{"product_id":"rayhaan-elixir-sample","title":"Rayhaan Elixir Sample","description":"\u003cp\u003eRayhaan Elixir is an Eau de Parfum for men built from very few recorded notes: mint and bergamot on top, lavender and benzoin in the heart, vanilla and tonka bean at the base. FragranceGems files it under fresh, gourmand and oriental. Mint over vanilla is a contrast that can go either way on skin, which is why a 10 ml decant is the sensible first step.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFragrance notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTop:\u003c\/b\u003e Mint, Bergamot\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eHeart:\u003c\/b\u003e Lavender, Benzoin\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBase:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanilla, Tonka Bean\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMint and bergamot\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMint brings a cool, green freshness and bergamot a bright citrus edge. With only these two in the top, the opening should feel clean and simple. It is a short pairing, which makes it easy to follow. Spray once and see whether the mint feels cooling to you or too sharp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eLavender and benzoin\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLavender adds an aromatic, slightly herbal softness and benzoin a warm, balsamic, faintly vanilla-like sweetness. This pairing links the cool top to the sweet base, so smell your skin again at this stage. Notice whether the herbal side or the sweet side leads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eVanilla and tonka bean\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe base is vanilla and tonka bean, a soft, creamy and sweet pair. After the mint and lavender, the sweetness should come as a contrast. Give it time on skin to see whether the contrast pleases you or feels disconnected.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eHow to test it\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWear Elixir on a normal working day on clean skin and check back at intervals, noting when the mint recedes and the vanilla arrives. Try it again in the evening, which FragranceGems lists, and compare whether the sweet base sits better then.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho it is for\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFragranceGems tags Elixir for men, as moderate, in every season, for daily, evening and work wear. It suits someone who likes a fresh, aromatic start with a gourmand finish and a perfume that is easy to wear across a day. If you favour dry and woody, the base may feel too sweet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy try Rayhaan Elixir as a sample first\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMint, lavender and vanilla together can feel clean and comforting or oddly divided, and a three-line pyramid will not tell you which. FragranceGems fills the vial from its original bottle and the label is ours. Rayhaan did not make this decant and it is not an official brand sample. Our page also links the full bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs Elixir a fresh or a sweet perfume?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBoth. Mint and bergamot give the freshness, vanilla and tonka bean the sweetness, and the sample shows how the two sides meet on your skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoes lavender make it old-fashioned?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLavender is a classic aromatic, but its effect depends on the other notes. Here it sits between mint and vanilla, so judge it in that context on skin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIs the list complete?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the list FragranceGems records: two notes per level. We add nothing to it, so what you see here is all the recorded data.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rayhaan","offers":[{"title":"2 ml","offer_id":67693401309338,"sku":"DG-RAY-ELIXIR-002ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"5 ml","offer_id":67693401342106,"sku":"DG-RAY-ELIXIR-005ML","price":0.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"10 ml","offer_id":67693401374874,"sku":"DG-RAY-ELIXIR-010ML","price":5.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0782\/5938\/8570\/files\/rayhaan-elixir-sample.jpg?v=1791495338","url":"https:\/\/decantgems.eu\/products\/rayhaan-elixir-sample","provider":"DecantGems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}