Pretty but not outstanding.
I understand why it's so popular. The wood and candied fruits. You can't go wrong. But I find it too sweet and find Bois Oriental or Bois Sepia far superior.
Serge Lutens Bois et Fruits, one of the offspring of Feminite du Bois, was created by Christopher Sheldrake and Serge Lutens the mother of Bois de Violette, Bois et Musc, Bois Oriental and Bois et Fruits. This is the aspect that has rich notes of figs, plums, peach and apricot tied to that rich cedar base. A more transparent oriental with a light touch of gourmand. This fragrance is in the Oriental Woody fragrance group.
from boisdejasmin - "This fragrance is one of few instances when fruit is not rendered as treacly and artificial. Instead, sweet resinous cedar married to fruit results in a very elegant scent with the brightness of sweet-sour plum courting the soft powderiness of fig."
from perfumesmellinthings - "The overall effect to my nose is that of dried fruits mixed with a slightly incensy, sometimes even almost leathery accord. Bois et Fruits is a subtler scent, it is much less forceful than Féminité du Bois, and even though it has fruits in its title, it actually translates much less fruity on my skin that its predecessor."
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| Perfume Name | Serge Lutens Bois et Fruits |
| Year Introduced | 1992 |
| Perfumer | Christopher Sheldrake |
| Gender | Unisex |
| Collection | Exclusive Bottles - Boises/Chypres |
| Notes | Cedar, figs, peach, apricot and red plums |
| Country of Origin | France |
I understand why it's so popular. The wood and candied fruits. You can't go wrong. But I find it too sweet and find Bois Oriental or Bois Sepia far superior.
Okay oriental. It's full of dark plum juice and animalic qualities. Pretty, but overall, it's not that interesting and it doesn't last long. Interestingly, this smells totally different on paper - a wet orris and woody scent.
I understand why it's so popular. The wood and candied fruits. You can't go wrong. But I find it too sweet and find Bois Oriental or Bois Sepia far superior.
Okay oriental. It's full of dark plum juice and animalic qualities. Pretty, but overall, it's not that interesting and it doesn't last long. Interestingly, this smells totally different on paper - a wet orris and woody scent.
