Boss Bottled Elixir Hugo Boss 2023

I have absolutely nothing to do with Boss, just a suit from them in my closet.
Usually, I kept my distance from their bottle series, bad image, average quality!

I would finally advise Boss to realign itself in the perfume segment; this is a completely independent scent that has nothing to do with the original, thankfully!

Unpacked, held in my hand, and immediately I thought, oh my god, how "cheap" it feels in my hand.
The glass quality is incredibly poor, but it can get worse.
The cap has an absolute "Kinder Surprise Egg" appearance, who wants something like that, really bad, but it can still get worse.
The spray head is what we call in Austria a Klumpat (worthless junk) .......worthless useless stuff!!!
Fortunately, I wear glasses; when I tried to apply the scent to my neck, it sprayed in my face, I have never experienced anything like that, speechless!
The people at Boss should take a look at Lalique and Guerlain; what good is a nice scent in a bottle that looks like canned beer?
At the original price, I would have never bought it; I paid €58 for 100 ml, which is fair.
Sorry, I had to get that out, the bottle design and spray head are a clear "not sufficient."

Now finally to the scent!

It's simply "good."
An absolute blind buy candidate; at the right price of about 60 to a maximum of 80 euros, you can't go wrong.

When applied, incense and gas station, but after a short time, you veer off again; church and BP are no longer noticeable in the rearview mirror, and suddenly you find yourself in a wood materials store, and at the counter, you are served by Ahmed, who just put out his cigarette!

Something like that; I really like incense, but here you're only with it for a maximum of 15 minutes.
The rest is very balanced between woody notes, patchouli, and labdanum, with a slight sweetness always noticeable, making it totally rounded and perfect for the office and a date! The light oriental twist is also very successful.
An elegant smoke envelops the wood note, but indeed only very mild and pleasant.
A really good wood scent without the rough edges of Encore Noir and its flankers; therefore, in my opinion, a fragrance that won't disturb anyone, but is pleasing and even has a slight tendency towards niche.
Longevity for me is about 8 hours plus.
The next day, still well noticeable on the skin, woody tones with a sweet undertone. (Towards vanilla, but pleasant)
A successful alternative to Depp's Sauvage.

Category, when it's empty, it's empty!

Due to the packaging, it certainly won't be repurchased for my collection. Often, less is simply more!