Boss The Scent

Hugo Boss · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2015

≈ $75 · 100ml · approx. retail

A spicy-sweet masculine scent built on a ginger opening, the rum-like sweetness of the South African maninka fruit and a soft leather base. Released in 2015, it was the first perfume to feature the aphrodisiac maninka note.

The scent

Top notes

The opening · first 15 minutes

Heart notes

The core · the next few hours

Base notes

The dry-down · what lingers

Best for

FallWinterEveningDailyOffice

Perfumer

Bruno Jovanovic

French · 7 in collection

Bruno Jovanovic is a French senior perfumer who spent two decades at IFF before joining Firmenich, and trained in physics and chemistry before studying at ISIPCA. He favors clear, classically inspired compositions built from a limited palette of materials, working across both designer and niche houses.

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