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09/23/2023
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Year of the Elixir
The original Boss Bottled EdT was my signature fragrance for many years. Okay, it was my only fragrance. It was originally given to me as a gift. And signature fragrance was not part of my vocabulary. Once I had started to get into fragrances and build up something of a collection, it was clear to me that a Boss Bottled, no matter what variation, would never find its way into my household again.
Spoiler alert: the Elixir has made it. Admittedly, Boss is only following the trend here of reducing a well-known and successful fragrance to its most distant essentials, working vigorously with the wood and spice club to create long-lasting, room-filling monsters, which for some are grandiose, darkly heavy masterpieces of perfume art, for others overbearing headache triggers. Well, there are certainly distinctions in between. Nevertheless, all the elixir flankers from Dior, JPG etc. are polarizing. Be it because of their strong character or simply because they often no longer have much in common with the original fragrance.
I feel the latter with Bottled Elixir. Not only the complete absence of apple (or other fruity notes), but I also don't recognize any other relationship to the OG Bottled. But it doesn't matter, on the contrary, I didn't want to buy Bottled anymore :D
Enough rumpalavert, to the fragrance itself: the first impression on the test strip was horrible! Kind of medicinal, like something to rub on, aggressive and unpleasant, ooh, get rid of it. At the same time, Le Mâle Elixir on another test paper, which was much more pleasant. But then, simply by sniffing the Boss strip again for comparison, the fragrance had changed. Into a warm, spicy smoky aroma with soft wood, which at best could be described as cuddly. The subsequent test on the skin confirmed this development, except that it did not have this alcoholic-medical opening on the skin. So the Mâle Elixir lost out that day and the Bottled bottle went into my bag at a really okay sale price.
Meanwhile, I find it exciting that the fragrance develops into a creamy vanilla as it progresses. Wherever that comes from, because there is no vanilla in it. Maybe I'm misclassifying the persistent patchouli note in combination with the cardamom in my brain ;)
In any case, I find Bottled Elixir to be a powerful, dark and masculine fragrance with a soft character that becomes more accessible as it progresses. Perfect for the cooler fall, definitely suitable in winter, certainly wearable well into the still cool spring. The fragrance is easily perceptible on my skin for at least 8 hours, whereby I perceive the projection and sillage as good, but not intrusive. For an elixir even rather moderate. Therefore, in my opinion, also suitable as a fragrance in the workplace.
So if you are looking for a fragrance with the right character and don't mind the name or don't expect it to have anything to do with you and are also lucky enough to be able to pay a reasonable price, this is a really successful creation. However, it is not a blind purchase! But if you blindly recognize from the scent that it is the elixir to Bottled, I'll give you an apple :)
Spoiler alert: the Elixir has made it. Admittedly, Boss is only following the trend here of reducing a well-known and successful fragrance to its most distant essentials, working vigorously with the wood and spice club to create long-lasting, room-filling monsters, which for some are grandiose, darkly heavy masterpieces of perfume art, for others overbearing headache triggers. Well, there are certainly distinctions in between. Nevertheless, all the elixir flankers from Dior, JPG etc. are polarizing. Be it because of their strong character or simply because they often no longer have much in common with the original fragrance.
I feel the latter with Bottled Elixir. Not only the complete absence of apple (or other fruity notes), but I also don't recognize any other relationship to the OG Bottled. But it doesn't matter, on the contrary, I didn't want to buy Bottled anymore :D
Enough rumpalavert, to the fragrance itself: the first impression on the test strip was horrible! Kind of medicinal, like something to rub on, aggressive and unpleasant, ooh, get rid of it. At the same time, Le Mâle Elixir on another test paper, which was much more pleasant. But then, simply by sniffing the Boss strip again for comparison, the fragrance had changed. Into a warm, spicy smoky aroma with soft wood, which at best could be described as cuddly. The subsequent test on the skin confirmed this development, except that it did not have this alcoholic-medical opening on the skin. So the Mâle Elixir lost out that day and the Bottled bottle went into my bag at a really okay sale price.
Meanwhile, I find it exciting that the fragrance develops into a creamy vanilla as it progresses. Wherever that comes from, because there is no vanilla in it. Maybe I'm misclassifying the persistent patchouli note in combination with the cardamom in my brain ;)
In any case, I find Bottled Elixir to be a powerful, dark and masculine fragrance with a soft character that becomes more accessible as it progresses. Perfect for the cooler fall, definitely suitable in winter, certainly wearable well into the still cool spring. The fragrance is easily perceptible on my skin for at least 8 hours, whereby I perceive the projection and sillage as good, but not intrusive. For an elixir even rather moderate. Therefore, in my opinion, also suitable as a fragrance in the workplace.
So if you are looking for a fragrance with the right character and don't mind the name or don't expect it to have anything to do with you and are also lucky enough to be able to pay a reasonable price, this is a really successful creation. However, it is not a blind purchase! But if you blindly recognize from the scent that it is the elixir to Bottled, I'll give you an apple :)
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