Mauboussin Elixir Pour Elle

easily the BEST blind buy I've ever done. such a high-quality scent...beautiful (but quite gaudy) bottle. I am so so happy to have this in my collection. The juice is pretty sweet..I get a lot of oud and fruitiness. 10/10 would recommend for lovers of oud and sweet scents

Oud and fruit. Nice quality and attractive scent. Not that similar too LVEB. This one is much smoother and calmer. I mainly smell fruits, a tiny bit of mild oud and a nice dose of jasmin. A bit peppery as well.

I’ve had this fragrance for a while and I never really got the comparisons to LVEB. I do have to say that I’ve only owned a LVEB shower gel and otherwise my experience is limited to testing it in store, I also don’t wear this fragrance very often as I lean more towards smoky/oriental/crypte/warm gourmand and everything that screams sex 😂 LVEB always felt more dry and powdery to me and fresher than mauboussin. On first spray I get a blast of orange and pepper. The pepper smells so fresh, and tingles my nose, the orange is sweet, but also tart and zesty if that makes sense. After a few moments the blackcurrant comes through and it all settles down juicy but elegant. I think there are some hints of the vanilla and oud in the background, but the orange, pepper and blackcurrant take the main stage at this point. It’s rate for me to recognise every note, but here I most certainly do. Slowly the flowers become to come through mainly the jasmine and the orange is completely blended in at this stage and not recognisable as a separate note. Slowly the blackcurrant begins to step back as well. The pepper stays for a long time, making this scent feel so sparkly and fun. It really hives this scent that little extra that makes it stand out between all the sweet, fruity florals. There’s a champagne like quality to it because of it. After some time the scent becomes more powdery, it’s the Iris and rose coming through, and at this point I finally recognise LVEB. Looking at LVEB’s notes that makes sense, because the top notes are completely different. LVEB intense does seem to have more similar top notes, but there’s the middle and base notes seem to differ. At this point (late middle notes) I do something I usually don’t do with fragrances with good longevity; I reapply. Now it hits me. It does smell like LVEB. When top and middle notes are mixed up and express themselves at the same time on reapplication, they do smell virtually the same! It’s interesting how the notes in this scent express themselves so individually that the similarities to LVEB can be hard to recognise without forcing the notes to mix up by reapplying. At times l’elixir smells like hard candy, then like raspberry champagne, then it’s soft en flowery. It’s very sweet, yet fresh and classy at the same time. It’s fruity without feeling juvenile. There’s a warm depth to out that keeps it grounded. In the base notes the praline and vanilla come through recognisable. I never really recognise the oud, but I think it’s very subtle and truly blended in from top to base and keeps the scent from becoming too much of a fruity flower bomb. Longevity and silage are good. The next morning there’s a delicious smell of praline on my clothes off the previous day. Some of the scent still lingers on my skin. If you’re into fruity florientals, this is a great affordable scent. Well worth the money if you like scents like LVEB. You probably don’t need both, but this is the cheaper option, and I don’t think it’s any less performance and quality wise than LVEB. It doesn’t smell exactly the same - in fact it can smell quite different at various stages - but it’s an excellent sister of another mother. I’m pretty sure it’s a safe blind buy, you can’t really go wrong with this, unless you dislike the scent profile. It can probably become cloying in warmer weather.

Just been testing this one since morning ...summer heat conditions. I agree with Lilacteeth, plus it reminds me very strongly of Michael Michalsky Berlin II... the same nose responsible for this?

I blind bought this.The perfume is good. Rich and complex Oriental fragrance. Yes,very heavy bottle with an unusual shape,but i like it. Overall rate:8/10