Number One
Aromatic Fougere · 1985 · Pierre Wargnye
Notes carried over from an earlier source and not independently checked.
- Reported longevity
- Moderate
- Reported sillage
- Moderate
- Typical occasion
- Romantic/Evening
- Typical season
- Winter
These describe how the fragrance is generally reported to behave. Skin chemistry, weather and how much you apply all change it, so your own experience may differ.
Across published reviews, most people register this first as honey.
Modelled profile
Honey sweetens dry tobacco over oakmoss and patchouli. Warm and slightly retro, it balances a golden sweetness against earthy depth. Characterful and lived-in.
Taste Profile
The Natural
The Easy Choice
Always works, always easy.
The one to reach for in a hurry. It fits the moment because it always does. Don't think, just go for it.
How Number One smells, measured
On Zenyra's five taste axes, Number One is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure, and feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there.
Modelled profile. This profile is derived from the evidence currently available and may be refined over time.
Number One sits temperate, built on woods and soft musk rather than amber. That is 68th percentile for warmth across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Number One sits mid-range on projection. That is 39th percentile for projection across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Number One is broadly easy to wear, familiar in its structure. That is 7th percentile for risk across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Number One feels thick in the air, saturated and physically there. That is 93rd percentile for texture across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Number One carries sweetness without letting it define the scent. That is 61st percentile for sweetness across 5,283 scored fragrances.
Projection, risk and texture describe how a fragrance behaves in a room and on skin. Where wear reports are thin, those scores rest near the middle by design, so a mid-range reading here is a statement about the evidence as much as about the scent. Warmth and sweetness are derived from composition and do not carry that caveat.
More from Hugo Boss
Similar Profiles
Find out how Number One fits your taste.
Find fragrances like this →