Wild Elixir

My oh my...! I should have known if anyone would signature the perfect Middle-Eastern/Oriental with a modern day twist it would be the lovely Shakira. Received my 2.7 blind buy yesterday and am in love! All day long I have racked my brain for what this scent reminds me of and have had trouble tagging it. Then it hit me. Shakira has created the ultimate bohemian/hippie/gypsy perfume! It is only slightly sweet compared to most young celeb designer frags, no candy here but perfectly sweet without overly ripe, heady but soft, a bit spicy, fruity, woody with a big splash of fine quality dark patchouli. This 'chouli is NOT the sometimes cheap and sickening head shop 'chouli of yesteryear and now. It is of rich, deep, very fine quality blended so masterfully with the other ingredients at times it seems to not be there, though it is very present and absolutely beautiful. I think most people who fear patchouli do so because they have only experienced cheap quality. My pure essential dark oil is intoxicating, and the best is used in Wild Elixir. Shakira has managed to put a modern twist to some of the best of old world ingredients to make a rich hippie/beatnik, romantic, poetic, nomadic, earth lover's frag! Yay! *does the hippie shuffle* Now.. Do not fear. If you are not that type or my description does not fit your personal style here lies the genius of Shakira Wild Elixir - It is not in-your-face and the modern vibe going on here makes this fragrance suitable for anyone who happens to love a very gorgeous and perfect blend of the ingredients above. I do consider this to be a true orential, which most fumes in that category will often have a middle-eastern feel. It is well-rounded; nothing too sharp, sweet, sour, synthetic or cheap smelling about this scent, and it possesses the expensive quality of the famous houses. I know because I own a few and my faves are orientals. I see/smell this masterpiece as perfectly suited for the woman who loves long, flowing, silk and gauzy bohemian wear with lots of ethnic jewelry. I also imagine smelling this on any age woman sitting behind a desk in conservative office attire just smelling absolutely, scrumptiously beautiful and expensive. Shakira has married 60's San Francisco and an old world mid-eastern flair with today's world and done an exquisite job. How I thank her! If I were the type to settle into a signature scent this would be it as it fits my taste so well. I cannot do that for my love of too many but I will reach for this one very often. (Note - I wore this today and it was hot outside. Maybe my rebellious spirit rules, but I do not follow the dictates of "summer" or "winter" perfume. I wear what I want when in the mood. The disabled man I take care of loved this one. He is my truth teller I always run my new scents by even before my husband. "THAT one... smells REALLY good!" he said with his gigantic, happy grin. I already knew this Wild Elixir is different than almost all recent celeb perfumes. All he did was affirm that.) Beautiful! This is the smell of "Rhiannon" by Stevie Nicks. :) Rhiannon rings like a bell through the night And wouldn't you love to love her? Takes to the sky like a bird in flight And who will be her lover? She is like a cat in the dark And then she is the darkness She rules her life like a fine skylark And when the sky is starless-- Dreams Unwind...

Wow.. what can I say about this perfume.. I think it would definitely hit the 'celebrity perfumes' stereotype right out of the park! This smells incredibly well made and gives me different notes with every dab! The accords, all of them are exactly what you get from this perfume. I get sweet and spicy but not intimidatingly spicy and kind on those who have not yet indulged in oriental perfumes. The peach, orange blossom and sandalwood are the dominant notes for me. and the rest of the notes come out and play every once in a while especially the currant and the cedar. I don't really detect any dirty patchouli in there. The drydown is just oh! You can smell the rose, black currant and peach and becomes slightly powdery. It lasts quite abit and is a close to the skin scent for me but I like it that way. It is definitely a night fragrance that can be worn summer and winter. This is the kind of perfume where you'd nver guess that it has been done by/for a celeb it smells expensive! It looks and feels like the bottle it is in ;)

so so so great perfumes from my forever diva shakira, this smell so mature scent but still in comfort zone not to older perfect for age range between 21 to 35 maybe, great first spray so balsamic and freshy , then comes out with so lovely flowery smell after one hour on me to use, and at last its masterpieces that the smooth soft elegant vibrant but with little sexyness and naughty in it comes in sandalwood and patchouli, also great bottle remings me of oil lamp in middle desert, so amazing base notes, if you like some woody fresh with little flower in it nd warm calm ending feeling, this one is the answer, check it out. this is my signature fragrances all of the time now, so love with no doubt or regret on it, perfect for woman and also man, especially man that boring with same things in man fragrances, this one can helps you out, rate 10/10, perfect for night time casual nd any occasion, love love love repurchase for it again soon <3

This is yummy 😋. I'm not a fan of patchouli at all but in this cold weather this is sweet and peachy, the patch just adds oomph to it making it sexy. This, in my opinion, is one of the best peach scents ever! A couple years ago when searching for this the prices were outrageous! They're back down to like 13$ usd for a 2.7 so grab it while it's cheap before word spreads on its yumminess again and the prices skyrocket... I'm thinking of getting another bottle. But by the time I'm on to my back up I'm usually over the fragrance all together so I don't know? It is good though even for a patch hater like myself. If you enjoyed the sweet patch in Jenna Jameson's heartbreaker you might like this too cuz it's so similar just instead of a berry sweet that's in heartbreaker it's a peachy sweet in wild elixir. It's good stuff 😉

This is the perfume that I always wear during the hardest times of my life. It's just a coincidence because when I started wearing it I was going through some tough stuff and it was the only perfume I had at that time. So whenever it gets difficult, I put Shakira's Wild Elixir on and I feel a lot more confident about myself and a lot stronger. And it is a strong scent, I guess it's not only me who feels that it gives you the confidence that you need. Thank you Shakira for making this gem!