Boss Number One (1985)
by Hugo Boss

Top notch stuff. I can see this one becoming one of my favorites. Some people say this stuff is really potent and strong but they're overrating those components. I find it to be pleasant and mellow and even would have liked for it to be stronger. Anyway, good stuff.

This is Boss's only really great scent, in my view. There was a time in the late 80s when this was _the_ defining scent in airport duty-free stores -- it is extremely powerful, and there is absolutely no mistaking it for anything else. Yes, it smells ever so slightly urinous, but I put that down to the warm honey note more than anything else; as lagloriacubana so aptly points out, it's the sandlewood and patchouli that really dominates, and it's the latter that makes this so potently "masculine". But unlike something like, say, Givenchy Gentleman, where the patchouli just grabs you by the balls and breathes down your back, here it is wonderfully woven into a cooling, slightly incensy, and ultimately quite unique texture. This won't win any prizes for subtlety, but it has bags of personality, is utterly unmistakeable for anything else, and actually smells really good if you're willing to keep an open mind (i.e., do a brain-wipe of 1) the aquatic olfactory conditioning we've all received over the past decade and 2) the notion that all Boss product sucks). Others must think so as well since it's been continuously in production since its launch.

For what it's worth, I actually think of this as being more 70s than 80s in spirit.

i had it as a gift but i did not like it at all... i gave it to my father who doesnt care too much about what he is wearing :) ...

i discovered that i hate any fragrance with Jasmine !!! i dont know why .....

A classic fragrance, having worn it at college in the early 1990s, popular with the ladies.

While this smells a little dated to me, I still seen to be drawn to it. Could that mean I am a bit dated myself? Well, maybe but let's get back on track. This is a very nice mixture of half strong uberman powerhouse; and half sweet guy that appeals to me. Something about a whiff of lavender; mixed with a touch of honey and backed up by pachouli that intrigues me. It's a pretty tasty scent sandwich. I think of Indiana Jones when I smell this-- very masculine and a touch romantic. It would be a very nice place for some guys to start in search of a signature fragrance. For some us, it might be a place to go back to when we feel a little "dated" ourselves. Hurray for yesterday!

Hugo has my fave and most disliked. This, i like. Its nice and musky, on my 2nd bottle already, This along with Gucci envy stand out, in my opinion, a exotic, but not overpowering. Its a scent that women like on men. Id saying charming is the most appropriate word to describe it.