Elixir by Centauri Perfumes

Checking my review from a month ago: after letting it rest and oxygenate, the change has been radical. I imagine the transport stirred up the molecules, and now the scent is different: more body, with the coffee and caramel finally perceptible. The patchouli remains strong, bathed in cognac, but it no longer has that unpleasant facet that bothered my wife and me. She, a great connoisseur of scents and my right hand in the canal, has had her perception changed so much that it has become one of her favourites, and she has even bought a backup. Incredible. As I always say, let it rest for a few weeks in a dark, quiet place; this time the change was abyssal. Scent 7/10, longevity eternally unreal, star 10/10, overall 8/10.

I don’t know if we are talking about the same scent, I respect the reviews below, but perhaps the formula has changed. Here only sour patchouli with cognac is perceived, both very marked but poorly worked. The sensation is the smell of vomit, I say it seriously. I am not the only one, many people notice it. I have over 400 fragrances and this is the first one that disgusts me; it seems poorly made, nothing rounded, like sour food. I have challenging perfumes like those from Beaufort London or Zoologist, but this is bad and that’s it. The nuclear longevity is a joke. Followed By Kerosene and Dark Delizia are indeed nuclear, this scent in an hour is no longer on the skin. For about six hours it is noticeable, but nothing more. Do not let yourself be deceived by Fragrantica, it does not smell or last as they say. Scent 1, Longevity 5, Quality/Price 0. What a horrible thing.

I already know what it smells like: it cost me a lot because of how strong it is and how long it lasts; my house has smelled like that for three days. Do you remember the smell that stayed in your mouth after eating some Juanola pills? It smells like that, but at a nuclear level: with a single atomisation you cannot enter any closed place for a week 🤣🤣🤣.

I became a fan of the brand only because of the reviews and tested a 5 ml sample of the Elixir of Centauri. The truth is, I cannot find the notes of the olfactory pyramid; I only notice coffee and caramel very weakly. Forgive my lack of olfaction, but to me and my family it smells of curry and is super linear, without facets. That said, the longevity is for all time: it does not go away even if you rub it with a tissue. With two sprays it fills a room and stays with you. I recommend testing it before buying it for real.