Eau de Parfum

“This scent expresses the masculine side of femininity and vice-versa. It’s all about cedar. Wood accounted for 60% of the composition. Amazed, people called it revolutionary. The fragrance took on its own identity, which is the one thing that really matters to me.” — Serge Lutens

This harbinger of the unisex revolution in fragrance needs no introduction. It is truly iconic. A confection of cedar inspired by the warm, honeyed scents emanating from the covered stalls selling leatherwork in Morocco. The sweetness of resin without a sugary headache. As one reviewer wrote, “Not to be overdramatic but Feminité du Bois is the fragrance of my soul and I would die for her. She is moody. She’s whimsical and kinda b**chy but with so much allure and charisma that you just can’t be mad at her.” At dawn, you are eating perfectly ripe fruit in a fragrant garden just beginning to flower. It rained last night and the sun is pulling warm spicy wood notes from the earth.

NOTES

virginia cedar
plum
cinnamon
peach
clove
ginger
ylang ylang
violet
rose
orange flower
sandalwood
benzoin
musk
vanilla

NOSE — Christopher Sheldrake & Pierre Bourdon

France, 1992

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