Men
Boss Number One
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Boss Number One by Hugo Boss is an aromatic fougère fragrance for men. Launched in 1985, the nose behind this composition is Pierre Wargnye. The top notes include fennel, juniper, bergamot, caraway, lemon, basil, green apple and grapefruit; the heart reveals honey, lavender, rose, sage, jasmine, geranium, lily root and lily of the valley; while the base notes settle on tobacco, oakmoss, patchouli, sandalwood, musk, amber, cinnamon and cedar.
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- Positivo 75%
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- Neutral 7.4%
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Uuuuuuuuhhhh… truly sensational!!!!, it has a unique, incomparable, and inimitable aroma… I’m sure of it!
Hugo Boss’s first fragrance is an olfactory delight: honeyed, floral, lightly spiced, with touches of tobacco and utterly sensual. It’s intense (though I suppose before the reformulations it must have been even more so), the perfect complement for a confident man. Describing its scent is complex, but from the first spray you enjoy the soft sweetness of honey with citrus notes and aromatic lavender, and gradually, harmoniously, cinnamon and tobacco emerge, especially the florals where rose and jasmine shine. As hours pass, it remains subtle, elegant, and very warm, like a fine soap, with good moss and patchouli. Definitely very masculine and to a certain extent arrogant, ideal for romantic dates or for standing out at work by projecting confidence. The projection was good for the first two hours, then it drops but maintains a good presence, and the longevity was over 12 hours. For those who like Givenchy Gentleman, Aramis, Kouros, or Paco Rabanne Pour Homme, you’ll surely enjoy it. Although it doesn’t deny the decade in which it was created, I think it’s usable today.
Well, without wishing to offend… Hugo Boss Number One seemed very floral and slightly sweet to me, not really for a young audience. It has a good trail and longevity. However, it feels very feminine; I didn’t detect any masculinity at all. It feels very dated and quite dense, not conveying anything charming. I’d recommend testing it before buying blindly.
A very good perfume; I only needed to read a review by Burnett saying it was bad to go and try it, and I ended up liking it, haha.
At first, there’s thyme, green apple, basil, and bergamot. It has a vibe similar to Kouros and a bit of Giorgio for Men by GBH. The honey starts to emerge. After six hours, it leaves a soft trail of honey, sage, and lavender. By ten hours, it’s sandalwood, amber, patchouli, moss, and musk. At thirteen hours, still sandalwood, patchouli, a touch of tobacco, and cedar. This has been a great disappointment this year. Not because of the notes, which I like, but because of the trail. If you read older reviews, this fragrance used to have a heavy trail. With my 2015 bottle, I only managed a moderate trail for the first three hours with 15-20 sprays (and even that wasn’t ‘heavy’). In fact, by the fifth or sixth hour, it’s left with a soft trail. It seems the latest reformulations have turned these fragrances into water. If you like the style, I’d recommend Kouros (though tamed, it’s still good) or Giorgio for Men by GBH. It’s formal, suitable for daytime wear or reapplying for evening, but better in cooler weather.
UNIQUE! It smells nothing like anything I’ve tried before. It delivers on its promise: it is distinct and original. It is extreme: it either makes you fall in love or repels you. Reminds me of Paloma Picasso but with more musk and a slightly more masculine touch. Very potent and invasive, hard to describe… exquisite and aromatic 🙂
UNIQUE! It doesn’t smell like anything I’ve tried before. It fulfils its purpose: it’s distinct and original. It’s extreme: you either love it or loathe it. It’s like Paloma Picasso but with more musk and a masculine edge. Very strong and invasive; I can’t quite describe the scent… exquisite and aromatic 🙂
Hugo Boss Number One is a fresh and radiant masculine fougère that proposes the strength of an eighties classic without renouncing a clean and contemporary look. Its eighties origin is betrayed by the strong load of tobacco, patchouli, and above all, a delicious honey, all over a fresh and vibrant base. It’s no surprise that its creator, Pierre Wargnye, was also behind Drakkar Noir; it owes its originality to a masculine and powerful but crystal-clear concept. I think many complaints about the modern version come from the false belief that the original, before carrying ‘Number One’ in the name, was very strong with a giant trail like Kouros. I thought so too. But just like with Antaeus, I’ve had the luck to get the original to understand that Hugo Boss Number One was never a perfume of immediate impact. On the contrary, it’s almost identical to the modern version: normal, correct trail, but not a beast, and longevity above average. Despite being fresh, I think it can become heavy when it’s hot. But it’s a marvel to feel wrapped in it during fresh or mild seasons. Absolute classic. Note: 10/10
I love it, especially for its tobacco and spicy notes. I’m enamoured with perfumes that combine these notes and can be enjoyed. It has the level of sweetness I like without feeling like it will give me a diabetic coma. I prefer Hugo Boss One to Ted Lapidus, which smell almost the same, but Hugo Boss is a thousand times better.
A loud and intensely spiced opening… I don’t recommend it to young people, or at least not until they’ve tried it. At night and for formal events, it will certainly suit them well.
A very distinctive and masculine fragrance that at some point recalls Tenere and Kouros. It’s a proposal that needs time to be appreciated, especially if you’re not used to this type of aroma. It’s enveloping and charismatic, with medium power (I have a sample without the Number One name) that caught my attention, whereas a new version tested at the airport months ago left me indifferent; perhaps 8 am isn’t the right time for such peculiar fragrances. It smells of a mature man with personality who knows what he wants. It changes quite a bit over time, becoming more pleasant after an hour when it softens. Brilliant, a perfect mix of dark and sweet scents, though it can be complex and overburdened for modern noses. One must be careful with that body fluid note present in Kouros, which can cause attraction or rejection.
A good example of eighties old school: overwhelming, a faecal punch, woody and animalic; it would be a staple in my wardrobe if it weren’t for that juniper, thyme, and birdseed base that you detect whether you like it or not, a raw birdseed roll like Halston 1-12 that ruins everything for me. What drives the composition is a spectacular chypre with memories of urine in the style of Givenchy Gentleman, Paloma Picasso, La Nuit by Rabanne, and Kouros, but unfortunately (for my use) it’s overshadowed by the aromatic current that never leaves the ship. Very unisex and ambiguous, as is often the case with chypres, which have no gender, they just need someone who feels irresistibly attracted to their putrid sweetness reminiscent of abandoned cameras, wild forests, and lust. Moi meme 🙂 PS. Edited to add something I forgot: in the dry down, it reminds me of Aramis 900 (though not Aromatics Elixir) and a little bit of Sisley Eau de Soir. Excellent longevity.
A pure example of eighties style: a dry, faecal, woody, and animalistic hit. It would be my staple in the wardrobe if not for that juniper, savoury, and bird-note base that, whether you like it or not, ruins it, like a raw birdseed roll à la Halston 1-12. What dominates is a spectacular chypre with urine memories in the style of Gentleman, Paloma Picasso, La Nuit Rabanne, and Kouros, but unfortunately, it gets overshadowed by that current that won’t leave the ship. Very unisex and ambiguous, typical of chypres without gender that only seek those attracted by their putrid sweetness of abandoned cameras and wild forests. Moi même 🙂 PS: Edited to add that when dry, it reminds me of Aramis 900 (not Aromatics Elixir) and a bit of Sisley Eau de Soir.
Smells like an old man, perfect for gifting on their special day. Fortunately, I managed to get a decant before buying the full bottle, which I certainly won’t be purchasing again.
Smells like a grandfather, ideal for gifting on his day. Fortunately, I managed to get a decant before buying the bottle, which I certainly won’t buy.
A beautiful aroma with a blinding opening that clarifies with honey, tobacco, and moss. After an hour, something herbal appears. On my skin, it reminds me of Kouros and Giorgio Beverly Hills. Excellent longevity and a good trail for the first three hours. It’s one of the few honeyed scents I enjoy. It’s not for everyone; I imagine a mature, formal man with a serious attitude. No partying or romance. A scent to keep in your collection at an irrisible price for what it offers.
It doesn’t remind me of my youth nor is it a classic fougère, yet it brings me the most happiness when I smell it. In the 80s, it was synonymous with elegance, status, and good taste. Wearing Number One made those in Brumel look like servants. To me, it smells of lavender and a liquor with sugar and nuts, probably Italian. The dry-down is apothegmatic, shouting that the Alpha male is here; it lasts about six hours on the skin and trails for two, a lot. It’s a scent not in fashion in this tonka bean era. The antithesis of Invictus and Aventus. It lacks the punch of Kouros, but could be its younger brother; indeed, my partner doesn’t wear it because she says it smells like rat poison. I adore it; it evokes elegance and social standing.
It doesn’t remind me of my youth, nor is it a classic fougère, but it’s one of the perfumes that makes me happiest to smell. In the 80s, it was synonymous with elegance. Whoever wore Number One denoted position, class, and breeding. Saying you wore Number One would elicit an ‘oh!’, leaving Brumel users relegated as servants. To me, it smells of lavender and a liqueur with sugar and nuts, whose name I can’t recall; I think it was Italian. The opening is apothegmatic; it bursts forth shouting that the Alpha male is coming, with a duration of about six hours. The trail lasts about two hours, which is a lot. It’s a scent that isn’t in fashion where everything smells of vanilla. The antithesis of Invictus, Aventus, and all the perfumery of the first decade of the 2000s. While it doesn’t have the potency of Kouros, it could be its little brother; in fact, it’s part of my collection that my partner won’t wear because she says they smell like rat poison. I adore it and it evokes elegance and social status for me.
I absolutely love it; I haven’t worn it since 1987.
A classic honeyed scent with a powerful aromatic opening and a base of urine. Not my favourite, but it has class and personality. If you’re an executive and want to smell like a man with balls, buy it.
The Number One of Hugo Boss, friend. It’s an old school classic, a great fougère of the eighties that, thank God, is still on the market for fans of the old. Naturally, the 2024 one doesn’t have the same performance as the 1985 one, with all the IFRA restrictions and current market demands. In fact, it’s already a lot to ask that they haven’t discontinued it, with the obsession for flankers and constant reformulations. Citrus, herbs, little flowers, honey, lavender, oak moss, patchouli and woods. More simple impossible and at the same time a very complicated perfume. If you like old school green aromas for mature men, that lasts hours, with twenty-something notes, you don’t care what they say, you pass over ambroxan fashions and the vanilla empire. Before it’s eat and pay rent, so smell good, so grab it without fear.
I bought it recently and… at my age (29) I thought it would suit me, but it disappointed me. It no longer smells like before, it has a horrible smell for me, very old and not attractive. Also, its projection is very poor.
I’m a fan of classics, but I don’t stay here. They want to be an Aramis without leather and a Kouros, but the attempt fails, especially compared to YSL. Maybe it’s my skin, because when it dries it smells like urine. Sorry to the fans, it’s my personal opinion. The mix of honey with civet is the peculiar thing; in Kouros it’s floral and I accept it, here with Number One it’s more difficult to want, which makes it complicated for novice noses. I don’t know what happened in the new version, surely they softened it.
A 1995 bottle has come into my hands… new and unopened for just 19 euros. I got home, opened it, gave myself two sprays on my hand, and BOOM! It felt like seeing Curro at Expo ’92. I went to a bar where they were smoking inside, so I hailed a taxi, it was a Renault 12, and I went straight to Galerías Preciados to grab a pair of Wrangler trousers for tonight’s party. The potency is incredible and what an OLD SCHOOL smell; this was already old in the 80s, what a load of old rubbish. That said, I don’t think I’ll use it again. It lasts longer than a PP mandate and has more staying power than Ayuso with Pedro Sánchez.
I received a bottle from 1995… new and unopened for just 19 euros. I got home, opened it, put two sprays on my hand and ¡pum! I seemed to see Curro at Expo 92, I went to the bar, they were smoking inside, I took a taxi, it was a Renault 12 and I went straight to Galerías Preciados to grab some Wranglers to go out partying that night. What a treat, what power and what more old school smell, this in the 80s was already ancient, its mother that javi. That said, I don’t think I’ll use it again. It lasts longer than a PP mandate and has more fixation than Ayuso with Pedro Sánchez.
Old school smell, ideal for older people. It reminds me a lot of Givenchy Gentleman 1974; if I had to choose between the two, I’d stick with Givenchy. Personally, the HG n1 is good enough for everyday life, it’s an elegant aroma that leaves you standing well before those who smell it. My only problem was at first, when I felt a bit of urine, but it never happened again.
I remember perfectly that I loved this perfume at 14 years old, when an uncle of mine used it in 1991. As I am collecting scents of memory, I went to the perfumery to buy it, but it felt very different. I applied it on my forearm and took a paper with the sample (in two different perfumeries), but it only resembles a little the olfactory memory I have, now much soapy and less sharp. Also, at skin level after 4 hours it’s no longer felt. A pity.
I’m talking about the old version, I don’t know the new one. If you like vintage and well-masculine aromas this is a PERFUME and I think it’s a ‘must’ in all rules, one of the most powerful and projecting perfumes I know, classic fougère, ambered, animal and very mature honeyed and elegant. If you have the opportunity to try it or get an old bottle (there are several second-hand but at exorbitant prices, although some can be found) and you like this type of fragrances I recommend it very much, it’s unique… the last liquid memories of a perfumery that will never return. I recommend using it half an hour or more before going out.
@naso_en_ciernes: Exactly, it has a urine nuance, coming from Animalis 1745 or some similar compound or base, declared in the gas chromatography analysis. It’s no attack on those who like this perfume; we know it has a urine base and it doesn’t bother us at all. It’s one of the reasons we buy this perfume. No details whatsoever. The opening reminds me to a large extent of Kouros, but less complex and less animal, a bit more herbal due to the highlighted absinthium from Wargnye (also present in Drakkar Noir) while Kouros is nuanced with Pierre Bourdon’s signature coriander. I came to say that a dear friend was wearing this perfume today. It projected with mother-of-pearl. That smell like honey with a mossy mat, (which doesn’t remind me of Givenchy Gentleman, my signature perfume, not at all, with that honeyed, chocolatey patchouli/leather. This Boss I feel closer to Lapidus Pour Homme). The urine I feel imperceptible unless one gets close or smells the opening, a good dose of patchouli, a bit of that eighties lavender of dihydromyrcenol, the aromatic herbs, the tobacco, which is the typical dirty eighties tobacco, like smelling your fingers after smoking or sniffing a freshly smoked butt, something I consider that departs from the pipe tobacco of Polo Green and I feel it somewhat similar to how the note was worked in Quorum. Citrus, herbal and floral notes with woods and a perceptible but not overwhelming amber, round off the composition, totally ad hoc to the style in vogue at the time. From my top of eighties, in fact I would prefer it in relation to Lapidus Pour Homme as it is much less aggressive (although I also love it) and more usable. I like it more than Quorum and One Man Show, although I still enjoy them. The Polo, a decent reformulation more distinct from what is expected of the perfume in memory if it was known previously. Gentleman, diluted and filtered, although still somewhat close to the original. Z14 (these are from the 70s these last ones but were used a lot in the 80s according to them) and Oscar de la Renta Pour Lui, among the weakest of their type. Pierre Cardin Pour Monsieur was always rare and a kind of love-hate, just like Jovan Musk. Kouros and Antaeus, good reformulations but terribly expensive in Mexico, at least compared to this Boss Number One, Quorum, Lapidus, One Man Show and the Drakkar itself, which I consider extremely weak. As a final line, an old formula or even the Fraiche version at 10% concentration performs better than the current one. Cheers!
At 20 I had access to this wonder; my olfactory memories are of an exquisite scent of flowers among geraniums, carnations, and citrus with a sweet red apple that became super interesting when dried, with a patchouli, cinnamon, and pepper aroma; the honey remained present with the moss, lavender, and the sweetness that accompanied this great perfume throughout its performance. Reformulations say they make it bland and some comment on it being scatological; I would really like to be able to smell it again before buying it at this moment.
I wish the cheap knock-offs smelled like this. It smells like a rough, characterful man with regal personality. It evokes an old-fashioned barbershop, very unguent, camphorated, a woody explosion, wet earth, with a fairly rustic tone. It has an old-school touch, from a craftsman who knows his art. On my skin, the most noticeable notes were tobacco, honey, rose, and basil; it was enough to make me want it; I’m going for it, I want it! It’s quite similar to classic Aramis, only this one is sweeter and Aramis is very dry.