The Scent Intense for Him Hugo Boss 2017

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.