Boss Spirit

I don't know where to begin. Bought my first one just like that at Bahrain airport counter in 1992. My 3rd fragrance after English leather and Eternity for men. Was an engg student sniffing fashion mags to figure out stuff! . But man oh man! I've since then earmarked HB Spirits for extremely special occasions where I need to make a unique and classy statement as a gentleman. Its my numero uno even to this day among my Antaeus, Gentleman, gucci por homme, paco rabbane, Van Cleef, Drakkar, farenheit, chopard vetiver, kenneth cole, Jean Paul Gaultiers etc etc. In one sentence: HB Spirit is the epitome of rare sophistication. Men's perfumes don't get any better than this. This is how a sophisticated man should smell like. Its a shame they just discontinued it, and for what? Other than Boss One nothing works out of the Boss stable today. Best of the best. Very good projection. Amazing longevity. Fascinating sexy yet classy and mature aroma. I would stress on the word classy and distinct. What else would you need? Sparkling clear burst as you start. Citrus, lavender & very strong herbs jostle in the opening. Then becomes very warm and sensual. You have to let it settle. An hour later the play is mesmerizing and just exotic on the skin, with a powerful woody chypre, leather, tea, herb, mild sandal wood and tobacco combo that continue to the dry down. Funny they don't mention sandal anywhere! Dense woods, spicy herbs, mild creamy lavender & sandal, and a very smoky and resinous tenure in the middle that clings on. A whiff of woods and deep forests. Very complex, very warm, very appealing and very rich. A classy connoisseur gentleman who oozes power, style and uniqueness . A First among equals. In his best suit. At his very manly and sophisticated best! Nah! this just won't not go with the jeans, tattoo, tee look. Young or old- its proper attire with this juice. Even today, with perfumes within the grasp of all and sundry, I still have fashionistas eating their pride and simply asking about my perfume. Yeah it stands out like the Eiffel tower amid the watery, flowery, paper ink, fruity, peppery waft of gent EDTs of today. I am just glad that I can still dig it out online in this year of 2016 . Just bought my 8th bottle. Using no 5. 3 in stock !!!!

With all respect to the previous writer I think the notes listed above are true to the smell. Having said that, I cannot find any orange, except for the colour. Since the remaining stock of Boss Spirit has turned at least thirty years old, it might just more or less resemble the original smell. For example I own a few bottles of different size, state and age. The one that reminds me most of how I remember it from the 1990's is a seldom opened mini, while a big splash bottle made in West Germany that has been exposed to oxygene and probably light (color is much darker) has a dull smell with short staying power. With that said I would like to, once again, hail this headstrong and one-of-a-kind masterpiece. To me it smells like the radiance of an evening sun, where smart dressed men are dining at a simple streetside restaurant. Strong, fresh herbs and spices like cumin mix with their collar-colognes and pomades. Ties untied and buttons unbuttoned as the heat evaporates from their bodies. Fresh sweat. And it slowly fades out in a delicate leather and musk, as sun goes down and they make their way to a night club. All that remains is the question how such a connoction can appear so mood-lifting and invigoraring, even thirty years later. Maybe the combination of taragon and wormwood? Maybe paired with aldehydes in the opening? I don't know, but there must be something beyond nostalgia that makes this magic.

Boss spirit is the best perfume I have smelt ever, and I'm very sad to be discontinued. After my large searches to find a smiliar fragrance to it, I didn't find any fragrance match it in the smell and quality togather, but I can suggest some fragrances are close to it, in the top of them are the Aramis brown ( the original ) & Azzaro pour homme, Boss bottled intense edp and Boss scent intense they have the same feel of warm spices ( since they are under the same family ) but in a different way (they are spicy and sweet fruity not green like the Spirit ) Spirit is green spicy and bitter, but for me a I felt the spices are familiar and common between them . Quorum and bijan 1988 are close in smell too but they have a little bit cheap quality of smell. Polo green is also close to it with a good quality. Also (Marbert man pure) are little bit close . But of course Boss spirit is the best of them, it's all time scent and works in all tenses ( past , present and future ).. never dated. Hope they bring it back to the production. It deserves 10/10

I have searched for something to replace this long gone cologne with, but havent found anything yet. Warm, spicy, almost sweaty, like the aura surrounding someone who has had a proper vindaloo-meal. A smell of heat, that calms down after a while, to something cosy, as the sun goes down. Maybe sunset comes quicker nowadays, as the bottle has aged and the liquid turned darker. This pre-internet perfume reminds me of the curiosity people ones felt for the world, and how bright the future glowed at the end of the eighties. It also recalls a memory of a bottle that fell from my friends washbasin, and smashed into the bathroom floor. She complained that this smell gave her a headache every time she went to the loo. For me it is a long gone time, carefully preserved in a dark cabinet. But sometimes I go there, open the bottle and let the Spirit out.

I also used this fragrance in the late 80's, along with the excellent fragrances that existed at the time, many of which have been discontinued these days. I can not understand the options taken by some brands/designers to discontinue these fantastic perfumes, when (and just observe the comments and the really positive reviews) today, they would remain true successes. Something this young generation of creators, managers and marketeers should reflect. As for Boss Spirit, words for what? I cry with longing for the 80's and these magnificent olfactory memories.