Flower by Kenzo L'Elixir

FIRST IMPRESSIONS!! HOLY COW IM AMAZED AND I LOVE THIS!!! It reminds me of my beloved signature scent Valentino Donna Born in Roma which I'm actually really shocked to see is not on the "this perfume reminds me of" list. They aren't dupes, and the fragrance notes aren't even similar, but they SMELL similar and even give off the same sexy, unique, alluring vibe (in my opinion) on first spray. I can see this being a 100% crowd pleaser just like my Donna. You smell feminine, and pretty, but with an aura that can't be explained because the scent is that unique to others. I can not wait to wear this...INSTANT LOVE and I hope it stays that way. The bottle is NOT MY FAVORITE and really tall for no reason so that's the only negative I have right now. I'll rate for weather, and longevity after wearing it but I'm pretty sure I'd wear this year round just like Donna especially since this is lighter than that one. Edit: The powderiness of this perfume is EXQUISITE!! the combination of raspberry, and praline vanilla notes makes this smell very gourmand. It reminds me of my raspberry jam donut body care from bath and body works, which I LOVE to pair this with. It's sooo yummy but then that rose, orange blossom, powdery note combo is sophisticated, and classy. This is a perfume that WORKS so well for me as it's everything I want to smell like, my entire scent profile in one. I'm always excited to wear this one. I think it's strong at first but then calms down after a couple hours to be a more intimate sweet scent. Not super loud and projectile which is awesome for this type of scent. The bubble around you is small but when people step into it they are enveloped in all it's greatness and LOVE IT. You just smell GOOD. It's winter right now but still very warm for this time of year and it's not suffocating at all 👍🏾

I'm impressed by this Flower flanker. It only hints at Flower edp in the dry down, but the opening and mid would leave one hard pressed to pin L'Elixer as a relative of it. These aren't notes I would typically gravitate towards, but they are executed together quite well. It's neither too sweet or too powdery, nor is it too bitter as praline can often go on my skin. The vanilla is exquisite. It's a natural, almost candle-wax variety; ie, somewhat waxy and airy but still nicely sweet rather than dense, cupcakey vanilla. It's a grown up vanilla! The raspberry note isn't obtrusive and it doesn't come across overtly cheap or juvenile. Raspberry is a note I can easily dislike due to my old associations with those cheap Body Fantasy sprays, but in this it works! The praline is welcomed too, despite my usual reservations for the note. I'm very pleasantly surprised by this, so much so I added it to my want list. I agree with the previous reviewer who said this is the perfect Valentine's Day scent. It's sexy, mildly sweet and soft; not overly gourmand thanks to the florals and powder touch. This is the best recent example in my experience where a flanker far surpasses its pillar in terms of quality and scent. Beautiful bottle as well. Longevity: Mild to moderate, 4-6 hours before I have to press to smell it Projection: Polite, stays within my personal scent bubble and doesn't fill a room. Feelings: Soft and sexy, delicious, velvet-like, versatile but best suited for evenings and dates.

Amazing perfume, such a shame it's discontinued it has such a sweet and slightly sour opening due to the Raspberries and the Mandarin, then it turns fully sweet due to the gourmand and vanilla note in it and the hints of really expansive makeup powders. Overall a really great fragrance for those lucky ladies out there that can get their hands on it. This Story Below has nothing to do with the performance of the Perfume, it's just a story of how lucky I was to get my hands on it. Been at a local store that sells personal hygiene items and daily use stuff, saw that they got a really small section with Perfumes afterwards saw a name of few brands Kenzo was one of them, I asked them if they had Kenzo Flower (The original one from the year 2000) they immediately told me they don't then one staff member said yes we do have one last bottle I saw it it was Flower by Kenzo L 'Elixir didn't really care much about it since I really wanted to get the original one for my mom since she used to wear Kenzo d'ete 1992 so thought it'd be a good idea to get her something from the same manufacture seeing that L 'Elixir was a branch of the original I assumed it wasn't really that big of a deal, I went back home and landed on this page knowing it is a discontinued fragrance from better times I was in shock, I immediately contacted the store to put the bottle aside for me for pickup, snatched the 100mL for a good 80$.

First off; bottle is ridiculously tall 😅 My 100ml of this is by far the tallest bottle I have. Quite inconvenient to store, but I like the look and feel of it more as time goes by. Already bought backup for this.. It's amazing! This is very powdery. Prada Candy on steroids. I love Candy but it's majorly lacking in performance, so I've mainly been using it as a stay at home or a comfy bed scent.. Totally wish I had come across this sooner! L'Elixir also reminds me a bit of la nuit tresor a la folie without the nutmeg and more powdery. Also reminiscent of Poison Girl to me. Wearing it feels sort of sensual and comfortable at the same time. Quite classy actually. Probably the powderiness giving it that vibe. The powderiness also lends it a lipstick or makeup effect, while the praline, vanilla and raspberry is making it half gourmandish. I find it slightly waxy. If you care about this stuff; in my opinion it can easily be worn both day and night and is most suitable for fall and winter. The longevity is good, far better than prada candy on me. Lingers around for a long time! Projection is moderate to strong for about two hours and then it dies down a bit, but still very noticeable. I'm guessing it will last even longer if oversprayed. My partner said it had a slight minty smell, which I am not getting? But I see others have mentioned mint as well.

I get lots and lots of raspberry in Flower L'Elixir. It's a very sweet raspberry, not tart or sour in the slightest. Like a piece of raspberry flavored candy with gooey liquid filling. Praline and vanilla are also very strong in this fragrance. The rose is blended subtly into the raspberry, but there is a general powdery floral accord that builds a bridge to the original Kenzo Flower, without making it a similar fragrance. This is a very sweet, simple scent, but it doesn't smell cheap or too syrupy. It's girly, but sensual. A delicious moodlifter. Like a sexy perfume version of one of my favorite desserts - vanilla ice cream with hot raspberries. I see that other reviewers have compared this to many other fragrances, but I disagree. Mayyybe there is a slight similarity in texture to La Nuit Tresor, but they smell totally different. What makes Flower L'Elixir unique is that it's an intense and warm fruity gourmand without any patchouli, and the very distinctive and strong raspberry note. It's not a love for me, but a very enjoyable like. Edit from 3 years later: I'm craving a raspberry gourmand now and remembered I have a sample of this one, so I sprayed it once again. It's not a like anymore, I love it now. So freaking delicious, but powdery enough to keep it from being onedimensional. I need a bottle.

This is a love for me! I smelled this and immediately fell in love and bought the biggest bottle available (100ml)! This is sweet but very elegant. I find it to be in the Prada Candy family but I am wearing both right now on different hands and this is much sweeter and less powdery than Prada Candy. They are similar but KFL makes Prada Candy seem very powdery almost like Prada Infusion D'Iris. I find them both to be sweet but in a mature and elegant way. This smells expensive. It is long lasting and sillage is arm's length. I save this for special occasions just like my Dior Addict. I am mentioning these other perfumes so you guys can get a better idea of the type of perfume this is. If you own the ones I mentioned you will understand where I am coming from. I own and love all three of them. This is not an everyday perfume, it's more like a date night or special occasion perfume. I do not own the original Kenzo Flower but have tested it before and this smells nothing like it. This is one of the most expensive perfumes I own so if you find it online for a good price and you like sweet perfumes, this is a very safe blind buy. It's sweet but not sickly sweet. It just melts into your skin and become part of you. It makes me feel sexy and elegant. I will always keep this in my collection.

I have have been wanting to get this perfume now for over 2yrs... went through duty free in 2 different countries. - sprayed it on and got on my plane home. Twice I got home, could still smell it on my clothes and had instant regret on not buying it. The 2nd time this happened I went straight to the mall and bought a large bottle. Every single time I wear it, I get a compliment from someone. It lasts forever!! I had sprayed some on a little tester paper at the airport and put the paper strip in my car on my visor and I could still smell it a week later. This perfume is beautifully done and smells unlike anything else I have ever smelled before. One coworker who complimented the scent said it did not smell like my usual perfumes, that I smelled more musky or inscenc-y. I did not get that from myself but that was her thought. I can tryly smell raspberries, praline, vanilla and some roses. It is a very comforting and sweet scent. Don’t hesitate buying this, you will get complimented by strangers if you wear it. Blind buy safe. Currently one of my top 5 scents in my collection. Lots of people love the bottle, I am not one of them. It looks out of place with my others as it is so tall. Also, not travel friendly due to size. But I love the juice and can overlook the bottle :)

I usually don't get compliments on my scents but I was in Trader Joe's and a young man working there literally started asking around if anyone was wearing perfume and I immediately knew it was my 6 spritzes of this stuff I'd given myself at Ulta (to test longevity and sillage)so I confessed, fearing I'd really overdone it. He said it was amazingly good, thank God, because I didn't think it was that noticeable from a distance. For me this is my most comfortable sweet yummy scent that isn't too much like a dessert flavoring. Couple of key things about this version of Flower; it is definitely for the gourmand sweet lover. But the weird thing is the praline and vanilla really don't come out well on a test paper or even the spray cap. But it definitely is there when it sits on the skin after the fruity notes have dissipated - and this is really what sets this apart from the original Flower which I find more floral. Longevity is especially difficult to tell on this perfume for some reason because I stop smelling it way before other people and don't realize it is still there. Hence this can lead to over spraying as I did above. But if you spray on clothing it can last for a good couple of days if left aside, and you will notice it when you come back to it.

For me, Flower Elixir represents one of the best Kenzo perfumes and one of the best powdery perfumes ever produced! It’s such a shame that it has been discontinued because it was loved by many, so I think it must have sold well. Scent profile is very beautiful and feminine, delicate, warm and super smooth. A sweet raspberry dipped in soft powder, mixed with sweet praline, creamy vanilla, mandarin oranges, luscious rose and orange blossoms! An excellent powdery, fruity, warm floral with strong, gourmand facets. I personally loved Flower by Kenzo L’Elixir because it’s one of the few powdery dominant perfumes that it didn’t have iris or violet in composition, back in the days I really didn’t liked iris or violet in perfumes. Flower by Krnzo L’Elixir was a delicious scent that was quite unique to mainstream designer launches for the time it was available but smelled so alluring and beautiful that made so many of us ladies, absolutely adore it!! I will be forever grateful for my 50 ml back up bottle because on days like today’s, during slow morning weekends, I can enjoy the magic of this and reminisce of good times! Kenzo, please start producing Flower L’Elixir again! Please, we need it, ten years later and there’s nothing like it!!

I love this! I've developed an obsession with perfume samples, and I got L'Elixir in a large lot. I put off testing it out for a while, as I wasn't interested in the original Flower- floral perfumes don't really excite me. But despite this being called "Flower, L'Elixir", there's nothing flowery about this whatsoever. This is a delicious gourmand fragrance. To me, this is a fluffy raspberry truffle you get in a heart shaped box on Valentine's Day. Sort of marshmallowy, but not like the marshmallow in Irresistible by Givenchy, or Princess by Kilian. It's more blended in, a little more mature. After a while, this turns into a smoky vanilla. Since this fragrance lasts for hours, you could enjoy the raspberry confection in the day and have the gentle sweet smoke lead you into the night. I see quite a few comments comparing L'Elixir to Angel. I somewhat agree- it's kind of like Angel, if you took out all of the disgusting notes that make Angel smell like filth and body odor. L'Elixir is just desserts. Update: someone said I smell like cotton candy! how wonderful! This must be closer to Pink Sugar than I thought.

Praline, vanilla, powder...that’s the headline here. I think the most accurate review descriptor I read prior to buying is “powdered sugar”. It’s really quite literal. It smells like you put on a rich bakery vanilla lotion (like fresh cream from philosophy) and patted powdered sugar- instead of talcum powder, over it. The sugary element is whisper soft, it’s dry, yet super sweet. If you enjoy the OG kenzo flower, I can’t imagine you wouldn’t love this. The dna is there, especially at initial application. There is a bitter element I found to be unappealing in the opening of the original kenzo flower, but the powdery elements softened it and redeemed the body of the fragrance once it sat a short while. I had thought it was the hawthorne, but I’m getting a much quieter element of it here. Definitely not a deal breaker, I’ll happily give this perfume a lot of my time. This confectionary sugar note is so different and gorgeous. This perfume holds its own and doesn’t mirror prada candy to my nose. They both have a place in my collection. I much prefer this to the original kenzo...

L'elixir is a captivating and extremely feminine gourmand for me. It is like a syrupy liquid floral with hints of Kenzo Amour in its opening but that quickly gives way to the sweetly liquorice note (Praliné mixed with red fruits) giving me a vestige of flowers which in some way are in the DNA of Flower by Kenzo. Harmonious, and very soft. I like a lot, but I still perceive it in my skin soon have applied; Although on clothes if you have a large attachment. Heady, a formidable scent. -------------------------- L'Elixir es para mí un gourmand cautivador y tremendamente femenino . Es como un floral almibarado con toques de Kenzo Amour en su apertura pero que rápidamente deja paso a la nota dulcemente licorosa ( praliné mezclado con frutos rojos) dándome un vestigio de las flores que de alguna manera están en el ADN de Flower by Kenzo . Armonioso , y muy suave . Me gusta muchísimo , pero sigo sin percibirlo en mi piel al poco de habérmelo aplicado; aunque en la ropa si tiene una gran fijación . Embriagador , un aroma formidable .

This is the best kenzo perfume.I love kenzo jeu amour dark purple one too but this one is more than love.it's very different.very special and when I use it everyone smells and asks what is this great delicious crazy sexy perfume?I can smell raspberry.I can smell chocolate.I can smell very special powdery.it's dark.it's very sexy womanly in a dangerous way.it's like a dark red lipstick. Longevity and sillage are great.I have a sample and I'm sad that I find it late.it's good for winter and fall not hot.but maybe I buy it.maybe it is good in nights of spring and summer too 10/10 این بهترین عطر کنزو هست.کنزو ژو بنفش راهم خیلی دوست دارم اما این معرکست.خیلی خاص خیلی یونیک هست.یجور زنانگی سکسی و دیوونه و آتیشی و خطرناک مثل یک رژلب شاتوتی تیره.من تمشک حس می کنم و شکلات و بهترین و خاص ترین نت های پودری ماندگاری فوق عالی خط بوی دنباله دار حیف که انقدر دیر پیدا کردمش.فقط سمپل دارم و فکرکنم فقط برای پاییز و زمستان خوب هست.اما شاید تاقبل از پاییز سال بعد گرفتمش شاید برای شب های تابستان و بهار هم خوب بود ۱۰/۱۰

Morillas did a great job on that one! It is definitely what an elixir would smell like, strong, intense, oriental...I personally like it a lot, and I don't find it similar to Nuit de Tresor, which I disliked..due to the patchouli..no patchouli in Flower l' Elixir...but they are both warm scents..I much prefer the Kenzo. In a way it makes me think of Black opium without the coffee note, and of Dior addict, in a smoother version... Like it isn't anything new, but in the category of orientals, this is nicely done.. I wouldn't put it though I n the category of fruity gourmands, it isn't sweet per se, although in the drydown, the original Flower comes through, in a more warmer tone...and fruity, no, I dont smell that..it even has a smokey undertone on my skin. I smell a very pretty floral oriental, with dominant bourbon vanilla and orange blossom, I don't detect the raspberry, but others might.. I will happily wear it, in cooler weather, I think it will warm up even more..

I think 'powdery notes' is the best way to describe the poofy opening of this fragrance but then almost immediately turning to a white chocolate vibe. I must say I really, really like this subtle gourmand approach. As Flower L'Elixir settles though it's much more of a vanilla and deep caramel than the hint of berries and maybe something similar to orris in the opening? I like it...A straight up creamy, sweet fragrance which has a very light touch, which is a good achievement in that it isn't cloying but bad in terms of longevity and scent trail, both of which are very fleeting. I don't try 'feminine fragrances' (let me clarify...fragrances marketed towards women with notes typically I don't enjoy.) as often as perhaps I should but I do remember trying the original Flower and it was nothing nearly as enjoyable as this change of direction. Worth checking out for gourmand fans just let down by a lack of staying power.

I blind bought this...first of all, why is the bottle so tall lmao So, anyway, I keep smelling this thinking 'i know this, what is it?' It smells similar to Prada Candy! It's sweet and peppery (Prada Candy gives me that peppery smell too) and I personally get a hint of incense smoke. This is very, very nice. The longer I wear it, it smells less like PC and gives me a light Black Opium vibe. It's definitely going up there with my favorites! Edit 02/22/2021 I really love this. I don't get Prada Candy or Black Opium vibes at all anymore, but this definitely smells so close to Britney's Prerogative, which is my favorite fragrance. It's not an exact match, but it's very close. In excitement I held the bottle up to show my husband across the room. Look what I got today! He said, what the fvck is that? He had no idea it was a perfume bottle. The height on this baby is funny lol

WOW!! I have been purchasing so many blind buys during this lockdown, and this is one of the best ones by far, it wowed me the most. I love sweet, heavy, gourmand scents and I am so happy that it is exactly that. It is such a thick, syrupy sweet that smells like a raspberry jam filled donut with powdered sugar ontop. The powdery note in it is so nice and sweet that it reminds me of powdered sugar, and not baby powder. It is such a pleasantly strong and intoxicating scent I am so glad that I added this to my collection. If you love heavy thick gourmand scents this will be your new favourite xoxo PS. Out of my large collection, this has become one of my top five, so this says alot about how beautiful it is! Scent 10/10 bottle 4/10 ( my only complaint is the bottle as it is HUGE and kinda ugly lol) price 10/10 longevity 9/10 sillage 9/10

Sweet, floral, yet dark and seductive. The powdery-ness of it is not overwhelming and makes it very sophisticated. My all time favorite. Love at first sniff. Still looking for something I can fall in love with like this since it's discontinued. It's my go-to evening special event fragrance, especially for close encounters. Definitely a compliment getter and I hope it gets brought back in the future! For those saying it's not a beast mode, your bottle may just be old. I bought mine six years ago and it definitely was a beast mode, but I've had it for so long, and the longevity and projection definitely started fading about three years ago. Still my favorite! Would anyone be able to tell me of something similar to this? A dupe or layering combo that would get the same effect? I love it but I'm running out and it's been discontinued :(

Edit: This has become a love for me, it's one of the best in its category and underrated. I have received a plethora of very positive feedback from people who've sniffed this beauty. Men AND Women. It's unique in my collection. Opening is a juicy, softly-powdery raspberry that quickly mimics a luxury make-up scent. You know those 8g compact powders, foundations & lipsticks that are worth over $100? That's what this smells like...but in a more sophisticated, modern and appealing manner. What I love about this scent is the dry down after 2-3 hours, it literally smells of vanilla-pumped hazelnut pralines (not caramel). But REALISTIC pralines!! Definitely gourmand!! Beautiful, well-blended scent. It's feminine, elegant and not provocative...actually rather inviting! To top it all off, it's immensely work environment-friendly :)

Wow! This was a very successful blind buy based on reviews and the notes and it did not disappoint. It opens with raspberry and mandarin and the raspberry stays through to the dry down for me. The rose, vanilla and powdery notes appear in the mid notes to dry down, making this an extremely feminine and delicious frag. I also get sweetness from the praline that makes this yummy. I like to wear this as I work from home so I can smell it on myself all day. It is also very unique and garners compliments. I tend to spray like 5 sprays of this one to get it to last longer and it performs fairly well. I am finding myself reaching for this often and it is a very lovely addition to my collection. Absolutely full bottle worthy. 9.5/10 ❤😍