Manifesto l'Elixir

What can i say about this one? Perhaps this is what the 5th Dimension smells like! Or a heavenly being. People here saying it smells similar to dior addict now i cannot remember how that smelt because it slipped by me in its original formulation as i was too young to have owned or tested it back then. But the current dior addict dosent smell anything like this to my nose. Dior has this harsh dry green note with a night blooming flower that smells very wierd to my nose. Theres nothing wierd about this one. This is just straight up heavenly! Dior is not nearly as thick rich creamy royal and opulent and just so deep and beautiful smelling. Atleast not the new formulation. Manifesto elixir is got this dark vanilla with thick jasmine not thin airy jasmine. Its got this cashmeran wood soft sandalwoody smoothness with vanilla smelling like vanilla extracted from a pod melting in sweet jasmine petal nectar with warm smooth thick amber with a slight slight dusting of powder. This powder isnt dry or dusty or baby powder like but its this ever so slightly soft white fresh fresh powder that does not irritate the nose. Its a beast this one 12 hrs plus lasts on clothes for 24 hours performs for the full 12. This is the best vanilla and ysl made it and discontinued it. No dupes come close nothing does to this vanilla. Perhaps except thierry muglers alien essence absolue another thick deep vanilla with jasmine and resinous amber. Another one which is in the same courtyard is jpg classique essence. However this one is the very best of the best. It brings sadness to my heart that it dosent exist anymore. The trinity of perfume notes for me is jasmine, vanilla and amber and this one does it best, followed by tm alien absolue and 3rd spot to jpg classique essence all discontinued. Because theyre all flankers. Its not childish with a sickeningly sweet vanilla or gourmandy with that caramel toffee note in most now. No this is a PERFUME. IT DOES NOT SMELL LIKE FOOD AS IT SHOULDNT. Its just a masterpiece. Yet to come across someone who dosent like it. Even the ones who dont like perfume like this one. Its intoxicating in its own way without trying to seduce of hypnotise. It does on its very own. No one can hate this one even if they dont like the notes when they smell this one they have no problem smelling it. Except the ones with ambroxan sensitivity but even to those this will rarely cause a problem. This will perhaps be the best perfume that has ever existed for women to me and at best someone can come close to it but this one cant be beaten its the top of the charts. Its that one vanilla smell i can never forget.

Why do they always discontinue the best fragrances? I've never smelled YSL Manifesto or any of the other flankers. I generally don't have much success with mainstream department store brands (casting my eyes upon a whole slew of blind buys that didn't go well over the past few months). Who knows why I would seek out a discontinued fragrance, several years later, and blind buy it? Well, I guess because of the way Manifesto L'Elixir is being described and reviewed online. I do appreciate fragrances with good longevity and sillage and I do love a good "grown up vanilla," so next thing I knew I was buying this and hoping for the best. I've been wearing Manifesto L'Elixir for a few days and I gotta say it's a LOVE. It is citrusy-vanilla at the start. Once it dries down it becomes a floral-amber-vanilla and it's really quite nice. It's not a gourmand but it definitely leans in that direction (this 'edge of gourmand' territory is my favorite, it's sweet but not toothachingly so). Manifesto L'Elixir is a great vanilla-focused fragrance that seems modern but not juvenile. It keeps reminding me of something else that I can't quite pinpoint. I'll come back and update if I figure that out. I'm so happy to have this, it's really delicious, sweet and present. Keep in mind this is not a niche vanilla, there's zero resemblance to those types of scents (i.e., SL Un Bois Vanille, Diptyque Eau Duelle, Goutal Nuit et Confidences). Manifesto is very much a major department store brand type of floral-ambery-vanilla. Nevertheless, this is very well done. Just wish YSL wouldn't have discontinued this beauty. UPDATE: just finished this review and walked away and then it popped into my head what Manifesto L'Elixir reminds me of -- Boucheron Trouble! Trouble is another discontinued gem that I used to adore. And PS: when full, the bottle is not purple. The juice turns a dark amber color and it overall looks brown. I think it will look purple as it empties. It’s not an attractive bottle at all but it smells divine. Also the longevity and sillage are moderate on me, definitely not huge nor especially long lasting. Maybe because the bottle is at least a few years old since it’s been discontinued? Certainly not a bomb on me at all. Decent, moderate, but not super long lasting.

I'm a bit on and off with this frag. I think it is wonderful and more interesting than many others I've tried out lately. Yet there is something that makes me hesitant to buy it, even though I'm smelling my wrist all the time when I test it (because I think it's good). I can't explain it. Something about this perfume just doesn't make me feel like myself when wearing it. I guess I subconsciously feel to "loud" when I have it on. Yet I have to admit that it's a beautiful vanilla when it settles - it might feel synthetic in the beginning to some people, but it's a less heavy vanilla than others I've tried. Even though they are not the same at all, my thoughts goes to Alien EdT by Thierry Mugler when I smell this (because it has this strange but pleasant vibe to it, and I can somehow smell a hint of mint in here even though it's not in the notes). To me l'Elixir is cooler than Alien as I think Alien is warmer in the dry down (but I will stop this comparison now, because they are not the same but IMO it's the closest to it that I know of). On me YSL Manifesto l'Elixir is a fresh, green vanilla. The SA told me that if you buy this and hit the town, you will get noticed by men (seemed like she got complimented a lot wearing this and she loved it). This may be something I decide to add to my collection at some point, because it does go well with my body chemistry, but for now I'll just keep spraying it on myself in the store to get used to it. I do see why people like this fragrance, it is really well done! UPDATE: I needed to say that I own this and I love this stuff. A great vanilla for Fall/Winter, but I admit that I wore it this Summer too and it worked like magic! :) Go for it girls!

So gutted that they have DISCONTINUED this MASTERPIECE. (Just checked my last review on this...where I've mentioned that this WAS my signature...which was on 03/2019.) Unfortunately, the OG Manifesto is just a shadow of it. In fact, I find the OG a rather safe woody base-fragrance (good for layering) and over all a quite boring fume. SO MY SEARCH FOR A NEW SIGNATURE BEGAN... D&G The only one Intense (black bottle) is pretty - but different to Manifesto L'Elixir. Even though it has coconut in it (which I usually not like), it is very classy! A bit nutty, creamy white floral vanilla. Plus it has a fresh/sweet green tone (apple) to it, which Is very uplifting. And it has good projection. This quickly became a favourite - but not my new Love. Dior Addict edp (2014-Version). Is also quite different to Manifesto L'Elixir (and very different to D&G) . A very classic luxe perfume with great projection. It is def. mature but also seductive. It has this white floral, heavy vanilla-creamyness (but is also balmy/powdery and bit oriental spicy). Plus the opening with its zesty orange (green orange leaves) tone to it makes this very modern. To me it screams: classy and luxurious. And that was what I was looking for. So far my search has ended... ;) But been checking in for other comments here which I find very interesting. XoXo

Can you Imagine using a very expensive luxurious handcream and then dip your hands in pure bourbon vanilla?? THIS IS HOW IT SMELLS like. Very luxurious and for a woman with self-confidence. Just 1h after spraying YOU'RE IN HEAVEN. This drydown is exceptional + MAGNIFICENT. It is nothing like the original in my opinion. the original it is more woody and rather weak. I own it as well and I like it but it's not a love. This manifesto l'elixir is so well done, yet simple and very confident! - A pure, creamy, clean bourbon vanilla gem. - And it lasts!! This juce stays at least 20h on me + even longer on my clothes... So, if you love vanilla and you want something non-sugary-sweet that stays right where you want a perfume to be, this is the one for you! I hope I will live my Life with this beauty for ever and that it will still be sold when I get old. :)^^ Edit: I have to say, that I had to get through the initial overwhelming hour with a headache when I first used it (I guess the heliotrope-tuberose-combo is a bomb for some). But it grew on me and I kind of 'understood' how this beauty works and how it turns on me. And bc this drydown...ohh...!! L'elixir is my signature and pure LOVE. Edit2: I get compliments EVERY time I wear this.