Reviews of Boss Selection (2006)
by Hugo Boss

A ho-hum green woody fragrance that immediately reminded me of Gramercy Park by Bond no. 9.

Nothing original indeed... Starts fresh and quickly turns to a generic sweet and fruity smell, a bit synthetic, similar to the ones found in Z Zegna and Cool water deep. It's not a bit powdery as the first neither so intense in its fruity notes as the second.
All in all, It's a nice casual fragrance. Just too expensive for what it is.

Generic? Indeed, beyond any doubt. I guess this scent revolves exclusively around the famous " Boss sweetness " which can range from atrocious to pure genius from scent to scent. This one seemed to have landed right in the middle, yet slightly less effeminate and mainstream like the other mass produced Boss scents appearing almost every second and which are spposed to be masculine. While suitable for teenagers, i would associate this scent with 20 something, at most 30 something young executives, officials or members of the vast suburban middle class, maybe as their office wear, but i think it's a little to casual for that, but most likely in their spare time or during their night out downtown, clubbing.

Nothing special, poor longevity, uninspiring, and unremarkable. Nothing new here to discover but not unpleasant.

Fresh and well put together. First reminded me a little of Black Code from Armani, but this is fresher. The scent has a modern tone to it. It doesn't impress but it smells nice.

It's close to a "thumbs up" grade but it is quite ordinary and doesn't bring much originality to the scene as other "Rev. Nathan" suggests.

I could wear this.

More interesting than any other Hugo BOSS/Baldessarini cologne. It is fruity/citrusy/aquatic,but with no sharp notes and it has also a sweet subtle sugar tint. Anyway this is not for me as on the drydown i perceive some smoky notes.

I bought it because I was in a hurry to get some cologne for a trip. Didn't really smell around, I just knew I liked Hugo as a clothing manufacture. Now that I have it, I kind of don't like it. It's the ugliest bottle in my collection; a grey square with a silver top... no originallity here, folks. And that carries out in the smell, too... extremely subtle, and average longevity. I think it's a fantastic fresh smell, but it's... unoriginal? I haven't smelled nothing too similar to it, but this is boringish. For the price, I would not buy it. Now, if it was the price of coolwater...

Looks like my first review on Basenotes will be the first review of 'Selection', sweet!
First of all, I would like to say that generally speaking, I am not a fan of Hugo Boss fragrances and hence, I wasn't expecting much from this when the lady at the store gave me a sample. Unfortunately, 'Selection' failed to impress me.
This is a fresh scent, but really nothing more. While it doesn't remind me of any other fragrance in particular, it certainly doesn't seem original. I found it to be quite pleasant, but there is nothing about it that makes me want to go out and buy it.