Hugo Woman (Eau de Toilette) by Hugo Boss

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Hugo Woman Hugo Boss 1997 Eau de Toilette

6.4 / 10 188 Ratings

A perfume by Hugo Boss for women, released in 1997. The scent is fresh-floral. The production was apparently discontinued.
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Main accords

Fresh

Floral

Fruity

Aquatic

Synthetic

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Green apple

Aquatic notes

Heart Notes

White lily Jasmine

Jasmine

Base Notes

Cedarwood

Sandalwood

Vanilla blossom

Perfumer

Ursula Wandel

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Ratings

Scent

6.4188 Ratings

Longevity

6.3131 Ratings

Sillage

6.0120 Ratings

Bottle

6.1136 Ratings

Value for money

7.630 Ratings

Submitted by Sani, last update on 09/18/2025.

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Reviews

12 in-depth fragrance descriptions

01/26/2012

6Scent 5Longevity 5Sillage

Missk
1357 Reviews

Missk

Very helpful Review 1

Apple puree and fruit juice

I'm obviously one of the minority that agrees with this fragrance being a fruity floral.

Hugo Woman is crisp, fruity and only mildly floral to my nose. I found that this fragrance took a while to grow on me. At first I didn't like its sharpness in the opening, however giving it an hour to develop, I must say that I quite like it.

The scent is pretty strong, but never cloying. Hugo Woman smells like apple puree and tropical fruit juice. The crisp green apple note is for me the most dominant note in this fragrance, followed by black currant, melon and papaya.

The presence of the vanilla towards the drydown, keeps the scent from becoming too fruity and sharp. The vanilla adds a nice feminine and sweet touch, which makes Hugo Woman quite delicious.

I don't think this is the right fragrance to make a statement like the adverstising seems to suggest. Although inoffensive and pleasant, I don't find it to be particularly unique in any way. Just a nice, casual fragrance which would make a good staple in someone's wardrobe.

09/08/2010

6Scent 7.5Longevity 8Sillage

MariellaMmmh
215 Reviews

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MariellaMmmh

Top Review 12

Yuhu Yuhu Yuhu

This was my favorite perfume when I was about 18. I liked the blend of freshness and sweetness. For me, it's also an all-rounder, depending on the dosage. Unfortunately, everyone had it at some point, and I took a (temporary) break from it.
I still own a bottle, and every time I apply the scent, I feel younger (the feeling that you could uproot trees like I-just-passed-my-driving-test-yuhu-yuhu-yuhu!!!). It's funny - because back then I used it to appear older ;-)

04/20/2019

4Scent 5Longevity 4Sillage

DonJuanDeCat
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DonJuanDeCat

Very helpful Review 4

Slightly Stifling Spring Day

Hello and good evening everyone. Today I will describe the fragrance “Woman” (EDT) by Hugo Boss. Since I’m sure everyone should know this scent, I’ll keep it brief this evening and give a quick description.

Now you’re probably wondering why I’m even writing this, right? The answer is simple and multifaceted! :D First of all, I have to give my two cents on everything! Secondly, I had a sample of this, and it would have been a shame to let those few drops go to waste. And thirdly, I’m just sitting around here despite the nice weather and thought I’d test a few fragrances :DD

Oh, and don’t be mad if you find the scent divine or if it’s a classic for you, because I didn’t really like it!

The Fragrance:

What I smell here is actually exactly what is listed in the fragrance pyramid in the top notes. Aquatic notes with green, sour apple. Along with that, there are slightly stifling flowers or blossoms that I can’t quite identify. According to the description, it could be lilies, but to me, they smell more like freesias at the beginning, but what do I know about flowers?! Anyway, the start is fresh and light.
Be that as it may, there is a noticeable amount of synthetic scent, as one would generally expect from such fragrances. Even later, the scent remains mostly aquatic-synthetic and continues to smell of apple. However, it later develops a slight, sweet note that at least (for now) softens the somewhat stifling floral notes a bit. In the end, though, this sweetness weakens again, causing the floral notes to unfortunately become quite stifling again, to the point where they become so intensely annoying that I eventually had to wash my arm because of it…

The Sillage and Longevity:

The sillage is mediocre to rather weak, so it will be best perceived only up close. The longevity should be about five hours (maybe longer,… as I said, I couldn’t stand the scent after a few hours…), which is okay for summer fragrances.

The Bottle:

The bottle is the rounder version of the well-known “field bottle,” so you can also see the cap resembling a screw top. Aside from the cap, the rest of the bottle is rather unremarkable and quite simple.

Yes, as I mentioned at the beginning, I don’t find this scent particularly great. I even find the base horrendous. It smells very banal to me; I find other mainstream scents (which also have quite synthetic notes, so that’s not necessarily the issue) much better, like CK for example. And no, it’s not because my nose has become snobbish after so many fragrances and only likes more expensive niche scents; it’s much more because this fragrance has really annoyed me with its dry and sour-stifling floral notes and its very unpleasant scent.

In any case, this fragrance is good for anyone who still likes it, usable in spring and summer if you want to feel slightly stifled,… um… I actually meant if you’re looking for something light, fresh, and not too strong that won’t annoy anyone at work or elsewhere. But in my opinion, you won’t stand out with it, so it’s not suitable for going out.

Well, that’s it. In short: I wouldn’t necessarily recommend this fragrance. Soo! I wish you a lovely evening and a few nice days; it’s warm, so enjoy the weather and don’t waste time with fragrances like I’m doing right now! :DD

07/03/2019

2Scent 5Longevity 4Sillage

ElysaShades
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ElysaShades

7

The Platonic Perfume

In Plato's world of ideas, there is surely a perfume lying around that smells like "perfume itself." It just sits there and smells like perfume. More cannot be, because it must remain the idea of "perfume itself."
It is probably by Hugo Boss.

The round "Hugo Woman" illustrates where the image comes from that Boss fragrances are absolutely interchangeable and bland, to the point that it is annoying. I don't know a Boss scent that isn't at least very pleasant. Pleasantry does not always mean lack of creativity. But here, unfortunately, it does. The nasty part is that Woman, besides this interchangeability, has something that really annoys me, instead of a nose-catcher that elevates the 0815 scent (as happens with Femme or Ma Vie).

The opening is still quite okay. A little citrusy, but not too much. And something subtly aquatic. Like a glass of still water. It refreshes if necessary, but it lacks the fizz. Then comes the equally sour, yet artificially scented apple. And that is the note that annoys me. It has something of cleaning products or air fresheners, but way too sour. Something floral that becomes vanilla-sweet over time drifts aimlessly in the background. Very unclear and washed out, yet also smelling even more artificial. The woody base (same here) is only noticeable if you know it is there.

Sillage quickly becomes skin-close. Longevity about 5 hours.

In summary, what comes out here is so exceedingly interchangeable that it is very hard to bear. I really don't always need a mega noticeable scent. Even something simple can certainly excite me. The problem here is probably this interchangeability in poor quality. With a simple scent, it is important that there are no disturbing off-notes. No room spray associations, no plastic, etc. Unfortunately, that did not work here at all.

01/21/2012

7Scent 7.5Longevity 5Sillage

Fragrantia
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Fragrantia

Helpful Review 7

Coincidence

I came across this fragrance rather by chance. A dear colleague received it as a gift and couldn't quite warm up to it. She then simply gifted it to me (after all, 75 ml ... quite generous!), because I found it interesting. Yes, and then it just sat around in the office waiting for me.

At some point, I took a more intense sniff, applied it to my wrists and neck, and felt very ambivalent.

On the surface, it has a bit of a sharpness (could that be the jasmine?) and initially gives the impression that it smells like many others. But it felt powerful, fresh, and a bit energetic, although it lacked a bit of warmth ... so I wasn't particularly taken with it. However, since it was very warm at the time (I mean, it was midsummer and the sun was blazing into my office), I found it pleasant to have the fresh aquatic note around me and on me.

I got used to it, though, and no longer perceived it as something special.

When I went to bed late at night and sniffed my wrist, I thought: what is this incredibly fine, powerful, sensual scent??? What did I wear today *pondering*??? I remembered the test of this fragrance and was simply blown away: a sensual, enchanting, and intimate something had developed quietly and subtly, which felt or smelled as if it were made just for me. The scent of the base note has almost a childlike innocence to me.

It's strange how much the first impression and the later sensation differ from each other. (later addition: just saw the name of the perfumer ... Ursula Wandel ... nomen est omen?)

I have actually only had this experience with this one fragrance so far.

In conclusion, I can say I like it, but not all the time. But when I feel like smelling completely different than usual and I have the patience to wait for it to unfold wonderfully hours later, then I am glad it's there, and I take a generous dose!

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