the most expensive of the three by volume, if you find a decent deal on the other two from discounters.

This smells like a sexy fuzzy peach gummy, and I say that in the best way possible. I'm completely obsessed with this scent. It's the perfect scent for a long, hot summer. It has decent longevity on me, and I can still smell it on my wrist ~6 hours after application. The scent bubble isn't very big, but that's something that I've found to be common in most Alkemia perfumes I've tried.

If you like gourmand scents with an almost-sinful depth, please try this perfume out. Other reviews are commenting on its overwhelming sweetness - and I don't disagree - it's a monstrously saccharine concoction. When used sparingly, however (a daub on each wrist, for example), I feel like I've walked out of a magical fairytale. The apricot and honey just make this fragrance sing.

I love apricot in perfume. This is my current favorite apricot! It is fruity but balanced well by the floral elements and the woods in the base. Full disclosure; it lasts forever on my skin but can dive into vanilla candle territory in the very late drydown. Still smells good, though. Have a full rollerball and will get the spray when I can afford it.

SEXY SEXY SEXY!!! It's so sensual and enticing, I'm not shocked this scent in named after the godess of love herself. This is not a cute fruit scent; it's sultry, seductive, and makes me feel edible lol. It reminds me of warm summer nights wearing a slip dress and sun hat on the balcony. I want to bathe in this oil 😭

LOOONG lasting, I put it on in the morning when I woke up, went to work, came home, went to bed, woke up the next day and could STILL smell it on me. Luckily it's a completely divine scent -- honey and fruity and floral. Smells like a feast to Aphrodite that involves a lot of sticky and wet foods, in a sexy way.

It's sweet but it's so lovely. It smells similar to the bubblegum amoxicillin from the doctor. This doesn't smell like bubblegum per say, but neither did the medicine. 🤷 Maybe bubblegum amoxicillin dipped peach rings...... It's hard to dislike. I've already used up my sample of it basically. *adds to cart*

Oh this is gooood. It's so smooth I can't even hardly believe it. Glorious, truely. The name and smell match. If ambrosia were real this would be it. A guaranteed crowd pleaser. It's got that oatmeal milk and honey thing going on that makes this like the honeyed apricot sibling to peaches and cream.

It's tasty. Aptly named. A really lovely sweet spring perfume. Initially almost overwhelmingly fruity but the floral notes are very refreshing once it dries down. Extremely feminine. Take Alkemia's advice and allow this to sit for a few days after it arrives or it will smell medicinal

A warm sirupy skin-like scent on me. Wears off eventually, but beautiful to layer with warm scents to make it feel more seductive somehow

This is the scent that perfectly captures peach rings. It's sugary, peachy, sweet, and has an undertone of vanilla musk.

After going through two samples I just ordered a full spray bottle. Perfect fruity floral for spring.

Very much smells like apricot and it's delicious. Just wish it lasted longer :(

Wow, this one is SWEET. I like the idea of a honeyed apricot scent, but this is not the one for me. I like how it smells from the bottle, but this is one of those cases where the perfume oil format does more harm than good, I think: it's straightforwardly simple, fruity in a very syrupy way, and most of all very, very sweet - to my nose it smells more like homemade sugary peach candy than like a perfume. Which is to say delicious, but in a rather overwhelming way that's easy to get too much of, and I definitely don't want to wear it. I'm not sure where the line goes, because I was very taken with Temptation from this same brand, and that one is probably just as sweet, but this one is too much somehow. Maybe it's the lack of balance, since there's no unsweet note in sight to offer any relief from the sugary peach accord. Also, I start to smell that typical mineral drydown perfume oils often have after only a few hours, and that's a negative point as well. So for me this one is going back into my aromatherapy box; it's one of those perfume oils I enjoy sniffing now and then but won't wear as a perfume. And for that purpose my 1 ml sample will last me a lifetime!