Is Eden Perfumes No.423 B Orange a dupe of Hugo Boss Boss Orange?
Where they differ
Biggest gaps first. The bolder side leads.
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How it unfolds
Notes
- Boss Orange
- No.423 B Orange
- in both
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Which Should You Buy?
Divisive, safe, and often dismissed as 'boring,' Boss Orange for Women is a sweet and gentle fragrance that promises orange but gives vanilla and candied apple, with questionable longevity.
Eden's No.423 is a vegan alternative to Hugo Boss Boss Orange for women, built around the same red apple and orange blossom opening over a woody vanilla base. It reads a touch sweeter and louder than the original with shorter staying power, but it keeps that same warm, addictive, everyday-wearable character.
Scent Profile
How They Wear
Mood
Notes
Top Notes
Top Notes
Heart Notes
Heart Notes
Base Notes
Base Notes
Note weights are our estimate from each note's place in the pyramid, not the share of the formula. Brands do not publish formulations.
Performance
Season and Occasion Fit
Seasons
A warm-weather pick - at its best in summer and spring.
Occasions
Its soft sillage and inoffensive, clean character make it a reliable office scent, as many reviewers note. While pleasant for casual everyday wear, its poor longevity and lack of distinctiveness mean it rarely makes an impact for dates or formal occasions, and it's too gentle for sport.
Seasons
The red apple and orange blossom top keep this bright and fruity-floral rather than heavy, so it reads best in spring and summer warmth; the woody vanilla base gives it just enough carry into early autumn, but it thins out too much for winter cold to be worth wearing.
Occasions
Its warm, sweet, crowd-pleasing character and moderate projection make it an easy everyday scent for casual wear and the office, with enough addictive vanilla trail to work for a date, but it lacks the weight and formality for black-tie or the freshness for sport.
Similarity Breakdown
Our estimate of how alike these two fragrances smell, calculated from their published notes. It is a position on our scale, not a measured percentage of shared smell.
Every one of its 5 notes is in the original, including Red Apple, Orange Blossom, Olive Tree
Without jasmine
Where to buy
Pick a size. The two cheapest offers, then the rest.
No.423 B Orange EDP
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