Boss Bottled Hugo Boss 2020 Eau de Parfum

I bought this soon after its release as im a big fan of the og and the intense versions of boss bottled.
On my initial smell of this one i liked it but didnt love it although i still bought it as im a fan of the line.
Upon further wearings multiple times and experiencing its progressions through the openings ,mid and dry down i now love this.
Its plain to see its spine to the fragrance that its big brother is boss bottled but it has so much more nuances to it from other fragrances im not saying it smells like these exactly but that hugo boss borrowed these bits and added them to the edp and has made it a richer fragrance.
The ones im referring to are the candided apple from PDM Layton ,cardamom from YSL la nuit de l'homme , chestnuts from stronger with you and just the gentleman aspect that you get with the og YSL l'homme.
As i said earlier it has these aspects that give it this sweet fruity, slightly spicy warm cozy and creamy woodsy scent to it.
If this came before all the fragrances that it has similarities to then it would be higher and rated better and i have tested the edp side by side to all the fragrances i have mentioned as i own them all.
Its just a shame though that because of these similarity to other fragrances that it will get a generic tag, although its not gone down the blue fragrance road as many other houses have so keeping sort of to the original dna isnt that sort of unique in a way.
This is quite versatile imo it can work in spring, autumn and winter and on my wearings i have gotton soild one to one and half hour push and seven to nine hours longevity before becoming a skin scent and so far positively noticed and complimented all in all a winner for me.
As far as people who can wear this it is versatile young through to mature it has some playfull aspsects to it as well as being a more sophisticated fragrance if need to be.
Imo if most give it a chance and appreciate it for what it does well most will be very happy with this give it a shot like i did and im sure it can impress you as it did me.
Hope this finds everyone well

After reading endlessly that the Bottled have poor performance, I did not expect much from this EDP, perhaps that is why I was surprised that, at least on my skin, the Bach 2013 that I bought performed more than expected, comfortably reaching 6 hours. I clarify that I do not usually ask for much more from perfumes mainly for three reasons, first I use to spray heavily, second France and third, I am not usually away from home much more than 6 hours, which is why I always arrive on time to reapply or change fragrance . After the extensive introduction about performance (for me it is not the most important thing) I will comment on what I thought of the aroma. It is a very safe perfume, very pleasant and easy to like, and very linear in its evolution that can be summarized in apple and cinnamon, present from beginning to end (it reminded me of Y by YSL), sweetened in a sober way and without a marked presence. of the rest of the declared chords. Usable in any climate and occasion, in summer maybe only at night, but for me it is an round year scent. It exceeded my expectations, and considering that it is usually found on sale, I recommend giving it a try.

I was done buying daily fragrances, and then I stumbled upon Boss Bottled EDP… man.

As soon as I sprayed it, I knew it would be my new go-to-meetings-with-clients-and-events-with-a-nice-jacket fragance.

In my experience, the opening is strong, but the scent remains consistent for hours.

On my skin, the performance is an impressive 6-7 hours with excellent sillage.

This scent exudes the aura of a serious, clean-cut businessman, ready to close the next big deal."

The opening of Bottled EDP is a sweet-tart, blue-ish blend of notes, laced with spice. It reminds me a bit of Y EDP and Wanted by Azzaro, in different ways. The apple and cardamom notes are pretty massive, with how they hit up top.

The bergamot citrus adds a further brightness and sharpness to the mix, along with that sage note, which gives me reminders of the YSL cologne.

Now, on my card for this sample it says there is sage as a note, but other stores online say it’s cinnamon, and don’t mention sage. The actual ingredients do mention the chemicals they use for cinnamon, but this comes off like sage and not a cinnamon spice.

Perhaps both are a part of the composition, but where this cinnamon is, I’m not exactly sure. I know the original had that apple cinnamon vibe going for it, but this is pretty different.

The bergamot will wear off and I start to get more of the sage and cardamom mix. A nice, fresh spiciness, with some further citrus-like hints from the cardamom.

As we move along to the dry down, it’s an apple note with vetiver freshness, woodiness (olive wood, I’m presuming?), perhaps some musk, and the remainder of the spices. It’s clean and pretty intense, for this stage in the game, but not a huge projection off of the skin.

Strange one. I was expecting a deeper and longer EDT. But it is not. It is slightly more performant yet it deviates a bit from the edt.

The opening is very similar to good old Bottled and tends to give the idea it does the EDP twist to the EDT. But after some minutes the freshness is waving goodbye while pepper and clary sage welcome the cardemom and gourmandish elements. Indian summer turns into fall. Smelling on the skin a strong peppery green spice burns a bit in the nose. A bit medicinal.
The dry down becomes woody, musky but with a strong cardamom hint all along.

Although it does its own thing the scent is not spectacular. It smells very fall spicy. And it is a bit stronger than the EDT. But the vivid fruit is gone sooner and what is a vanilla backbone hint is swapped for cardamom and a bit synthy cinnamon.
A nice try but it misses that powered EDT aim.