Elixir by Centauri Perfumes

Revisiting my review from a month ago: after letting it rest and oxygenate, the change was radical. I imagine the transport jostled the molecules around, and now the scent is entirely 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 field, has had her perception changed so much that it’s become one of her favorites; she even bought a backup. Incredible. As I always say, let it rest for a few weeks in a dark, quiet spot; this time the change was abyssal. Scent 7/10, longevity eternally unreal, star 10/10, overall 8/10.

I don’t know if we’re talking about the same fragrance; I respect the reviews below, but maybe they changed the formula. Here, I only notice sour patchouli with cognac, both very prominent but terribly blended. The sensation is vomit, I’m being clear. It’s not just me; more people around me notice it. I have over 400 fragrances in my collection, and this is the first one I dislike upon smelling; it seems poorly made, nothing rounded, like sour and spoiled food. I have challenging perfumes like those from Beaufort London or Zoologist, from Indian ouds to cheesy ones, but this is bad, period. If anyone likes it, maybe it’s my batch, but mine is horrible. And nuclear longevity… are we laughing? Followed By Kerosene and Dark Delizia are indeed nuclear, but this one is washed out on the skin after an hour. It’s noticeable for about six hours, but that’s it. Absolutely nothing nuclear. Don’t let Fragrantica fool you; it doesn’t resemble what they say, it doesn’t last, and it doesn’t smell like the comments. Scent 1, Longevity 5, Value 0. What a horrible thing.

I already know what it smells like, but it cost me a lot because of how strong it is and how long it lasts. My house still smells like that after three days. Do you remember the smell that stuck to your mouth with Juanola mints? It smells like that, but at a nuclear level wherever you spray it. With a single drop, you can’t enter any closed room for a week, haha.

I became a fan of the brand solely because of the reviews and tested a 5 ml sample of the Elixir of Centauri. The truth is, I can’t find the notes of the olfactory pyramid; I only faintly detect coffee and caramel. Forgive my lack of olfaction, but to me and my family, it smells like curry and is super linear, with no facets. That said, the longevity is for all time: it doesn’t go away even if you rub it with a tissue. Two sprays fill a room, and it stays with you. I recommend testing it before buying for real.