Invictus Victory Elixir

UPDATE- longevity is insane. I still have my tester strip from 5 days ago and I can still smell the drydown. warm smokey vanilla now. insanely eternal. ANOTHER UPDATE- It's been a week now and I can STILL smell this on the tester strip. INSANE!! I do not get the hate here. This is an amazing fragrance. It opens very sweet and vanilla and completely transforms into a lovely bonfire scent (Assuming that this is from the incense and patchouli, but neither of those is overwhelming. This is a very well blended fragrance). Seriously, like you're sitting around a campfire on a cold night is the entire essence of the heart note and dry down. The dry down is the star here, that sweetness in the beginning would be too much if it stayed around -but it doesn't. Just a fantastic masculine, woodsy spicy and ambery vanilla that smells just like sitting around a campfire on a cold night. I can't stress that enough. It's amazing. I went to a popular retailer and tested over 50 fragrances, by the end this was in my top 5 and I wore it on skin and took the tester strip home to keep smelling it. The longevity is insane, projection could be a tinyyy bit better but maybe I just went nose blind. One of my favorite scents to date and buying a full bottle ASAP. Overall: Scent: 97/100 Longevity: Insane 95/100 Projection: Great 90/100 Masculine but not overly. Winter/Fall/Night/Cold Day. PS- I don't get any JPG Le Beau here. I don't get any coconut whatsoever so this comparison is strange to me. I'm not a huge fan of either of the Le Beaus and yet I love this. Totally different scents in my opinion, the only similarity I get is that they're both sweet, woodsy scents. Maybe they're somewhat similar in their dry downs (but still, no coconut in Invictus) but the openings are VASTLY different to me.

Really amazing scent from open to close. Here's how I smell the note breakdown. In the opening I smell a soft lavender, cardamom and a smooth tonka note, as it settles the black pepper and incense are very subtle in the background adding depth. After an hour, what's left is hints of the soft lavender, the vanilla comes through with that soft tonka bean and what's hanging around in the back is that incense and patchouli. Everything is very well blended, the scent is amazing and definitely very underrated. My only gripe with this is that I got a 200ml of the newer V shaped bottles with the white packaging. I fear my performance is not as great as others have mentioned. Performance is still decent, projects well for the first 2 to 3 hours and continues to work into the 6 hour mark but after that it's a skin scent. I think if you see this fragrance in the old round bottle shape and black packaging, definitely worth the pick up for better performance. But if you really want it, the scent in the newer bottles is still amazing. This is blind buy safe, easy to wear year round and a compliment getter! Definitely recommend checking this one out.

This is a nice change from other oriental woody fragrances in my rotation, there's definitely a JPG le beau le parfum intense vibe in the opening of victory elixir but it's more alive with the projection and the compliments are testimony to how well victory elixir projection actually is. This is very well done it's got a smoothness that you'd expect with higher end niche fragrances and it doesn't open with any abrasive or harsh notes and it's not over powering. This is a safe buy it's a very appealing fragrance with really great performance and anyone that tries to say this is nasty with shit performance should go back to buying their fragrances from woolworths coz that's where their nose is at home. Scent 7.5/10 Longevity 9.5/10 Projection 9/10 This will project hard for the 1st 3hrs then the next 6hrs this will be 2-3ft range Projection the last 3 hrs it's a skin scent but for 12hrs that pretty good!

Picked this up last week and I’ve been loving it ever since. Honestly, I’ve never been a fan of anything from the house of Paco Rabanne—just not my vibe. But this? This is a masterpiece. Right from the opening, you get a bold blast of cardamom, black pepper, and aromatic lavender. It’s a strong start, but not overwhelming. As it settles, the incense in the mid starts to shine—and in my opinion, that’s the standout. The base brings in a beautifully done vanilla that’s sweet but not overdone. It leans more mature and has an elegant touch to it. This is the kind of vanilla that feels right on a grown man. Performance has been solid: about 2 hours of strong projection, still noticeable around the 6–8 hour mark, and fades into a skin scent around hour 7 For someone who hasn’t been impressed by this house before, I’m thoroughly surprised by how much I’ve enjoyed this one.

Invictus Victory Elixir by Paco Rabanne 🥥🍭🪵 THE BOTTLE is remarkable : (Reminds me the UEFA Champions League TROPHY 🏆) and its dark blue tone is stunning. I find this one the less synthetic of the saga. The opening is a bit similar to the VICTORY OG without the peppery and smoky notes but some nuttiness and overwhelming SWEET. Vanilla? Yes! But not the “Creamy and Milky” vibe that is expected in this type of pyramid notes, this one is a delightful TROPICAL/JUICY and Coconut-ish accord. Is it a money grabber? Definitely but wow! smells FREAKING AMAZING. It’s a compliments galore and the PERFORMANCE is insane. Cool weather, Joyful, juvenile and a Swiss knife at the lounge, bars and night out parties. Well done Paco! Rate: 🥇

Guys I know it’s easy to hate on this one but I’d encourage you to try it first. It’s strong and projects well for about 4 hours then steps back to a nice inoffensive bubble. I’m seeing a lot of people saying they pick up on coconut but that’s actually the tonka mixing with the lavender. Speaking of the lavender is soooo nice, I absolutely love the way it’s done here; it gives the fragrance a needed boost of freshness but it doesn’t come across as barbershopy at all more like laundry but with the tonka and vanilla obviously it doesn’t smell like laundry overall. Highly recommend, it’s an easy three season wear kudos to rabbane. Love this stuff

#1 in my collection at the moment. I wear this sparingly, that’s how special this one is to me. First time I put my nose on it I was seriously blown away by the incense, black pepper & cardamom in this. I was mostly drawn by the incense considering this is a smell I’ve always loved smelling in a Catholic Church whenever I’d go. It’s a strong performer, lasts long, projects exceptionally well on skin and in the air. This being my first elixir was a great introduction into what I was getting into and really ignited my drive into getting into colognes. Invictus hit a home run with this one, 10/10 fragrance that I will always highly recommend.

My wife bought this for me in October of 2024, the 50ml bottle. I liked it so much that I bought a 200ml bottle the next month because of how phenomenal it is. This is blended very well and has great performance on it. It made my top 10 almost instantly and I have to force myself to use other fragrances in my collection. I don't just hand out perfect scores but fragrance wise it's a 10...9.5 if you factor in the slightly tacky bottle and horrendous atomizer. Other than that it's perfect. Maybe one day Paco Rabanne will have decent presentations with good atomizers but as long as they keep producing the juices, I really don't care.

You literally cannot hate this fragrance. Yes vanilla is considered a bit feminine but this masters it while still being a super masculine date night scent. I will argue longevity doesn’t matter in a fragrance but this one is a beast that lasts 10+ plus hours on clothes and skin. Someone else said Dior sauvage elixir is a better cologne and I would agree 100%. Most underrated cologne from Dior/Christian Dior. Getting back on track here the silage of this fragrance is fair, meaning it’s strong but not too strong. Paco Rabanne has no bad fragrances and is my favorite brand besides Giorgio Armani. This is a good cologne, buy it.

I made a First Impression of it on my youtube channel. This is another excellent release in the Invictus line of men's fragrances. Parts of it remind me of the original, but it's its spiciness is softer than the OG, it's got a nice aromatic touch to it and the dry down is a bit less sweet but actually more exciting than the original with some new notes to it. If you really sniff your way through the dry down you can pick up some nuances that separate it from some similar scents. Sure it's nothing groundbreaking, but it smells great and most people are definitely going to enjoy getting a whiff of it.

Honestly, I see way too little people talking about this shit. This is so fucking good. The definition of what a winter fragrance should smell like. Although the atomizer is shit, the scent profile is amazing. At first, it was a very spicy fragrance, to the point where my mom said it smelled almost greasy. But after half a year of maceration, the vanilla has been way more noticeable, and it's extremely pleasant now. This is a very long lasting and powerful scent as well. Personally, more than 4 sprays fills a room. I mostly wear it on specifically colder winter days or on dates. Women adore this.

The dry down is incredible, it’s smooth, creamy soft vanilla, but i struggle with the opening. Even with just one spray, it fries my nose and it smells chemically, peppery and nauseating. I don’t smell this when other people wear the fragrance, but if i’m going to wear a fragrance, I want myself to enjoy it, more so than the people around me. This fragrance really is fantastic, it evolves interesting throughout the dry down, and when it settles the vanilla is easily one of, if not the best fragrance i’ve smelt. Such a shame that it’s so irritating to my nose in the opening.

Used to by my everyday winter wear until I ran out... Like I said in my other reviews, I am not a fan of overly gourmand colognes. But this one is good. Vanilla bomb, lots of vanilla. I might be preposterous for saying this but, have you ever had those white chocolate lindor balls? this is how I imagine they would look like if they were turned into a cologne. Projection is insane. You can fill up a room with this, but keep it subtle.. Would I buy this again? yes, as a 50ml Stay curious my friends, and keep smelling them colognes/fragrances!!

From the very first time I smelled a small sample of this fragrance, I became absolutely enamored with not only the addictive characteristic spiciness of this fragrance, but also the pleasant sweetness it has. The addition of black pepper adds a great comfy character to it, and the dry down on the skin is deliciously gourmand. Generally, a lot of vanilla-based scents tend to be more on the synthetically saccharine side, but this one has a smooth creamy depth that stands out. It also layers extremely well with Valentino’s Born in Roma Uomo.

GOATED projection. This really would be my go to fragrance to party for everyone between 16 and 20. It is not the most complex fragrance. There’s a coconut vibe to it that’s just addictive, good longevity (9-10 hours) and the projection, as I mentioned before, fills a room. I have been told by people 10 meters from me in a house party that they couldn’t smell anything else than my fragrance. In a good way tho. 8 sprays, a little decant to reapply and you’re good all night long and you might even be the star of the after party

Victory elixir is in my opinion, one of rabanne’s best fragrances. Even though you can’t wear it all year long, it’s still is great for colder or night time settings. Although, I would mostly wear this stuff during formal or date nights. The cardamom is definitely nice addition and it dries down to a smooth woody smell on my skin. But this is not safe to blind buy. It is also sweet, and I would say 4 sprays MAX bc anymore and you’d really smell too sweet... I would recommend if you like vanilla, woody dry down scents 👍

I've had this for a month and have been receiving a steady stream of compliments. It's a very pleasant and non-offensive fragrance. The initial spray won't smell good; you have to give it at least a few minutes, so a warning for those going to give it a test. Silliage is pretty moderate and not overpowering, which I prefer. I think I get roughly 8-9 hours of good wear out of it. It will last on your clothes for quite a while. A lot of people prefer the 1 Million Elixer, but I find the Victory Elixer has more depth.

Invictus victory elixir smells really really good it smells very masculine and a lot like vanilla,lavender and tonka bean, this is my signature scent.Ive gotten a ton of compliments with this fragrance and I’d wear this fragrance on a winter night.The sillage on this is crazy and it’s very strong but not that strong to give sum one a headache.Its super obsessive and it gives off a mysterious vibe.this last around 9+ hours on skin and clothes. I’d rate this fragrance a: 100/10

Ultramale for 2025. I can see how this can be youthful. I’m pushing 37 this year so might be one of my last chances at rocking something sweet. Great vanilla accord huge sillage. Crowd pleaser dumb reach for a night out. I’m not into sweet scents at all. Just picked this up for the odd occasion I would reach for it. This and Althair are my favorite sweet scents on the market right now. Erba gold for third place. Not being a niche snob or anything but honestly this is great.

I dont understand the hate to this brand, thai invictus elixir os what all parfum should be,high performance good smeeling Nice price... I have parfums that costa 2.5 x Times more they perform very bad the smell is not so good , no respect for the cliente that pay a lot for a fragrance, claps for rabbane for they parfums, the ONLY complain ia they dont offer parfums more masculin for older people or more classy, if they did that Will be very hard for other brands