Manifesto L'Elixir

This independence gave him a spirit of innovation and an extraordinary talent. His first fragrance, Rive Gauche, was released in 1971, and encouraged women to break free of conventions. Opium, released in 1977, shocked public opinion because of its sulfurous name and the risks of debauchery it might entail. In 2013, YSL presented Manifesto l’Élixir, a flanker of the famous Manifesto, released a year earlier.

The Manifesto collection, or feminine elegance at its peak

In 2012, YSL unveiled Manifesto, an ultra-feminine fragrance, but not only that. Manifesto is synonymous with the freedom of today’s women, a theme dear to the Parisian designer. Manifesto perfectly embodies the feminine independence of our era. Buoyed by this success, the house decided to create, a year later, a flanker called Manifesto l’Élixir. Just as feminine, this fragrance proves to be even more mysterious and excessive than its predecessor. Between intensity and transparency, the Manifesto l’Élixir woman feeds every wild desire and displays a multifaceted personality. Here, the woman is fascinating, mysterious and resolutely excessive. She combines luminosity and sensuality as if it were natural for her to radiate so much emotion. The feminine elegance of the Manifesto l’Élixir woman is thus at its peak, she radiates and her power of seduction seems to have been magnified infinitely.

The luminous notes of Manifesto l’Élixir

Manifesto l’Élixir is defined as a vanilla oriental. Manifesto l’Élixir opens with very fresh top notes of bergamot and mandarin. The heart then develops a substantial feminine opulence with the presence of sambac jasmine, tuberose and heliotrope. The sillage is oriental and warm, composed of vanilla, ambroxan and ambergris, leaving an unforgettable scent on skin. The bottle takes up the codes of its predecessor. It retains the belted silhouette, but for the occasion is dressed in a brilliant violet color. Absolutely sublime, the bottle resembles a jewel cut like a multifaceted diamond. The whole is topped with a shining, chiseled gold cabochon, like a piece of jewelry… A true luxury object one cannot part with.

The second installment of the Manifesto collection, Manifesto l’Élixir is a fragrance that celebrates women, their beauty, their curves, like every fragrance in the Manifesto collection. Nevertheless, this second opus aims to be extremely luminous, as if it reflected sunlight. Its composition oscillates between freshness and sensuality, and its bottle is a jewel kept preciously like a rare pearl.