Our take
What does Boss The Scent Pure Accord smell like?
In 2020 Hugo Boss spun the 2015 The Scent into Pure Accord, a fresher eau de toilette for men. Several retailers credit Bruno Jovanovic as the perfumer. Only three notes are published, which says a lot about the approach. Ginger opens on its own. It is sharp, prickly and slightly lemony. The heart rests on maninka fruit, already present in The Scent. It suggests a ripe tropical fruit somewhere between passion fruit and rum. The base swaps the original’s leather for white suede, softer and cleaner. The result smells like freshly washed skin under a light suede jacket. So the architecture matches The Scent, with ginger then maninka then leather. Everything here has been lightened and brightened, as if someone opened the curtains. Anyone who finds the original too sweet will see this as its daytime counterpart.
When to wear it
An office eau de toilette for warm weather. Longevity is average, so use three sprays with one on the collar.
It belongs to the Woody, Spicy family. Boss The Scent Pure Accord is one of 40 creations by Hugo Boss in our encyclopedia.
