Hugo Boss · 2007
Essence de Femme
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
ModerateFills your personal space
Polarising
Mixed
floral
romantic
bright blackcurrant rose, fresh floral with woody warmth
Scent Notes
Floral
Heart
Base
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Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Hugo Boss Essence de Femme comes across as bright blackcurrant rose, fresh floral with woody warmth. It opens with blackcurrant, freesia and mandarin orange, moves into rose leaf, stephanotis and lily and settles on sandalwood, amber and apricot skin. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
It works across all four seasons and is a daytime scent. Reach for it for casual days and date nights. Released in 2007.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something floral and romantic for casual days.
- Sample first if: fruity is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike floral fragrances.
Around $57.
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The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
- 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 bright blackcurrant rose, fresh floral with woody warmth. It opens with blackcurrant, freesia and mandarin orange, moves into rose leaf, stephanotis and lily and settles on sandalwood, amber and apricot skin.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It works across all four seasons. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days and date nights.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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