Yara Elixir

I despise the OG Yara, the rest leave me unimpressed and Tous becomes too sour kinda like the OG but it's more tolerable. The Elixir is like the intense version of Yara Candy. Yara Candy is a fresher sister of this, strawberry dominant like strawberry milkshake while this is more berry-like with a dominant strawberry tart type of sweetness. Yara Candy is almost identical to Sweet Woman La Rive mainly a dupe for The Scent for her by Boss. (They share the black currant strawberry tangerine notes - green tangerine in Yara Candy). The Elixir one has some of the sickly sweet artificial smelling sugared black currant of Sweet Woman and Yara Candy but it's quite different and deeper than Yara Candy and Sweet Woman. It's also resinous at the later drydown while Yara Candy is not. No sour tones, very smooth but I was anosmic to it at first and after 20 mins it bloomed on my skin. When I bought it, the same thing happened I couldn't smell much the first minute but it developed quicker on my skin this time. Now I smell the opening clearly. I didn't have to let it macerate tho. It's a sweet smooth, juicy, vibrant yet jammy scent like sugared berry candy (black currant rather) with a strawberry tart scent, yet there's a subtly fresh floral undertone at first from the jasmine and a solar slightly salty element from the orange blossom. I detect the floral part even more when I smell my skin up close. At the drydown, it becomes much sweeter, more jammy. At the transition and drydown I'm getting the initial jammy, lactonic like custard, strawberry tart scent with the candied black currant's subtle green nuance almost fizzy, perhaps as it mingles with the orange blossom which can get alil fizzy on me along with its salty solar sweet nature. The black currant isn't minty exactly, but with the amber it just gives off a balsamic fresh quality, while the vanilla-infused lactonic strawberry tart scent is the dominant element and it smooths it out. The black currant offers a deeper berry-like undertone, subtly fresh - such a lovely twist- and it's still juicy but candy-like. Due to the vanilla and s'mores I get no sour effect from the black currant, only its fruity berry-like quality. I think the s'mores strawberry scent renders the black currant so candy-like, they're artificial from the start like a fruity drink, kinda plastic smelling, sickly sweet too esp at the drydown and more lactonic by the caramel, reminiscent of a bbw baked goods mist, syrupy sweet as they are. I wasn't too excited about the juvenile sickly sweet plastic effect for a minute, accompanied by the berry-candy type of black currant as it reminded me of The Scent for Her/Sweet Woman perfume but now I love this playful part because there's a beautiful resinous depth in this scent from the transition to the drydown even, so it's not juvenile and plain. Youthful playful unique yet sexy. It gets even more jammy, slightly powdery at the later drydown with the candied currant-strawberry scent blending into the resinous base, and the floral part is more discreet. The black currant and strawberry s'mores combo are so fruity jammy at the drydown that it reminds me of bbw Sugared Cherry Crisp mist (much lighter) at this stage without the coffee impression I get from that one. Equally reminiscent of the jammy berry scent of BBW Blueberry Bundt Cake and Blueberry Sugar Pancakes (no graham cookie baked goods scent here tho). At the later drydown the resinous and lactonic decadent caramel amber intensify and tie everything together, making it more mysterious and sophisticated. Absolutely love it. The strawberry s'mores scent runs throughout and influences everything along with the currant. I tested it next to Strawberry Marshmallow Dream 81 by The Dua, YBM's dupe and they're sister scents but different. I find this more dimensional, sweeter with the Sweet Woman by La Rive elements to it, more fruity, berry-like and candy-like, more syrupy, also deeper, richer, with that fresh side to it more subdued. It also has the resinous depth that the other one lacks. They're both sweet, smooth lactonic with a subtle fresh twist to them and a solar floral quality but again this is more syrupy, jammy and berry, candy-like, while YBM and DUA's dupe are more strawberry-raspberry-coconut centered and alot more fresh due to the ambroxan, the sour fruits and the freesia. This is more interesting to me. With maceration it lasts more and projects great.

Omg, this is GORGEOUS and way better than I expected. I already expected it to be great because I love YBM and have about four or five other dupes aswell and expected this to be just the same but it's not. I think I might actually like this interpretation of the DNA the best. I wasn't sure if I was even got bother getting it with having all the other ones but I got it as a birthday present off my perfume buddy and I'm so glad I did. At first spray I thought it was just another YBM clone but then I realised it wasn't. I could smell the blackberry something else that reminded me of Yara Candy. There's no sandalwood listed but I swear I can smell it. It has the same sandalwood base as Yara Candy. When it fully dries down I can smell the original Yara DNA buried in there. I kept getting whiffs of it and it reminded me of something I couldn't place and then it hit me, it's the marshmallow note from Kilian Princess. That fresh sort of marshmallow. It doesn't smell like Princess overall though. It's pretty complex for a gourmand that's quite affordable. I can smell all the notes individually. The caramel isn't too noticeable close up but in the air it is. It reminds me of the caramel in Viva La Juicy and Jessica Simpson Fancy. It just smooths everything else together. For the most part it's a creamy marshmallow, strawberry milkshake sort of scent. Pretty much what I expected the original Yara to smell like based on the notes. If you like to keep your collection small then it probably is redundant if you have YBM or any other dupe but for me it's not redundant at all. It's beautiful. I can't wait to wear it out tomorrow. I'd put it somewhere between YBM and all the clones, Yara, Yara Candy, Burberry Her Elixir and Princess.

Yara Elixir is a bit of a unicorn for me. I’m not really a fan of Arabic perfumes. I usually buy them for my 12-year-old daughter, mainly because I’m very sensitive to synthetic ingredients. I’m quite picky even when it comes to designer fragrances. But this one — I’m on my third bottle and I absolutely love it. I don’t really get strawberry in it; to me it smells more like blackcurrant. The opening is sweeter, almost crunchy, and it can seem quite sweet at first. But the magic is in the drydown. It’s an incredibly beautiful combination of caramel — not sugary sweet, but more powdery — amber, vanilla, and jasmine. Those notes are very prominent on my skin. The longevity is truly impressive. My skin tends to smooth out fragrances and make them more creamy, and here it works perfectly. I own expensive perfumes, niche fragrances that I adore, but this one really excites me. It’s probably not a completely safe blind buy, but for a grown woman it’s ideal. I often use it for layering as well — with Kayali Vanilla 28, and most often with Phlur Vanilla Skin. I’m honestly fascinated by how much this fragrance won me over.

Okay so I like this. And it DOES smell like Young bougie marshmellow from Kayali, and I already have that + have tried the dupes, so naturally i enjoy the scent. I was a bit dissappointed as people Said it had the same vibe, but that it was not a dupe. But the opening didnt smell like Young boujie marshmellow, and I was so happy, didnt get why anyone would feel it smelled like Ybm! But then it dried Down. With that being Said I do find it to be redundant ig you already own Young boujie marshmellow or the other dupes as its 85% the same exact scent. It has the strawberry and the same Vanilla fluffy sweetness that all the dupes have. Sadly I believed people when They Said it wasnt a dupe and its just “similar vibe”. Its a pretty scent, but u wouldnt have bought it if i knew they were THAT similar. The sillage is really good, and better compared to Young boujie marshmellow. It also lasts a really Long time 8+ hours on me. It does remind me of Yara in a way, because it is powdery/fluffy. But I hated Yara Candy, so I dont Think it is similar at all to that.

To me, this smells like an OG Yara extrait or intense version. The original dna is there, but more potent, more gourmand, and more creamy. Not a dupe of anything if 1:1, but this smells like a possible hybrid of Yara, Choco Musk, and YBM. I don’t think it smells as much like Yara Candy as it does the original. There’s a Candy like fruitiness in the drydown but I think it leans more creamy and gourmand. It’s a nice balance that doesn’t make it too sweet and photorealistically food-like. I own OG Yara, YBM, Sugar Mallow, Marshmsllow Bludh, Pink Blush, Marshmallow Skies, Choco Musk Marshmsllow, and Scentual Fragrances’ Strawberry Clouds, but I don’t think it was redundant to purchase this. If you’re more minimalist about your perfume collection, then it may be redundant if you have any of the aforementioned, but to me, this is its own unique fragrance and I really like it! Curious to know what it will bloom into in 6 months because Yara flankers tend to get much better with time.