Hugo Boss
Boss Number One
for men · Launched 1985
Where to buy
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Scent profile
Share of people who describe it this way
How it wears
Share of votes by people who wear it: 179 votes, Parfica open fragrance database.
- Longevity
- long lasting49% of votes
- Scent trail
- moderate43% of votes
- Season
- winter44% of votes
- Time of day
- day51% of votes
All votes
Longevity · 115 votes
- very weak3%
- weak3%
- moderate36%
- long lasting49%
- eternal10%
Sillage · 111 votes
- intimate8%
- moderate43%
- strong39%
- enormous10%
Season · 179 votes
- winter44%
- spring34%
- summer23%
Time of day · 152 votes
- day51%
- night49%
Sillage: how far the scent is noticed by people around you. Season and time of day allow several answers, so shares there are of all answers given.
Notes
Top notes are the first minutes, heart is the next hours, base is what stays.
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About Hugo Boss Boss Number One
Perfumer: Pierre Wargnye
Released by Hugo Boss in 1985 and composed by Pierre Wargnye, Boss Number One is a classic masculine of its era: floral at its core, aromatic for most people, with woody and citrus sides and a spicy, honeyed sweetness that a minority pick out.
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Released by Hugo Boss in 1985 and composed by Pierre Wargnye, Boss Number One is a classic masculine of its era: floral at its core, aromatic for most people, with woody and citrus sides and a spicy, honeyed sweetness that a minority pick out.
The opening is busy and bright, lemon and bergamot with juniper, basil and a crisp green apple. The heart is a traditional bouquet, rose and lavender with honey, geranium and sage, which reads as barbershop florals rather than anything sweet. The base is where it gets its depth: oakmoss and patchouli with tobacco, amber and a little cinnamon, warm, earthy and old-fashioned in the best sense.
About half of wearers report long-lasting performance, and the sillage is split fairly evenly between moderate and strong, so apply with some care. It is voted for autumn and winter and worn equally by day and night, a scent for someone who likes the structured, mossy style of the eighties.
Boss Number One — for men fragrance by Hugo Boss (released 1985). Top notes: Artemisia, Juniper, Caraway, Bergamot, Lemon, Green Apple, Basil, Grapefruit. Heart notes: Honey, Lavender, Rose, Sage, Jasmine, Geranium, Orris Root, Lily-of-the-Valley. Base notes: Tobacco, Oakmoss, Patchouli, Sandalwood, Musk, Amber, Cinnamon, Cedar. — Parfica open fragrance database
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How much does Hugo Boss Boss Number One cost in the Netherlands?
No partner shop in the Netherlands has it in stock right now; the page stays with the facts.
What does it smell like?
Mainly floral, aromatic, woody and citrus. It opens with artemisia, basil, bergamot, caraway, grapefruit, green apple; the heart is geranium, honey, jasmine, lavender, lily of the valley, orris root; the base is amber, cedar, cinnamon, musk, oakmoss, patchouli.
Who makes it?
Hugo Boss (Germany). Launched in 1985. The perfumer is Pierre Wargnye. Marketed for men.
How long does it last?
People rate its longevity as long lasting and its sillage as moderate. Based on 115 wearers’ votes.
When to wear it?
Most people wear it in autumn and winter, mostly daytime.
Where does this data come from?
The rating and the votes on longevity, sillage, season and time of day come from Parfica open fragrance database. Notes, accords, perfumers and release data come from the ScentGlade catalogue (shared with the Olfactory app) and its editors.