Our take
What does Boss The Scent Absolute smell like?
Hugo Boss added The Scent Absolute to its The Scent line in 2019. Bruno Jovanovic composed this denser take on the 2015 original. The pyramid is short and makes no apology for it. Ginger opens alone, sharp and almost lemony. Then comes maninka, an African fruit that smells of rum and candied fruit, already central to the original. Mondia root pushes that liqueur warmth further. Vetiver forms the base, earthy and lightly smoky, and it dries the whole thing out after the first hour. The result reads as spicy amber more than a classic woody. Next to the regular The Scent eau de toilette, Absolute is darker and sweeter, with far more projection. It also recalls 1 Million in its mix of fruit and spice, minus the gold-plated sugar. Some retailers list it as discontinued. Either way it is getting harder to find.
When to wear it
An evening scent for autumn and winter. One or two sprays will do, as the maninka fills a closed room fast.
It belongs to the Oriental / Amber, Spicy family. Boss The Scent Absolute is one of 40 creations by Hugo Boss in our encyclopedia.
