Marc Jacobs · 2024
Perfect Elixir
Premium$$$, 3 of 5
| 100 ml | $173 |
The houseFor women
VersionEau de Parfum
Tart rhubarb, plum and honey over orange blossom and amber woods, sinking into vanilla, myrrh and patchouli.
A shop’s page says
You’ll smell purple rhubarb accord, plum accord, liquid honey nectar accord, golden amber woods accord, orange blossom absolute accord, vanilla bean extract, myrrh resinoid and patchouli heart.
What’s inside it
What a shop’s page names
What the label names
6 scent ingredients on the label, familiar names first.
A label must name certain ingredients, most of them ones that can cause allergies; some houses print more. It is never the whole recipe.
1 citrus1 herbs & lavender2 florals1 sweet1 powder
Citrus1
Herbs & lavender1
Florals2
Sweet1
Heart2
as it settles
Dry-down2
what stays
9 more lines on the label, not there for the smell
Our match of the notes
Shares its notes
BeautifulEstée Lauder · shares liquid honey nectar accord, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), vanilla, myrrh and 1 more
AurumAjmal · shares liquid honey nectar accord, bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), vanilla and patchouli
Decision 42Amouage · shares bitter orange (neroli, orange blossom, petitgrain), vanilla, myrrh and patchouliMatched by the notes each house names. A shared note is not a promise they smell alike.