Hugo Dark Blue

Whoa - this juice is good.. !! Hugo Boss’ Dark Blue is not to be overlooked. For those of you who like the aromatic citrus blends (myself included), you will love Hugo Boss’ Dark Blue. Out of the bottle, you get the cool pleasant blend of aromatic and citrus notes with a background of vetiver – it is in there and I like it.. While geared more for Spring and Summer wear, there is sufficient diversity of notes to allow wear for most occasions and across seasons. Definitely office safe, but refined enough to engage in more formal events. Much to my surprise, performance is above average. Today, I found that Dark Blue lasted comfortably 5-6 hours and even longer on clothing – still going strong at the 8th hour on the cuff of my sleeve. The projection/sillage is average at about arm’s length until settling close to skin level around hour six. In my opinion, the price/value is good for this “best kept secret” for Spring/Summer wear. All said, my final tally for Dark Blue is 4.1 stars out of 5. If you are in search for a little known citrus aromatic fragrance that is underrated, I highly recommend adding Dark Blue to your collection. Enjoy your day and happy fragrance hunting...

Hugo Boss Dark Blue might be from 1999, but don't let that fool you—this fragrance is anything but dated or ordinary. I just got my bottle today from eBay for $22.24 shipped, and I’m really impressed. What a great deal! This scent is soft, rich, and surprisingly relaxing. It’s classified as an "Oriental Spicy" fragrance, which I completely agree with because it’s a blend of so many different notes. It’s hard to pinpoint any standout, but that’s part of its charm. The citrus notes are softened by warm spices and wood, with just enough vanilla to keep it from venturing into sweet territory. The drydown has a powdery soft spice that’s incredibly sexy and seductive. One of the things I appreciate most is that it doesn’t change much during the drydown—what you smell is what you get, and that’s a good thing. This scent is perfect for a date night and can be worn easily in any season, even though it’s not exactly a beach fragrance. Hugo Boss Dark Blue is versatile and timeless, and for the price, it’s an absolute steal. Solid 9/10 - I love the bottle too.

The "dark" aspect of this cocktail of ingredients is true to its name. The spicy and resinous notes of ginger, cardamom, patchouli, cypress blended together which remind me of Smelling Incense in a Cathedral.... Not a complex scent, simple and linear, and lasts around 2 hrs give or take. This is a multi-purpose fragrance. Works about everywhere, even at a funeral, its inoffensive even if you spray a ton. I first went with this fragrance when kayaking and smelling it with the sea spraying at my face. "A Cathedral by the sea." It was so enjoyable. Definitely a good memory to remember this fragrance. Honestly might be interesting to see how this layers with an ozonic fragrance. Those who say smells like coke i get it but i wonder if these people tried spicy ginger beer. Would be a bit more accurate comparison, not fully tho. However i felt slightly dizzy when i sprayed too much and went in the car so spray in moderation that works for you.

''The worst tragedy for a poet is to be admired through being misunderstood.'' Hugo Dark Blue Is seductive, dangerous, intoxicating, and mysterious. With a citrus opening and spicy mid, the base brings out the fresh warmth that makes Hugo Dark Blue the devilish potion that its meant to be. With an elusive suede note, Hugo Dark Blue can somewhat be an alternative to the master piece that was Donna Karan Fuel. You have to either be a bad boy or the stimulating, captivating, engaging, conversationalist, with mysterious undertones to pull this off. Think of Brandon Lee reciting ''The Sheltering Sky'' in his last interview. If you're into Woody, spicy and fresh scents then perhaps you should give Hugo Dark Blue a try. Silage is moderate and longevity is fair. I get 6-8 hours the most. All year round fragrance. Works beautifully in chilled and relaxed temperatures. I can assure you, ladies love this stuff.

Well look at this little secret. Saw it at Marshall’s and pulled the trigger. Someone below said “if you like plum scents you’ll like this” - a well trained nose! I think he hit it spot on. This is an effervescent plum scent - ignore the notes. If you’ve smelled plum (plum jap, bodicea glorious, dazzle) this will have a familiar profile. Seeing that this was released back in 99, I can confidently say it was well ahead of its time - although I’m Sure it’s just the combination of notes playing tricks, I wouldn’t be surprised if plum were actually the main note in this - and has simply been left out of the breakdown because it would’ve been a lot harder to market a male plum dominant scent back in 99. Regardless - this is a real winner and I’m very sad that I’ve been completely unaware of this for the last 19 years. What a win! 7/10

I absolutely love this scent. Out of the atomizer you're getting a citrusy blast, but one that isn't abrasive at all just super zesty and fresh. Very quickly the rich warm mahogany wood surfaces, providing depth and a fantastic balance to the citrus opening. A wonderful ginger note gradually works its way in, and it creates something very unique and very appealing. The performance is average, not great not terrible. This one has been around a good while, but don't let that keep you from enjoying a very likeable and versatile scent that has way more personality than you might expect.

i doubt this has been 30% more watered down. earlier in 2007-8 it was different more juice could feel than alcohol. now it is more alcoholic. but still i love it. get many compliments n its easy go wear to me esp evenings. i remember first time i tried it ginger blew my mind n asking my self a perfume can be this way? but once it's aroma settles in senses. i don't think you will let it go :) this bottle is always in my shelf n so far this is y 4th bottle which i buy 125ml biggest ever :). its interesting some times we need fragrances for our selves not for even pleasing others.

I really like this, partly out of sentimentality as I had a bottle 20 years ago when I wanted something credible but not too expensive. It's a great value, decent scent - citrus and a little spicy with a slightly sweet, vanilla background and dry down. Not going to surprise people or have super performance but as a pleasant, cheap option to reach for on a 'normal' day it's a winner.

This fragrance become my signature, I use it for over ten years and for me is very unique and I didn't find yet any other fragrances like that. I've twelve more fragrance in my wardrobe like Gucci By Gucci, Armani Code Sport, Very Irrésistible For Men and others but Hugo Dark Blue is the number one.

This has been the first Perfume that I bought. I was a young boy who went in the shop and in the mess of bottles this scent standed out. I Loved it, I weared this fragrance for several years this and now I am back again to it. So mysterious, dark and passionate. I love it! Very masculine.

This has been a favourite of mine almost since its launch and it's my favourite Hugo Boss fragrance of the four that I own. As others have said, this one is below the radar and well worth checking out if you like a woody/citrus combination.

Lovely fresh warm fruity mix of citrus and spices Great for both winter and summer, very versatile I really do get the coco cola vibes from this cherry cola Decent longevity and sillage I personally love it, great value for $$$

This one brings back some great memories of early 00s, when i fell in love for the first time in my life. She adored it. The scent profile is so lovley.

Super good scent overall and especially for the price point. It’s fresh, and woody, it kinda smells like lemon sparkling water with a touch of ginger.

As a female, this scent smells soooooo good, I am so drawn to this smell! It's a very seductive scent! I would definitely recommend!

This is the best parfume for man ....i miss thid parfume so much. This my husband's scent signature...

Fell in love with it, back in 2002. Masculine, elegant, fits well with formal clothing. 9/10

This is the best perfume I have ever used, manly, long lasting frag with good sillage...

I love it. Very refreshing and energetic sort of smell. Always present in my collection.

very good perfume from Hugo Boss.very cool and sweet smell....