Dark Blue

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Dark Blue

Hugo Boss · Eau de Toilette (EDT) · 1999

≈ $25 · approx. retail

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A late-90s citrus-spicy oriental for men, opening bright with ginger and grapefruit before drying down to a warm, vanilla-and-patchouli base.

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

SpringSummerDailyOfficeSport / Casual

Perfumer

Beatrice Piquet

French · 11 in collection

Beatrice Piquet (1963-2010) was a French senior perfumer at IFF, where she rose from laboratory assistant at age 17 to a respected nose alongside mentors such as Max Gavarry and Alain Astori. She was known for elegant, modern compositions across designer and fine fragrance before her early death.

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