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Fresh spicy · Aromatic · Citrus.
parfumbible.comCitrus · Woody · Fresh spicy.
About these origins
Brand origin means the country where the house was founded. Made in refers to fragrance manufacturing, not the origin of every ingredient or the brand’s current headquarters.
Brand origin: Hugo Boss group history · Checked 2026-09-21
The official history explicitly places the 1924 founding in Metzingen, Germany.
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The short answer
A scent, in focus.
Hugo Dark Blue by Hugo Boss has a listed citrus, woody, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Ginger, Grapefruit, Orange, Lime, Lemon.
Based on listed notes and accords.
Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.
Sizes offered
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01 / The scent profile
Understand what you smell.
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Inside the bottle.
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Performance / Community impressions
How it wears.
Longevity
2.90 / 5
1,664 votes
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category average, not hours
Projection
1.96 / 4
1,685 votes
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1 = intimate; higher = stronger
Value perception
3.84 / 5
1,232 votes
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1 = overpriced; 5 = great value
These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.
4,342Own it
2,948Previously owned
517Want it
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03 / Keep exploring
Often compared with…
Explore these suggested comparisons. Similarity is subjective.
Zara
Vancouver Hornby Street Down
Warm spicy · Fruity · Patchouli.
Shirley May
Hero
Warm spicy · Amber · Green.
Baldessarini
Del Mar Baldessarini
Warm spicy · Woody · Fresh spicy.
Explore a combination
Layering ideas to try.
Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.
Suggested experiment
Lost CherryBoth list Benzoin and Cedar. Explore Hugo Dark Blue’s citrus direction alongside Lost Cherry’s cherry profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
Suggested experiment
Bitter PeachBoth list Benzoin and Cardamom. Explore Hugo Dark Blue’s citrus direction alongside Bitter Peach’s woody profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.
Compare each fragrance alone, then try a small amount together on a blotter. Keep the combination you enjoy; no application order or ratio has been validated.
A little more clarity.
Before you tryWhat does Hugo Dark Blue smell like?
Hugo Dark Blue by Hugo Boss has a listed citrus, woody, fresh spicy profile, with notes of Ginger, Grapefruit, Orange, Lime, Lemon.
Who created it?
The listed perfumers are Alain Astori, Beatrice Piquet.
How long does it last?
The longevity rating is 2.90 out of 5, from 1,664 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.
Which notes define Hugo Dark Blue?
Its listed notes include ginger, grapefruit, orange, lime, lemon, cypress, cardamom, mahogany, geranium, sage, vanilla, cedar, benzoin, vetiver, patchouli. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.
04 / Find your next bottle
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PARFUM BIBLE / SCENT CARD
Hugo Dark Blue
Hugo Boss
Leading accords
citrus
woody
fresh spicy
aromatic
vanilla
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.Listed notes · a selection
Ginger · Grapefruit · Orange · Lime · Lemon · Cypress
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