YSL Elle Eau de Parfum

This is a gorgeous feminine patchouli fragrance. It's so very sexy in my opinion and has sparks of glamour! It's great.

Yes, this is a somewhat more feminine version of Midnight Poison to me. I do have to jump on that band wagon but ya know, dare I say, I think I may prefer this. Hmm...

Heavy on the patchouli, smells like glamorous night time florals, just the right amount of spice and makes me think of deep purple. I have the EDP and this has some kick ass throw when you first spray it..whoa.

It exudes pure feminine sexuality and I think it's a "take notice of me" perfume for sure. A head turner and a sex bomb.

Gorgeous, one of my favourite YSL fragances.

OHhhh my god!

What type of gothic- juicy- rose- patchouli MAGIC is this?
This is dark, and very beautyful!!!
I need this type of MAGIC in my life!!!!

I don't want to repeat what was said before... BUT... My search for my signature perfume started when I was 19 y.o. Young, fresh out of high school, I had a sample of Dior- Midnight Poison in my magazine. It was love at first sniff. But I felt like I was too young to be wearing this strong, sophisticated fragrance. That night, when I tried it on me, I went to the pub to see my friends. It was a hot, dark, starry night and I met one of my friends on a street. She asked me immediately: , What are you wearing?' And then she said: , This is you. This perfume smells like you.'

Now, years have passed and no perfume could fill the void that I felt inside of me. I know that this is maybe pathetic, but I also know (thanks to Fragrantica), that I'm not the only fragrance junkie in this world :).

I found this perfume similar to MP. I've read the comments and finally purchased one. After I sprayed it on my wrist: I had the ultimate emotional reaction: , This is it! This is me!' And I cried a little bit.

Elle shares the DNA with MP. It is not the same perfume. Elle is much more fruity and feminine. But something about the rose with patchouli is magical in both of them. YSL Elle is beautiful from the opening to its core. I have found the one :). Thank you, masters perfumers <3.

Hello from Decodawn. This is my review of Yves Saint Laurent Elle. There is quite a back story to be told about this fragrance. 10 years ago in 2007 Yves Saint Laurent launched Elle. In July 2007 Dior Launched Midnight Poison, YSL Elle was launched in October 2007. They were both created by Jacques Cavalier and Oliver Cresp and smell identical. I can remember being in Harrods in July 2007 and a shop assistant put a black ribbon with a rose on my wrist sprayed with Midnight Poison by Dior which I kept in my dressing table drawer. Eva Green from 'Golden Compass' movie and Vespa Lynd in 'Casino Royale' first James Bond movie starring Daniel Craig was the 'face' of 'Midnight Poison' Coco Rocha was the face of 'Elle' in the YSL Smoking Jacket adverts. I tested both fragrances and hey presto they were exactly the same fragrance. Incidentally the 'Noses' create a particular fragrance and it is sold to the highest bidder. Jacques Cavalier and Oliver Cresp obviously decided to play off YSL and Dior with the same fragrance and in the end YSL won and Midnight Poison was discontinued. A little bit of trivia for you Yves Saint Laurent originally worked for Christian Dior as Art Director and set up his own fashion house in 1962 after 10 years with Christian Dior. Elle is a Gorgeous fragrance patchouli, smouldering with passion. Absolutely fabulous. Try it you will love it.

How good is this fragrance? Well, let me tell you:

About a year ago I began getting into purchasing fragrances. I started with less expensive perfumes from Victoria's Secret, Bath and Body Works as well as popular celebrity frangrances.

Recently, I've been sniffing around the higher end fragrances (Jadore, Miss Dior, Burberry Brit, Light Blue, Bright Crystal, Hypnotic Poison, etc.). I even built a huge "I want it" list based on reviews from this site alone. But about a week ago I found a sample size of Alien in my possession given to me years ago by a sales associate at Macy's. I didn't like it at the time but decided to give it a try.

Oh my goodness...

What have I been doing and where have you been? You know how people say that you'll know "the one" when you meet them? That's how I felt about Alien. It's as if I was going through the motions with the other fragrances when all of a sudden I meet the perfume of my dreams. I can't imagine wearing anything else. I'm so in love with this fragrance that I don't plan on continuing to build a fragrance collection. I've even decreased my "I want it" list from over 100 to a small handful (all of which I can still live without).

Fragrance truly is a matter of personal taste. I don't care whether it's going to draw compliments, or attract men, or make me look like I'm banking a million bucks, I just like it for my own pleasure, and this is the first time that I've had this mindset about a fragrance since high school. I was swept up by all the raves on this site about this fragrance and that fragrance that I never really thought about whether it was right for ME.

Anyway...love!