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Yves Saint Laurent · Est. 2013

Manifesto l'Elixir

Manifesto L'Elixir opens with a brief citrus clarity before tuberose takes command—not the indolic greenhouse variety, but something smoother and more deliberate, as if filtered through powdered almonds.

ConcentrationFragrance
Forunisex
Released2013
Statusenriched
Manifesto l'Elixir — Yves Saint Laurent
2013 · Fragrance
tub·van·amb·ber
Rating
4.1
2.5k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 11 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Tuberose
    55
  • Vanilla
    35
  • Amber
    35
  • Bergamot
    25
  • Musk
    20

By the editors · 2 min readManifesto L'Elixir opens with a brief citrus clarity before tuberose takes command—not the indolic greenhouse variety, but something smoother and more deliberate, as if filtered through powdered almonds. The heliotrope adds a soft, almost pastry-like warmth that keeps the white floral from feeling too stark or challenging. This is tuberose made comfortable without losing its authority.

As it settles, ambroxan and vanilla create a skin-close haze that's neither overtly sweet nor entirely abstract. The base has that modern, soft-focus quality that extends wear time without announcing itself loudly. Where some tuberose fragrances feel like declarations, this one feels like an understanding—less about seduction than self-possession.

The overall impression is polished and intentional, a white floral for someone who wants presence without drama. It works well in professional settings or evening contexts where you want to feel quietly composed. Moderate sillage, good persistence.

Filed: Yves Saint LaurentSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap