Elite Floris 1979 Eau de Toilette

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7.6 / 10 215 Ratings

A popular perfume by Floris for men, released in 1979. The scent is spicy-woody. It is still in production.

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Main accords

Spicy

Woody

Green

Fresh

Citrus

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Juniper berry

Bergamot

Cedar leaf

Grapefruit Lemon

Lemon

Petitgrain

Heart Notes

Fir balsam

Lavender

Laurel

Base Notes

Cedarwood

Moss

Vetiver

Leather

Patchouli

Amber

Musk

Ratings

Scent

7.6215 Ratings

Longevity

7.2175 Ratings

Sillage

6.4177 Ratings

Bottle

7.8162 Ratings

Value for money

7.064 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 07/05/2025.

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Reviews

9 in-depth fragrance descriptions

12/07/2013

9
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 10
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Seerose
96 Reviews

Seerose

I wonder

In Germany a lot of poeple have a problem with the name "Elite". This is of course caused by our history and out of this by the spirit of the 68th. And this causes that they merly reduce and asscociate "Elite" to a scents for Lords and the sterotyped English Gentlemen. And that's what it smells like to them, their olfactory sense is pasted up with prejustices.
For me "Elite" is a modern nevertheless traditional perfum.
But I wonder if my olfactory sense does not deceive me as well. First "Elite" is a masculine scent. But for me it is an unisex fragance.
Shure at first is arising a tangy citrous scent, coniferous and juniper berries. But not too strong and unbearable for me. Yes, there migt be bay-leave scent. I am identifying especially a fine and subtle lavender. I recognize the wonderful bitter scent of oakmoss. The woody touch of "Elite" and the resin and spicy notes are not going to conceal for me. But for me there is also after several tests undoubtedly a clear scent of r'oud. I can't help it. I wonder if "Elite" is fooling me. I just like this a r'oud note which is more or less medicated. "Elite" is, if my perception is not fooling me, one of the perfums with r'oud and without flowers especially roses, which I like very much and which I want not to vanisch from my skin. I wonder whether there are some more flower notes addes than lavender? "Elite" is lasting for more then 10 hours on my skin. It is alway keeping this blend. Then it is fading out becoming a little more gentle. "Elite" is amazing me.

12/13/2012

7.5
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 9
Scent

MrX
25 Reviews

MrX

2

Elegant & Classic!

Usually I do not like Lavender! However, "Floris-Elite" made me love it so much. Very good cologne for real gentleman. I believe it is one of the best classic colognes out there! Also I highly recommend "Floris- No 89" ! Very English cologne indeed.

03/09/2022

8
Pricing 10
Bottle 7
Sillage 8
Longevity 9
Scent

AngeloNiche
5 Reviews

AngeloNiche

3

The Formal Elegant Classic

My most Classic scent in my collection, barbershop vibe (formal one).
I always wear this scent with Suits, I can’t really see this as a casual fragrance at all.

It’s shower-fresh with heavy moss and woods in the background. It projects quite well, I usually go 2 sprays with this one. Less is more.

All year round. Just avoid high heat!
10/10

12/28/2012

5
Bottle 5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 7
Scent

Drseid
821 Reviews

Drseid

2

Under-rated Old-School Woody Scent From Floris...

To me Elite is a great woody scent with a bit of masculine floral thrown in. It is perfect for wearing in the fall in particular. The only thing that mars it a bit with respect to general acceptance is I get a medicinal undertone throughout whenever I wear it. As such, it has a more "mature" vibe, so it probably will appeal more to the 30+ year old crowd (a group I am admittedly in). Still, while not anywhere near a perfect scent, it definitely is a good one that is worth a try and is recommended with a rating of 3.5 stars out of 5.

10/10/2020

9
Bottle 6
Sillage 6
Longevity 8.5
Scent

Salva
70 Reviews

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Salva

Top Review 38

A house to my taste?!

Floris London, founded in 1730, is considered by my researches probably the oldest
Perfume house of the world (source: www.parfuemerie.de/floris-london).

The founder, Juan Famenias Floris, a Spanish immigrant, opened his shop in the elegant and venerable St. James quarter at 89 Jermyn Street with his wife Elizabeth that year and began to bring fragrances, cosmetics and combs to the English population. It is still located in the same place today, is considered the luxurious heart of the brand and is carried on by family members in the advanced generation. And in the meantime, this small individual shop opened at that time has grown into an internationally very recognised and renowned group of companies...
[...]

I came across this house by chance about two months ago on Parfumo. The first fragrance from this brand, which I was allowed to call my own, was No.89 EdT. I still find this one excellent, but it resembled me personally too much my Dior Eau Sauvage perfume (2017), so that I resold it for this reason.

When I then looked at other fragrances of this brand, I first became aware of the Elite EdT. The scent pyramid appealed to me quite a bit...
"Bergamot"? Juniper berries? You can't like them," I thought about the top notes...
"Lavender"? One of my favourite notes!", I was delighted with the heart.
And the base is also full of ingredients, all of which I like very much and many of which are my favourites: Above all vetiver, moss and musk...

Unfortunately at the time of my bottle purchase there were no sample offers here in the Souk and I had no other opportunity to test this fragrance. So I ordered on allbeauty.com the 100ml blind...
The No.89 EdT had also been a blind buy, by the way, and so I relied on my gut feeling again and already suspected that the Elite EdT would suit my taste as well. Fortunately it came also so...

I would describe the start as fresh and citric with a slightly fruity nuance, which is due to the bergamot mentioned above, but also grapefruit and lemon as well as juniper berries. These berries make the top note a very beautiful opening in my eyes, which distinguishes it from many other fragrance openings with the same direction that I have known so far. But right from the start, this so loved and cherished by me so-called "berry opening" actually swings. Oldschool-Vibe', which I personally like very much. I attribute this "old-fashioned" swing (absolutely not meant negatively; I only quote the description of many other users for this kind of scents) to lavender in particular. Together with the fir balsam, it provides the woodsy-floral or herbaceous-aromatic and at the same time somewhat spicy kick after the opening. After all, the base makes this fragrance a wonderful, classic masculine fragrance for men. The moss or vetiver, for example, which is so often used for fougère and chypre fragrances, on the one hand, and the woody cedar note on the other, I then perceive very well. They give the whole thing a woody-earthy character, which I regard as the icing on the cake and the fragrance is rounded off excellently by this
You can wear it all year round and for any occasion, but I personally think spring and autumn would be the most suitable. The durability is with a good 5 to 6h average; the Sillage is very moderate and rather reserved. You don't really attract attention with a big cloud of scent, which is good for the fragrance in this form and is probably intended by the perfumer.
The bottle fits the hand very well and is made of thicker glass, transparent and chic in a simple way. The liquid is a lush green, so you might want to be careful when spraying it on your clothes.
Conclusion:
I am very happy to have discovered this highly interesting and exciting brand for me. Because as it seems, this house primarily makes fragrances that are entirely to my taste. The Elite EdT is a great woody fresh / aromatic and slightly spicy gentleman's fragrance that has class and style. Whether at work, in the evening to go out, or just for me alone at home; when I apply it, I feel like I'm at home. It's the kind of fragrance that I feel most connected to or associate with.
The Elite EdT conveys an aura to the wearer that is associated with English sirs. So if you are a fan of classic fragrances, you should definitely try this brand.
[...]

And thank you very much to everyone who has read so far!

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