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Boss The Scent
Hugo Boss · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 2015
≈ $62 · 3.3oz · approx. retail
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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.
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French · 21 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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