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A Wooden Embrace
Delicious cocoa notes, crackling wood, warm woolen socks, soft indulgence, caramelized coffee, velvety cream liqueur -
This perfume smells like a visit to the Christmas market, like a romantic evening for two, like a firm hug from my grandpa at Christmas. It feels like coming home after a long, sunny, cold autumn day, with all its radiant orange hues, still having cold fingers, and warming up with a cup of cocoa until your cheeks glow.
Bois Corsé opens with coffee, caramel, cocoa (which are not actually present, but for me are likely evoked by the tonka bean) and is by no means too sweet.
Upon the first sniff, I am not alone - my companion (with a significantly better sense of smell and a pronounced ability to speak in images) describes it this way:
The smell of a wooden spoon after dipping it in mocha.
And with that, he captures this scent very aptly, as the sweet coffee is slowly joined by woods.
The fragrance is one of five from the Les Essences collection. Dyptique aims to capture naturally occurring, essentially odorless scent essences.
Inspired by the actually hard, raw surface of a bark that still manages to appear warm and inviting, the perfumer, Nathalie Cetto, conjures exactly these contrasts into a aptly designed bottle.
I am generally a big fan of Dyptique's bottles, including this one.
Unfortunately, it does not surpass the timeless elegance of the typical round Dyptique bottles and appears almost cheap in comparison.
However, I like the creatively implemented design of the bottle, where the color of the perfume and the irregular shapes of the bark are incorporated.
I appreciate the contrasts that this fragrance embodies, as it is not only sweet and heavy - I couldn't bear that on myself. It gains a certain roughness from the sandalwood and cedarwood.
The idea of this fragrance, to capture the essence of a tree bark, is perfectly achieved in my eyes.
On one hand, the tree bark embodies protection, security, warmth - fundamentally, it is nothing other than an eternal embrace.
On the other hand, its first impression is hard, rough, and it serves as protection against enemies. The bitter, rough notes from the coffee and woods make the warmth of this fragrance exactly what a tree bark is - a wooden embrace.
This perfume smells like a visit to the Christmas market, like a romantic evening for two, like a firm hug from my grandpa at Christmas. It feels like coming home after a long, sunny, cold autumn day, with all its radiant orange hues, still having cold fingers, and warming up with a cup of cocoa until your cheeks glow.
Bois Corsé opens with coffee, caramel, cocoa (which are not actually present, but for me are likely evoked by the tonka bean) and is by no means too sweet.
Upon the first sniff, I am not alone - my companion (with a significantly better sense of smell and a pronounced ability to speak in images) describes it this way:
The smell of a wooden spoon after dipping it in mocha.
And with that, he captures this scent very aptly, as the sweet coffee is slowly joined by woods.
The fragrance is one of five from the Les Essences collection. Dyptique aims to capture naturally occurring, essentially odorless scent essences.
Inspired by the actually hard, raw surface of a bark that still manages to appear warm and inviting, the perfumer, Nathalie Cetto, conjures exactly these contrasts into a aptly designed bottle.
I am generally a big fan of Dyptique's bottles, including this one.
Unfortunately, it does not surpass the timeless elegance of the typical round Dyptique bottles and appears almost cheap in comparison.
However, I like the creatively implemented design of the bottle, where the color of the perfume and the irregular shapes of the bark are incorporated.
I appreciate the contrasts that this fragrance embodies, as it is not only sweet and heavy - I couldn't bear that on myself. It gains a certain roughness from the sandalwood and cedarwood.
The idea of this fragrance, to capture the essence of a tree bark, is perfectly achieved in my eyes.
On one hand, the tree bark embodies protection, security, warmth - fundamentally, it is nothing other than an eternal embrace.
On the other hand, its first impression is hard, rough, and it serves as protection against enemies. The bitter, rough notes from the coffee and woods make the warmth of this fragrance exactly what a tree bark is - a wooden embrace.
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Anna1105 5 months ago
So wundervoll beschrieben!