Bois Doré by Van Cleef & Arpels
Men Women 2017
Description
Bois Doré by Van Cleef & Arpels is a woody oriental fragrance for men and women. This composition, created by perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin and launched in 2017, unfolds a fragrance pyramid where the top notes combine spicy black pepper with a mineral touch. The heart reveals a warm blend of vanilla, almond, tobacco, and cedar, while the base settles on…
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Key notes
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Top
black pepper
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Heart
vanilla
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Base
tonka bean
Community
2,395 votes
- Positive 85%
- Negative 6.9%
- Neutral 8.4%
The olfactory pyramid
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In the collection
Leading answer I want it
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What do you think?
Leading answer Love it
2,395 votes
Season
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2,445 votes
Time of day
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1,459 votes
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About Bois Doré
Bois Doré by Van Cleef & Arpels is a woody oriental fragrance for men and women. This composition, created by perfumer Fabrice Pellegrin and launched in 2017, unfolds a fragrance pyramid where the top notes combine spicy black pepper with a mineral touch. The heart reveals a warm blend of vanilla, almond, tobacco, and cedar, while the base settles on tonka bean, teakwood, and musk.
Spices Fruits, vegetables and nuts Woods and mosses
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Longevity
Leading answer Long-lasting
1,094 votes
Sillage
Leading answer Moderate
1,281 votes
Character
Leading answer Balanced
1,043 votes
Value perception
Leading answer Fair price
820 votes
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Community reviews
5 reviews
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I tested this at El Corte Inglés a couple of hours ago and highly recommend trying it before buying. The opening is metallic with a noticeable tonka bean. As it dries, it reminded me of something I own at home until I realized it’s very similar to the DSQUARED2 WANT, which I absolutely hate (a metallic mix with Baccarat Rouge). In my opinion, this Van Cleef scent isn’t sweet; it’s a unisex fragrance leaning more towards the masculine side. I recommend testing it because it doesn’t smell like what they describe on YouTube.
Reading previous reviews, I’m not sure if the tester I tried was bad or simply the perfume didn’t suit my skin. The opening is a plasticine-like vanilla accompanied by dry wood, a bit of pepper, and camphorated almond, giving it an interesting and different twist compared to similar vanilla and tonka perfumes. As it dries, the almond fades leaving only that plasticine vanilla. The positive is the great longevity: one drop on my wrist lasted until the next morning. I had high hopes for this perfume, but it performed terribly on my skin. It feels like a cold-weather unisex that probably works better at night because the combination is a bit heavy. It might be my personal issue with a certain vanilla and tonka blend, but I found it to be a ugly perfume. If you like Ange ou les Démon, you’ll like this. They aren’t identical, but the vanilla/tonka combo is very similar. Pleasant: 4/10 Interesting: 5/10 Versatile: 6/10 Original: 6/10
In the opening of this great perfume, I notice the woods and the sparkling pepper that enhances the initial notes, so for a moment both ingredients give a light touch of airy oud, super delicious; then the almonds become present, bitter and unsweetened, giving way to the vanilla and finishing with tonka. It’s a quite delicate and unisex fragrance, one of those that invites people to get closer, sweet and bitter at the same time. I have to admit that for me, tonka in any perfume drives me crazy, especially when paired with vanillas or vetiver.
Another Van Cleef perfume that has completely won me over. I won’t tire of saying this house works vanillas like no other. It’s a soft, elegant, sophisticated, and chewy vanilla. It has that crunchy point of almond sweetened by tonka and vanilla, making it irresistible and appetizing. I wouldn’t categorize it as gourmand because, despite being delicious, the urge to take a bite out of the person wearing it awakens in a subtle way. It’s not a vanilla scent that is obvious or predictable. Absolutely not. The woody notes polish the sweet notes, giving them the refinement I referred to. As for the tobacco note, I barely perceive it; I’m not able to detect any smoky point in the development, and I appreciate that. I find it a soft and delicate perfume from its start to dry down, becoming creamier and richer in the dry phase. What a beautiful fragrance. I consider it completely unisex.
I also perceive tonka in the opening, but in this composition it doesn’t seem extremely sweet or sticky like in another designer perfume I’ve tried. It’s a fluctuating scent on me; that is, after a fairly energetic beginning, it settles on the skin and seems to fade quickly; in reality, it reactivates with body heat or simply a bit of breeze allows you to smell the perfume again, harmonious thanks to the contribution of wood and pepper which seems slightly incense-like. It seems to fit perfectly with the upcoming season, making you imagine an afternoon in front of a crackling fireplace. An interesting proposal with medium longevity on my skin and good strength for the first hour before fading and staying with you for several hours.