64%
would repurchase
4.2/5
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5.0
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6 years ago

This is a glorious delight of a fragrance...in fact, I love the entire Merveilles line---and while they are all similar and share family traits, they are all quite different enough from each other...

About reviewer (722 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Medium

EyesGray



5.0
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6 years ago

I cannot live without it. Absolutely adore it ❤️❤️❤️

About reviewer (16 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairRed

EyesGray


2.0
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9 years ago

I think you have to like gourmands to like Elixir des Merveilles. While the opening is intriguing, I mostly get a very boozy orange vibe overall. A bit like fermenting sangria with tons of...

About reviewer (24 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Other, Fine

EyesBlue


3.0
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9 years ago

I don't usually care for gourmandes and the idea of a foody Eau de Merveilles seemed a little odd to me. It was love at first sniff but I am now glad I didn't buy a big bottle. This is JCE alright...

About reviewer (325 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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12 years ago

Elixir de Merveilles is truly a unique fragrance, and should be at least sniffed. I normally can't wear citrus in the least bit--it immediately turns to floor cleaner upon hitting my skin. Needless...

About reviewer (284 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Tan, Warm

HairBlack, Curly, Medium

EyesBlack


4.0
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13 years ago

I see Elixir des Merveilles as a logical gourmand extension of Eau des Merveilles: they are related as far as I’m concerned. Both fragrances could easily be unisex, and both depend strongly on...

About reviewer (86 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue


1.0
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13 years ago

While this is fairly nice when first applied, dry-down is like a man's (cheap) aftershave. Too bad because the bottle is pretty. I'm sorry to have wasted $$$.

About reviewer (92 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinDry, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesGreen


5.0
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14 years ago

LOVE this! It does citrusy orange completely rich and lush and decadent! There is so much going on initially that you are like WOW i have to take a shower but then it developes and it turns into...

About reviewer (181 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinNormal, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrown, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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14 years ago

I LOVE this fragrance so much ! Many people ask me : wht is your fragrance ? when I wear it . It's increadible !!! ( sorry for my bad English! )

About reviewer (5 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinNormal, Medium, Not Sure

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesBlue


4.0
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14 years ago

Smells exactly like Calvon Klein, Obsession. I don't detect any of the gourmand, chcolate notes of which other reviewers wrote. No Citrus orange, either. This was a gift from my stepmother-in-law....

About reviewer (43 reviews)

Age56 & Over

SkinDry

HairBlond

EyesBlue


4.0
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14 years ago

My default setting is jeans T shirt and sneakers but my taste in perfume runs to elegant and mature. Frankly I don't want to smell like bubblegum or cotton candy (the latent wannabe Parisienne in...

About reviewer (20 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinDry, Fair, Cool

HairRed, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue


4.0
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14 years ago

Ahhhh, Paris!! My husband took me in 2007, and we stopped at the Duty Free shop in our terminal at Charles de Gaulle airport while waiting for our flight home. This perfume was his last-minute...

About reviewer (55 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue


4.0
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14 years ago

I bought this thinking I had found the Shangri La of perfumes, a warm, musky amber-ey mystery...I used up my generous decant from Norddstrom's before I could say boo. I'm a little torn on this...

About reviewer (44 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Cool

HairBrown, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


2.0
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15 years ago

Oriental fougere that is just too complexly fussy on me. Strong, old fashioned powdery amber layered with a million other notes comes out smelling ostentatiously expensive and proud on me. There's...

About reviewer (1727 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

I've been toying with the idea of getting Eau des Merveilles for a while, but it really never felt like "me." Elixir is the answer. Not too gourmand, but just enough to keep it young. Overall, this...

About reviewer (199 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Fair, Not Sure

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

Ever since Eau des Merveilles came out, I have had a soft spot for it. Purchase was only thwarted by the fact I was feeling sensitive to the word ‘whimsical’, used so ardently in Hermes’...

About reviewer (663 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Kinky, Medium

EyesBlue


3.0
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15 years ago

I find the word 'elixir' utterly misleading here. The word connotes exoticism to me, warmth, intimacy; whereas the Elixir de merveilles reminds me of a salty chocolate biscuit that I once happened...

About reviewer (766 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairRed

EyesHazel


3.0
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15 years ago

This is like nothing I have smelled before. It's orange sugary smell are dominant. This sparkles on my skin. I don't know how often I would reach for this though. Just have a sample and I do like...

About reviewer (320 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinDry, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairRed, Other, Other

EyesBlue


4.0
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15 years ago

I'm still trying to decide on this. My friend wears it and it smells great on her. When I first sprayed it on at Sephora, it smelled like bug repellant. As is warmed to my skin, however, it turned...

About reviewer (17 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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16 years ago

This is my signature scent. I found it at Nordstrom while waiting to pay for Eau Des Merveilles. The main difference between the two is the orange. Eau has a fresh, almost sparkling note while the...

About reviewer (70 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Medium, Warm

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesGreen