Nitro Elixir

*First impressions YSL MYSLF is my favorite fragrance so when I heard it had similar DNA I had to try it. It’s kinda like MYSLF in some ways but also very different. It opens with a hint of that MYSLF orange blossom & fresh dna but then when it starts to come down it kind of reminds me of BIR Coral Fantasy. I know nobody has compared it to that but I think it’s oddly similar. Pretty solid fragrance, definitely wanna see what the performance is like to give it an overall rating but right now it’s a solid 8/10. ****UPDATE**** It’s been a couple weeks and it completely changed and honestly.. not for the better. Let it sit for a few weeks and I’ve worn it about 5 times since. It’s not a bad fragrance, it’s just not for me. Idk if my bottle was doing something weird before maceration but it no longer resembles BIR coral fantasy. It opens up fresh and clean like MYSLF, but then immediately just smells like bubblegum. That’s it, I can only pick up bubblegum. I didn’t really like Hawas for that same reason. I sprayed it on my girlfriend’s hand and it was great on her, it’s just not my style. The original MYSLF is my favorite fragrance line so I may be critical. This just feels like its own thing and it’s VERY sweet and kinda feminine. Performance is great, i could smell it on my jacket for a couple days, and lasts on skin for a solid 8-10 hrs. New rating is gonna be a 5/10, but that’s for ME. It’s probably a solid 8 for those who like this kind of thing, or a younger dude in high school/college.

Gentle, soft, and sweet—yet surprisingly potent. It opens with a familiar edible bubblegum note, but quickly reveals something more refined. There’s a fresh, slightly aquatic quality with a subtle spice and smooth vanillic warmth, all blended in a way that feels both clean and intriguing. What really stands out is the quality of the composition. The accords feel polished and intentional, giving the fragrance an almost airy lift. Despite its softness, performance is impressive. Projection is strong and consistent for about 3–6 hours, depending on application and climate. On skin, the dry-down leans amber and tonka heavy, becoming warmer and more grounded. On clothing, it evolves differently, holding onto more of the brighter, fresher elements. Applying to both gives you the full spectrum. The scent trail is clean but alluring, flirty without losing sophistication. Sweet, fresh, with a faint earthy backbone that keeps it from feeling too playful. It draws comparisons to other fragrances, but more as subtle echoes than direct similarities. Imagine fresh linens layered over amber and tonka, with hints of orange blossom, mint, and geranium, all anchored by a quiet masculine earthiness. It’s not overly complex, but it is clearly well-crafted and feels luxurious. Easy to wear, broadly appealing, and genuinely enjoyable. This might be my go-to for the year. Arguably signature-worthy.

Nitro Elixir starts with a pleasant non powdery white floral scent with some amount of a bubblegum sweetness and a bit of a freshness that tries to get through but is drowned out by the florals. I don't really get the fruity or citrus notes at all nor do I really get much spice until the middle. In the mid we're talking a much warmer ambery white floral scent where the depth finally comes through. The sweetness becomes much more defined into the praline note and some of the spice and base notes begin to form a sweet masculine floral scent. The performance really explodes here in the mid a real room filler at this point. The floral notes unravel a bit during the dry down but you can get a bit of everything here and there and it trends ever so slightly back on the sweetness and adding in a bit of cleaner notes. This is an extremely wearable mass appealing scent with incredible longevity and strength really hard to go wrong here at the price. Some would probably think this is slightly "boring" but this is an anytime scent a real brain off choice when you just need anything it is practically never the wrong choice. It leans towards the fairer weather but there really is no reason you couldn't wear this whenever.

So I’ve only had this a few days, so I’ll probably have more thorough thoughts after a longer time spent with it and maturation/macerartion/masturbation time. In a word, it’s clean. Easy to wear, versatile, hard to dislike. The opening is kinda like an orange-blossomy/white floral fresh with a hint of mild to moderately sweet orange. The sweet orange fades and I get more of that ambroxan, clean scent in the dry down. Projection and longevity is better than average so far. Not beastly but solid. I’ve only smelled a ysl myslf once and it’s kinda similar from what I recall. Not a clone, more of a twist, but a good one. It’s kinda “blue” fragrance in the sense that it’s clean, fresh (but not aquatically so), pleasant, and easy on the sniffer. Overall, hard to go wrong. Safe, great for work or office. Pleasant, totally inoffensive clean semi-sweet versatile scent. Also, it has the magnetic cap like red intensely, but this atomizer is better. It pumps out more per spray than red intensely, or any of the others (red, black, intense, white etc...). Give it a 9/10. Won’t be disappointed.

After testing for a couple weeks here are my final thoughts. Wore Dumont Nitro Elixir today and wanted to share some thoughts. The opening hits with that bubblegum-aquatic sweetness you’d expect from the Nitro Red/Invictus style of DNA, but it doesn’t stay there long. Pretty quickly, it shifts into this clean laundry, dryer-sheet vibe that reminds me of the Myslf line—only a little darker and thicker than the EDP. Projection is solid for the first couple hours, then it settles closer to the skin. Longevity is around 7 hours before it becomes more of a skin scent. I’ll be honest—I really like this one. I’m a fan of this DNA in general, and Nitro Elixir does it really well. It feels completely unisex—not leaning feminine or masculine, just pleasant, versatile, and easy to wear. You could throw this on in any setting, any weather, whether you’re dressed up or casual, and it still carries a touch of class. From what I’ve read, this is supposed to be a clone of YSL Myslf L’Absolu, though I haven’t smelled the original myself to confirm.