Reviews of Hugo (1995)
by Hugo Boss

I mention that Hugo has my fave and most disliked fragrances. This is the one sore eye in my perfume collection, but it was given as a present, i couldnt bring myself to sell it off. If you perspire easily, this is a no no. it'll leave you smelling sour. To my recollection there was alot of hype about it, coz it was supposed to be a casual sexy scent. the initial whiff is not too bad. but once the freshness wears off in an hour to 2 tops, the residual scent which stays exceptionally long, is quite pungent. this along with ck escape top my worst fragrances chart. both were gifts. i never ever got a fragrance gift that i actually like. this is a waste of money

First a synthetic blast, then a sharp piney, spicy, minty, rum opening that could be considered quite pleasant except that it has a off-putting synthetic tang. This is one of those massed accords where the components cannot be separated out but are blended into a dominant theme that is best described as “pleasant artificiality.” The middle is another conglomeration of green / spicy / floral—somewhat chaotic and not entirely unpleasant. The base is subdued and nondescript. Unfortunately, this is a headache producing synthetic exercise in mediocrity. It is a scent that seems okay the first couple of times it is sampled, but only if one is not used to better fragrances. After actual longer-term contact with it, its basic lack of substance can no longer hide itself under its plasticity.

I agree with "historywillabsolveme", This is one of the most Nauseating frangrances I have ever smelled. I cannot stand it. The burning tires and motor oil notes I get form it are revolting. Be kind to others and leave this one at Ross where it belongs.

Not good. A heavilly synthetic fragrance. It endures a frightenly long time with its sticky ambery warmth. It does seem to get some attention from the ladies though, so not completely without merit. Maybe ok for a younger guy who wants something really loud but not for me.

Girly, combination smells like a vanilla candle, and what real man wants to smell like that??
Fine for the Tommy generation (thats now passed) but today it makes you smell nice for girly girls who cry if they break a nail or dump you for having a zit. Ladies could wear this just fine. BE A MAN, drop the bottle and get something with a bit of class man! If thats what you are...

only if you are a lesbian... somehow they seem to like it... i hope i won't get a chance to smell this on a man again... terrible. it reeks! masculine perspiration at it's fullest. this is not eau de toilette, this is an excuse to mock masculinity. i hate hugo boss. you must be really idiotical to purchase this. reminds me of str8.
but, nevertheless, for our lesbian friends it seems to be the ultimate fragrance. well, go figure!

Oh...they say don't imitate innovate: this truly was an innovation of bad taste reinvented. The "dude" among scents, far too superficial and easygoing in order to be taken serious. Horrid colour, unpleasant smell with overdone tones of apple and artficial, ill-smelling apple pie. The only good thing about it is the bottle, quite an interesting concept for that time. But ever since it appeared it has become even more shallow due to its undeserved succes. Unless you want to film a sequel or spinoff to " Dude where is my car?", avoid it. Feels like if Miss Sixty suddenly started to mass-produce male scents.

I have a small bottle of Hugo, and can't even get myself to wear it. I loved the smell when I first had this cologne. Maybe 8-10 years ago, and being only 12 years of age. Today, I can't stand the smell, and I most likely wont be caught wearing it again.

Hugo is to me a missed occasion. The mix of apple and pine could have made a very original and unique scent. Instead it smells cheap and it's pretty boring, at least on my skin. From the bottle it's kind of a nice fragrance actually, but on me it just doesn't work. At all. Disappointing.

There's something about this scent that seems out of place. I think the clash between the sweetness and pine doesn't agree with me. While I don't find it extremely repulsive, it's not something that I would choose to wear very much either. It was one of my first colognes so I didn't know any better at the time. It also doesn't last on me either.

Some fragrances seem to be caught in the time they were releaseed in. Hugo together with Eternity and Joop! are good examples of this. Sure, they were all the rage and nice upon release, but it IS time to let go now. So many interesting things were made after and before that there is no need for these anymore. They've lost to the zeitgeist. And that goes for Drakkar and Van Gils original too.

Someone said it smelled like "dirty socks". I think it just smells average. A fragrance that could of been good, but either stopped too short or went to far (with the number of ingredients). Not the best Boss fragrance.

Eeeewwww! Stops short of a loo bleach we use in this country. Has a vacant aftersmell - after about three hours of wearing it I often regret it. Had to give it away to a distant relative!!

Yuck! What's the fuss with this stuff? I give this away as gifts 'cause everyone likes it but me. Oh well, too each their own. It is reminiscent of men who put on too much cologne and wear toupees and drive fast cars and have no life...sorry I hate the stuff. I don't get all of the uproar when this stuff was at its peak.