Miss Sixty Elixir

Miss Sixty known for their citrus. This is unique and lovely. LOTS of grapefruit. That is the dominant note for me then vanilla, sandalwood and anise. There is a floral component but it is not aquatic or watery. There also seems to be some other fruit in there such as black currant or pomegranate. Something richer and sweeter than just grapefruit.

I had Miss Sixty (the fragrance)and I liked it. But Miss Sixty Elixir is the best one : I love it. Sweeter, warmer, sensual and fruity : a very amazing perfume. It lasts all day. The bottle is very original, like a love potion. For young women.

When I first apply this the only note I smell is a lightly powdered, spiced citrus. The licorice like scent of the star anise overtakes the grapefruit note so there is no real bite to the citrus, but it's definitely there and prevents the star anise from becoming cloying and/or too sweet. As the fruit dries down, the spicy note carries on and takes on a distinctly clove-like scent, which I'm assuming is the borrachero (brugmansia) flower. I'm not hugely familiar with borrrachero flower but I've heard that it's meant to be intoxicatingly strong, but the sweet and spicy floral note here is fairly mild. It may be that the note of lotus flower is diffusing the strength of it, as I can pick up on the lotus, but it seems watery to me - or maybe there's a melon accord in the mix? There are clearly other floral notes used in ELIXIR, but the concentrations of borrachero and lotus are higher then them, so I can't definitely identify any of them with confidence. The only note I'll take a stab at naming is rose, since there is another powdered-but-sweet note that burns down through to the base. There is nothing exciting about the base, it's made up of the same scent notes that the majority of today's fragrances use; Creamy sandalwood and vanilla, with a hint of airy musk. It's a nice and familiar blend for the fragrance to dry down with, but it's boring and just makes it all too similar to almost everything else. The lasting power is pretty much what I was expecting from a inexpensive EDT; It burns down within four hours and becomes close to the skin within two hours. It's not that great, but you can buy bottles of ELIXIR for under a tenner, so I think the low price cancels out the so-so lasting power. The vanilla and spicy florals, paired with the warm musk and sandalwood in the base mean that this is a perfect choice for autumn/winter, whilst the fact that the fragrance is close to the skin, watered down and has a light citrus burst means that the sweetness is soft enough to still appealing during the warmer spring/summer months too. I suppose it is really a 'any time' fragrance, but I tend to stick to daytime wear [both casual use and work] with my bottle. I personally don't reach for it on nights out as it doesn't last long and I don't like carrying around glass bottles for topping up my fragrances. I received my bottle as a gift and when I wear it I do enjoy it, but for whatever reason I go months without looking at it twice. I think it's biggest problem is that it reminds me instantly of several fragrances [though I don't find that surprising with the thousands of mass market perfumes launched each year], so it's easy to overlook it in favour of wearing something more unique. If you like any of the Miss Sixty fragrances, the Lolita Lempicka fragrances, Beyonce Heat or Emporio Armani Diamonds, ELIXIR is worth looking out for. It is nice to be able to wear an oriental fragrance during spring/summer that isn't cloying and there are other good points too: It's good for any time of day and all year round, it can be bought for under a tenner, most shops stock it, the bottle is nice for collectors and it can be worn by any age. As it's already similar to perfumes I already own, I won't buy it myself, although it's nice enough that I would wear it if it were given to me as a gift. I also think that it would be a safe gift choice for someone, as it's easy to wear and none of the notes are strong enough to be disagreeable. I'm not sure if it's being discontinued, but the 50ml and 75ml bottles are becoming harder to find. You can usually buy the 30ml bottle for under a tenner, both on-line and on the high street.

Having read about wonky bottles I got mine out of the box, and yes, it leans to the side like the Tower of Pisa. Haha. Well I think it's amusing. A gorgeous bottle. It's a little 15ml bottle and just pretty. Elixir is a modern oriental floral, very wearable, pleasant, acceptable. I have therefore "damned with faint praise". It was a blind buy so I'm just glad I like it. Such a risk as even 100% rave reviews don't guarantee anyone will like a fragrance. Worth trying.

The perfect clubbing-perfume! Got it once in a 15 ml bottle, so I could take it with me in a purse and just spray the whole night through; got a lot of compliments back then! Now I finished it a while ago, and it's not avaliable in the drugstore anymore, so I'll search for a new one somewhere else, maybe in a 30 ml..