Aramis 900 scores 88% against Clinique Aromatics Elixir overall — scored twice, once on the opening and once on the dry-down, because a scent rarely stays still on skin.
The match improves as it wears. Aramis 900 opens 85% like Clinique Aromatics Elixir and reaches 90% by the dry-down, so give it an hour before judging it — the first spray is the least similar part of this comparison.
Both are built on aromatic, woody, earthy and warm spicy. Clinique Aromatics Elixir adds herbal and patchouli that Aramis 900 does not. Aramis 900 brings rose and white floral of its own.
| Clinique Aromatics Elixir | Aramis 900 | |
|---|---|---|
| Price (estimate) | about $95 | about $40 |
| Longevity | 9h | 7h |
| Projection | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Sillage | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Released | 1971 | 1973 |
| Main accords | aromatic, woody and earthy | woody, aromatic and rose |
On the estimates above, Aramis 900 sits about $55 under Clinique Aromatics Elixir — roughly 58% less. Both figures are typical market prices rather than one shop's, so treat the gap as a direction rather than a quote.
Evokes the herbal, mossy, and rose-heavy chypre character of Aromatics Elixir with a slightly woodier and drier presentation.
Scores are estimates built from note structure and community consensus, not laboratory measurements, and noses genuinely differ — treat a high match as a strong lead rather than a promise. AltScent is independent and is not affiliated with, authorized by or endorsed by any brand shown.
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