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258 Hugo Boss Hugo Reversed

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Perfumes Zag Zodiak 258 Hugo Boss Hugo Reversed is an Eau de Parfum. 258 Hugo Boss Hugo Reversed opens with Bergamot and Grapefruit, settles into a heart of Rosemary, and dries down to a base of Vetiver. Perfumes Zag Zodiak's 258 Hugo Boss Hugo Reversed carries a Statement verdict, a woody-led wear.

A simple, tight match to Hugo Reversed's minimalist grapefruit-rosemary-vetiver structure, matching the original's stripped-back, urban-fresh design.
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  • Fresh
  • Clean
  • Energetic
  • Modern
258 Hugo Boss Hugo Reversed Eau de Parfum bottle
Inspired by

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Scent Profile

Composition

Timeline

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Topas listed
Heartas listed
Baseas listed

Top, heart and base are the brand's own listing, not a timing claim - the industry classifies a note by its character as much as by how fast it fades. Each curve here is modelled from that material's own volatility, so groups can overlap when a house lists long-lasting materials in its heart.

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Performance & Mood

Performance

Longevity
Short (2-4h)
Projection
Intimate
Intensity
Light

Mood

Mood Energising
Calming
Character Playful
Serious
Sentiment Uplifting
Brooding

When To Wear

Best Seasons

Also Works:
Spring Summer

Grapefruit-rosemary freshness is best suited to warmer months.

Best Occasions

Also Works:
Office Casual

Clean and versatile enough for the office and casual daytime wear.

Declarable allergens

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Declarable under EU Annex III

  • Bergamot Citrus Aurantium Bergamia Peel Oil from Bergamot

The large name is the everyday one. The small name is the INCI form on the box, so you can compare the two. Reactions differ between people. A patch-test panel is not a ranking of risk. How we derive this

About

258 RE keeps things as simple as the real Hugo Reversed, a fragrance built deliberately around a small, focused set of notes: grapefruit and Calabrian bergamot up top, rosemary through the heart, and Haitian vetiver as the entire base. That minimalism is part of the original's identity as a modern, urban twist on the Hugo Man lineage, so this dupe's stripped-back structure is actually a faithful reflection of the source material rather than a simplification. The citrus-rosemary-vetiver arc reads clean and energetic in the same way the original does, even if the individual notes lack some of the polish and diffusive quality of Hugo Boss's actual ingredients. A solid, low-fuss dupe of an already low-fuss fragrance.

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