Hugo Woman was born in 1997, signed by Ursula Wandel. Hugo Boss reinvented it in 2015 as a floral, fruity eau de parfum with a boyish touch: boysenberry, Italian mandarin, and Himalayan red grass in the top; sambac jasmine, black plum, iris, and black tea in the heart; amber, sandalwood, and cedar in the base. Freja Beha Erichsen is its face.
Leigh van den Berg, of the South African blog Lipgloss is my Life, wore the Hugo Woman of the 1990s and adopts the 2015 version for the same reasons: a fresh, young, slightly masculine scent. She finds it warmer and fruitier than the original, and ideal for the office.
Olfastory’s review
A longtime fan
On March 19, 2015, Leigh van den Berg, editor of the South African blog Lipgloss is my Life, recalled that Hugo Woman was one of the great minimalist fragrances of the 1990s, and that she wore it. She loves the new version for the same reasons: fresh, young, a touch masculine.
More berries, less apple
The original seemed greener to her; the eau de parfum is a little warmer, with berries rather than apples. She first smells grass and citrus, fresh and lively; the fruits take over, berries, plum, and a drop of peach.
A clean base
The base charms her most: soft, slightly masculine, very clean, typically Hugo Boss, neither soapy nor powdery. She does not pick up the promised spice of the black tea and sees it as a daytime scent to wear anywhere, especially at the office.