Hugo Intense

Hugo Intense by Hugo Boss, released in 2023, is a sweet, spiced apple over woods and leather. Everyone who describes it calls it gourmand and woody; about half also mention spicy, floral, leathery and citrus sides.

The opening is red apple dusted with cinnamon, a warm, baked-fruit sweetness, sharpened by lime and blood grapefruit so that it does not read as pure dessert. The heart is herbal and slightly green: geranium adds a minty-rose freshness and red thyme a dry, savoury, Mediterranean note that gives the scent its masculine tilt. The base is patchouli and cedar for a dry, earthy woodiness, with leather adding a smooth, faintly smoky depth that lingers after the fruit has gone.

It is positioned as a masculine fragrance. The cinnamon-apple sweetness suggests autumn and winter and evenings out rather than hot days, and it suits people who like sweet, spicy mainstream scents with enough wood and leather to stop them from being soft.

Hugo Intense — for men fragrance by Hugo Boss (released 2023). Top notes: Red Apple, Cinnamon, Lime, Blood Grapefruit. Heart notes: Geranium, Red Thyme. Base notes: Leather, Cedar, Patchouli. — Parfica open fragrance database