from €35.95
Hot Water vs Boss Bottled Elixir
from €54.80
The scent fingerprint
Woody: Hot Water 80 out of 100, Boss Bottled Elixir 80 out of 100. Aromatic: Hot Water 40 out of 100, Boss Bottled Elixir 40 out of 100. Citrus: Hot Water 40 out of 100, Boss Bottled Elixir 40 out of 100. Warm spicy: Hot Water 40 out of 100, Boss Bottled Elixir 40 out of 100
What brings them together, what sets them apart
Exclusive to Hot Water
Exclusive to Boss Bottled Elixir
How they evolve on the skin
Notes shared by both perfumes.
What are they for?
Hot Water
Boss Bottled Elixir
Seasons
Spring
Suitable
Suitable
Summer
Suitable
Suitable
Autumn
Very suitable
Very suitable
Winter
Suitable
Suitable
Moments
Office
Very suitable
Very suitable
Everyday
Very suitable
Very suitable
Evenings & dates
Suitable
Suitable
Night
Suitable
Suitable
How is it calculated?
These markers are an editorial estimate calculated automatically from the perfume's real accords and their intensity, following the classic reading of scent families (hesperidics and aromatics shine in summer and at the office, ambers and gourmands in winter and in the evening…). They do not come from user votes and do not replace a test on skin.
Why choose one… or the other?
Why choose Hot Water
- Budget in its favour — €35.95 against €54.80.
- Facets Boss Bottled Elixir does not have: oak, labdanum, star anise.
- Launched in 2008, it has 18 years of life behind it.
- Notes that are uncommon with us (oak, star anise): the less conventional of the two.
- Less concentrated (Eau de Toilette), it should last less long.
Why choose Boss Bottled Elixir
- Richer concentration (Extrait de Parfum against Eau de Toilette): higher theoretical longevity.
- It brings what the other lacks — grapefruit, vetiver, woody notes.
- Released in 2024, when the other dates from 2008.
- The investment is heavier: €54.80 minimum.
The verdict
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Best price
Hot Water — from €35.95 against €54.80
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Most concentrated
Boss Bottled Elixir — an extrait de parfum formula against an eau de toilette
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Most original
Hot Water — its notes are rarer in our catalogue (oak, star anise)
Each trophy applies to a specific use, not in absolute terms.