Boss Bottled Elixir

This and Absolu are legendary releases by Boss. Both are leaning towards daring and niche compositions while leaving just enough room for sweetness and ambery notes to make them more generally appealing. Elixir opens up with spicy smoky notes that you can quickly recognize as frankincense. It's not too churchy or dry, and at the heart you get a large dose of patchouli to support the balsamic notes. This is somehow both very masculine but also meditative. I can't really see myself wearing this to school or the office, but it will fit right in at a bar, in the woods, or even at a semi-formal event.

I've been trying this at retail shops for a while now, but as i already got Absolu, i found this a bit redundant. This is woodier and simpler, but i love the incense vibes to it. It's incense made more mass appealing with a familiar base. One morning, i sprayed on my arm at the shop to sample it once again, and then went on about my summer day, went for a short hike in the evening to watch the sunset.. and even though i had sprayed other perfumes on me throughout the day, while i was driving back home i got a whiff of something nice and smelled my arm and smelled Elixir very clearly, that i sprayed on that spot about 10 hours earlier. This is what made me pull the trigger. Even though i think both Absolu and Exlir are nothing extraordinary, they have excellent performance and everybody seems to notice and like Absolu when i wear it. Comparing to Absolu, Elixir is rougher, having that pencil shavings woody smell, whereas Absolu is sweet and ambery. Also, i sometimes get a fresh showergel vibe from Elixir, like those "cedarwood and mineral notes" shower gels.

Struggling to find anything "daring" or "niche" about this, It's a simple, sweet amber like grand soir, maybe a touch darker.

Dry down is extremely similar to Grand Soir but not as big of a commitment. Love it!

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Opens with cool, synthy vanilla and a touch of alcohol. There's a pleasant bitter tannin quality to this that reminds me of tobacco or dry oak leaves. There is an overall piney, resinous impression, but this seems more approachable to most people than the majority of resin-heavy fragrances I've tried. This lasted more than 24 hours on my skin, with a waxy drydown.

Fresh bottle just arrived very powdery, not a huge fan so far but this is first smell and hot and humid today. Bottled Absolu one best things I've smelled so had high expectations. Will update after few more attempts and some time.

I felt that my Bottled Absolu was in niche territory, but this Bottled Elixir takes it one step further. Spicy and sweet at the same time, Oriental and Western too, beautiful scent. Definitely niche, in terms of not being mass-appealing, best for connoisseurs. I love this over my Bottled Absolu, more unique until the drydown. Absolu has a great opening, but the drydown drifts into designer land.

A couple weeks ago an older gentleman came into our shop asking for help with his current tarrif package, and while I was questioning him on what we can help him with, and if he has all the necessary documents I got the most amazing smell from quite far, I had to ask what he was wearing but he couldn't remember. It left such a lasting impression in me that when he came in again today today, I asked him again and since he still couldnt recall he had to call his wife, and it turned out to be this fragrance. I got an amazingly rich, warm and inviting oriental spicy, almost oud like notes from this even though it somehow has none, with an almost vanillic touch at the end, the frankincesne and cedar really shine in this. After I wrote down what he was wearing, I went to douglas when I finished my shift and tried this on skin instantly, love at first sniff, definitely picking up a bottle of this for the colder weather.

Spicy incense fragrance with a sweet, earthy patchouli base. Strong projection and longevity, I did 4 sprays indoors and it's too heavy. This is by far the best Boss fragrance for me.

That’s a lot of cedar! It’s pretty good. Thick and seductive. A manly date night. No problem on depth but not a special occasion scent in my opinion. Worth checking out.

😂 you know what happens when you spray a bottle and let it sit in a dark cool place (about 3 months now) so it’s gotten so strong, I like it and I’ve tried to wear it but it’s just not me. The 1ml sample I left sitting in the window is noticeably weaker since nice I first got it and this makes it more appealing to me for some reason. I wish I could skip to the dry down

Pretty spicy in the opening Transforms into ambery sweet nice scent

I have not smelt an elixer that I really like and that includes this one, to me they are just cash grabs, they all have a similar smell and quite off putting, I think people get confused with strength and something that smells good. Same for absolu that's basically the same scent with some of the harsness taken out, yet another cash grab.

If I had to choose just one between Boss Bottled Triumph Elixir, Absolu, and Elixir, I’d probably go with Elixir. Even though I’m in love with Absolu, Elixir is a better overall option with more versatility and broader mass appeal.

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It smells like a sweeter version of YSL 6 place Saint Sulpice. This is very good. YSL 6 place Saint Sulpice is phenomenal.

I got this after testing a bunch of different colognes in the mall, I like it but it's not my style. Everyday I find myself grabbing something else, so it's about 97% full, been masturbating in the closet still For trade or sale, pm me a deal 🤝 US only

I have a shirt smelling like this for a week. It’s for me the best Boss fragrance. Elegant, refined, smells like money, I would say this smells like The Black Keys sounds. Definitely not made for youngsters.

It’s an ok scent and honestly nothing to write home about. Don’t let the “elixir” throw you off, because this is not that special. Much better options for the same price point.

the incense and general profile here actually reminds me a lot of Amouage Interlude Man - as someone who loves Interlude, I can honestly say that Boss Bottled Elixir is a better fragrance. unlike Interlude, which leans heavily into a herbal incense that can be sickly, Bottled Elixir balances all of the headiness of dark incense and spicy cardamon with smooth and very clean vetiver and cedar. it's black tie level of sophisticated and classy. somehow, a fragrance that is equally dense and aerated. a lot of other people have said it but it's totally accurate - a dude with his life together. confidence in a bottle, and not the fake kind. real confidence, because there's that dark, dirty edge, the patchouli shining through. complete mastery of this genre of perfume. and! it comes out surprisingly blue for the first five minutes, which is a fun bonus, and definitely separates it from other incense fragrances. one of my favourite full bottles. very glad I own this.

Just know that Bottled Elixir and Bottled Absolu will probably need weeks/months to mature after opening because Hugo Boss would prefer to burden us all with that rather than bear the inconvenience themselves. Although, maybe they're struggling to handle operations after their newfound success after these two releases.

I got this as a free decant. WOW. This scent is amazing. The frankencense and cardamon opening is so good! I burn frankencense on the regular so any perfume with it as a note always gets my attention. The cardamon gets that cool, spicy edge. Moment I sprayed, I knew Id love it. The dry down is a richy smoky leather woody accord. The vetiver and patchouli gives that earthy masculine edge. This stuff is definitely a masculine fragrance, I cant imagine a woman wearing this. This stuff is STRONG and leaves a nice scent bubble. It lasts a LONG time. 10-12 hours. You can easily go nose blind so a couple sprays is enough. The notes let you know, this is a cool and cold weather fragrance. First freebie i got where the seller really paid attention to what I bought and thought I would like this. Im hooked!

This is my no.2 most favorite fragrance that i have, i love it so much, it lasts like crazy, smells sophisticated and luxurious, 10/10

Love this scent, not my favorite but I’m liking it. Also has some great performance. 8/10

This is that perfume which enters the room before you do, not for a beginner nose and not for the faint of heart 💔. This is for the people who dare to put on. Extremely masculine and this is the synonym of dark 🌑

@Senso_ ROFL. the person RIGHT after you seconds what i said - it smells A LOT like Sauvage Elixir - check your nose

This one and absolu are the only two boss fragrances i'll recommend, @slyelessar is right, this is more easier to wear. Absolu is a bit more softer leathery smoky and this is cleaner woody sharp and I get slightly spicy. I gifted this away, because my nephew was in love but I will definitely restock it later. You can find this for about 75 USD if you know those discount retailers. Worth it. Gorgeous scent, I would say 9.5/10

One of two brilliant Boss fragrance releases - the other being Absolu. These stand out from other street designer fragrances as they lean more towards the niche/unique, whilst still retaining some form of mass appeal. This is the smoother of the two, cleaner, and very easy to wear at work. Day time, Autumn, Winter, and on the rare occasion, spring. The Cardamom, vetiver, patchouli, Labdanum, and cedar make this a masculine leaning fragrance, with the frankincense adding that bit of uniqueness to the scent. 2-3 sprays for work, and outside for me is a 5-6 spray. If I'm honest, I prefer the Aboslu a bit more, but this one gets worn in more situations.