How it smells
Main smell: musky and animalic. It opens with bergamot and clary sage, moves to castoreum and civet and dries down to ambrarome and gray musk.
- Came out
- 2009
- Lasts
- 6 to 9 hours
- Best in
- fall
Elaborate notes
Top notes
What you smell first
Heart notes
The main smell
Base notes
What stays on your skin
Smell profile
Main accords
How strong each part of the smell is
Best seasons and time of day
Boadicea The Victorious Elaborate EDP in detail
Elaborate EDP comes from Boadicea The Victorious. This one is the Eau de Parfum.
Day or night?
This is more of an evening scent: it shines at dinners, dates and nights out. Its animalic side feels cosy and rich after dark.
Which weather suits it
It is at its best in fall. It is less suited to winter. From best to least suited, the seasons are fall, spring, summer and winter.
How long it lasts
This is a long lasting scent: expect about 6 to 9 hours on skin. As an Eau de Parfum, it has more perfume oil than an Eau de Toilette, which helps it last. Yves Saint Laurent Kouros lasts longer, if that matters to you. Base notes like ambrarome and gray musk are the part that stays longest on the skin.
Other Boadicea the Victorious perfumes
This house has 65 perfumes on iPerfume. The most popular ones are Ardent, Bodacious and Hanuman.
Elaborate price and value
In Europe it costs about €198, depending on the bottle size and the shop. That puts it on the expensive side. It costs more than Lattafa Velvet Oud and Yves Saint Laurent Kouros.
Elaborate sillage
Its sillage is very strong. It fills the room. Two sprays are usually enough. It spreads further than Lattafa Velvet Oud and Yves Saint Laurent Kouros.
Elaborate dupes and alternatives
These perfumes have a close smell: Lattafa Velvet Oud (7 shared notes), Yves Saint Laurent Kouros (6 shared notes), Amouage Beloved Woman (7 shared notes) and Elizabeth Taylor Passion (6 shared notes).
Quick answers
What kind of scent is Elaborate?
A scent built on musky and animalic.
Can women wear Elaborate?
It is made for men, but anyone who likes the smell can wear it.
When did it come out?
It came out in 2009.