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!

Very pretty, very girly, SWEET, very fruit-fruit-fruity. I want to love this, but I think I have to face the fact that as much as I love apricot and peach in scents, if they are very sweet/reminiscent of candy they're just not for me. That's not to say this isn't well done - it's a super energetic sugary hit of giant apricot, but it reminds me more of a anime character bouncing off the walls & throwing gummy peaches into the air than the languid nature of Aphrodite. If you are looking for the scent of Haribo - this is it, for sure! I prefer my stone fruit to be more boozy/tobaccoey/smoky OR floral/shampooey, so this one will go up for swap. I think this would be a great option for those who really love very sweet peach, or who want to layer with something because this peach REALLY comes through!

To me this is a very sweet fragrance. I was initially interested because of the listed apricot note. This smells very peachy. To me it smells very much like an open bag of Haribo Gummy Peaches. I vaguely detect the jasmine. It is a cute fragrance but not one of my favorites. I have paired it with other perfumes such as Midnight in Paris and another Alkemia called Hex and those were great combos.

This is such a juicy, realistic apricot drizzled with honey. Ultra feminine and sweet, almost slutty (in the best way possible). I’m picky about sweet fragrances, but this is a home run. It’s delicious and fruity without being overwhelming. Definitely lives up to its name.

A very honey-sweet floral—I get a hint of the apricot, but mostly smells like floral sugar and shampoo. I don’t know that I can recommend it without sampling, but it’s cute and very fresh-sweet-feminine.

Unlike the other Alkemia I own and have tried, this is very fruity and bubblegummy. It is very sweet and like grape-strawberry candy to me It is enjoyable and not too sickeningly sweet

to me, this is really sweet and playful, it feels a lot like honey and stone fruits in an almost candied way without being like you've been soaking in fruit juice

It reminds me of a refined Peach Schnapps, very boozy. I like it a lot, wish this would had worked on my skin.

Sweet honey, apricot, and a little bit of floral. Everything as advertised, and very lovely.

The scent itself is gorgeous- people saying peach rings have nailed it. The vanilla isn’t strong at all for me and I think this really helps it veer away from that cloying candy caramel vibe that I get with a lot of sweeter scents. This stays super juicy and fresh instead. Despite some of the more positive reviews I found that I just couldn’t get this perfume to last on me, it disappears after about 3 hours and it doesn’t project well at all. Wouldn’t bother repurchasing for this reason.

I really wanted to love this. It was the reason why I bought a pack of samples. However, this scent is identical to pink cough syrup. It's a sort of sickening and sticky sweetness that gave me a headache as soon as I wore it. I thought perhaps I just had to get used to it and prove I'm worthy of a perfume named after Aphrodite, but alas I couldn't wear it more than a few times. I've noticed that Alkemia scents also tend to smell a bit more vintage/aged, so keep that in mind if you plan to buy this.

I completely agree with whimsical, it smells so much like pepto bismol. It is a sickening sweet smell. I've tried to love it so many times but it just smells identical to pepto bismol. My friends disagree but still think it is way too sweet (on both myself and them). By no means am I shading on Alkemia, I love other scents from them and they are so so affordable! just not this one ):

Will undoubtedly be too sweet for some people but I think this is perfect for when I'm in a particular mood. This is an excellent Apricot accord, where in the past I've run into ones that smelled too synthetic and gave me a headache. The vanilla and honey in this add beautiful depth and pushes it over the edge from something sticky candy sweet into something more sensual. I have the roller but am deeply considering the full size EDP for the summertime where I think this will really sing.

out of all my samples, i went with purchasing a bottle of this elixir! i’m sorry - i adore fruity and sugary scents, especially when they’ve got peach. smells exactly like candied peaches and apricots! i do get that cough syrupy element to it but i’m not thinking that way for now. it smells super whimsical and fairytale-like. it reminds me of something that lolita lempicka would make

I can see why this is one of the houses bestsellers! Tried it in- thought nice enough. But as it wears oh my goodness! It really has the tartness of apricot and the peach floral. On me for whatever reason it is NOT like candy or cough syrup whatsoever. It’s more tart than The Dangerous Peach from same house (which I also like). I may have to full-size!

I once (accidentally) spilled this on myself and took a nap so I could be buried under the scent and the scent bears through my blanket in my newly arrived host home. I have come to one extreme realization and conclusion from this that this smells like and reminds me of that Trident Layers gum in strawberry and citrus flavor. And I stand by it.

Hairspray and syrupy canned fruit. Honestly without the hairspray I could've been into it, but it gives it a headache-y and somehow less gourmand quality. Reminds me of some product from my early childhood in the late 90's, one of the St. Ives scents maybe? Moderate strength for the brand.

By itself, this one is so intensely sweet and girly I struggle to find times to wear it. I started layering it with honeycomb calcite from hexennacht which cuts the sweetness and warms it up . It's beautiful and incredible to just *smell* , but it's hard for me to utilize it day to day.

My chemistry amps sweet notes so unfortunately, all I could smell was a blend of very strong apricots and honey. I'm a little disappointed that the other notes didn't come through like they seemed to for others.

This lovely fragrance smells like fruits and love. It reminds me a lot of guava too, but I believe that's the apricot. It's really sweet and the name it was given totally fits it. It's a love scent.

just like a dried, candied, spiced apricot. maybe a bit too "candyish" for me, it kind of reminds me of a hi-chew. but if you like warm summery fruity candy scents this would not be a bad choice

Sexy apricots. Like sensual, golden sunlight. Very sweet, but the apricot scent is unique enough to not be juvenile, and mixed with the musk and florals it's more mature.

It's a very pretty, sweet & fruity scent but for whatever reason my skin just eats up this perfume and it doesn't last long on me unfortunately.

This smells like peach gummies. Mmmm. Out of the bottle it smells a little more green. On skin, it is syrupy and fresh. Wonderful peach note.

Bright, sweet, rather peachy apricot with a little of something tart under it. A very fresh, fruity perfume that I find easy to wear.

If you've ever had a box of applets and cotlets, this smells like cotlets, but more expensive. It's divine.

Honeyed apricots, peach rings and blossoms in oil. Warm smoothness of dried/sugared Persian fruits.