Yves Saint Laurent launched Manifesto L’Élixir in 2013, the first variation on Manifesto, more intense and more vanilla-rich. The house describes an oriental floral: bergamot and mandarin on top, tuberose, jasmine sambac and heliotrope in the heart, and a base of vanilla, cashmeran and ambroxan, in Manifesto’s belted silhouette dressed in amethyst.
Siboney2046 of the blog Diario di un’ex stacanovista fell in love with it in 2013: a powerful oriental with a sophisticated trail, which a scarf holds for nearly a week, to recommend to lovers of Opium or Hypnotic Poison rather than fans of fresh fragrances.
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Diario di un’ex stacanovista, love at first sniff
On December 19, 2013, Siboney2046 recounted falling in love at first sniff, though she usually loves florals. She hates sweet notes, but here vanilla and tonka seem to her to give the fragrance an air of overflowing passion.
She is amazed that a lightly sprayed scarf keeps its trace intact for nearly a week. She recommends it to lovers of powerful orientals with a sophisticated trail, of Opium, Hypnotic Poison, Coco or N°5, and advises against it for those who prefer fresh fragrances.