Sex Elixir

Rammstein Sex First and foremost, get over the name. Think outside the box. Who would give a fragrance a tacky name and then fail to deliver a good fragrance? Well not Rammstein! This was my first fragrance to try from the house of Rammstein and I was so impressed with the quality that when this arrived, I placed an order for Rosenrot and Zwinger! But let’s talk about S*X now. There’s so much to say about this fragrance so I will try to keep it informative as much as possible. Anyone expecting a fragrance on the wavelength of a dirty or skanky fragrance will be hugely disappointed because on its own the 100ml bottle is not that. We will delve on the elixir later... The 100ml Eau De Parfum on it’s own is a beautiful amber woody coffee fragrance which manages to induce the perfect amount of sweetness which is so rare in fragrances at a cost of just Euro39! I am honestly impressed with the exceptional quality of this fragrance. Seriously how do they do it? The nose behind this fragrance is Michelle Moellhausen and I can tell you that she did an outstanding creation on this one. The fragrance is completely unisex and is one of the strongest yet at the same time smoothest fragrances I have in my collection. I gave this a full wear and it lasted on my skin well over 12 hours without the elixir! The fragrance fills the air with a beautiful coffee note that becomes creamy and a bit seductive with the Peru balsam. The opening is a yummy almost gourmand coffee note but like I said, it thankfully omits the sweetness. It's like someone just added a pinch of sugar and not more. The fragrance continues to change, and I was getting a hint of vetiver with sandalwood and benzoin. As I walked outside in a temperature of 22 degrees, I could get whiffs of it and as I entered a room which was more warmer it seemed to start all over again with the coffee note. The fragrance seems to be more adequate for the months from September to maybe April. I would wear with caution in the summer months or else just use it at night time. Now let’s talk about the elixir which manages to do a complete 360 degrees that changes the eau de parfum completely over its head and turns it into an animalic niche fragrance. Included in the box is a 15ml elixir spray and I can tell you straight away that if animalic notes are not your thing do not use this! Well here’s what happened to the fragrance when the elixir was added! The Eau De Parfum reminded me of nothing I had smelt before but as soon as I added the elixir I was instantly reminded of the masterpiece by Francis Kurkidjan Absolue Pour Le Soir. I am not saying that this is a dupe for it. Nope it isn’t. This is like hearing a particular song and the chorus reminds you of another one. Absolue Pour Le Soir is one of my all-time favourite fragrances ever. The animalic honey in it blended with amber is something out of this world. S*X omits the honey note and replaced it with coffee. A tobacco note instead of a smoky note other than that the notes seem to look identical. Go over to fragrantica and check side by side the notes in S*X and Absolue Pour Le Soir to see what I am trying to say here. The fragrance on its own in EDP is nothing like it, but that magic elixir turns it into a close relative. The Elixir included with the EDP is a bonus and turns the fragrance animalic. The elixir can be used on it’s own but I personally would save it to layer the fragrance. One small spray Is enough to extend the longevity up to a further 6 hours. S*X is an absolute non brainer purchase if you love coffee scents and more if you happen to love an animalic twist to your fragrances. I cannot recommend this fragrance enough. A totally niche fragrance less the price of any famous designer fragrance out there. Miss this one at your peril!

I ended up buying a bottle and my god it's worth it. I finally remembered what the EdP reminds me of, ELDO Tom of Finland. It opens with coffee but with a strong blast of latex, much like Tom of Finland. I'm not really a fan of the latex note, but that only lasts about 10 minutes and then it's back to a warm coffee and vanilla note which lasts for hours and is really enjoyable. But then... layer on the elixir and this thing truly turns to art - the elixir adds a smoky incense, jasmin and animalic note which totally transforms the EdP into something else. I can understand why they only give you a small bottle of the elixir because it smells really expensive; easily as complex as one of the ELDO fragrances and in my opinion much more wearable and interesting. Completely unisex and the sillage is not huge; I had the EdP on in the office today and I don't think it was noticable unless you were sitting right next to me. Adding the elixir brings it out more and I probably wouldn't wear that to work. If this had a less provocative name and came from some niche house it would be ten times the price. I am completely happy that people are turned if by the name and Rammstein association because they are missing out on one of the most interesting deals on the high street.

What a find for my value for money niche- shelf. This perfume is special, because it is a layering concept! I only figured that out at home, because the small tester was not present in the store. S*X 100 ML reminded me on - sitting in a luxurious hotel bed. I can smell a sort if heavy bed textile ambience, warm and fresh at the same time. There is a strong note of freshly brewed coffee in the air. However - it smelled like „coziness, just before Sex“. There was nothing dirty in the air. Then I tried to layer S*X Elixir on top, which is - by the way - included in 15ML in the box! Suddenly the S*X perfume become very fiery and naughty ... NOW it smelled like great S*X has arrived at the bedroom ... skin akkords, slightly animalic, yet very desirable and wearable. The scent is very intense, but it has no silage that spreads kilometers wide - I find it good this way, since this is a perfume, dedicated for close contact with another person. Elixir alone is extreme and animalic. I prefer the most a layering combination, ratio 1:5. This combo is spectacular.

Oh boy, lmao... This leaked a bit in shipping and it's SO FUNKY. This whole time Alien Musc and Kiehl's were my training wheels and this is my big girl bike! If Kiehl's had an INTENSE version, this Elixir might be it. I can't say I want to layer this with Sex yet. I want to layer with Puss maybe or under No. 5 or Shalimar. I'm not sure anything needs this much sex box/barnyard. But luckily I love animalics and weirdos, so I'm STOKED to finally have this as a US Ramm-fan/perfume freak. EDIT- WOW WOW WOW. Ok, so my husband even agreed this is Barnyard Booty sniffed from the bottle. But I sprayed twice to my body/chest and it was warm, creamy, musky, jasminey, woody-- it smelled a LOT like the Narciso white cube! Sort of like Kiehls with the White Cube. I LOVE IT. I layered under some Pussy and it was incredible. Woo, this double set of Sex & Elixir is my fave from Ramm.

omg love love love. i’m a heavy musk lover so when i saw this on ebay i had to snatch it up. it’s quite masculine when you first apply but the dry down is lovely. it gets me so many compliments and i love telling people i’m wearing sex when they ask hahaha. it’s really not a very controversial scent in of itself, the sex elixir is definitely more sweat and skin heavy (literally the smell of sex) but the original is just a lovely musky “boyfriend” smell that makes me feel cozy and warm. that’s actually a good description for this perfume, imagine your boyfriend and how his skin smells. that’s sex.