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Elite

Floris London · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1979

Woody · Woody Aromatic Nichemasculine

≈ $165 · 100ml · approx. retail

Created in 1979 by Michael Bodenham, Elite is a woody aromatic built on mellow patchouli and vetiver, lifted with a cool citrus twist of bergamot, grapefruit and lemon and punctuated by green resinous cedar leaf and spicy juniper. A confident, traditional English men's cologne.

Citrus Aromatic Green Woody Leather Mossy / Chypre Musky

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Bergamot Cedar Grapefruit Juniper Berry Lemon Petitgrain

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Laurel fir balsam Lavender

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Amber Cedarwood Leather Moss Musk Patchouli Vetiver

Best for

FallWinterDailyOffice

Perfumer

Michael Bodenham

1 in collection

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Dupes & cheaper alternatives

Cheaper clones and alternatives that share the same notes and accords — savings are flagged.

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Z-14

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≈ $30save ~$135

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Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit

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≈ $96save ~$69

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