17 community ratings

Sphinx Elixir

2023UnisexModern

Votes lean masculine

8.3/ 10

Community score
17 ratings

Sphinx Elixir is a unisex perfume built around pink pepper, Italian bergamot, oud and leather, setting bright citrus against woody and resinous depth.

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Skunky's take: Nightlife loves this one, or so the votes say.

How does it perform?

From 21 community ratings, all out of 10.

Longevity

8.3 /10

Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.

Sillage

8.3 /10

People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.

Bottle

8.3 /10

Sits nicely on a shelf.

Value for money

7.9 /10

Most people feel it is worth the price.

Blind buy risk

Low risk

94% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.

Notes

They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.

Accords

From most dominant to most subtle.

Citrus
Green
Spicy
Woody
Animal
Creamy
Resinous
Leathery

What does Sphinx Elixir smell like?

It opens with bergamot and davana for a sharp citrus lift, pink pepper adds spice, and civet brings an animal edge. The heart holds amber, oud, magnolia and rosemary, where magnolia and rosemary keep a green thread while amber and oud weigh the scent down. The base settles into frankincense, leather, ambergris, musk, Haitian vetiver and cistus, giving a woody, resinous, leathery and creamy floor.

Longevity and sillage are both rated strong, though few voters have rated it, so that reading is tentative. The character is dark and dense and leans neither masculine nor feminine. Argos Nemean Lion and Barzakh Evernia Prunastri have a close profile.