Hugo (1995)
by Hugo Boss

A female friend of mine knew I liked sampling different fragrances. She bought me a bottle of this as her example of ‘sexy guy fragrance’. However I never appreciated her taste in men. This is probably because they smell like this acid.

I don’t have a trained nose and quite frankly I do not understand how any lay person can actually decipher the notes in this. In broad brush strokes, this is ‘fresh’, fruity, synthetic, loud and foul. For the unrefined alpha-male pretenders and their admirers.

28th November, 2011. (Last Edited: 17th January, 2012.)

i bought this frag accidently i meant to buy element, but this came. so i tried it and was rather on the fence... anyway gave it some time and i must say its awesome! tips for this frag, skin only! when it selttles in it stays manly, such long life. its projection is polarised bieng that in the first 30 minutes it can be smelt from 2 rooms away, but it the latter its picked up when close, which is good once it settles in. its deffintly as i liek to describe it "man in a bottle" almost describing the scent of a true man. this fragrance is a daytime scent in my books, but if worn right is suited to any occaision.

10th November, 2011.

I fully subscribe the Odisseusm's review, this one is an hyper-synthetic, monolithic, laundry-detergent smell of plastic leather, mint, liqueur and apple unevocative of the nature at all. The woodsy and coniferous notes drown in a sink of " synthetism", lack of progression and bore. You can't perceive any evolution among the phases because in each of them you can find a jumble of elements and notes monovalent and allied. Another Boss's disappointment.

2nd August, 2011. (Last Edited: 21st December, 2011.)

It exudes a strong masculine aura. Very musky and is in your face confident type of fragrance. I love this fragrance and definitely can recognise it if someone has it on.

And i am not afraid to admit, it leaves me quite flustered when applied by a male who is just that, confident and manly. Yummy.

I can see how it wouldn't appeal to everyone, it's quite unique and unless you are a fan of manly musk, you would most likely hate it.

I associate this scent with a guy who is not afraid to show a bit of pride in his appearance with an outgoing and charming personality. Definitely not for a teen boy, perhaps more fit for a sexy young adult bachelor.

Notes as described on fragranceheaven.com.au:

Top notes include green apple, spearmint, lavender and grapefruit, with heart notes of carnation, sage and geranium. Base notes combine pine, vetiver, patchouli and moss

13rd May, 2011.

I cannot figure whether I like this or not. I owned a large bottle in my teens and repurchased a small 1.3 oz bottle to revisit the scent, but it still confuses me. Even when I wore this in high school, I could never really be too sure of whether or not I liked it. All I get out of this scent is an extremely sweet and minty fresh, green, semi-spicy, mossy pine with a touch of green apple.
The opening lasts about 15 minutes and is a tad bitter because of the grapefruit/green apple combination, however, the mint and lavender outweighs the bitterness with a heavy sweetness. As it transitions into the heart, the florals make their subtle arrival as the carnation dolls up the scent with a light, clove-like spice. The heart then enters the base with the clove-like spice and light florals lingering over a smooth but dry cedar and sandalwood, while the minty green apple and mossy pine create the whole overall aura of the fragrance.
This is great for anyone in their young teens to their early 30's but be easy on the trigger, this stuff is immensely potent and seems to lasts for days, even on my skin! If I had to compare this scent to another fragrance, I'd say this is similar to Diesel Fuel For Life with a healthy handful of Sonia Rykiel Homme. Diesel and this one are almost identical except this one is much more greener.....much more! I do advise for use in colder weather although it is truly an all season fragrance and believe you me, this seems to garner compliments more than the heavy hitters in my collection. My Final rating B-

13rd May, 2011.

I wore this three years ago and the climate here in the Philippines makes this an oddball. It makes you stand out in the same way a pine tree would stand out in a tropical rain forest, which is exactly what this does. It grabs attention in the wrong ways here. I want to try this scent again when I'm back in the States during the fall or winter to see if it'll mesh better on me. Until then the remaining half of my small bottle will remain unused.

15th April, 2011.