Boss Selection
**Boss Selection** opens with a brisk citrus clarity—grapefruit and bergamot—tempered by the gentle heat of pink pepper.
The scent fingerprint
Weighted by intensity across 12 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.
- Patchouli70
- Earthy70
- Musky60
- Citrus
The note pyramid
- Pink Pepper
- Grapefruit
- Bergamot
- Star Anise
- Vetiver
- Patchouli
By the editors · 2 min read**Boss Selection** opens with a brisk citrus clarity—grapefruit and bergamot—tempered by the gentle heat of pink pepper. It's clean but not sharp, more dressed-down than austere. The brightness fades quickly, making way for star anise at the heart, which lends an unexpected herbal sweetness, almost medicinal in its purity.
The base settles into vetiver and patchouli territory, earthy and slightly smoky, with musk smoothing the edges into something wearable for an office or evening without drawing undue attention. The anise lingers faintly, giving the woods a faint licorice echo that distinguishes it from other woody masculines of the mid-2000s.
This is Hugo Boss in restrained mode: polished, versatile, neither loud nor particularly intimate. It suits someone who wants to smell composed without making a statement, a fragrance that operates more as quiet competence than seduction.
Scent twins
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