Hugo Boss Hugo XY, released in 2007, is discontinued and no longer in production. The closest scent matches you can still buy are below.
Hugo Boss Hugo XY: green, fresh spicy and aromatic, about 5h on skin, projection 6/10, sillage 3/10. The alternatives below are matched to that profile.
The five closest scent matches — the closest replacements for Hugo Boss Hugo XY we found, ranked by opening & dry-down similarity, with the ones still in production first:
Shares the crisp woody and green aromatic profile found in Hugo XY, leaning into a similarly outdoorsy freshness.
It shares its aromatic, citrus and green accords with Hugo Boss Hugo XY, lasts about 5h against 5h and carries 465 community ratings.
Brings together clean herbal and woody notes that occupy a similar aromatic space to Hugo XY.
It shares its woody, aromatic and fresh spicy accords with Hugo Boss Hugo XY, opens on Bergamot too, lasts about 4h against 5h and carries 561 community ratings.
Features a fresh spicy and woody framework in the same family as Hugo XY.
It shares its citrus, woody and aromatic accords with Hugo Boss Hugo XY, lasts about 5h against 5h and carries 141 community ratings.
A citrus and cedar combination that captures a similar bright green freshness reminiscent of Hugo XY.
It shares its citrus, woody and green accords with Hugo Boss Hugo XY, lasts about 4h against 5h and carries 301 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Explores a similar fresh green and aquatic botanical territory as Hugo XY.
It shares its green and woody accords with Hugo Boss Hugo XY, lasts about 5h against 5h and carries 1,167 community ratings. It is listed as discontinued, so availability varies.
Angel Schlesser Homme, at about $20 for 100 ml (estimate) — around 55% less than Hugo Boss Hugo XY.
Escada Into the Blue, at about 5h on skin, against about 5h for Hugo Boss Hugo XY.
Victorinox Swiss Army Swiss Army Altitude, at 86% overall scent match across the opening and the dry-down.
Hugo Boss Hugo XY itself sells from $29.39 (100 ml) at partnered retailers.
At 4 sprays a day — about 146 ml a year — Victorinox Swiss Army Swiss Army Altitude saves you about $20 a year against Hugo Boss Hugo XY. Both priced at 100 ml; prices are estimates.
Across 2,358 originals, the median designer bottle is $120 and its closest match $30 — the Dupe Report 2026.
On an 8-hour day, none of the 5 last a full 8 hours. Escada Into the Blue comes closest at 5.4h, so it needs one re-spray to cover the day.
Hugo Boss Hugo XY notes, performance and price
AltScent is also free on the App Store and Google Play.
Updated 2026-10-07.