Boss Bottled Oud (2015)
by Hugo Boss

If you are familiar with boss bottled then imagine that but with added saffron and oud ..to me it's a match made in heaven (juicy apple,spice and smokey wood) and it works a treat. There are occasions I can almost detect a very slight tobbaco tinge in this, absolutely perfect for nights out and certainly exotic. Another great designer oud release. Longivity is very respectable with a good 7 hours of noticeable performance ..projection good in the first 2 hours ..settles into a sophisticated 1ft bubble there after.

Gave this a try on a freshly shaved, showered face, with two layers applied. Boss Bottled Oud is a really nice interpretation of the oud mystique, with a nice fat stamp of the Boss Bottled "legend" upon it. :-)

This Oud version still has the original Boss #6's fruity-vanilla musk dna in it. Only this time, there is cinnamon and saffron to add a subtle spiciness; altogether, these coat the "arms" of the agarwood woodiness with a special sweetness that's fairly restrained.

When layered, the scent has moderately decent sillage and lasts for many hours. I made the mistake of testing it out on the back of my unwashed hand initially, which yielded a skewed result with poor performance (i.e., sillage and presence was atrocious and disappeared after 15 minutes of application). It reminded me that, among a zillion other factors, that my reviews of any particular scent must be done in a more realistic, proven manner so that I don't hastily put down what really is a great fragrance.

I've turned into an oud fragrance collector as of late, and after getting over my originally skewed interpretation of the scent, I can now say that Boss Bottled Oud can give both lovers of the original and oud lovers something to enjoy. :-)

To be honest i find this to be the best of the designer ouds, it keeps the Boss Bottled DNA but just adds a very nice oud note to it, 3 sprays is more than enough for a full day

5/5 for me

I could not find a sample of this so I blind bought it. I can find a situation to wear just about any fragrance and am pretty well aware of what I will like based on fragrance pyramids and reviews. This one doesn't do it for me at all and I blame it on that Apple note... it's going on my swaplist

This is supposed to be Boss Bottled + Oud notes. I did not find the Oud, but something that gave me a burning sensation in my nose and does not resemble anything like oud.

Longevity and sillage are just like the original verison.

I dont like it and I prefer the original version than this.