Hugo Boss · 2006
Femme EDP
Longevity
2–6 h60% of 34 people
Projection
Softabout 3 in 5 of 47 people
Season
Summer6 in 10 season mentions
fresh
uplifting
skin-close
fresh berries and citrus over soft rose
Scent Notes
Floral
Base
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What the community says
Soft and light & airy, made for summer
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites and Reddit, updated 25 Oct 2026: 86 describe how long it lasts, 47 how far it projects and 82 how it smells. Most other posts only name Femme.
How long it lasts86 people
2–6 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 2–6 hours. From 34 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (5 h).
45% Fades quickly
35% Moderate
20%
20% long-lasting · rounded to the nearest 5%
Mixed reports on wear time
How far it projects47 people
Mostly close to the skin
about 3 in 5 say it stays close to the skin
In words
About 3 in 5 people who describe Hugo Boss Femme say it stays close to the skin.
A smaller group, about 1 in 5, say it comes across strongly on them.
When people wear it34 mentions
6 in 10
season mentions are summer
6 in 10 summer4 in 10 other seasons
From 34 mentions of a season.
SummerOffice
Good to know
Fades quickly for manySniff firstof 86
say it fades quickly, 20% say it lasts a long time
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Also worth knowing
Compliments
8%
8% of people get compliments when they wear it (131).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
Summary in words
Hugo Boss Femme: what people say about it.
In short: Soft and light & airy, made for summer.
Most often worn by women.
60% of people get 2–6 hours of wear (34 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 5 hours).
About 45% of 86 people say it fades quickly (mixed reports on wear time).
Mostly close to the skin (47 people): About 3 in 5 people who describe Hugo Boss Femme say it stays close to the skin. A smaller group, about 1 in 5, say it comes across strongly on them.
Of the 34 mentions of a season, about 6 in 10 are about summer weather.
People wear it most for: summer, office.
Fades quickly for many: 45% of 86 say it fades quickly, 20% say it lasts a long time. Worth a sniff first.
8% of people get compliments when they wear it (131).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 200+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Hugo Boss Femme smells like fresh berries and citrus over soft rose. It opens with freesia, blackcurrant and tangerine, moves into Bulgarian rose, stephanotis and oriental lily and settles on apricot skin, amber and satinwood. It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. A good pick for the office. Released in 2006.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for the office.
- Sample first if: floral is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you want a scent other people notice from across the room.
Around $84.
Explore more: More from Hugo Boss · Fresh perfumes · Freesia perfumes · Blackcurrant perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Office
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 fresh berries and citrus over soft rose. It opens with freesia, blackcurrant and tangerine, moves into Bulgarian rose, stephanotis and oriental lily and settles on apricot skin, amber and satinwood.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits the office.
It leans feminine, though anyone can wear it.
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