Aromatics Elixir Perfumer's Reserve Clinique for women

just lovely..powdery after few hours feel like a classic

What a nice perfume!! I won't compare it to the original AE as I find it very different. This is smoother, creamier, sweeter perhaps. Clary sage here is very mossy and earthy. Resins also make it very balmy but not in a heavy way. It is soft, quiet perfume but never looses its chypre/a bit oriental character. It lasts several hours and I find it properly for morning, as it is not offensive. Adorable!!!!! the price though is very high for only 25 ml.

If you love the original AE, then it's hard not to be disappointed by this update. I say update because it has clearly been tweaked to be more compatible with today's market. It's a lighter version of the original, with all the strong notes toned right down and the florals bought to the forefront. The lasting power is not what it should be, either. I accidentally spilt a lot of this down the front of my shirt when testing, and the next day I could barely smell it. Now that is a shock because users of the original know that this fragrance remains potent for DAYS on fabric, and sometimes even after washing.

If you've got any perfume guts at all stick with the original - and apply liberally!

I worked for Clinique in the eighties, long before I became enchanted with perfume. One of my coworkers and I would amuse ourselves on a slow day by surreptitiously giving each other a squirt, laughing like maniacs and running away. We did this as a joke because we hated the scent of Aromatics Elixir. Then, something happened. I began chatting with the women that would come in to buy it and for almost every one of them, this was their signature scent. I grew to love it and when you can smell it on someone whose chemistry it mixes with, it's truly intoxicating. I've tried over and over again in the intervening years to make this one of the scents in my rotation, but it never worked for me. Definitely got the bug spray vibe. However, I purchased this LE of the Perfumers Reserve and I finally can wear AE!!!! Bottle is gorgeous and using the stopper to dab a bit on my neck makes me feel old school glamorous. This is smoother than the original, I think the sillage is closer, but still considerable. Long lasting? Yes. I often wear it to bed and sniff my wrists as I'm drifting off. It is much better after the first half hour and on me, I get the patchouli and vetiver, delicious. Probably not an office scent, but amazing in colder weather to snuggle up with your sweetie. It definitely doesn't smell like fruity candy, this is for grownups and I think it would be fantastic on a man.

A surprisingly excellent chypre considering when it was released. It's very much an excellent and high quality classic chypre similar to Sous le Vent or Mitsouko with a touch of the original Aromatics Elixir just barely showing through. Though not too close to the original AE (which is already in parfum strength, isn't it?), it's still absolutely wonderful. The rose/patchouli accord so prominently smoldering in the original has become a light accent in this version which is extremely sexy in its own right.

Apply judiciously; this does in dabs what the original does in large sprays.

Absolutely recommended.

I agree that this LE is definitely worth it and like a fine single barrel scotch. I have instantly fallen for it when I smelled it last nite. I have been looking for this for a long time and it has finally arrived to my country and I knew right away that I had to have this if for nothing else the bottle, this will be a collector's item just for that and for the LE juice of a historical five star fragrance.

As to the juice it is no less extraordinary than the bottle itself. I have also found the original too heavy and yes it is slightly outdated and has that bit of a bug spray note in the top which this formula has really toned down. Please do not misunderstand me, the original is the work of a genius, gorgeous but I think that it was a great idea to create a slightly modernized, updated version of it while keeping the vintage feel.

This fragrance has the best of vintage fragrances, it has the warmth and depth you cannot find in today's veil like fragrances, however, without the repulsive notes you often find in older and heavier scents which some people might call old-lady or bug spray like. There is spice in this frag but it is muted. It opens with the most beautiful rose and the only thing I would change is that I would keep most of that rose in the heart. The opening is really beautiful and complicated and the dry down is less complicated but very warm, still very different and simply stunning.

What I also love about the LE is that it is a perfume concentrate, the price is great for that and with such a deep frag application is much easier than if it had been in a spray bottle. Definitely five star potential.

I am a fanatic for the original Aromatics Elixir, and I was disappointed in this.

White florals and vetiver are very noticeable here. It has the astringent AE topnotes, however it seems that rose, chamomile and patchouli are present but not as distinguishable as in the original formula. I detect an animalic note here, where I never did in the original.

It is much less potent, complex and long-wearing than I expected. If you like the idea of AE but never could quite get along with the real thing, this could be worth testing.

If like me, you would consider a blind buy based on your love for the original, I recommend caution. I wish I had waited to test this.

Five stars for the pretty brown bottle. I don't want to discourage anyone from trying this. I almost think I might have liked it if nobody had told me it was supposed to be a version of Aromatics Elixir.

Got this today without sampling. At first I thought UGH....what a waste of $75!!! But....then I realized there is an art to wearing this version. The first dab was straight from the bottle. OMG - NO!!! It's too strong and smells weird. So then I tried dabbing a kleenex, letting it dry somewhat and then dabbing it on my wrist. There it is. Pure joy.

It's a VERY STRONG version of the juice so go slow, dab lightly and figure out what works on you. Once you find the right technique for you, it will be beautiful.

Totally agree with melancholybaby's review, especially the comparison to fine scotch. I can't wear the regular Aromatics Elixir, but the Perfumer's Reserve is definitely something special. Hope this sells well enough to become a permanent addition, instead of a temporary limited edition.

The Perfumer's Reserve version of Aromatics Elixir is presented in a lovely brown glass bottle, etched with flowers; the stopper acts as a pulse-point dropped for the perfume. While the fragrance is certainly recognizable in the same line as the original, there is a subtle, smooth almost velvet-like aspect of this version that surrounds you and makes you feel oh-so-sexy in a quiet way. It is closer to the skin than the original, and in comparing the two this reminds me of the difference between Johnny Walker and a fine, 20-year old single malt. Same family, but one is smooooooth and warms your heart and soul. Definitely worth splurging on the Perfumer's Reserve!

It is a limited edition launched because of their 40th anniversary. It is a perfumbotlle wich is ingraved with flowers and it contants 100ml edp of the elixer. It is now available at douglas.nl.

It is being sold now at macy's.com
25 ml -75 dollars

Will the 40 years anniversary perfumer's reserve be worth it?

Will we be able to test it at the counters before buying it?

It's so strange to pull nothing up on Google! Only a few blogs seem to know ... maybe it's been cancelled - oh no!

I also asked on the website and various Clinique Counters, no one knows anything about it.
So, when will be able to try this perfume?