Hugo Red

Before I start, this is discontinued and quite unfortunate. I love this scent so much and I was somewhat distraught thinking I'd never have a chance to wear it again. But I managed to snatch 3x 200ml Bottles of this stuff. So that's 600ml of Hugo red, I should be set for life.... For the scent itself... its an amazing blend of fresh spicy nuances and a contrasting hot subtle gourmand. As this is all happening there are facets of metallic notes, bitter, sweet, fresh, hot, spicy and earthy. But ultimately fruity. While maintaining a somewhat straightforward appeal. It opens with a bright grapefruit and pineapple. Its zesty and fresh and sweet. There is a heavy dose of rhubarb, pink pepper and metallic notes giving it that unique kick of earthy red nuances and spice. Within the opening there is a sweet base of tonka bean and amber and it honestly makes it smell somewhat like a red fruity candy while maintains its ground as a masculine daring fragrance. It can come across as offensive to a lot of people, the earthy nuances of the rhubarb accompanied by the bitter facet of the grapefruit and metallic notes is a recipe for offence for a bunch of people. I personally haven't had much success with this being a people pleasing scent, I assume its because some people pick up on the harsher elements of this fragrance more than others. Nonetheless, I do believe it has its downs. Its definitely not a strong fragrance, and sometimes the balance between the freshness and heat is a little bit off. But I just find it super pleasant and unique. Amazing, energetic. Challenging, unique but at the same time straightforward. I believe you can wear this and still be serious. After all, fragrance is made to enhance our personalities, not create it! Grab a bottle or 2 if you're into contrasting unique fragrances with a straightforward smell. This one is a good buy

Honestly I loved it so much. Takes me back to a very good time in my life. Unfortunately I bought 1 and only 1 bottle just before it was discontinued. When I returned for more, it was unavailable everywhere. F**k. Bring it back hugo:( Edit; just picked up 150ml on a good deal, man this takes me back. Starts off fresh, fruity, spicy. Dries into this beautiful tart, sweet and sour rhubarb + citrus. Very tropical. Its almost fizzy from the slight "metallic" aspect. It's this dry down that had me in a chokehold back then. Was so addictive. I love rhubarb. Same goes now. I cant stop sniffing my hand it's so goddamn good. Takes me back to 9 years ago, and man I LOVED that time of my life. I'm so happy to have got my hands on one of the last of them. I'll be extremely sad when it's gone. This is memories and nostalgia for me in a bottle. Spring summer banger. I love the smell so much I'd wear it any time of year. One thing I will say is that I go nose blind to it quite quickly, so I think this might be why people say it has bad performance. Its definitely there 100%, it actually performs and lasts very well for an edt. It's the noseblindness i believe makes people say poor performance. If anyone has any more lurking around and they don't want it, send it to me man. Send it to me. I love it. I need it. I repeat, bring it back hugo. Please.

So I have a 75ml bottle of this, I've had it since it was released, so its in my collection but does not get regular wear. I was on a mini weekend break to York and thought this is a good travel size, anyway, the weather was freezing and I stopped for a Starbucks in what used to be an old bank, this beautiful building had lots of glass and the sun came through to take the bitter chill off. The mix of the cold, warmth, coffee and then this fragrance (especially the pineapple and rhubarb) really made me stop in my tracks and think how great this moment was. I now have a new appreciation for this fragrance. I wear fragrance for myself and no one else, i am not interested in compliments or what others think of my fragrances, it is all my own joy and this I must say will stay in my day to day collection, especially for those springlike days!

This scent is definitely fresh, unique, modern and dynamic. Definitely youthful, but appropriate to wear at any age for man. Which is another reason to love this scent! Many masculine scents aim to be heavy, potent and make many want to leave the room. Many scents on the mainstream shelves have unpleasant pine scents or smell like the owner of this perfume has went out of a gym class and put on some deodorant. As a woman, I love this fragrance as it not your standard old musk with pine. Yet, still it is sophisticated, masculine and aromatic. A male who wears this is definitely aware of good taste and the surrounding people. A man who would like to make an impression, showcase style, confidence and sophistication would love this perfume. Definitely a businessman or someone with a rock style would be perfect for this perfume. 10/10

yet another fine frag from the boss brand unique but familiar and does exactly as described with the hot and cold notes hugo red is also very fun to wear as you get the cool to warm to cool effect that the notes project reds standout note has to be the rhubarb once the first fresh citrus note has mellowed the rhubarb settles in and gives red real character and deapth red is a very fresh scent overall but can be worn all year has excellent longivity and good projection overall one of 2013s best scents if not the best

I have had this fragrance for a while and absolutely love this scent profile. I find it to be a bit on the youthful side, but older can pull it off as well. I find this layers well with fresh, clean scent DNA's to tone down the sweetness. One of the best in the older HUGO line up for sure. Performance and projection are decent on my skin. (8/10)

update on my recent review wasnt sure about longivity but can confirm that this is a marathon runner i sprayed after my shower at 7 pm last night and the scent is still detectable at 3 pm today even if projection is at about 3inches at best same applys to just different projection sits close to skin but the longivety is around 18 to 20 hrs

Hugo Red is an unique fruity scent, that suits every occasion. Its wildly imagined, and feels very sophiscated. There is a touch of pungency that adds up to the beauty of it. Fruity, slightly metallic, citrusy and light hearted. I love this. Highly recommend it, better than many designers out there.

actually, i would buy hugo boss energise, but instantly changed when i smell hugo boss red. this smell is different. i really really love the base notes. it smell like citrus. so strong and then turn soft like pinapple, so sweet.. overall i love this perfume :*

A pesar de no ser un wow para la marca de Hugo Boss, es un cambio radical a lo que ya venia haciendo, para mi parecer la mejor de la marca con toques frutales, y la botella, trataron de hacer algo nuevo al aplicarle el cambio de color con el tacto

It's the kind of scent for someone who is quietly confident. The kind who gives only a tiny hint of a scent and people have to go very near to breath him in. Makes me happy and alert when I spray it on, and quiet and focused throughout the day.

Everyone here is just voting for the most random shit fr, I know this fragrance very Intimately and I can confirm that it doesn't smell like any of the fragrances in the "reminds me of" section. This fragrance is like no other

Heat and ice on the same fragrance. Very confortable spicy scent, elegant and slightly sweet. The top notes are really amazing, aren't generic. The base is also good, but less spicy.

I used to love this one, spicy, grapefruit is very noticeable, fun, youthful. It was a very particular scent in my opinion, such a shame it's been discontinued.

Anyone got a link to where they got theirs?!?!?! Please email me or message me! Trying to find this [email protected] @gillianriveraedge

Hugo Red has a calming effect on me, it's something in it that just makes me relax. And for that I love it.

One of my favourite colognes, sucks that it's discontinued now. Performance is not good though

Love it, unfortunatelly it seems to be discontinued, I can't find it anywhere.

Just commenting again to say, it's still a classic! Still love it!

Very nice indeed, kind of what I WANTED Ted Baker M to smell like!

Released in 2013, this cologne made me very curious, when started showing up around here (Brazil), considering the numerous compliments that I have read and heard about it. And now that I finally got a bottle, I can say that it was a great disappointment for me. Once again, I'd like to strengthen the theory that you should never buy a perfume before try it on your own skin, except rare exceptions, in which it is impossible to act in such way. But why the disappointment? Because I expected so much more. I can't see the quality that so much talk. The concept is also confused: to do the contrast between the hot and cold metal, creating a balance between danger and tranquility. Except for the metallic nuances, I haven't seen such a relationship. The fragrance is composed by notes of grapefruit, in the output; rhubarb, in the heart; Cedar and amber, in the base. This is the official composition, upon which it was built. But other notes complement the olfactory pyramid. They are: galbanum and pink pepper, on top; pineapple, in the heart; tonka bean, in the base. Once applied, it has aromatic and sweet output, with a fruity content. In about 10 minutes, the rhubarb dominates and begins to introduce its bitter and metallic nuances, which reinforce even more the green and bitter aspect of galbanum. This aroma prevails for a long time, during the evolution and, at this time, it is impossible not to compare Hugo Red with Azzaro Night Time (2011). They become very similar! However, the latter has nothing of nocturne, gap that was better filled by Hugo Red. After a while, when you already got used to the synthetic content, the fragrance begins to become sweeter and oriental, due to the slight help of the amber note, which gives a sensual touch. In my opinion, it’s an oriental-fruity scent, with a woody background. I've seen complaints from people who didn't feel the "spicy" and, obviously, will continue without feeling it, because the pink pepper does not result in a peppery aroma, as many think. Hugo Red goes great on ballads or night events, because projects and lasts in very reasonable manner, but it didn't convince me. To finish, the bottle kept the visual identity of the Hugo line, with the famous flask format, in addition to bringing a heat sensitive painting, darkening with the contact and the heat of your hands. It's a differential, but nothing too noticeable or especial.

I picked this up on launch back in 2013 and what drew me to it was Hugo Bosses clever bottle marketing. The bottle changed colours due to the heat, it reminded me of colour changing T-shirts’ from the 80’s. I didn’t get to smell a sample back then and bought it blindly. This was also long before I came into contact with discounters, but regardless, when I got it home and first sprayed it, I loved it. I didn’t have half the collection I do today, and was much less knowledgeable as to what type of cologne it was. If anyone is ever wondering what a metallic cologne is, this would be a pretty good example of one. To my nose this is a simple grapefruit/metallic cologne. It has some spice to it, but the addition of Rhubarb is what I think saved this cologne from being another dud. The rhubarb, pepper, pineapple, and grapefruit makes this stuff quite likeable in my book. We’re 2021 and I was cleaning out my collection today and found this bottle, for fun I decided to give my body a spray and go out to do some grocery shopping.Not even 20 minutes in doing my shopping I had 2 random people tell me that I smelled great. I thought this was a below average performer, but I was really surprised that I myself went nose blind to this. So to sum it up, it’s a metallic, soft spicy, sweet, fruity aromatic, and just to be clear here, the grapefruit is the star in this one, followed by the rhubarb sweetness, metallic notes, and soft spice. I can honestly say I don’t have anything in my now larger collection that smells like this, but I do have Lacoste yellow, joop splash, and Ferrari red, and I can assure this smells nothing like those. It does however share some eerie similarities towards Azzaro Night time, and that’s a good thing because I loved that juice. Solid 8/10 from me.

Pleasant and unique fragrance..!! Hugo Red is a decent fragrance, but it lacks the "umph" needed to be a top performer... Out of the bottle, you are hit with a cornucopia of notes that is truly unique. Following an hour of drydown, Red settles close to the skin in a pleasant blend of rhubarb and tonka blend notes. The performance of Red is a question mark - today, I got about 4 hours of noticeable wear, maybe a little longer on clothing, but projection was no further than arm's length distance. In my opinion, given the variety of notes in the beginning, Red can be worn for any event, but I would stick to day wear only. I am interested in how this one will perform during warmer weather. Red also offers increased flexibility in that it can be worn to/for any event, casual to semi formal outings. While I like Red's bottle and the cap that reminds of me of Hugo Man, I was greatly disappointed in the packaging - cheaply done and Hugo Boss is slipping..!! The price/value of Red is about average for designer fragrances. I spotted one online price around $50.00 for a small bottle. Not bad for a designer fragrance, but not too good either for a fragrance with performance challenges. My final tally for Hugo Boss Red is 3.9 stars out of 5 stars. I want to like this fragrance - I really do.. It is unique and pleasant, but given the performance challenges and price, I recommend taking a pass on Hugo Boss Red. Enjoy your day and make it count. Invest your time rather than wasting your time...

This had the potential to be more than an average fragrance but it fell short when it came to the dry-down. The opening was really refreshing with that singular grapefruit note then the pepper kicked in and it became a really pleasant spicy-citrus top. At this stage, the projection was loud - I did one spray on my forearm and I was smelling it as I was doing some editing works. Slowly it settled down and in came the heart. The big let down was in the heart, I was hoping for it to turn a lil darker or even a lil masculine but no, I get rhubarb. Why? Why rhubarb? It felt out of place with the pineapple which was a great note to mix in with the top notes... it felt weird. It does get sweeter and it became a generic fresh sweet fragrance. They could have removed the rhubarb and still get a great fragrance or they could have added in leather or birch and create a smoky accord instead with some amp-ed up tonka beans and amber. That could have been the "Solid Chill" & "Liquid Heat" they were trying to create. Those notes that I suggested would have made the portrayal of the color "Red" believable. Boss Red is not a bad fragrance, it's good but it could have been better. Red Means Go... Go improve on this Boss or Go home!

After wearing this frag continously for couple of days, I wanna say this has really grown on me...in my previous comment I've said that it last 5-6 hours, well it turns out at this one lasts more. I put this one around 8am in the morning...i dont have to re-apply till i take a shower late in the evening, that's around 8:30 in the evening. The same goes after that. When i wake up in the morning, i still get the hint of this one, thats around 7am. Best of all, I've been asked what I've been wearing. First I thought that people are offended by this. But no, they love it! They say, it smells very unique and musculine. I asked them if they got any medicinal or synthetic smell. They disagreed and said that it smells sort of green with a hint of sweetness. Yes, these reviews were by females. Projection is awesome! Scent is unique! Longetivity is off the charts. (on my skin) Note: I live in Maldives. A tropical country located on the equator, with temperatures between 28-35 degrees all year around.

I've never been that keen on Hugo Boss fragrances for men probably because the ones I have sampled have all been quite predominant with cedar which is not a favourite note for me. Although this does have cedar, I really think the combination of notes in this one are fresh and interesting - rhubarb,pineapple,pink pepper and metallic notes isn't a combination I've seen before and I really like it a lot,it gives a sort of sweet and sour effect and although I can detect the cedar in this immediately, it does not dominate the other notes. This is definitely one I would buy for my husband-he is testing it today and liked it as soon as he put it on. I think this is a versatile fragrance which can be worn day or night any season.

I hated this on my first and second times wearing this, but I slowly grew to appreciate this as I let it sit. The harshness of the pepper at the beginning mellowed into something quite comforting, probably helped by the grapefruit. Other people smell the pineapple at the middle, but I have yet to smell it as the metallic notes and the rhubarb overpower the fruit. I’ve worn this out and about, including the gym, where I’d get small, pleasant whiffs of it as I exercise; giving me a nice boost in energy. I don’t reach for this often, but I might wear this more as Summer approaches— I might finally experience that mix of pineapple and metal others mention.

Hugo Boss Red. It is fruity (rhubarb, pineapple combo), slightly sweet-spicy with metallic note. You will also get some "bubble gummy" sweetness from the pineapple/tonka/amber combo in the drydown which is pleasant. Quality is a little bit on the generic side but to be honest I do not have anything in my collection that smells like this in terms of overall scent. So it's quite unique out there :) All in all it's nice, uplifting scent. I agree that if over-sprayed can make nauseous so easy on the trigger. Parameters are decent. I get 6-8 hours depending on temperature and season. Solid 7/10. Sadly it is discontinued so grab a bottle if you can :(

Went to try out a new frag and i came across this one..it was sweet on the paper, opens similarly like every boss frag...didnt recognize much change on the paper so i gave a spritz on the skin. I was expecting a fruity type of frag, coz of the colour of the bottele. However, this turns from sweetness to sour greeny citrus type and then i get the metalic note as mentioned here. But yea, it's not like Azzaro type. This one remains sour greeny until it looses the sourness and rests as a beautiful green smell. lasts long (about 5-6 hours on my skin) and it's strangely unique.

Well, it's pleasant and very fresh, the bottle is cool... Mostly sharper citrus with a hint of almost "bubble gummy" sweetness from the pineapple/tonka combo. Interestingly, I don't pick up the metallic accord at all here... I see the Azzaro NT comparison, especially the initial spray, but Red is much lighter and lacks the warm spicy qualities. All in all, it falls a bit flat honestly; longevity is poor and it's very synthetic in the drydown. P&G has already compromised the other Boss scents, so not totally surprised by their latest addition.

I agree with spray_and_pray's review below 100%, this is a good safe scent, even thou it's not my cup of tea (I prefer Aramis or Geo F Trumper frags) girls seem to like it and that's really what it's all about. It lasts pretty good with me, but like my other Boss fragrance (Boss Bottled) there's days where it lasts long and others when it burns out quick. A good safe option for dates and inoffensive as a gift (that's how I got mine and I'm glad I got it) Decent!

I re-bought this for nostalgic reasons. I was gifted this back in 2013 during my trip to Europe. I didn't like it much then. But when I came home, the temperature is quite hot and humid, this is the time it shined. What was vaguely fruity, muted & sweet became fresh, fuity, metallic and overall the scent bloomed. So now, it's 2022 and I bought a 150ml tester for around 25 USD. Quite a steal.

Hugo Red is a bold, energetic scent with a unique hot-and-cold contrast. The opening is a juicy burst of pineapple and rhubarb, giving it that sweet, fruity profile you mentioned. While the pink pepper adds a nice spicy kick, it can feel a bit heavy in extreme heat. Still, it’s a great, unconventional choice for summer if you want something that stands out from typical aquatic scents.

I didn't like it in the first 5-10 minutes but I got to say that this is one of the fragrances that ever to be compatible with my skin. The dry down is just something else. Tried it in a duty-free shop in the airport and fell in love a little too late as I got on the airplane. Well, I finally bought it a few days after and now I keep wearing this fragrance even at home. Love it!

I really like this scent. Although not too experienced with aftershaves just yet, the smell pleases me. On the first spray, I didn't get the sweet impact that I expected, but rather a citrus/fruity note. However, the metallic notes, in my opinion are crafted incredibly well with the fruit, giving the fragrance a sour, unique scent that isn't common in mainstream aftershaves.

After 2 years I bought this again just to know why I didn’t like it the first time. I am glad I bought it because this time I like it very much. Maybe my sense of smell has developed (or got worse) but I think Red is just great unique refreshing rhubarb fragrance. High recommend for this if you are looking something different than basic mainstream fragrance.

I tried it today after a really long wait. The bottle does change colours when holding it and the smell is actually good. Just like his antecestors, it follows a fresh line, I think is more rather fresh than Spicy. The Pineapple is definetly there as well as the grapefruit. I though it would be more sweet but is not a bad fragrance. In my opinion: 7.5/10

I bought this one because I remember during summer 2010, I met a girl that smelled really in a club. I asked her what she had on her and she replied it was Hugo Boss Deep Red. And then I found out that was a lady perfume so I tryna looking for alternative. I expected similar nuance with this one, but unfortunately it was totally different

It's a pretty simple fragrance, it's not one that you would wear too often but sometimes you do feel like you're in a mood for it. The projection is soft but the longevity of this fragrance is actually quite good. It's very clean so it's definitely a fragrance you could wear in the office and it'd be very appropriate.

I don't get any rhubarb in this. I actually didn't know it was in the note profile until I looked here. I get a lot of grapefruit and I get the metallic notes which is pretty cool. This is a good uplifting fragrance. I give this an 8.2/10

A bit sharp, more synthetic than some other reds out there. Smells decent on the drydown, inoffensive to most people around you. Scent 5.5 Longevity 6 Sillage 6.5 Quality 6 Decent scent, but not a keeper in my collection.

Hugo Boss Red deodorant is awesome but this fragrance is a dissapointment. Metallic notes mixed with rhubarb and grapefruit makes this somehow cheap. Test it before you buy it. Scent 6/10 Longevity 7/10 Sillage 7/10

interesting fragrance! this fragrance is very fruity. The projection is soft and it last few hours (4 to 6 hours) I would recommend it for people 18 to 25 for high school/ college, after the gym and even for office

A sweeter version of Hugo Boss, from which it borrows similarities of the all too familiar notes, with a spicy metallic undertone, I loved it a lot for a long while, although recently began to seem a bit too sweet.

I like it! very fruity, clean, lively, colorful! suitable for warm seasons Spring / Summer ... Hugo Red will be among my next purchase :) Sillage : 6.5/10 Longevity : 7.5/10 Scent : 7./10 Overall : 7./10

Sweet, youthful and energetic.. going fine in tropical hot weather too. But in hot weather longevity may less than 3 hrs. Can be called a teenage perfume. 6/10

i seem to pass my tongue on the joist before it goes into galvanizing - what an effect - what a fable this boss hugo red is i hadn't considered it i was wrong

the scent is good but nothing special. right for young men, during spring and summer. too weak. scent: 7 longevity: 6 sillage: 6,5 versatility: 7 vote: 7

Spicy pineapple with a metallic grapefruit zest. Nice, inoffensive, but nothing special. Good of daily use, especially for people younger than 35yrs.

smells fruity to me. nice dry down but projection is not as goos ad hugo boss man. suitable for office or evening dinner. not an outdoor fragrance.