Perfumer Reviews 'Y L'ELIXIR' - YSL

[@SWTmel]

Such a great indepth reviewer. Not superficial generic "Panty-dropper" "All season" "Smells great" catch phrases reviews to describe fragrances. Much appreciated.

[@n1x823]

This guy is a genius. Always helps you understand why some fragrances smell the way they do coming from a perfumery standpoint. Super interesting.

[@njdenney69]

His companies customer care is SHOCKING! They don't care at all 🤬

[@leonkennedy6440]

@@njdenney69 What was your issue(s)?

[@andreasprokesch9827]

Hello Aaron, I wasn't watching your channel for about 2 years. You are absolutely great and a real professional. I bought this, because I liked the original. Discount price was 90 euro. I expected more, but your expertise means a lot to me. Best parfume reviewer on KZbin. Greetings from Austria, Andreas

[@dimitrihartung845]

The hart work in improving the quality of the sound and the video really pays of, in my opinion. Great looking Video and as always a great review.

[@Benb227]

Aaron you have inspired me to change careers. I'm currently working in QC for a pharmaceutical company and now I desperately want to work in the fragrance industry. Looking into doing a Masters in cosmetics. Just wanted to say thankyou

[@Fresh_N_Fit]

Not to mention pharmaceutical companies are corrupt as all hell.

[@RambleStorm]

4:46 this is pretty much why I personally very rarely go for clones ...they all lack that "house signature"...which most of the time I wouldn't go without(especially PDM/Amouage)

[@dietbajablast5790]

It's b/c they're making clones of other houses, you're missing the entire point.

[@vvyked]

After watching enough of Aaron’s reviews you can tell he was being nice about this one. Love the dig at the end.

[@lacoalfredo]

It's great to see you learning spanish, hopefully you find a way to sell your perfumes here in México! we love your work!

[@joshc7291]

Would love to see a comparison of the Y line the way you did for Sauvage. Thanks again Aaron!

[@Jules_Elixir]

I revisited this fragrance last weekend and again today. I originally also passed on it and was not a fan. But now, it is every bit as good as the YSL description. It is so fresh and green and wonderfully energetic. Performance is great and i have gotten 3 organic compliments during my 2 wearings. Its a must and should be reconsidered by everyone who dismissed it as just another elixir. I think its time has come and the frankincense and out touch are a hit for me 💙 Absolutely love it 💙

[@larrythompkins3319]

It's getting hard not to give another eye roll 🙄 when I hear about designer's making a new "Elixir" YSL is probably the 7th or 8th house to do it since Dior Sauvage Elixir. It's time for these companies to think outside the box and be more creative naming their fragrances; heck even using synonyms for the word elixir would be a nice change. Dominique Ropion is a master perfumer with an extensive catalog of successful fragrances. On of the best perfumers in the world. Thanks for the review

[@larrythompkins3319]

@@wantitprintit Only a matter of time before it's true 😆

[@vladdarius2008]

Elixir just a special way to say "extrait de parfum"

[@rrroumn]

@@vladdarius2008 But this isn't Extrait concentration. It's Parfum. Same as "Le Parfum" is just an EDP.

[@Davidcs96]

Que padre que estes aprendiendo español 😊. Love your work and your videos ❤❤❤

[@hadnick1]

I’m a redhead and I’ve noticed that things smell EXTREMELY different on my skin compared to other people. I can spray things on my skin then spray them on my blonde girlfriend and they smell like two different frags. Almond smells extremely sickly sweet and takes over the whole frag on my skin, it’s all you can smell. Vetiver smells like burning rubber on my skin. But on my GF they smell fine and almond is barely noticeable. It’s really strange…

[@osmathgreenle8986]

I think iris, citrus, and flora heavy frags would work great on you. And ambers over tonka

[@PaPaWizdom]

My first GF was a redhead and I def liked how her skin smelled/tasted. (Sorry, ya kinda set me up...insert pervy smile here...)

[@elfillari]

I'm half a black and half a white. If I sprayed my left hand, almond smell like gongnag, if I sprayed to right hand, it smells like cottonfield. Guess wich side of me is black😂?

[@hadnick1]

@@elfillariLOL!

[@hadnick1]

@@osmathgreenle8986 One of my favorites is Amouge Interlude Man Black Iris. Red Manceras Tobacco Intense and African Leather By Memo are my other two favorites. I just sampled Ani by Nishane yesterday and that was pretty amazing but it seems like it would only work as a date night frag because it basically just smells like lemon meringue pie with lots of vanilla, it’s pretty damn good…

[@clay_huffman]

Would love to see you review EDP Intense

[@romanxkostan]

I like the marketing when it explains the catalyst behind making the fragrance, for instance the fact that Leonardo Dicaprio in Wolf Of Wall Street was the catalyst to creating Boss Bastard.

[@SparkyP320]

I love this one. Just got it from Macys last week and been wearing it daily!

[@Jules_Elixir]

How do you feel about it a few months later? I revisited this fragrance last weekend and again today. I originally also passed on it and was not a fan. But now, it is every bit as good as the YSL description. It is so fresh and green and wonderfully energetic. Performance is great and i have gotten 3 organic compliments during my 2 wearings. Its a must and should be reconsidered by everyone who dismissed it as just another elixir. I think its time has come and the frankincense and out touch are a hit for me 💙 Absolutely love it 💙

[@MrGimbal4444]

Love your reviews Aaron. Work of art themselves.

[@MrMaid-up1yb]

At first I was down to skip the marketing language on the box but after you read it inserting ad libs I want to hear it everytime haha!

[@mluka17]

I used to be a huge YSL fan, still am when it comes to their fashion as well as La Nuit l' Homme (as well as the perfume version), I haven't smelled this exact Y L'elixir but all the Y's as well as Blue Electrique that I did try I did not like. There is just something in all of them that gives me strong bodywash/shaving gel vibes and I can't excuse that in such higher end/expensive fragrances. Obviously I'm subjective but I find them a tad too generic and blue for my taste, especially for a 100eur pricepoint. Aaron, as always it's an absolute treat watching you break down fragrances, thanks for the channel and I'm looking forward to restocks from your line and hopefully the ability to ship to Montenegro; I'm incredibly looking forward to trying Raw Cherry!

[@TheFeintOfHearts]

Agreed, I love the L’Homme/La Nuit line, but the entire Y line is so generic and boring. Can’t stand it. Women love them though

[@mluka17]

@@TheFeintOfHearts I've noticed that as well; same "issue" I've had with Sauvage for example. Never could get into it, just fell really short from all expectations; but a friends who's worn basically only it for the last 5 or so years continuously gets compliments from women. However I'm fine with smelling great to myself and then once in a while there comes a lady with a refined nose and enjoys some of the niche fragrances I like too :)

[@movestattoo4561]

@@mluka17I like the Y intense as it’s a little bit more mature than the edt or edp but it still is quite generic and it’s not really exciting. But it is a nice dumb reach especially in the summer if I pop into a shop or just want to smell nice after a shover.

[@harrisonsneddon3967]

I always appreciate Aarons honesty - good or bad, he doesnt buy into the hype of hate. This is a great example of that. While I personally disagree with much of what he says here, he is clearly giving an honest and informed opinon based on what he smells and what he thinks, a rare and underappreciated quality in the current state of the FragComm.

[@njdenney69]

His companies customer care is SHOCKING! They don't care at all 🤬

[@dahnyul]

Great review as always. Also I love the hair pulled back - looking awesome as always! :-). Looking forward to trying this, it sounds like it's a good designer release. I'm not a huge fan of the line, but it's definitely sample worthy. Curious to see what the elixir is like. Thanks as always, Aaron! Besos y abrazos.

[@Chris00088]

Aaron you’re great 👍🏾, you do such a great job at reviewing fragrances. Love the channel.

[@njdenney69]

His companies customer care is SHOCKING! They don't care at all 🤬

[@chaiyensaraisalazar2336]

Love your reviews and content Aaron!! Thank you for sharing your passion with us. 🫶🏼

[@Daniel-dz2cd]

Excelente con tu español!! Tienes mucho público de habla hispana!!

[@alaricweightman2507]

Aaron you should be protected at all costs. You're the enigmatic truth speaker of the fragrance industry and community. You cut through all of bull and analyse everything, I love the way you disect and explain everything

[@njdenney69]

His companies customer care is SHOCKING! They don't care at all 🤬

[@TandJPerthLife]

ATH always in depth and detail! Love your work Aaron! Keep it up mate!

[@Ady_1980]

Aaron love the channel! Only been watching a few days but I’m obsessed! Your unique style and knowledge has got me hooked. I love fragrance and have had the opportunity to own so many but I’m always looking for something new. Keep the reviews coming 🤘🏼

[@iemamau5838]

Great review as always! Would love to hear your thoughts on Dior New Look.

[@Mx_Skull]

Thanks for all your insightful and helpful reviews Aaron! Any chance you'd ever review some of the Dries Van Noten fragrance line? I got the full discovery set of 10 a few months ago, and a couple friends and I passed the little vials around for a while. I settled on two that I LOVE (Raving Rose & Soie Malaquais), but to be honest, I'm kinda new to fragrance, and I was overwhelmed by the diversity and uniqueness of the collection ... I'd love to hear your thoughts and do a "smell-along" with you =)

[@freddiev125]

Before buying the Intense, I will like to try the Elixir first; then decide. Thanks!

[@Jules_Elixir]

Which did you decide to go for in the end? Back when it launched I would have bought EDP or EDP Intense, but now i think the Elixir’s time has come and it is a masterpiece. I absolutely love it now

[@RS3NDIT]

I hate the word opus as well! As a musician I'll never understand that word when it comes to perfumes - I do see color or shape when I smell a perfume but never hear song haha. Just senseless! On the topic of the perfume itself, it's interesting as always to get your perspective. A lot of people have bashed this elixir as being uninspiring or not different enough from the rest of the "Y" line, but I'm really intrigued and attracted to this perfume because of what you mentioned about the amount of essential oils and raw materials in it. Of all the perfume reviewers on youtube, you are by FAR my favorite. Your perspective as a perfumer on not only the ingredients but your appreciation for how they are blended and also the perspective you're able to provide on how good something is relative to its pricing is really something that I don't get anywhere else. Also the way you draw shapes and describe a perfume breakdown just makes so much sense to me because of what I mentioned of how I can sometimes get colors and shapes from perfumes! Thanks for another quality review as always :)

[@SubatomicParticleX]

Opus in latin was primarily used for literary or artistic creation. Of you consider perfumery a type of art then a fragrance can be called an opus.

[@RS3NDIT]

@@SubatomicParticleX oh okay that's quite fair then. I've only ever heard it in the musical sense so I didn't know it had other meanings.

[@wilfredosegarra4047]

Saludos de Puerto Rico , Aaron. Love you work! Jajaja "its missing something"... wonder what that "thing" is.

[@OrenAtias]

I bet a kilo of Javanol Wood Big A, Papa A, Sir A and the Drydowns, is a fan of INITIO, Magnetic Blends, Baraka. I have such a clear vision of his olfactory sensibilities

[@kenCx]

I liked this one more than the edp lowkey, didnt have that beer like smell that the edp had on my skin, but the skin was dialed down on the elixir 😢but it did smell very nice but it was linear from the beginning to drydown for me

[@justinconway8888]

Ysl Y intense is my favorite by far from the line haven’t tried this one yet but definitely should get my nose on it love your reviews and how you break everything down

[@markbutler3946]

I will say after testing this on skin at Macy’s that it does deserve high marks for the blend quality but overall not inspired by the dna.

[@ElRobin]

Lmao, “this does not contain real Oud” throwback 10:28

[@Fragman-Scoop]

Hey Aaron, I thought you were going to pan this fragrance. Great to see you surprised me. A lot of other respected reviewers are saying this is a cash grab. Once I get my nose on this I am open to buying it. I hear it has oud listed in the notes but nobody seems to have picked it up. I don’t mind paying around £100 if you say the ingredients are of a high quality and blended well. Who else if not a master perfumer like Aaron is qualified to rate the quality.

[@R_Bertoni]

I love your reviews!

[@SubatomicParticleX]

I think that YSL made the fail of the year with this... What a waste opportunity!!! Definitely doesnt worth the price. DEFINITELY

[@glamisbum]

It was so lame when I smelled it, flat soapy and boring oud

[@riveracity]

Facts

[@V1ralB1ack]

believe it or not ysl y edt was hit with mass criticism just like what you said but then it exploded in popularity. My now wife bought me a bottle of og y edt when it first came out. I wasn't into frags at all at the time and she loved the smell. Next time I checked for y I found the edp and now own a big bottle of the edp as well. Just smell it yourself give it a wear around the mall and judge for yourself

[@wazzabanzook5028]

It’s never a fail, they will still sell heaps

[@Seasniffer1969]

Y edt > bdc edt

[@diegoe751]

Excellent review! Y que buen español!

[@beel7567]

in terms of recognising fragrances houses; basically comes down to recognising fragrance DNAs. Perfumers have their style which seems to follow them no matter what fragrance it is.

[@mrserious9619]

Aaron thank you very much for a great review as always 🙏 Could you review Nishane: Afrika-Olifant It is an amazing fragrance (my favourite) and I want to hear your thoughts and the assessment of the ingredients.

[@tazwartanim9009]

I wonder why this YSL Y elixir still not available in UK 🇬🇧 high street shops like The Perfume Shop, Boots etc?

[@openmindwithj]

Hey Aaron, could you potentially do a review on Molecule 01, I know you accidentally did escentric 01, but I’m still curious to hear your thoughts on M 01.

[@andreihaita1830]

Hi Aaron! Could you please make a hall of cheapies video with frags under 75$ or a price like this. Im really curious what fragrances you consider good perfumery in that price point. Great vid as always!

[@PaPaWizdom]

I tried javanol several years ago on a test strip that was sprayed into my laundry drain tub...to confine it if i didn't like it... and the smell didn't leave the tub for over a year, including countless laundry washings. No joke. Scared the crap outta me. Projected into other rooms for days after initial spraying. It sticks, and stays, like super glue. I'd rather it not be in my frags.

[@mythreya2729]

Aaron please review Nishane Fan your flames, i wanna hear your thoughts. I absolute love it.

[@peterkorbulak7598]

Hi dear Arron! Lots of split options about this new L'Elixir 😊 I would definitely like to smell it first 😉 Have you reviewed new Gucci Guilty Elixir ✨..??? I have to say definitely biggest surprise of the year so far and I never vibe with Gucci fragrances! Well remembered ❤

[@Seasniffer1969]

Great review

[@melleo2181]

Aaron pls shine your light on Zaharoff Signature Royale X

[@MARK111126]

Great video

[@pegah_pegah]

Very informative!! Thank you❤

[@Theonlymayz]

If it was cheaper it would be great i personally loved it but never owned YSL Y

[@RogersMJP]

Are you using a new camera or have you changed the lighting? Quality looks great!

[@njdenney69]

His companies customer care is SHOCKING! They don't care at all 🤬

[@cheekster777]

Thank you Aaron.

[@Mr.E.Fragrance]

I think it's interesting to hear Arron say that the price is good on this. I feel most are complaining that the price is way off from the amount you get. If anyone knows how much this should cost, it is Arron. This is going to be one of those fragrances that after a little bit people will come around and say it is great but that will most likely be too late cause they will have either discontinued it or reformulated it so that way it is cheaper.

[@OmarZ77]

No, people are complaining because it smells 90% like other YSL Y fragrances. It is super redundant. Just a cash grab. Next they’ll do Elixir Extreme that also smells the same. I hope it gets discontinued because it is really generic and not complex at all. YSL can do so much better.

[@Mr.E.Fragrance]

@@OmarZ77 The caveat being they like it but for the price with the fact that it is just another Y gives them no real reason to buy a full bottle at retail price. Let's face it if it was as much as all the rest in the line, they would be its really nice, some might even think it's the best in the line. But it is graded on a curve the second you take the price into account.

[@PattyOFurniture1]

I assume that missing thing is oud?

[@mindy-Jo]

Muy bien amigo ❤

[@B14-fm8df]

Aron brother kindly post something about the crazy middle eastern clones they are ruining every great perfume houses. Kindly say something

[@koa5487]

Would you do y edp intense, please ❤

[@edwardjohnson759]

Until Aaron reviews something, I don’t spend my money.

[@alejandroxan]

I agree with the fragrances of some houses have that "thing" in common. Mancera is a great example of it and so is Tom Ford. I love Mancera but highly dislike Tom Ford.

[@brianliu929]

could you do a review of parfums de marly althaïr I want to know your thoughts

[@Theonlymayz]

I don’t get why everyone online dislikes it

[@eliashjort4018]

I think "Tero" by Nishane would be a interesting one for you to review!

[@pasf4118]

OMG dominique ropion is usually very good at making things smell finish, he also madePromise by Frederic Malle

[@rrroumn]

It’s $120 on Notino in EU

[@p3rcey]

Just get the Y Parfum Intense, its very nice

[@tpacalypse]

Ysl l'élixir vs Bleu de chanel parfum. Which one is better?

[@Jules_Elixir]

They can do the same thing but one is green (YSL) and the other is Blue (BdC). Which did you decide on. For me it had to be both

[@tpacalypse]

@@Jules_Elixir Thanks a lot. I ended up picking up Xerjoff 40 Knots.

[@Jules_Elixir]

@@tpacalypse excellent choice, I think you nailed it 👍

[@jakobeisl7569]

Love your videos Aaron, this is exceptional!!! Please review Xerjoff 40 Knots - I want to buy it and am really excited about your thoughts.

[@cadaver7334]

Hi Aaron, can you review falcon leather?

[@adamwinchester1846]

Hi Aaron, what do you think about the new Boss Scent Elixir for him? Thanks and have a great day👍🏻😎💪🏼🇮🇹

[@RobertPalma-yv5fb]

What is your favorite ysl y out of the line? Mine happens to be y edp intense. Not the most projecting out of the y line but definitely good

[@soricivica11]

Can you make Ted lapidus cool night-review))

[@TADWAJ92]

I feel like I can detect fragrance houses via musk types and proportions

[@KellsSmells]

It’s nice, but I took mine back. Didn’t feel it was worth the price in the US tbh.

[@g.d2450]

got a sample of it and while it's nice i won't be rushing out to buy it as i have the edt, edp intense and the le parfum. it's too close in smell to the le parfum (except a bit darker and more dirty with what i presume is the oud note) for anyone else to distinguish it being vastly different... better scents I've my eye on to spend my money on at the minute

[@AlejandroParedesBobadilla]

I love it but after two hours is out, you doesnt smell it anymore in you and not even the people around it, the scent for me is awesome but doesnt last long enough for being called Elixir, at that price point is a miss, at 100bucks, maybe its good, who knows.

[@lechu1986]

Muy bien!

[@KNOXX707]

Ive come to the conclusion that certain desinger fragrances are geared strictly for gift giving and the younger audience.

[@adamjones5931]

Aaron, stop making me want to buy Y Elixir when I already own virtually a full 100ml bottle of Y EDP... I'm going to go bankrupt when you restock in March as it is... lol Really strange that we've got this in the UK for £97.40 and the Americans are getting shafted having to pay $180+ though. It's usually us Brits getting the raw deal.

[@Comet-220]

Elixirs need to be mucho macho 🤠

[@juhohelin1174]

i think your price is off, its like 150£ for 60ml

[@Theorbit1993]

It's £90 not dollars

[@michaeljenkinson840]

£88 on uk site

[@GucciButNotGuilty]

In America

[@Toneoko]

They really should have been more bold with this release, especially for an elixir

[@MSH1337]

is it missing real oud?

[@carlitobo3310]

And there you go T A H just broke it down scientifically, that’s the reason 2oz cost 180 plus!

[@jimdough2018]

Over here in europe 60ml cost 80 EUR, it only costs that much in your country because people like you are willing to pay it seems.

[@colinnotyou0k78]

If you're not doing any more Elixir fragrances and YSL just made a L'Elixir then continue the YSL trend and just put a letter infront . Such as D'Elixir or W'Elixir 😂. It will be like an inside joke for those in the fragrance community who pay attention to the trends.

[@gyl168]

i blind bought a 10 milliliter bottle of ysl y l'elixir for 50 bucks. very glad i didn't spend more money on this very bad perfume. worst of all y perfumes and only lasts an hour on my skin, after that it's barely noticeable. it was the same for my friends who got to test it.

[@seanmcneil2903]

Leave it there??

[@spinQubit]

8/10 because it's missing something. It's the oud. There's no oud in there.

[@kief4diamonds]

you cut your hair?!

[@dzingunyte]

Aaron looks like a tattooed Jesus 😍😍😍

[@JoseLopez-kv1lr]

Y elixir is better then edp but it's just overpriced and in a smaller bottle. I'd buy Ralph's club parfum instead or just wait for the prices to go down.

[@sipandsniff1744]

You must be taking a Spanish class 🤷🏼‍♂️ Great review as Always 🫶

[@OrenAtias]

How fascinating to be watching my spirit animal, all of our spirit animals no?... in the flesh...😊savoring the life. My effing guy Lets Goooo!!!!

[@David-gu8mx]

Ysl la nuit por homme, lovely for 20 minutes, then completely disappears off my skin. This has completely put me off this brand

[@MstarAuto]

I won't buy this perfume until the 100 ml size is available. And if it's not available, I won't buy it. I don't know what this heinous thing these ‌Houses have learned. Gucci, Creed, Dior,YSL almost everyone else is downsizing. I hate the small size

[@TheFeintOfHearts]

Decrease the bottle sizes but keep the prices the same lol

[@MarcMercier1971]

I watched Aaron's review (well, I watch them all tbh) when it came out. YSL sent me an email offering a sample. It came in today (1.2mL). I really like it! I re-watched the video and did a Sniff Along with Aaron with my higher mind engaged of course. LOL. A single wrist spray and it follows me around. Really nice scent. Lurvin' it. I'll be looking to get a full size bottle on my next round of purchases. #GiftedbyYSLBeauty

[@josq81]

Two thirds off the price and I MIGHT consider this.

[@junkies1111]

​@@RonPro-u1tif u so rich buy it for us poor people 😅