Boss Bottled Parfum

Boss Bottled Parfum is maybe not the most unique or niche, but honestly, if you're like me and you've gone far enough down the fraghead rabbithole, sometimes you just want something easy to wear and that you don't have to worry or think about -- a fragrance that can assure you that you simply smell good when you spray it on, not something that is so exotic or individualized that you have no idea if anyone else around you will "get it." Boss Bottled Parfum is that no-stress easy grab. It'd be perfect for going out at night, given its smoky and smooth leather scent profile. Its leather is not so sharp or overpowering that you feel like you're sniffing the inside of your girlfriend's purse yet has enough presence to make it undeniably masculine. Those same characteristics also make it work appropriate (and recommended). I don't detect any of the citrus, but I imagine it's blended in there to lighten up what would otherwise be a very heavy incense-woody-leather combination. Cedar was the perfect wood choice for Bottled Parfum -- it makes its woodiness almost minty/piney so that it smells less like pencil shavings and more like outdoor manliness. I dare say Bottled Parfum is more approachable than its more talked-about siblings, Elixir and Absolu. I've tried both and found them to be boozier and less mass-appealing. Overall, Parfum is an excellent masculine and dumb reach cologne.

Another great Boss Bottled cologne. I became a fan of this line in somewhat reverse order of their releases, starting with Boss Bottled Elixir, then Absolu, and now the Parfum. I love them all. This one reminds me of a milder Elixir on the opening, with lots of woods and the shared frankincense note giving it a balsamic air. But as it dries down, it becomes somewhat reminiscent of the recent Boss the Scent editions too, with the orris especially harkening to the Scent line and giving it a touch of that powdery lipstick note. There's something earthy and mossy here too that even reminds me of the old Hugo Man cologne. Overall this is a very masculine and rich woody scent with a slight touch of sweetness from the mandarin, some gentle leather underneath, and a wonderful organic and lightly exotic feel. It's safer and gentler than either the Elixir or Absolu and different enough from them to justify its place in your collection. Performance is very solid, with ample longevity but moderate projection suitable for office wear, date nights, or pretty much any situation. Boss has really hit some home runs these past several years, and this one is another winner.

From a sample on cotton (I'm a woman in her mid 30s) and that's my impression: Very nice! I mostly smell the frankincense, then the cedarwood and a bit of leather. It smells masculine, put together, somehow both fresh without being a "freshie" and grounded, mature in mind if that makes sense. Finally something that smells like a real, refined, clean and dressed in black or dark colors (semi-formal outfit) man with status and power. I'm so done with unisex scents or overdone "matcho" ones. I'd say this one is also great for almost all occasions, inoffensive, but it has a strong presence. Impossible to ingore. Ages: perhaps from 35+. Great! 8.5/10 My mom gave it a 7/10, my dad an 8/10 (on my dad's skin and I gave it a 7,5 on him, because I feel it doesn't quite fit his personality and skin chemistry)

I detect freshly shaved eye liner? It is a cousin to the iris clown make up smell. Anyways, the olibanum and fig/mandarin is doing the maninka fruit, or apple cinnamon of other Boss delights. Heavy leather opening, sparkling fruity middle and powdery iris cedar dry down. Smells like a 90's Vogue magazine sampler strip. Would wear any time any season. Especially in the rain as it blends organically with the scent of petrichor. It is highly wearable for any guy who loves art and warm hugs. Don't even try to layer with this one unless you like sensory overload. It is already perfect the way it is! It is so memorable that when I see the bottle I get an acidic twinge in my eye teeth. Very beautiful, powerful and physical.

I only bought this because my wife is a huge Chris Hemsworth crush and the advertisement was on prominent display on one of our rare trips to Macy's. I smelled the tester cap and didn't love it, but asked for a sample and got a spray on paper. As a joke I wiped the paper around my neck. The scent stayed with me for hours. Before bed 6 hours later the wife comments that she could still smell it and then proceeded to jump my bones with a spirit that long-married men like myself experience rarely. I went back alone for a purchase the next morning.