Hugo Iced

Just goes to show that you should never right off a designer/perfumer/brand whatever because you can always be pleasantly surprised. I think the fact that this is a flanker to a fragrance I wore during the late 90’s and had a bottle of until recently because I still kinda enjoyed the scent, but was the original HUGO really a good fragrance or was I just caught up in the nostalgia? Anyways, after going off it this Iced version didn’t really offer much if it was either generic crap or a tweaked version of the original, gladly it’s very interesting. The opening is green, I get basil actually, certainly mint, juniper and bitter orange for sure and a tea a little like bvlgari, with a vetiver background. This is a very impressive opening with nothing of those, generic modern accords, molecules or anything folks could describe as synthetic. Iced is a good name for it too, the freshness of the mint and greens make it superbly fresh. Then when settled it becomes extremely familiar and for me completely changes about as much as it could do, and resembles Chanel Allure Homme Edition Blanche which I know is a lemony, vanilla musk thing but it also has a kind of soft woody, powdery smell which is quite warm and even hints cashmerean or something like that. In the deeper drydown you can get another change but my point about this fragrance is that it’s excellent, transitions through several states and notes giving a genuinely refreshing ‘Iced’ experience without the usual cliches and it lasts well. I’m getting a bottle.

A really nice warm weather minty scent. There's almost like a cooling aspect to it. If you're listening to content creators on YouTube and think you can only spray three times, you're not going to get any life out of this. But if you spray appropriately there's no reason you can't get 7 hours out of it easy. No matter how much you spray though, I do think it sits kind of close. But I don't hate that. For me it's a great work scent. I'm sure it works in the office, but I mean for my work. I'm in and out of my work truck all day, and spend a lot of time outside. On a hot day, this is great. I get that cooling minty smell throughout my day. And just as I think it's gone, I catch a brief smell again. It's kind of rejuvenating.

Best in the super hot weather. Mint-citrus-tea. A very cooling fragrance that I spray liberally all day long. The performance isn't bad, but the top notes are so nice so it's worth respraying just for the pleasure of it. The base notes are simple and fresh, and it retains a lot of the fresh iced tea feel for hours. I spent $25 for a 75mL bottle last year at a rack store and used 2/3 of it in one year. I just found a backup bottle for the same price and snatched it up. It's not a fragrance that I want to ration. I just love to spray a ton on the hottest days. Love

This is Basic a Mojito package as a Cologne ! I feel a very nice mint, and the juniper and orange to me sounds more like rum and lime ! Loved the scent ! And also feels really cool when sprays right after the shower. For extra performance and experience I keep the bottle inside the fridge ! Sadly it doesn't last long as I would like ! But is overall and amazing piece ! Uniqueness: 7/10 Projection: 9/10 (it irradiates well after sprayed) Sillage: 4/10 it doesn't last long Naturallity of the scent: 9/10 (smells just like a mojito) Minty heaven for the summer !

Minty fresh, citrus clean with a wonderful bright opening. Perfect scent for daytime wear especially in spring and summer. Upon dry down the vetiver steps forward to an earthy, more masculine note. Completely inoffensive fragrance that is a great choice for gym or office wear. Projection and silage are moderate at best so this is more for the wearer than those in average proximity. Price is terrific since this is now often found on discount racks. Highly recommended as casual choice for a warm, sunny day of running errands.