# Boss Bottled Dupes 2026: 7 Clones vs the Original Seven Boss Bottled dupes compared note by note, with what members say each keeps and changes. Or wear the original in 3ml or 10ml first. By [Michael Edwards](https://10ml.com/authors/michael-edwards) · 22 October 2026 · 7 min read **We sell only the originals.** Every perfume we sell is the authentic original, decanted from the perfume house’s own bottle. We buy our bottles from authorized EU distributors and directly from the brands, and 10ML decants every perfume itself. We never sell dupes, clones or inspired-by perfumes. This guide compares the dupes other houses make of Boss Bottled, so you can choose, or wear the original first. [Or try the original from €7.11](https://10ml.com/perfumes/hugo-boss-bottled) ## Quick answer The best Hugo Boss Boss Bottled dupe overall is X-Bolt by G. Bellini, which 285 of 292 voting Parfumo members find similar. Closest on the dry-down is Grey Point by La Rive, and the lowest listed price belongs to Mawj Appletini by Paris Corner. Want the real thing? Boss Bottled is €20.61 for a 10ml decant at 10ML. You can try the original, [Boss Bottled](https://10ml.com/perfumes/hugo-boss-bottled), at 10ML as a 10 ml decant, before you choose a dupe. ## Prefer the original? **Boss Bottled** · Hugo Boss · Decanted from the original bottle - [3ml €7.11 · €2.37/ml](https://10ml.com/perfumes/hugo-boss-bottled?size=3ml) - [10ml €20.61 · €2.06/ml](https://10ml.com/perfumes/hugo-boss-bottled?size=10ml) The alternatives: €0.25–€0.90/ml in other shops, checked 22 October 2026 Each comparison below names the member or house behind it, and the thin ones say so. For other men's houses, read [Armani Code dupes](https://10ml.com/guides/armani-code-dupes), and for the wider field start with [the best perfumes for men](https://10ml.com/guides/best-perfumes-for-men) or [winter colognes for men](https://10ml.com/guides/winter-colognes-for-men). ## What does Boss Bottled smell like? [Boss Bottled](https://10ml.com/perfumes/hugo-boss-bottled) by [Hugo Boss](https://10ml.com/brands/hugo-boss) is a men's perfume launched in 1998. [Apple](https://10ml.com/notes/apple), [plum](https://10ml.com/notes/plum), [bergamot](https://10ml.com/notes/bergamot), lemon, oakmoss and geranium open it. [Cinnamon](https://10ml.com/notes/cinnamon), mahogany and carnation form the heart. The base holds [sandalwood](https://10ml.com/notes/sandalwood), [cedar](https://10ml.com/notes/cedar), vetiver, olive tree and [vanilla](https://10ml.com/notes/vanilla). The later versions change the frame, and every pick below was compared with the 1998 original. **Boss Bottled and its versions, with the comparison in this guide** | Version | Scent profile from the notes | Compared in this guide | | --- | --- | --- | | [Boss Bottled](https://10ml.com/perfumes/hugo-boss-bottled) | Apple and plum with bergamot, cinnamon and mahogany, over sandalwood, cedar and vanilla | All seven picks | | [Boss Bottled Eau de Parfum](https://10ml.com/perfumes/hugo-boss-bottled-eau-de-parfum) | Apple, bergamot and black pepper over cardamom, chestnut and cinnamon, with musk and vetiver | No pick | | [Boss Bottled Parfum](https://10ml.com/perfumes/hugo-boss-bottled-parfum) | Mandarin orange and olibanum over fig tree and orris, with cedar and leather | No pick | | [Boss Bottled Elixir](https://10ml.com/perfumes/hugo-boss-bottled-elixir) | Frankincense and cardamom over patchouli and vetiver, with labdanum and cedar | No pick | ## Boss Bottled alternatives compared Bottle prices in other shops, as checked 22 October 2026 Perfumes made and sold by other houses. 10ML does not sell them. | # | Alternative | Role | Basis of comparison | Source | Bottle price | Per ml | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | X-Bolt (G. Bellini) | Best overall | Named source | [Source](https://www.parfumo.com/compare/g-bellini/x-bolt-1/vs/Hugo_Boss/Boss_Bottled_Eau_de_Toilette) | No EU price | — | | 2 | Grey Point (La Rive) | Closest on the dry-down | Named source | [Source](https://www.parfumo.com/compare/Hugo_Boss/Boss_Bottled_Eau_de_Toilette/vs/La_Rive/Grey_Point_Eau_de_Toilette) | No EU price | — | | 3 | Mawj Appletini (Paris Corner) | Lowest price | Named source | [Source](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/PARIS-CORNER/Mawj-Appletini-98582.html) | €24.50 (100 ml) | €0.25/ml | | 4 | Driven Eau de Parfum (Dunhill) | Sweeter take | Named source | [Source](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Alfred-Dunhill/Driven-68407.html) | No EU price | — | | 5 | Victory League (Adidas) | Softer take | Named source | [Source](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Adidas/Adidas-Victory-League-3163.html) | No EU price | — | | 6 | Frankfurt (FIORE) | Fresher take | Named source | [Source](https://fioreparfums.de/products/frankfurt) | €45.00 (50 ml) | €0.90/ml | | 7 | B104 Men (MAD Parfumeur) | Darker take | Published notes | [Source](https://www.madparfumeur.nl/products/b104-heren) | €25.00 (50 ml) | €0.50/ml | ## Best overall: X-Bolt X-Bolt comes from G. Bellini, Lidl's own perfume label. [Parfumo's comparison page](https://www.parfumo.com/compare/g-bellini/x-bolt-1/vs/Hugo_Boss/Boss_Bottled_Eau_de_Toilette) shows 285 of 292 voting members finding X-Bolt similar to Boss Bottled Eau de Toilette, and Parfumo lists it first among the perfumes that smell similar to Boss Bottled. That is the strongest count in this guide. A [Parfumo member](https://www.parfumo.com/Perfumes/g-bellini/x-bolt-1/reviews/103947) calls it a very good Boss Bottled clone that smells very close, with moderate projection. Parfumo dates it to 2012. The catch is supply: it turns up in Lidl stores only from time to time, and we found no online list price. It suits you if you can find a bottle and want the pick most members find similar. ## Closest on the dry-down: Grey Point Grey Point is an eau de toilette from the Polish house La Rive. [Parfumo's comparison page](https://www.parfumo.com/compare/Hugo_Boss/Boss_Bottled_Eau_de_Toilette/vs/La_Rive/Grey_Point_Eau_de_Toilette) shows 88 of 96 voting members finding it similar to Boss Bottled Eau de Toilette. The main difference is the start. One [Parfumo member](https://www.parfumo.com/Perfumes/La_Rive/Grey_Point_Eau_de_Toilette/reviews/108934) finds Boss rounder and fruitier early on, with a little more sillage, and Grey Point more angular and fresher-leaning. Later in the day he finds the two very close, Grey Point weaker, and he still prefers Boss. [Another member](https://www.parfumo.com/Perfumes/La_Rive/Grey_Point_Eau_de_Toilette/reviews/143038) finds Grey Point slightly sweeter and a touch warmer, with apples that come across less fresh, more mashed. That member calls both weak on sillage and longevity, and a third finds the top note slightly different. It suits you if you care about the settled scent more than the opening. ## Lowest price: Mawj Appletini Of the three picks with a euro list price, Mawj Appletini costs the least; X-Bolt and three other picks have no online euro list price, so one of them may cost less in a shop. Paris Corner models it on another apple perfume, not on Boss Bottled, but members still relate it to Boss Bottled. On [Fragrantica](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/PARIS-CORNER/Mawj-Appletini-98582.html), one finds it closer to the original Boss Bottled than to its stated model. Another finds it smells like Boss Bottled in a harsher, spicier version, and a third places it in the same vein but less well rounded, sweeter and boozier. Not everyone is convinced: one member finds it smells cheaper and is not a close dupe. Fragrantica lists cardamom and bergamot, then apple, brandy, vanilla, rum, pineapple and moss, over cedar and ambroxan. On Fragrantica's [Boss Bottled page](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Hugo-Boss/Boss-Bottled-383.html), a member recommends it as a little spicier and fresher than Boss Bottled. The main difference is the boozy sweetness and the spice. It suits you if a listed price per ml decides it and you are happy with a spicier, boozier take. ## Sweeter take: Driven Eau de Parfum Dunhill's Driven Eau de Parfum is a designer perfume, not a clone, and the members who compare it with Boss Bottled disagree on how close it is. On [Fragrantica](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Alfred-Dunhill/Driven-68407.html), one finds it smells like Boss Bottled with more sweetness. Another finds it smoother and less scratchy, and another very similar but less rounded and smooth. A fourth finds a similar style rather than a match. Several compare it with the Bottled Intense flanker instead. There is dissent: one member finds an artificial, busy smell and says to buy Boss Bottled. [Parfumo's comparison page](https://www.parfumo.com/compare/Hugo_Boss/Boss_Bottled_Eau_de_Toilette/vs/Dunhill/driven-eau-de-parfum) rates the pair moderately similar. It suits you if you want a sweeter take on the same idea and accept that members split on it. ## Softer take: Victory League Adidas Victory League is a mass-market scent, and the members who compare it with Boss Bottled Eau de Toilette describe a quieter one. On [Fragrantica](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Adidas/Adidas-Victory-League-3163.html), they call it a flatter version, closer to a body spray, sitting close to the skin with weaker performance. One finds it similar but less distinct: generally fruity, spicy and sweet where Boss Bottled is clearly apple, cinnamon and vanilla. One member finds it smells like Boss Bottled only briefly, then turns synthetic, and recommends X-Bolt instead. Fragrantica's list has pear and lavender, not apple. It suits you if you want something lighter and closer to the skin, and are fine with less detail. ## Fresher take: Frankfurt Frankfurt rests only on FIORE's own page. [FIORE presents it](https://fioreparfums.de/products/frankfurt) as its Duftzwilling of Hugo Boss Bottled, its own composition and not the original, an extrait de parfum. We found no community comparison, so there is no member verdict on how it smells. "Fresher" is a documented note difference, not a smell verdict. FIORE's list keeps apple, bergamot and plum, geranium, carnation and cinnamon, and sandalwood, vetiver and cedarwood, but it lists no vanilla, which is Boss Bottled's sweet base note. It suits you if you want Boss Bottled's apple and spice frame without the vanilla on paper. ## Darker take: B104 Men MAD Parfumeur's page for [B104 Men](https://www.madparfumeur.nl/products/b104-heren) names no original perfume. This pick rests only on its published notes: plum, oakmoss, apple and citrus; mahogany, clove and cinnamon; sandalwood, olive wood and vanilla. Most of those names also appear in Boss Bottled's list. The link is our reading of the two lists, and nobody we cite has compared the perfumes. "Darker" is a note difference only. The list names no geranium, lemon, bergamot, cedar or vetiver, so on paper the clove, mahogany, oakmoss and vanilla stand without Boss Bottled's bright top and dry woods. That says nothing about how it smells next to Boss Bottled, so test it before trusting the lists. ## Similar original perfumes we stock Three more originals to wear while you decide on a Boss Bottled clone. | # | Perfume | Main notes | 3 ml | 10 ml | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | [Rabanne Pure XS](https://10ml.com/perfumes/rabanne-pure-xs) | Ginger, thyme, grapefruit and bergamot over vanilla, liquor, cinnamon, leather and apple, with myrrh, sugar and cedar below. | €6.75 (€2.25/ml) | €20.79 (€2.08/ml) | | 2 | [By Kilian Smoking Hot](https://10ml.com/perfumes/by-kilian-smoking-hot) | Apple, smoke and cinnamon over tobacco, vanilla and moss, with bourbon vanilla and licorice in the base. | €19.53 (€6.51/ml) | €59.04 (€5.90/ml) | | 3 | [Parfums de Marly Carlisle](https://10ml.com/perfumes/parfums-de-marly-carlisle) | Nutmeg, green apple and saffron over tonka bean, rose and osmanthus, with patchouli, vanilla and opoponax underneath. | €11.61 (€3.87/ml) | €30.51 (€3.05/ml) | ## What every Boss Bottled clone gets wrong Members keep returning to the same gaps. They describe picks as less rounded than the original, sweeter or boozier, or fresher and more angular. The apple and cinnamon frame travels well, but the smooth, finished feel is what members say is hardest to match. Prefer an original? Three similar originals in the catalogue share its frame. [Pure XS](https://10ml.com/perfumes/rabanne-pure-xs) by Rabanne pairs apple and cinnamon with vanilla and cedar. [Smoking Hot](https://10ml.com/perfumes/by-kilian-smoking-hot) by By Kilian sets apple and cinnamon beside tobacco and vanilla. [Carlisle](https://10ml.com/perfumes/parfums-de-marly-carlisle) by Parfums de Marly brings green apple and nutmeg over tonka bean and vanilla. ## How to test a Boss Bottled dupe against the original Test on skin, not paper: paper hides the sweetness and spice that skin brings out. Wear Boss Bottled one day and your pick the next, and judge the opening and the dry-down separately, since members disagree most about the start. Then wear them on two wrists and compare how each settles four to eight hours later. Start with the 3ml of Boss Bottled (€7.11, about 60 sprays). If it earns a place on your shelf, the 10ml decant (€20.61, about 200 sprays) lasts for weeks. Background reading: [perfume dupes](https://10ml.com/guides/perfume-dupes), [what a decant is](https://10ml.com/guides/what-is-a-perfume-decant), [dupe or original decant](https://10ml.com/guides/dupe-or-original-decant), and, for blind buys, [the blind-buy alternative](https://10ml.com/guides/blind-buy-alternative). Other house guides: [Stronger With You Intensely dupes](https://10ml.com/guides/stronger-with-you-intensely-dupes) and [Kilian Angels' Share dupes](https://10ml.com/guides/angels-share-dupes). ## Clone or original? What to know first ### Can I wear Boss Bottled in 3ml or 10ml before choosing a clone? Yes. We fill 3ml and 10ml decants from the original bottle. The 3ml is €7.11 and gives about 60 sprays to discover it, and the 10ml decant is €20.61 for about 200 sprays to wear for weeks, next to any clone you are considering. ### Which Boss Bottled dupe leads our ranking, and why? X-Bolt by G. Bellini. Parfumo shows 285 of 292 voting members finding it similar to Boss Bottled Eau de Toilette, the strongest count in this guide, and a Parfumo member calls it a very good clone that smells very close. The catch is supply: it turns up in Lidl stores only from time to time, with no online list price. ### How close does a Boss Bottled clone like Grey Point get? Parfumo shows 88 of 96 voting members finding Grey Point by La Rive similar. One member finds Boss rounder and fruitier early on, and the two very close later in the day, Grey Point weaker. Another finds Grey Point slightly sweeter and warmer, with less fresh apples. ### Is there a Boss Bottled Eau de Parfum or Elixir dupe? We found no pick with support for either version. Every comparison in this guide is against the 1998 Boss Bottled. If you want the Eau de Parfum or the Elixir, wear them first as a 3ml or 10ml decant. ### How do the Boss Bottled clones compare per ml with a decant? The clone prices sit in the table on this page with the date we checked them, and Mawj Appletini has the lowest listed price per ml of the three priced picks; the others list no euro price online. Boss Bottled as a 10ml decant is €2.06/ml per ml, so you can set a clone bottle against wearing the original in smaller amounts. ### Which perfumes like Boss Bottled share its named notes? By the published lists, FIORE's Frankfurt keeps apple, bergamot, plum, geranium, carnation, cinnamon, sandalwood, vetiver and cedarwood, but lists no vanilla. MAD Parfumeur's B104 Men shares plum, oakmoss, apple, mahogany, cinnamon, sandalwood and vanilla. Lists show shared names only, not how each perfume smells. ### Is there a Boss Bottled Duftzwilling? FIORE presents Frankfurt as its Duftzwilling of Hugo Boss Bottled, an extrait de parfum. We found no community comparison for it, so the likeness is FIORE's description. Among dupes with member votes, X-Bolt and Grey Point lead on Parfumo. ### How long does Boss Bottled last on skin? It depends on your skin and the weather. Wear a 3ml for a few days, and judge the dry-down late in the day, once it has settled, before you choose a bigger size or a Boss Bottled clone. ### Does 10ML sell dupes? No. 10ML sells only original perfumes. We buy our bottles from authorized EU distributors and directly from the brands, and 10ML decants every perfume itself. The dupes in this guide are other houses’ perfumes, and we don’t sell them. You can wear the original first from €7.11. ## Sources - [Parfumo: G. Bellini X-Bolt](https://www.parfumo.com/compare/g-bellini/x-bolt-1/vs/Hugo_Boss/Boss_Bottled_Eau_de_Toilette) - [Parfumo: G. Bellini X-Bolt member comment](https://www.parfumo.com/Perfumes/g-bellini/x-bolt-1/reviews/103947) - [Parfumo: La Rive Grey Point](https://www.parfumo.com/compare/Hugo_Boss/Boss_Bottled_Eau_de_Toilette/vs/La_Rive/Grey_Point_Eau_de_Toilette) - [Parfumo: La Rive Grey Point first member comment](https://www.parfumo.com/Perfumes/La_Rive/Grey_Point_Eau_de_Toilette/reviews/108934) - [Parfumo: La Rive Grey Point second member comment](https://www.parfumo.com/Perfumes/La_Rive/Grey_Point_Eau_de_Toilette/reviews/143038) - [Fragrantica: Paris Corner Mawj Appletini](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/PARIS-CORNER/Mawj-Appletini-98582.html) - [Fragrantica: Hugo Boss Boss Bottled](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Hugo-Boss/Boss-Bottled-383.html) - [Fragrantica: Dunhill Driven](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Alfred-Dunhill/Driven-68407.html) - [Parfumo: Dunhill Driven Eau de Parfum](https://www.parfumo.com/compare/Hugo_Boss/Boss_Bottled_Eau_de_Toilette/vs/Dunhill/driven-eau-de-parfum) - [Fragrantica: Adidas Victory League](https://www.fragrantica.com/perfume/Adidas/Adidas-Victory-League-3163.html) - [FIORE: Frankfurt](https://fioreparfums.de/products/frankfurt) - [MAD Parfumeur: B104 Men](https://www.madparfumeur.nl/products/b104-heren) ## How we compared Each alternative is ranked by how closely it follows the notes and dry-down of Boss Bottled, on the basis shown for it in the table. Prices in other shops are as checked on 22 October 2026 and change often; the 10ML prices on this page are live. 10ML is independent and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Hugo Boss or by the houses of the alternatives named here. Their names are used only to identify the perfumes compared.