Aromatics Elixir
Clinique · Parfum / Extrait · 1971
≈ $118 · 100ml · approx. retail
A dense herbal chypre that opens on clary sage, chamomile and aldehydes before a carnation-rose-ylang heart settles into oakmoss, patchouli, incense and vetiver. Uncompromising, dry and resinous, and largely unchanged since 1971.
The scent
Top notes
The opening · first 15 minutes
Heart notes
The core · the next few hours
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