Boss Bottled Elixir 2023

Boss Bottled Elixir by Hugo Boss
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7.9 / 10 769 Ratings
A popular perfume by Hugo Boss for men, released in 2023. The scent is spicy-woody. The longevity is above-average. It is being marketed by Coty.
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Main accords

Spicy
Woody
Smoky
Resinous
Oriental

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
FrankincenseFrankincense CardamomCardamom
Heart Notes Heart Notes
PatchouliPatchouli VetiverVetiver
Base Notes Base Notes
Labdanum absoluteLabdanum absolute CedarwoodCedarwood

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7.9769 Ratings
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8.3700 Ratings
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7.9697 Ratings
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7.3678 Ratings
Value for money
7.6637 Ratings
Submitted by TheBladi11, last update on 05/15/2025.
Interesting Facts
The face of the advertising campaign is Australian actor Chris Hemsworth.

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Oleo

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Oleo
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An Elixir of Audacity
Probably the best Designer’s release of the year: daring, different, masculine, powerful…Very powerful: I took a shower and it still smells great. (!) Expect more than 10 hours.

If you are looking for something with a candy smell, look elsewhere... But if you want a fragrance with character, this is the one.

Boss Bottled Elixir requires dressing well and not being a wimp, because otherwise you’ll look like a parody. It isn’t for teenagers, either… This is the fragrance of a CEO, an entrepreneur or a successful businessman... That's the idea.

It’s dense, dark, slightly sweet and warm without losing a bit of character and mystery. Essence of incense, vetiver and cedar wood are the declared notes, in fact the backbone of an exquisite composition.

Here you have a perfume in which I think it’s better not to get distracted by over-analyzing the nuances of the notes, but to immerse yourself in it and feel it as an aura that exhumes audacity, creativity and talent.

… But keep this in mind: You have to smell it on the skin, because it’s a complex scent that doesn’t express itself adequately on paper - as was the case with Boss Bottled Parfum, too -.

This elixir is excellent, but try before you buy: It is neither common nor intended for the average Joe. So in a nutshell:

The scent of a BOSS.
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Tracershy

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Tracershy
Tracershy
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Excellent job
I must admit with great pleasure that I am very surprised that Hugo Boss has released such a perfume and it is undoubtedly one of the best, if not the best, mainstream releases in 2023 year. The opinions so far have been very polarizing, but after learning about Bottled Elixir, I am definitely on the side of the flatterers.
The scent is great and a bit in the spirit of Sauvage Elixir, with more than just the elixir name in common. I even wonder if Bottled Elixir is better. It doesn't have that ambroxan cloud in the background that is released after a few hours in Dior's Elixir, and which bothers me a bit in Sauvage. However, there is a similar chord of burnt, sweetish, spicy spices, but later these compositions go in different directions.
Bottled Elixir is an extremely neatly crafted conglomeration of heavy, earthy, smoky and sweet notes. It is a rich composition that requires an appropriate setting as well as maturity and courage, because these perfumes are not only heavy and strong, but above all demanding, bordering on a niche and original in their tone. Difficult, but very enjoyable.
The parameters are as they should be, the projection is intense, long and expressive.
I'm already hunting for a bottle. Once it is in hand, I will complete my impressions because for now they are based only on 2 global tests.
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GiannisP

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GiannisP
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Designer goes niche
To me this is the designer take on something like the L'Air du Desert Marocain from Tauer. It’s good to see designer brands go out of the ordinary and do something different but this is not that original.

Overall, it’s a good fragrance, one of the best releases of the year from the designers with great performance. It’s a good fragrance to get into the niche style of perfumery!
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Mgpgeorge

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The mass appealing Amouage DNA
You have to gatekeep this or if you have been asked about it just say it's amouage and you would be believed because of the offered niche quality by this fragrance.

If you want something mass appealing and unique at the same time you have to rock this! A masterpiece that's inspired by different niche offerings like MFK Grand Soir + Amouage Interlude + Au Coeur du Désert Tauer Perfumes with the spiceness taken from Dior Sauvage Elixir.

Mix all these masterpieces together and then VIOLA!! you got Boss Bottled Elixir!
Unexpected from Boss to make such a great fragrance, So get yourself a backup bottle before it gets reformulated or discontinued as it's not strange from HUGO BOSS to take a fragrance out!

BANGER FOR THE BUCKS! Congratulations you have Amouage!
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HugoMontez

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Unpredictable gem!
Boss Bottled is very special to me. It was my signature scent before i started this hobbie.
Since then, i keep a bottle on my collection for nostalgia and enjoyment.

If you have read my reviews over the years, you know my secret passion for Annick Ménardo. She did a lot of great perfumes (even Acqua Di Giò!) and i've been collecting some over the years.

The BB line is been very tamed in the community until this release. Before this one, there was Boss Bottled Night Eau de Toilette which had some fans back then, and of course Boss Bottled Intense Eau de Parfum that have a lot of talk on 2015-16. After that the flankers were not bad but neither convincing. I liked Boss Bottled Infinite and even bought Boss Bottled Parfum which btw, its very underrated. Great leather-fig combo.

But talking about his Elixir, i tried it multiple times in perfume shops since its launch and although i found it very masculine and kinda old school (which i love) i thought it was a bit redundant since i have a lot of woody-patchouli scents that this one reminded me of. But after almost 2 years since its launch, i found a good deal on it and bought it.

On skin, wearing it properly, i felt in love instantly. The dry woody opening with some cardamom and incense making it a bit brighter, makes this one very classy and sexy at the same time. Of course the patchouli is the center point here and this patchouli is the cocoa type of. It kinda reminds me of № 02 - L'Air du Désert Marocain Eau de Toilette Intense but just the vibe of it. That woody dry spicy sweet aura that both share. This one eventually became a bit green-ambery with the addition of labdanum but just in the background and never up front, as the patchouli will be forever there giving the cocoa dry woody feel as the main accord. It never became overly sweet and, as i said, it blinks one eye to the past and the other one to a high end brand. If i smelled this one blindly, i'll never guess it was a Hugo Boss.

It really changed the perception of this brand and one year later, the Absolu flanker took the same recepit and made it a bit more "niche".

Hugo Boss is now on front of the mainstream perfumery and its probably the only one releasing good stuff with a few exceptions.

Talking about performance, its really good. 7-8h without a problem, and its One of those that creates a nice bubble around you, with this chocolatty patchouli thing. Overall, a great release by Hugo Boss and one of the few nice recent releases in the mainstream isle.

Ménardo is still doing great stuff and teaching Suzy Le Helley how to do it. In the near future we wil see great fragrances by Suzy, I'm sure.

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4/5
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HugoMontezHugoMontez 2 years ago
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Nice patchouli scent. Really well blended by Ménardo. Classic but still modern. It has a smoky-woody-green facet from Cistus and incense.
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DgranDgran 10 months ago
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The best Boss fragrance that has ever been released. Extremely attractive and long-lasting
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Oldish2002Oldish2002 2 years ago
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Elixirs marathon. Elixir left and right but no talk about this one. Woody, spicy, dark, masculine and very long lasting. A nice surprise !
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KimJongKimJong 9 months ago
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Softer than Suavage Elixir and replaces oakmoss with a beautiful smoky scent. Incredibly stylish and high quality.
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GolcherGolcher 1 year ago
Boss Bottled Elixir has no right to be this good
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BertolucciKBertolucciK 2 years ago
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Woody, smoky, resinous and very sweet. It smells quite cheap, synthetic and a bit cloying. Also patchouly and spiced with cardamom.
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Topfpflanze3Topfpflanze3 2 years ago
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Little Boss Bottled DNA, however, is a brave and creative designer. Dark, slightly smoky and mysterious. An Elixier to my taste
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PierreparfumPierreparfum 8 months ago
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Strong nutmeg note even if it's not listed plus vetiver gives it some shaving foam vibe. Very sexy. Performs like beast.
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MeddlerMeddler 1 year ago
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to my nose it's a smoother version of sauvage elixir, more wearable and more versatile for sure. amazing composition it smells great.
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SpacebaseSpacebase 2 years ago
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Like incense notes? This is simply a must! Out of all the recent Elixir drops, this might be my favorite. It's a spicy, winterized dream.
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