The Scent Elixir — Hugo Boss
Hugo Boss

The Scent Elixir

  • For men
  • Extrait de Parfum
  • 2021

The Scent Elixir is a fresh and assertive aromatic fragrance signed Hugo Boss. It opens on ginger and plum, reveals lavender and clary sage at its heart and rests on a base of leather and patchouli.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Ginger · Plum

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Lavender · Clary sage

  3. Base Several hours

    Leather · Patchouli

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Plum: its rarest material, which only 46 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 43.
  • Patchouli: conversely, a material of the common core — 26% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Aromatic, spicy, leather, woody and fruity: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with aromatic supplying 2 of 6.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

At ease in mild weather, 15 to 22 °C (59 to 72 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.

If The Scent Elixir by Hugo Boss seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

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