Aromatics Elixir™ Eau de Toilette 100ml

Was gifted a 100ml bottle at Christmas and as this is a classic I have worn for years I was looking forward to wearing it and receiving the compliments. But where previously the fragrance lasted all day I'm not convinced this new one even lasted an hour. The price is still the sameÖbut what have you done Clinique, that's me on the hunt for a new perfume now.

I have worn this perfume continually for 30 years. What have they done to it? It's a shadow of its former self. Historically you would spray in the morning and wear all day. Even clothes worn a second time would have a lasting aroma on them days later. Now it's like water and the smell is gone in minutes. It's all about saving money for the manufacturer, not keeping loyal customers happy. I'd prefer they put the price up and brought back the original recipe, not sell this lame copy. I certainly won't be buying it again in its current guise again.

I recently treated myself to a new bottle of Aromatics Elixir, which I've been using for 30 plus years. Wish I'd read the reviews first, but then why would you expect a company to butcher a classic fragrance like this? I'd come back to it again and again after dabbling with other fragrances and it never disappointed, till today. What's changed? Well it's an entirely different colour than my 'original' but sadly very depleted bottle, it smells totally different on first application, and barely lasts an hour, so I can't comment on the middle or base notes, they don't exist! I'd always catch a smell of the original at various times through the day, and frequently got comments about it. Can't smell a thing an hour later. Feels like I've bought a supermarket clone fragranceÖ but not at clone prices! What have you done Clinique and why, why, why? Makes me wonder what else you're cutting corners on and whether your other products are still worth the loyalty.

Good perfume, people always ask what i am wearing?

Sad! this will be my last order to my beloved perfume that I used for many years. Smells won't last long anymore. I don't know what you do to this product.

I was delighted to receive this as an early Christmas present from a friend. It's one of my favourite and comparing it to a bottle half used and about 5 years old, it's not the same and does smell as nice and the smell fades an hour or two after putting it on. My old one still lasts all day and when wearing it, I gain lots of compliments. Very disappointed as the prices haven't reflected the poor product.

I have always loved this perfume and have previously had people stop me to ask what it is. I recently bought my latest bottle but the smell is weaker. I have to spray far too much for anyone to smell it. It's definitely changed. I'm so disappointed ??. Why do companies have to do this when they had a perfect product in the first place!

Have worn this perfume for many years - can’t seem to change

Like many fragrances used by my generation we find the we return to those ones we loved in the past. I was curious that you mention Oak Moss as a base note. Because, the difference in the new formula was explained in a review I read as being down to the omission of Oak Moss owing to EU rules. Oak Moss being now a conservation issue. So if it's claimed to be in there what is the reason for it smelling so different from the old formula? I have an old bottle with some left and it is much more substantial and full bodied - the fragrance of your current product is that of a knock off product - not like one from the genuine manufacturer. Is it watered down? What's going on Clinique? It's not horrible but it really is so different from before. BTW It's not the only fragrance to suffer in this way.

Exactly what do you need to read or hear before you return this perfume to the way it used to smell? Rather than copying and pasting the same link over and over again in ROBOTIC feedback to loyal clients of decades, actually take the time to explain why you changed the formula and what you're doing to restore it after the overwhelming negative feedback you got. That's what any self-respecting brand would do if it cared about its customers. We don't need you to thank us for our feedback and tell us that you care about it and send us to other links to repeat it, just to give us the fake impression that you're actually doing something. These our the reviews. You changed a long-loved formula. Loyal buyers are furious. FIX IT. Stop deflecting. If you had to cut costs, explain. If some ingredient has become mysterious extinct, explain. Whatever you do, understand that it's MISLEADING communication and UNETHICAL marketing to change a product and sell it under the same name as a previous one without communicating the drastic change and giving buyers the chance to act according. It is in fact a form of theft.

I have complained about the cheap nasty product that aromatics has become and can not understand why a company would look at so many similar reviews and bury their heads in the sand. It is no longer an exclusive product that was a joy to wear. Because of your attitude and not restoring the product to its former glory I refuse to purchase your other products.

Decided to revert back to an old fragrance I used to wear religiously- I am so disappointed this is nothing like the AE I wore a few years ago - it's like a completely different perfume - a poor imitation. So sad an iconic perfume has gone.

Decided to revert back to an old fragrance I used to wear religiously- I am so disappointed this is nothing like the AE I wore a few years ago - it's like a completely different perfume - a poor imitation. So sad an iconic perfume has gone.

My mom has used this for years. We bought her some for Christmas. Having seen these reviews I asked her about it. She said it didn't seem to last. She's 89 but now having to find a new one. My sister in law and I had both switched but you have lost us too