Gentlemen, moving on to the third pick from my Hugo Boss -The Collection : Vigorous Cologne. If Elegant Vetiver is for your date nights and Confident Oud is for the cigar lounge, this is the one you grab when you just want to feel sharp and clean. The house says this was inspired by the feel of a crisp, immaculate white shirt, and I have to say, they really nailed that vibe. This is a "freshie" through and through, but it feels expensive. The opening is like a literal jolt of energy—very bright, zesty citrus that smells like you just peeled a fresh bergamot. What I like about this one is that it doesn't just disappear after ten minutes like a lot of colognes. It has some rosemary in there that gives it a masculine, herbal edge, and the mossy base keeps it feeling grounded. It doesn't smell like a forest; it smells like high-end soap and a fresh haircut. It’s a classic style, but it feels very current. If You Like These, You’ll Dig This One If you’ve got any of these in your rotation, Vigorous Cologne is going to be right up your alley: • Dior Homme Sport: It has that same punchy, woody-citrus energy. • Acqua di Parma Colonia Essenza: If you like that "barbershop clean" vibe. • Tom Ford Grey Vetiver: It shares that same "CEO in a boardroom" DNA—clean, professional, and put-together. Performance on this one You’re looking at about 6 to 7 hours on the skin. It’s not a "room-filler," but it’s not supposed to be. It’s the kind of scent that people notice when they get close to you, and it’s impossible to offend anyone with this. This is going to be a San Antonio summer staple for me. When it’s 100°F outside and you’re heading to lunch at the Pearl, this keeps you smelling like you haven't even broken a sweat. For the $75–$100 price point, it’s an absolute steal for a daily driver.

Newest addition to the collection. This is supposedly a limited release (hoping it’s not). Picked it up from their website at full retail which hurt me deep in my soul lol. Before we get into the notes, this one has several similarities to Renaissance IMO and some differences that make it stand out. In the open you get grapefruit, lemon peel and bergamot. However I definitely am picking up a minty note right when you spray it. It makes the open a nice mint citrus which is awesome. This is where I think it’s similar to renaissance. The open lasts a decent hour before I start to pick up the almond and some cinnamon. The almond isn’t very nutty and slightly sweet. The grapefruit is still there but it’s more subdued now. In the dry down I don’t detect any incense but can smell some vanilla and Vetiver. It’s not an earthy or dirty vetiver more or a clean one. Overall performance was decent with just over 6.5 hours of longevity 5 of which I got some good projection of 1/2 to 1 arms length depending on what I was doing. Moving around definitely caused this one to project better than sitting still. This will be an excellent high heat frag.