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Notes06/13/2013
Chnokfir
10 Reviews
Chnokfir
4
Underrated Energy
Hugo Boss has launched a variety of new fragrances in recent years under the umbrella of his various fashion labels. If you don't pay attention, you can easily overlook one of many. Especially since recently many rather below average scents arrived at the market and thus gradually diluted the great reputation of outstanding scents from the 1980s and 1990s. So, are the current Hugo Boss products only among forgettable mainstream launches? By no means!
A signal red carton gets your attention. In it you have a cylindrical bottle made of clear glass, broadly increasing upwards, filled with a pinkish liquid. A simple red logo and a vertical red pipe provide optical accents. There is no stopper, the atomizer is integrated under a silver cap. The whole thing is supposed to remotely resemble a battery ... a bit farfetched when I am comparing this with my batteries for my car or in general household use. Whatever: the bottle not only looks good, it fits nicely into my hand and sprays easily.
My first impression is an immediate potpourri of sweet and fruity notes, with bold pineapple dominating over the citrus medley. I can pick out mint but it plays only a brief supporting role. As the scent turns spicier, I notice pink pepper and nutmeg, but also flowers. The base notes come in late and rather cautious, but one can make out leather and vanilla.
This first sweet impression never quite lets go with this scent, only the tonality varies from fresh to spicy and floral, and later vanillic. All along, the scent remains very pleasing, almost overly well behaved. Looking for edges and corners here would be in vain, neither are there any entirely new fragrance impressions. If one has resigned to that, one is left with a typical everyday scent for the office, shopping, sports, and family barbecues in Summer. For those occasions, the scent is actually very good. Compliant, as has been said. With a reasonable, not overpowering sillage throughout almost the whole day, at least a good six hours with a solid level before the final four hours fade-out.
"Hugo Energise" is for me an underrated everyday scent because it does deliver for a whole day. Possibly not by far better than any of its competitors, it still performs nicely.
My tip for Spring and Summer.
(Translation: Pipette)
A signal red carton gets your attention. In it you have a cylindrical bottle made of clear glass, broadly increasing upwards, filled with a pinkish liquid. A simple red logo and a vertical red pipe provide optical accents. There is no stopper, the atomizer is integrated under a silver cap. The whole thing is supposed to remotely resemble a battery ... a bit farfetched when I am comparing this with my batteries for my car or in general household use. Whatever: the bottle not only looks good, it fits nicely into my hand and sprays easily.
My first impression is an immediate potpourri of sweet and fruity notes, with bold pineapple dominating over the citrus medley. I can pick out mint but it plays only a brief supporting role. As the scent turns spicier, I notice pink pepper and nutmeg, but also flowers. The base notes come in late and rather cautious, but one can make out leather and vanilla.
This first sweet impression never quite lets go with this scent, only the tonality varies from fresh to spicy and floral, and later vanillic. All along, the scent remains very pleasing, almost overly well behaved. Looking for edges and corners here would be in vain, neither are there any entirely new fragrance impressions. If one has resigned to that, one is left with a typical everyday scent for the office, shopping, sports, and family barbecues in Summer. For those occasions, the scent is actually very good. Compliant, as has been said. With a reasonable, not overpowering sillage throughout almost the whole day, at least a good six hours with a solid level before the final four hours fade-out.
"Hugo Energise" is for me an underrated everyday scent because it does deliver for a whole day. Possibly not by far better than any of its competitors, it still performs nicely.
My tip for Spring and Summer.
(Translation: Pipette)
