Number one - maybe not for everyone., 18 Jun. 2010

I first tried this when it was launched in the mid eighties......and that summed up my opinion! Definitely a product of the eighties! Strong at first, oddly sweet for a man's fragrance, not particularly lasting and just a hint of something very slightly artificial about it. That said, that was how I felt about it when I tested it on myself. (Oh don't ask....I just had a thing about aftershaves at that time!)

I have to say my opinion is completely different now. It is said to have 'middle notes' of honey, jasmine and rosemary. I find I detect those aspects - particularly the honey and the jasmine coming to the fore very early on. The supposed 'topnotes' of bergamot, lavender and sage just pass me by! After a couple of hours or so a more 'earthy' smell begins to emerge - possibly from the patchouli or the oakmoss and something richer, more woody - likely the sandalwood element. The light sweetness is retained however. I still find it is not a very long lasting...

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I Remember How The Lid Would Go Up, 22 Oct. 2015

When I was a teenager, I remember asking my father to get a little bit of That Perfume before going out. He would go to his drawer, and hiding beneath his socks there was this yellowish, single-malted-whisky, rectangular bottle, which he would open by spiraling up the lid. He would handle the bottle over to me. I would feel as becoming a little bit like him (and, of course, imagining all the women (girls) falling for me); a little bit more adult: a virtuous Casanova.

Later, in my early 20's, I saw his face drop when the eau de toilette ran dry. My mother bought him another Hugo Boss with a lid that didn't spiral and a bottle with a terrible roundness and a purplish liquid, home of chemical petals. As the eau wasn't spiral round and whisky-like, it would never be able to transport me. I stopped asking for it. My father stopped nesting it among single colored socks and dark 100% cotton underpants.

I find myself now, in my late 20's, with a Christmas present from my wife in...

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still the best boss smell, 6 Nov. 2010

still the best smell that boss have come up with is this one bought from cheapsmells with a good strong lasting and distinctive smell, cant beat it has been a personal favourite for the past 25 years.

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