The Perfume Library

Water

6.6

Elementals · 2014

Fresh · Citrus · Floral

Elementals Water is a fresh, aquatic unisex scent that opens with black pepper, juniper and blackcurrant. The opening is spicy and cool, with pepper and juniper, while blackcurrant adds a fruity green touch. Lavender, violet and clary sage bring a soft floral heart. The base of ambergris and kelp closes it with a salty, aquatic feel, and the overall impression stays fresh, citrusy and slightly synthetic. Longevity and sillage are moderate. Most voters pick spring and summer, and leisure, daily wear and the office are the occasions named most. It reads about equally masculine and feminine. Armaf Tres Nuit and Kenzo Kenzo pour Homme have a close profile.

Metal

6.5

Elementals · 2014

Fresh · Floral · Green

Elementals Metal is a fresh, floral and green unisex scent, with a spicy, woody edge. Its longevity is rated good and its sillage moderate. Voters lean towards spring and autumn, and see it suiting leisure, evening and business settings. Opinion is split evenly between masculine and feminine, so it carries no clear gender lean. It opens with fennel, coriander, birch tar and cardamom, which give a spicy, green coolness. In the heart, Casablanca lily, jasmine and tuberose bring a floral weight. White musk and silver birch settle it onto a soft, woody base.

Fire

6.2

Elementals · 2014

Floral · Green · Fruity

Elementals Fire is a floral, spicy unisex fragrance that sets the warmth of ginger, cinnamon and bitter orange against rose and cashmere wood. It opens with ginger, red cedar, bitter orange and cinnamon for a spicy warmth. The heart of currant, rose otto, neroli and geranium adds a floral, green and fruity softness. The base of rose, cashmere wood and red pepper settles into a sweet, woody finish. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate. Voters pick it most for leisure, with business and evening wear close behind. Jacques Fath Red Shoes and Moschino Toy Boy have a similar profile.

Earth

6.3

Elementals · 2014

Floral · Green · Spicy

Elementals Earth is a unisex scent in which immortelle, chamomile and mimosa sit on a green, earthy base with a smoky, woody side. The top opens with hogweed, immortelle and chamomile in a green, slightly spicy mood. In the heart, broom, mimosa and ylang-ylang add a soft floral touch. The base of silver birch, gaiac wood and frankincense turns woody and smoky, while ambergris wraps around it. Longevity and sillage are moderate, though the small number of ratings means this is only a rough picture. It leans neither masculine nor feminine. It may suit anyone who likes an earthy, floral texture and a natural, understated scent. Pierre Guillaume 24 Papyrus de Ciane and Maître Parfumeur et Gantier Eau des Îles have a close profile.

Wood

6.5

Elementals · 2014

Citrus · Floral · Spicy

Elementals Wood is a unisex scent that sets bright citrus against a woody, earthy body with a smoky edge. Longevity is rated good and sillage moderate, so it stays close rather than filling a room. Being unisex, it sits comfortably on either men's or women's skin. The number of votes is small, so these impressions are only a rough guide. The top holds cedarwood, lemon and grapefruit, with the citrus giving a sharp, clean start. In the heart, cabreuva, bamboo and fougère notes add a green, dry feel. The base of sandalwood, gaiac wood and oakmoss carries the woody, earthy and smoky character through to the end.

Elementals · 2016

Spicy · Woody · Resinous