Boss Bottled (1998)
by Hugo Boss

Thick and syrupy but still unnatural smelling like the other Hugo Boss offerings. I do like the sweet smell of this and I can definitely detect the apple notes on the top (at first I thought I was smelling the Tommy Hilgfiger I had on the other day). It doesn't have 1-2-3 type drydown; it just goes from thick to thin. By the way, Hugo Boss, please label your vials clearer so I know which is which. Just having BOSS on it tells me nothing because everything else of yours has BOSS on it.

Whenever I wear Boss Bottled some 50 Cent’s verses go through my head. Namely, couple of people told me that I smell just like a candy shop when I was wearing this scent. My sub consciousness did the rest.
If you’ve tried only 10-20 scents in your life so far you’d might adore this one, but if you’ve tried a lot of scents you’d might just like it… and that’s the whole story about Gray Boss.
There are people that simply don’t want to be spectacular; they just want to be nice, nothing more. There are the scents with the same “intentions”. Boss No. 6 is just one of them… and there is nothing wrong with that if you ask me.

This is my one and only Boss fragrance (I'm considering Pure when the cost goes down) and I'm very impressed. This is very similar to Lacoste Pour Homme, but I find the rum and vanilla in LPH to be too dominant, sweet and cloying.

The sweet apple and bergamot topnotes fade into a nearly perfect balance between vanilla, cedar, and cinnamon. Sweet/Woods/Spice. I can at once detect the individual notes and enjoy the blended collective. A musky base eventually joins the mix as vanilla and cinnamon fade and the cedar becomes more dominant. As others mentioned, there is a warmth to Boss Bottled/6. If this was even a little sweeter I might not be such a fan. The absence of obvious synthetic notes (like LPH) is a plus.

The sillage is decent, as is longevity. Can be found on the cheap ($31 for 50ml).

Starts out fruity and spicy then develops into a sweet middle and finally a nondescript ending. Not exciting, original or different to warrant a purchase. Even the name is boring. Not a blind 'middle of the road' buy though as it has an apple pie with cinnamon note that you may not like. Sample first.

Thumbs up but barely. The opening is a synthetic blast of apple & bergamot. Smells somewhat overworked & overdone but it gets better. Suprise, clove and cinnamon come to rescue this sad-sack opening. Though the clove/cinnamon are not as epic & grand like Obsession for Men, this accord makes me forget the weak opening. Vanilla & tonka round this out with a touch of wood though it's hard to get a grip on what kind of wood as it's kind of blurry. Still, quite a safe bet for Dieter to wear to his first day at Siemens. Nice but it's Boss so lower thy expectations and proceed cautiously.

I’ve never been a fan of fragrances by Hugo Boss but this one’s okay. It’s sweet and spicy but still nothing special to my nose. Also, it doesn’t smell as synthetic as other offerings from this house but, to a certain degree, it’s still apparent.