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Hugo Boss · Est. 1985

Boss Number One

Basil, lemon, grapefruit, and bergamot open with a bracing, slightly herbal freshness that immediately signals intent.

ConcentrationFragrance
Formasculine
Released1985
Statusenriched
Boss Number One — Hugo Boss
1985 · Fragrance
oak·san·lav·ber
Rating
4.0
1.6k reviews
Fig. 01

The scent fingerprint

Visualization — constellation
basehearttopcitrusfloralfruitygourmandpowderyamberywoodysmokychyprearomaticgreenaquaticspicy

Weighted by intensity across 22 accords.

Every perfume in Sillage is represented as a distribution across canonical accord slugs — a lingua franca for scent. Two fragrances with overlapping fingerprints are scent-twins, even if they share no literal note.

  • Oakmoss
    65
  • Sandalwood
    55
  • Lavender
    55
  • Bergamot
    50
  • Tobacco
    50

By the editors · 2 min readBasil, lemon, grapefruit, and bergamot open with a bracing, slightly herbal freshness that immediately signals intent. Sage, lavender, and honey in the heart form the archetypal fougère accord, jasmine and lily of the valley adding floral warmth, rose providing classical depth. The base is the statement: oakmoss, sandalwood, tobacco, and patchouli creating a rich, animalic-mossy foundation with cinnamon and amber adding warmth, cardamom and nutmeg from the general accord lending spice. Number One is a pre-Axe-effect masculine — dense, structured, built for adults. It has aged gracefully.

Filed: Hugo BossSillage · vol. I
Fig. 02

Scent twins

Computed via accord overlap