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The Scent Intense for Him 2017

6.7 / 10 141 Ratings
A perfume by Hugo Boss for men, released in 2017. The scent is sweet-woody. It is being marketed by Coty.
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Main accords

Sweet
Woody
Fruity
Spicy
Leathery

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes Top Notes
Green cardamomGreen cardamom GingerGinger
Heart Notes Heart Notes
Maninka fruitManinka fruit
Base Notes Base Notes
LeatherLeather VanillaVanilla
Ratings
Scent
6.7141 Ratings
Longevity
7.1125 Ratings
Sillage
6.8124 Ratings
Bottle
7.5142 Ratings
Value for money
6.968 Ratings
Submitted by OPomone, last update on 10/12/2025.

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Elysium

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The Essence Of Seduction
I still remember testing The Scent for Him Eau de Toilette for the first time. It fascinated me straightforwardly, and I liked it a lot. Well, The Scent Intense is even better. I don't understand the controversial rating. Love and Dislike roughly have the same rating. I don't comprehend all the hate for this fragrance. The mode is a solid 7, which is alright. The Scent Intense is a classic cologne, not groundbreaking, but it deserves more than 7. Besides, it transmits me strength, confidence, elegance, and style.

If you have never come across The Scent Intense, you must know that it is a perfume full of cool, spicy, aromatic, semi-sweet, and slightly leathery accords, with smoky and powdery undertones. It has lifted and amplified the more aphrodisiac ingredients compared to the original. And the Hugo Boss DNA is there; like Guerlain's "Guerlinade", Hugo Boss fragrances also have a secret formula in each perfume, recognizable as a trademark. While it has a core built around the Maninka fruit, which delivers this essence's sweet and fruity edges, the key players in the opening are the spices. A profound cool breeze comes from the spicy ginger root that tingles in my nose, along with a minty and balsamic undertone of cardamom, so green, resinous, and aromatic. The bitter freshness lasts for about ten minutes, and it's on my face, energetic, bright, fresh, and crisp, before revealing a fruity and aromatic heart full of intriguing hints. The opening pleases me.

In the heart, therefore, the aphrodisiac fruit Maninka awaits me, already used in its predecessor, but here it has been intensified, amplified, and appears even more powerful. Its facets are rich and complex, magnetic, with a dried fruit aroma and strawberries dipped in chocolate. But I like the fruity component, which doesn't disturb me. The exotic and unknown fruit blends with the aromatic facets of lavender, a soothing and grooming aroma from the bluish blossoms stolen from the fougére family. The middle notes of this perfume stay with me for a long before the leather jumps in.

The dry-down reveals a massive dose of wood, with a tone of powdery vanilla and smoky leather shades. The leathery notes are sophisticated, soothing, and not too raw or animalic. However, it gives strength to the scent with wet dampness. The sweet vanilla is spicy, cosy, and inviting to cuddle. The fresh opening settles into a refined, warm, and sensual caress. There is more bitterness than sweetness despite the fruits.

This perfume is ideal for parties, dates, and romantic evenings and is best worn on cold evenings and nights. It is intense from a redolence point of view. Indeed, performances are moderate, the projection is not obnoxious, and the scent moves close to the skin after an hour. It lasts nearly five hours but works fine for evening or night events. Many people say it is ordinary, though it features the Maninka fruit that has not been used in other fragrances before, other than The Scent series.

I'm basing my feelings and review on a bottle I've owned since December 2021.

-Elysium
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Arian112

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Much spicier aroma
The Scent Intense opens up with a much spicier aroma than does the original. Off the bat, there is a lot of ginger and cardamom. The ginger is amped up from the original The Scent and the cardamom is a newer addition.

It’s a nice change of pace and I do like the intensity of the spice in the opening. The maninka fruit is still present, but it is without its citrus pairing. The Scent Intense is much less of a fruity fragrance, than is the EDT.

The spicy top sticks around for a while, but Intense will quickly move into its leathery phase. Maninka, lavender, and leather are basically what is around for the middle act. To my nose, the ginger is gone, and the cardamom has weakened significantly.

Finally, the end game will mostly be vanilla and leather, along with the remaining maninka. I do like the combination of these notes, but I actually prefer the spicy opening act, to the vanilla and leather finish.

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BeginswithaJ

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Bright and dusty warmth
It's warm, it's soft, leathery, with a fresh tropical fruit note. A little daring at first, and a friendly fragrance with a twist. Average sillage and projection, I'm guessing up to 6 hours. Good for office and evenings, and better in the colder months. Wear this from at least 30 and up. Gentlemanly, but not particularly masculine. I could probably even see this worn by a woman.

For me this was a real mind bender in the opening: What is this scent supposed to be? I smelled just about _everything_ at the same time. This Maninka is quite the accord, and keeps me on my toes. The opening is so different from all the other designers out there. It's quite dry, presenting us with something sharp like anise or liquorice, with a warm and stuffy cacao, or a hint of coffee maybe? It's almost as if the base notes come out first. What an odd scent.

Then the fruit kicks in. That brightens everything up, and is quite the contrast to the earlier notes. Not at all the citrus, berries or apples we're used to. No, much more exotic, and mysterious, with an indolic nature (fermenting fruits). Some lavender in the background, and even a slight whiff of incense.

When it starts to dry down something resinous appears, but it's a very friendly resin. Together with a tempered boozy note (like the port in Burberry's London), some cinnamon and I even get some mossy woods. Further along the dry down the fruity core disappears and makes way for the leather accord which is soft and supple, and has a vannilic sweetness to it once it becomes a skin scent.

All in all a fragrance that develops, but does so gently. I like it, don't love it, but think it's at least something different from a designer fragrance perspective.
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Taurus

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One should not look a gift fish in the ...
At this point, I would like to appropriately thank the Parfumo Christmas giveaway from last year, where I won this fragrance.
The anticipation was great, and the package arrived just in time for the holiday. I was at least not disappointed with the contents. Although Hugo Boss has not been a brand I pay serious attention to for some time now, I had not previously engaged with either the regular or the Intense version of The Scent.

I left the packaging unopened in the cellophane and revealed to my father the possibility of having the fragrance I won, provided he had tested it somewhere and wanted it. Alternatively, I would have gifted it to someone else or kept it for myself if I liked it.

Well, since he recently found it okay (he didn’t exactly do cartwheels or joyful flips - which would have been quite surprising), I handed it over to him. However, I did open it and use it briefly, as I wanted to know what I might be missing out on.

The little ginger note at the beginning is not too bad. While it is not as intense and crisp-spicy as hoped, I did not expect any miracles here. I was all the more surprised by the Maninka fruit. Unfortunately, I have no means of comparison, as I have not encountered the original fruit either visually or olfactorily. What I perceive in The Scent Intense is more something I would categorize as a sweet, dull compote made from somewhat muted apricot plus carrots, served in a wooden bowl. At least it is unusual and not unpleasant, but neither really delicious nor appetizing, nor seductive. Aside from that, it becomes a bit monotonous over time - and that heart note has quite some endurance - with a hint of underlying synthetic trace that cannot be denied.

After several hours, the vanilla timidly makes an appearance, excellently integrated and with a rounded finish in relation to the Maninka fruit. And when I close my eyes and think about it, it seems to me that there is also a hint of leather involved.

Thus, I must admit that The Scent Intense is not as bad as feared, but also not so good that I would regret having passed it on to my father. Now he can enjoy it, and I am happy for him.
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FabianO

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How the already quite disappointing initial scent is made worse by intensifying it
One is advised, as they say, not to look a gift horse in the mouth. Undoubtedly, this old saying collides with the encouragement from the Parfumo site to finally consider uncommented fragrances, and therefore I ignore the above saying. Especially since I also want to teach my daughter to be honest about unpleasant gifts and not to feign false joy to Grandma.

"Scent Intense" was my prize in the much-discussed giveaway here - and it will, unfortunately, be re-gifted very quickly. Unfortunately. Such a pity.

However, to be honest in my comments, this is a truly dreadful synthetic little water, with the above-mentioned Maninka fruit at its center. A slightly exotic fruit that unfortunately also reminds one of old flowers, which additionally smells a bit stale and dull in the background.

Nothing here is genuine, once again there is a lot of lab shower gel freshness surrounding it. More intense than the regular "Scent," which was still somewhat discreet.

This one, however, has turned out to be quite unpleasant, and as much as I was pleased to win (thank you, Parfumo!), the gift itself does not bring any joy. But then there will be a (perhaps) satisfied person in my circle of acquaintances.
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I believe it deserves more hype, this scent is a wonderful leathery vanilla combo with a touch of luscious fruit note and a warm spicy head!
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It seems like The Scent Intense is getting difficult to come across these days, since it was released back in 2017. It’s worth trying
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8 years ago
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Smells pretty much like the EdT, just lasts longer. Still a 7.6 instead of 6.4 in scent rating. And 100 ml for €80 instead of 200 ml EdT for €60...
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9 years ago
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I can't believe it, what a surprise!!! Always nice to add an Intense or Extreme variant, so creative.
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The Eau de Toilette isn't bad. Let's see how the scent smells here. ;):)
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The SCENT isn't worth the many CENTS...
But the advertising has to be funded...
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Maninka fruit? It reminds me of a sweet, dull compote made from steamed apricots and carrots, served in a wooden bowl.
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9 years ago
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If it smells like the EdT but lasts even longer, it's a buy. :)
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I really love this scent. My favorite from the Boss family. If it's Boss, then The Scent Intense! The predecessors are too watered down for me.
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8 years ago
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I'm positively surprised! Smells like the original but much stronger! Longevity and sillage are top-notch! Another great BOSS.
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