Elite

***Update 7/16/26*** So, its only been 5 days and ALREADY Floris-Elite has improved (A LOT) as far as overall performance AAAND actual scent goes! (Now) the lasting power is around 7 to 8 hours (If not more) whereas initially it was only around 4 to 5 hours having become extremelyfaint after hour one, and the smells has truley intensified quite a bit having become stronger, more nuanced, and theres now a mild spiciness here which I was NOT expecting from Elite which reminds me quite a bit of Hermes'- Bel Ami Vetiver! Along with a "classic green", astringent soapiness... Floris -Elite smells SUPERB and quite unique with that spicy nuance! Because the Vativer has become.more pronounced after Elite has "Maturated" for a few days, that Vetiver really anchors this dna wherever its spritzed and so Elite now lasts DAYS on clothes as well, Now, this is not a "Powerhouse 80's scent, projection beast" like Ralph Lauren's- Polo or Puig's - Quorum, but it aint too far off, plus Elite lasts EVEN LONGER than the current formulation of Polo "green" does bc of that pronounced Vetiver base. I am so glad that I trusted my gut bc I had a feeling that many folks were judging Elite's performance wo giving it a chance to "Mature", and after debating whether I should get a bottle, or not, I pulled the trigger and it ended up being A TOTAL BLIND-BUY HIT! 9 outta 10 for sure and I HIGHLY recommend Floris - Elite to anyone who enjoys classic green fragrances! I wonder how this would come off on a woman?? ________________________________________ So, I purchased Floris-Elite 2 days ago and while I LOVE the scent, and it does seem to last a few hourd on skin, but it really does become a faint skin-scent seemingly in less than an hour or so. Im getting 4 to 5 hours on skin, but again, after about an hour it becomes an EXTREMELY faint skin-scent which is a bummer! Now that said, It's been my experience that 99.999% of fragrances truley do improve over-time/Maturation when it comes to the over-all performance as well as the actual scent itself, so ill be back with an update in a month or so, hopefully to report a Maturation/Improvement??? We'll see!

I misunderstood this for a long time. But I kept trying it and eventually it clicked. Part of what makes this a challenging scent is that it doesn't smell like anything else in sum total, but I can smell elements of other fragrances in several parts of this. There are elements that remind me of Drakkar Noir, and others remind me of 80s Knize Ten. And 80s Aramis. And 80s Kouros, and 80s Missoni. If you try to analyze this, it can be frustrating for that reason... there are no easy answers. But eventually, when I stopped trying to analyze every note and component and just sprayed it on me and started to enjoy it for what it is, I began to fall in love with it... because it has a lot to offer. It is an incredibly unique scent in its totality that delivers the serenity of a coniferous forest, the freshness of citrus orchards and a walk through a spice market. It is uber-manly and yet charming. It is green, warm and citrusy all at the same time (making it a true year-round fragrance), but most impressively, it manages to do so while smelling wonderfully natural. No obvious artificial aromas. If you liked 80s fragrances and want to be taken back to haydays of the macho 80s, give this a go. It certainly did it for me and I am enjoying it greatly.

In my humble opinion this is one of the best Floris productions for men: not necessarily the absolute top but pretty much there. Yes, I accept it is likely to be worn by the more mature of us but that shouldn't diminish it's importance, after all it has been around for nearly 40 years and one shouldn't discriminate on the basis of age! I agree totally with Missk that Elite is very significantly influenced by body chemistry and, like her, I do not identify with all notes. The bergamot, citrus and juniper are initially there for me. As the scent matures (back to age) there is a woodsy element with fir and English lavender competing for centre stage. After several hours the lavender is subdued by the vetiver, hints of patchouli infused leather and cedar. Completed with a warm, expensive powdery re-emergence of lavender and subtle musk. Lasts well for eight hours without refreshing, albeit I am quite liberal with application. Lingers for 24 hours on clothing. Fetches compliments from not just my age group but also from those young types. Yes, it is expensive'ish but then again so are so very many other things. Maybe my fondness of the 1980's has an influence here, contrasting brash, loud new money with old. Perhaps the boy has grown up!

Any fragrance with a scent profile that is essentially a hybrid of Creed Bois du Portugal and Ralph Lauren Polo Green, which Floris Elite has (Polo Green touches are subdued), is an absolute winner. The rating should be way over 4.0. As sort of a hybrid of Bois du Portugal and Polo Green it seems to manifest as a hybrid of a fougere and Chypre too. Nice old-school soapiness is part of the profile as well. Floris Elite is in my signature favorites top 10. And the longevity for me is very good, not 'moderate'. This does not smell very similar to Drakkar Noir. Just because they share some of the same notes doesn't translate to actually smelling similar. Drakkar Noir is very mentholated, Elite is not. Elite doesn't smell much like Open either. Update: I think the camphor of the bay leaf is more prominent than I had earlier perceived. The moss and camphor together can be quite strong. Update 3/16/25: Wearing again today. Yes the moss and bay leaf camphor are amped up as was typical of 80's masculines, but this gives me a similar cinnamon-like spicy vibe I get from Giorgio Beverly Hills. Sometimes this is all too intense, so gotta control sprays.

Upon suggestion by a very nice and outstandingly competent member here I blind bought this. And I must say Floris Elite is worth every buck. The opening is flowery and joyful, the juniper and the grapefruit give it a slightly bitter but very warm note. It has something a bit old fashioned, but in a dignified way, like a good old British oldtimer car. It is not arrogant and not even specially sexy. With time the bitterness grows, lavender but foremost fir bring a serious note. Nostalgia, the old times were exquisite, but are gone now. The drydown on my skin is more common, basically musk and patchouli, it conserves a bitter sweetness. The lavender loses more and more its capacity to keep everything dynamic. With time the scent is more and more unisex. I would recommend Elite to men above 30 who don't need a fragrance to disseminate information about their hormonal excellence, and who prefer one which tells about their intelligence, kindness, humour, culture, and a slight general sadness which comes with knowing the workings of life.