By Dane
Baldessarini is Hugo Boss' top tier line (purple label if you will), although you wouldn't know it from their self-titled first fragrance. Hugo Boss manages to consistently make men's scents that are cheap, cloying and horrible. Baldessarini, on the other hand, is polar opposite...lush, subtle and stunning.
Notes are listed as "bitter orange, green mint, patchouli flower, clove buds, cumin seeds, fir balsam, patchouli leaves, tobacco, amber-note, and musk-notes", which, for once, is actually an accurate description of what you smell. The opening notes are a sweet, candied even, fruity citrus accord with a hint of mint. The scent then moves into an elegant, evergreen woody heart with spices and floral notes. The musk notes appear soon after with a sweet, ambery drydown. I don't detect much in the way of patchouli (I didn't know there was such thing as a patchouli flower...but what do I know). All the notes are perfectly balanced and transition very smoothly from one to another. There are no drastic transitions, and overall the scent remains consistently sweet and fruity, with only subtle nuances presenting themselves.
The eau de cologne concentration isn't even remotely long lasting on me...which is why I suppose the released a "concentree" version. I've yet to track down the latter.
The bottle is a stunning piece of mini-architecture. A refillable aluminum flask version is also available.
Year: 2002
Perfumer: Pierre Wargnye & Jean-Marc Chaillan
Notes: Tangerine, Bitter Orange, Green Mint, Patchouli Flower, Clove Buds, Cumin Seeds, Fir Balsam, Patchouli Leaves, Tobacco, Amber Notes, Musk Notes
Baldessarini is Hugo Boss' top tier line (purple label if you will), although you wouldn't know it from their self-titled first fragrance. Hugo Boss manages to consistently make men's scents that are cheap, cloying and horrible. Baldessarini, on the other hand, is polar opposite...lush, subtle and stunning.
Notes are listed as "bitter orange, green mint, patchouli flower, clove buds, cumin seeds, fir balsam, patchouli leaves, tobacco, amber-note, and musk-notes", which, for once, is actually an accurate description of what you smell. The opening notes are a sweet, candied even, fruity citrus accord with a hint of mint. The scent then moves into an elegant, evergreen woody heart with spices and floral notes. The musk notes appear soon after with a sweet, ambery drydown. I don't detect much in the way of patchouli (I didn't know there was such thing as a patchouli flower...but what do I know). All the notes are perfectly balanced and transition very smoothly from one to another. There are no drastic transitions, and overall the scent remains consistently sweet and fruity, with only subtle nuances presenting themselves.
The eau de cologne concentration isn't even remotely long lasting on me...which is why I suppose the released a "concentree" version. I've yet to track down the latter.
The bottle is a stunning piece of mini-architecture. A refillable aluminum flask version is also available.
Year: 2002
Perfumer: Pierre Wargnye & Jean-Marc Chaillan
