Elige

Elige is definitely a chosen one- chic, classy and very elegant fragrance. There is some aura of exotic oversea lands and luxury holidays there. Fresh and spicy floral; full bodied and well blended, voluptuous and gorgeous. Orris root accord plays the first fiddle here. Irresistible! In my dreams, I'm on a sunlit beach and running joyously towards my mother's outstretched arms ..but just as I began to embrace her, she turned into some hovering cloud of that honey, woody, powdery, slightly bitter, sparkling and velvety floral bouquet... My mother used to wear Elige pretty often then. So I'm bound to love this scent forever; the smell of Her, the smell of Love. Luminous! As in a dream, lightness transfigures reality and makes everything possible.. Elige is very reminiscent of Les Exclusif de Chanel Beige, Chanel. See, you're a high-flyer now. Your dreams come true!

Such an elegant scent! It smells wonderful, the beginning is a bit incensy which I love it very much. But just after the incensy feel, floral notes start setting in with all its glory which feels soft,sweet and lady like. The dry down is rich with a hint of spicy pepper note and a little powdery. On the whole, a nice company and very feminine scent. Love it!

Elige is a very nice floral oriental, I get a good bite of pepper, a splash of an aquatic note, and a nice woody base. Strong enough for a night out but not too strong for daytime wear. With good sillage and lasting power. I feel comfortable wearing her year round. Smells higher quality than expected for the price range. I'm glad she's in my collection.

This is the second in the Mary Kay line of fine fragrances. It has the charm of being elegant and fresh at the same time. I'm a somewhat rare lover of orris root and this scent uses it very diplomatically. It's wearable anytime, anyplace. My heart breaks that they would discontinue such a delightful scent. Stock up!!! Write your Congressperson!!!

For years I have been buying this perfume on and off. I still can't seem to get over it. Its wonderful and stands between Givenchy "Hot Couture", Dior "J'adore" and Hugo "Deep Red". So if you like any of those, you'll like this one as well.

Opens incredibly sweet and juicy, with a nice twang, maybe from the ylang or the jasmine? But it well balances the sweetness, almost similar to that of a banana candy, or like Chinese banana rolls, if you've ever tried them. Elige is a definite late 90s - early 2000s piece, almost (though I don't believe in gendering scents) a female equivalent to guy laroche's horizon. Both have a slightly strange quality, almost off putting in their trueness to their identity. Not despite that, but intertwined with that fact, as it isn't a bad thing, this scent is quite good. It's quiet, but present. After the juicyness dries down it becomes much creamier and richer, and a certain foggyness appears. It's strange, some days I really enjoy it some days I just can't have it. I think it might come from the sandalwood and patchouli together? But I'm not really sure. As this dries down, the foggyness envelops the scent more and more, almost like the curtains slowly closing on stage, ending the performance. A great scent, maybe more for winter time. Strange, because some days I find this quite cloying, but some days it's lighter than a feather.

I was gifted a bottle of this many years ago by a student whose mother sold Mary Kay cosmetics. I thought this scent was gorgeous. It was a very spicy floral that was perfect for warming up cold gloomy days. At first I thought the name seemed awfully grim for a perfume (an "elegy" is a mournful lament), or just odd; "elige" is the Spanish word for "the elected", from the verb "elegir" (to choose). This fragrance is sophisticated and elegant with lots of pepper and incense.

This is very nice! A thrift shop find for me. Floral and feminine, light but with a nice kick. I'm absolutely enamored with the white pepper note, it's delightfully spicy and full of character, really gives the fragrance dimension.

I just wanted to forwarn you ladies who are planing to buy in bulk, since it's discontinued... IT TURNS easily, had my bottle for 4 years (velocity to)...noticed a change in it 2 yrs later.

I really like this soft, unoffensive floral. It doesn't have very strong base notes on me but just the soft blend of florals. A good all-purpose floral.

Too floral for my tastes but it's special because I got it as a present from my aunt . Scent-wise, it's just so-so

This is a very floral scent, like it but not love.

It smells pretty and very like a nice shampoo.

This is a light, inoffensive, sunny and citrusy white floral. Sort of reminds me of Clinique Happy. I get absolutely zero staying power from this one, the scent (while pleasant) evaporates off my skin in a matter of minutes. I get the same issue with Happy, thus I have never used it in my rotation. This is a very nice, agreeable office scent that will have you smelling clean and freshly showered without being overpowering in the hotter months. Recommended for warmer or humid climates.

Office friendly, easygoing floral fragrance with a little surprise of orris root and pepper kick.

Warm spice, mild tuberose, subtle ylang ylang. It’s nice but it’s not my style.

I ended up with a 80% full bottle of this via my mother-in-law. It was her signature scent, but she got the spray button stuck (which was a 2 second fix). It is a nice floral, but seems a bit heavy on the powdery/incense scent to me. (I am a mortician, though, it is possible my nose is broken from all the chemicals I deal with.) It just may be my memory of how she wore it (you could smell her from across the room), but it is not my cup of tea. If anyone would like my bottle, I would be happy to send it along. Update: Sorry for the delay in updating this, I have been away to work and just too tired to get online in the evenings when I do get home. After a recent visit from my mother-in-law, she decided to take her beloved scent back home with her since I had fixed the spray button. Thank you for the interest in it, and I'm sorry it has taken so long in getting a response out of me. Cheers!

I love this scent although it sits in my bathroom cabinet, I almost forgot I had this scent until someone I know was waring it and I told her she smelled so nice. Oh my gosh, I was surprised that it was Elige. This is a nice somewhat crisp and fruity floral. Sits real nice on about anyone I would think. Like tessture said Its perfect almost anywhere. I really do like this scent though.

Its hard to write a review on this because my bottle is vintage formulation. They always change fragrances over time. To me for a perfume this smells pretty nice.. it smells fresh and not overly perfumey. I don't wear womens perfume so Ill probably sell this bottle.. but on a women I would like it.. At least the vintage formulation.

This smells like honey to me - honey on toast in the morning outside when the jasmine is in bloom so I guess it is a sweet fresh floral to me and the bit of spice in it makes the sweetness honey-like It stays close to the skin on me and that makes it easy to wear and it lasts pretty well even on my dry skin

This is a very mature scent. I used to dream of wearing this on my wedding day when I was in highschool. It's a floral heavy fragrance so it's not for everyone but it makes you feel like you are walking on a flower path.

E. is a nice feminine floral. Well behaved with modest sillage and lasting power, E. is work safe. MK frags don't work well on me. Where others note eternal lasting power, my experience rarely goes beyond modest. YMMV.

My tea party scent. A light, delicate floral with no sharp edges or odd notes. It is not a statement maker, nor is it loud. perfect for office, casual wear or a daytime date.

tenho esse perfume adoro muito parecido cm o Royality Boticario sendo que o Elige é mais agressivo já o Royality é mais suave...amooooooooooo os dois.. <3

I did like this perfume a lot as a “break” here and there from my treasured WHITE DIAMONDS until Mary Kay decided us “OLD LADIES” don’t matter anymore!

This is a nice elegant fragrance and it lasts for the price.