Hugo Boss Alive Absolu

Mostly like a new leather jacket, smoky with a bitter edge. Underneath that, sweet and creamy, like vanilla pod or custard.

It opens on leather, moves through patchouli, and settles on vanilla.

• leather: like a new leather jacket: dry, smoky, faintly bitter
• patchouli: dark and earthy with a sweet edge, somewhere between damp soil and a second-hand bookshop

It lasts an average amount of time and sits close to the skin after the first hour.

Built from the note listing and the measured performance figures. We have not smelled this one.