Hugo Boss · 2011
Boss Orange for Men EDT
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Mixed
gourmand
warm
cozy
intimate
skin-close
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Hugo Boss Orange for Men smells like Sweet apple and vanilla incense. It opens with red apple and coriander, moves into incense and Sichuan pepper and settles on vanilla. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette is best in spring, summer and fall and is easy to wear day or night. It suits the office and date nights. Released in 2011.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something gourmand and warm for the office.
- Sample first if: vanilla is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $89.
Explore more: More from Hugo Boss · Gourmand perfumes · Coriander perfumes · Incense perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Office
- Date
The Brand
Hugo Boss
Hugo Boss is a German designer fragrance house built around the Boss Bottled line (original 1998) and Boss The Scent, with newer elixir and flanker releases. Scendira carries 100+ Hugo Boss perfumes; the lowest is about $18 and the highest about $223. For a starting point, people most often bring up Boss Bottled Elixir, Hugo Boss Bottled Absolu and Boss Bottled Beyond.
A closer look at the picks
For Boss Bottled Elixir (2023), expect smoky resin, spicy woods and dry patchouli: frankincense and cardamom up top, labdanum absolute and cedarwood underneath. Hugo Boss Bottled Absolu (2024) comes across as smoky leather, resin and cedar after dark, with leather and frankincense at the start and davana and cedarwood at the base. Boss Bottled Beyond (Eau de Parfum, 2025) reads as cool ginger bite with leathery cedar warmth, opening on ginger and drying down to cedar leaf and saffron.
Take a look at woody perfumes and warm & amber perfumes, then the Scendira brands page when you want another house.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Sweet apple and vanilla incense. It opens with red apple and coriander, moves into incense and Sichuan pepper and settles on vanilla.
Wearers report that it lasts a solid half day on skin, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits the office and date nights.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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