ELEMENT Pink Lemonade is my ADV and I have bought over 2000ml. I have been experimenting for 6+ month's with 20+ different fruit and other flavors and it's close enough to the original that ELEMENT isn't getting my money anymore :)
IMO the original has more of a lime than lemon taste with a slight hint of vanilla on the exhale. It's sweet and tart but not too overwhelming.
Marshmallow along with the sweet versions of different flavors and Super Sweet (CAP) gives it the sweet flavor of the original.
Lemonade, Lime, Sweet Strawberry and Sweet Tangerine gives it the tartness and flavor that matches much more closely to the original IMO.
Lemonade (Flavorah) is better than Lemon by Flavors Express or Lemon Sicily (same %) for this mix because it's slightly sweeter. Lemonade by Flavor West is the closest equivalent but need to use @ 4% because it's not as strong or sweet as Flavorah.
Vanilla Swirl (TPA) adds just the right amount of creamy vanilla sweetness on the exhale that is amazing when mixed with fruit flavors.
NOT a shake and vape. Best after 7+ days. I rotate mixes every 2 weeks personally which is when this is best so the limes fade a little more.
Let me know what you think.
Substitution ideas, although it will change the flavor a little, subs listed in quality first to last:
Lemonade (Flavorah) to Purilum Lemonade, Flavor West Lemonade, or Lemon by Flavors Express or Lemon Sicily. All same % except FW I use at 4% vs 3%.
Lime Tahity (Cold Pressed) (FA) to Lime by Inawera
Sweet Strawberry (Cap) to Strawberry (Ripe) (TPA)
Sweet Tangerine (Cap) to Just about any orange flavor at close to the same %
I've also tried 0.2% of Koolada which adds a cooling sensation to the vape but is good with or without it.
All flavors including PG/VG/Nicotine bought from nicotineriver.com
Edit: 03/05/16
Reducing Dragon Fruit to 2% from 2.5%
Even after steeping it was a little too dominant.
Edit: 06/10/2016
Changed Dragon Fruit to Key Lime. Increased a few flavors slightly.
Edit: 06/24/2016
Just reduced the Key lime from 2% to 1.5% as it was slightly overpowering the mix considering it also has lime CP.
Edit: 02/19/2017
Ran out of Flavorah for a short while last month and was using FW Lemonade in two batches and first batch @ 6% was too strong. Second batch @ 4% was fine. Still recommend Flavorah lemonade.
Edit: 08/01/2017
Mixed this last week with a few changes:
Real Flavors Strawberry Lemonade @ 3% with no Flavorah Lemonade Reduced the Sweet Strawberry from 2% to 1%
Added CAP Juicy Lemon @ 2%
Substituted the Vanilla Swirl for FlavourArt Vienna Cream same 1%
Reduced CAP Super Sweet from 1% to 0.5%
After a week of steeping it seems very promising but the strawberry is still too dominate. Will wait another week to see if the strawberry fades more before making another batch.
Edit: 01/11/2018
Still use Real Flavors Strawberry Lemonade at 2% now with 2% of Purilum Lemonade (everything else the same) and personally like the mix slightly better than the recipe as listed although it still has a more dominant strawberry taste and drifts far enough from being a clone that I don't want to change the original recipe. Currently Real Flavors and Purilum are both brands that are limited in availability outside of North America which is the other reason why I haven't changed the recipe.
Also tried Purilum Jelly Candy @ 1.5% instead of Marshmallow and it's much better, but won't change in recipe because Purilum is a new flavor company that isn't easy to get out of the USA. https://www.nicotineriver.com/collections/purilum-flavor-concentrates/products/purilum-jelly-candy