Top Notes 
Bergamot
Grapefruit
Artemisia
Lavender
Heart Notes 
Saffron
Tobacco
Cypress
Base Notes 
Labdanum
Oud
Patchouli
Cedar
Sandalwood09/23/2025
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Aromatic, boozy à la 1980
Quick conclusion after a short maceration:
"Bois & Oud" has a cologne-like, in nuances barbershop-like, classic vibe. A 1980s-style fragrance that is boozy, fresh and woody, sweet and spicy and, for all its lightness, deep and dark.
Pascal Morabito could also have called it tabac & bois de santal, as both notes are among the most dominant.
The fragrance is sometimes reminiscent of a tropical rum or a south-west Scottish buccaneer whisky: powerfully spicy, tart and masculine.
In the depths, the fragrance is both darkly fruity and sweet. The fruitiness makes me think of plums. Notes of dry woods are very present here.
The citrus fruits have a fruity character. With a little imagination: "Italian zest" lemon sugar lozenges. This is only at the beginning, very subliminal, mind you, and merely following my personal chain of associations. Artemisia makes it strong, slightly bitter and tart.
Saffron wafts well and pleasantly, making the whole thing beautifully sweet and dry. The cypress contributes a coniferous, slightly pungent freshness. A fresh spice of tobacco leaves hovers alongside, sometimes quite dominant.
Oud and patchouli act as a blend. At the same time, the oud is more subordinate to the sandalwood shavings and is not animalic. Of course, it is a laboratory oud that is not overly perceptible here. But that doesn't matter much. The labdanum adds a gentle, ambery, resinous balsamic. The sandalwood is another relatively dominant note.
I would expect a fragrance like "Bois & Oud" by Pascal Morabito in a dark brown bottle labeled "Whisky". And not just any Le Male blend (I don't want to look at one O.O--> La Rive). With "Bois & Oud" you can easily think of the word "Whisky" instead. Although there are no spirits in the fragrance pyramid.
So far so good, but my first test with "Bois & Oud" was disappointing. I was greeted by a penetrating sweetness. At that point, it was a disappointing blind buy. I had the statements from Yatagan and Ergoproxy about the other flankers in the "Cologne" collection in mind and wished I had listened to their assessment. That's how the insight came.
Well, the vat of a bottle, with a whopping 200ml content, would probably have to help me out as a room fragrance instead. Who else would you give such a cheap-looking, sandalwood-sweet fragrance with a dusty scent idea to?
The rather unpleasantly conspicuous synthetic sweetness can, at worst, come across as somewhat cheap. However, this does not necessarily have to be the prevailing impression.
I own a noname perfume that I really appreciate, which was probably bought by my parents in a discount store or junk market in the late 1990s. It is an opulent and massive fragrance, with "whisky" lettering framed by neo-baroque ornamentation on the bottle. A prime example of the discount store aesthetic: gold plastic bottle lid as a highlight.
It is a strong, spicy, relatively synthetic whisky-rum liqueur perfume based on an original idea of 80s perfumes - old, classic perfumery. I am still looking for the origin and original of this fragrance profile. In the hope of finding a higher quality version.
I also found this fragrance profile in the broadest sense in "Bois & Oud", albeit more blended, which does justice to the name of its "Cologne" collection.
In principle, "Bois & Oud" has a stone in my stone, as it corresponds to the fragrance profile I have been looking for for a long time. At the same time, however, it is not as fulfilling as my noname "original", but very close.
A further test in high humidity was much more pleasant. It remains a relatively synthetic perfume, which is cheap to cheap in my opinion. But for €13 it is a good cheapie. The price-performance ratio is relatively okay to good in relation to the end product.
Further tests were much better and the penetrating sweetness was no longer present as such.
The fragrance is simple, appealing and pleasant in its enveloping, warm atmosphere. It is reminiscent of an imitation wood-paneled gentleman's room or the office of a business mogul, complete with a marble or crystal lump ashtray. There's a whiff of aftershave in the air. Slightly oddly dressed men around 40 or older. It exudes a kind of Ruhrpott-Rich-Texas romance, with notes of plum, cherry liqueur and a nuanced hint of syrupy sweetness. Rum and whisky on dry wood and amber on top.
The fragrance is ideal for:
- Strong, masculine guys in jeans and leather jackets.
- The hip net surfer with whisky beard oil in his moustache.
- The mature gentleman in a jacket with an open shirt button and a luxurious vintage gold watch.
Bring a little irony with you when testing ;)
"Bois & Oud" has a cologne-like, in nuances barbershop-like, classic vibe. A 1980s-style fragrance that is boozy, fresh and woody, sweet and spicy and, for all its lightness, deep and dark.
Pascal Morabito could also have called it tabac & bois de santal, as both notes are among the most dominant.
The fragrance is sometimes reminiscent of a tropical rum or a south-west Scottish buccaneer whisky: powerfully spicy, tart and masculine.
In the depths, the fragrance is both darkly fruity and sweet. The fruitiness makes me think of plums. Notes of dry woods are very present here.
The citrus fruits have a fruity character. With a little imagination: "Italian zest" lemon sugar lozenges. This is only at the beginning, very subliminal, mind you, and merely following my personal chain of associations. Artemisia makes it strong, slightly bitter and tart.
Saffron wafts well and pleasantly, making the whole thing beautifully sweet and dry. The cypress contributes a coniferous, slightly pungent freshness. A fresh spice of tobacco leaves hovers alongside, sometimes quite dominant.
Oud and patchouli act as a blend. At the same time, the oud is more subordinate to the sandalwood shavings and is not animalic. Of course, it is a laboratory oud that is not overly perceptible here. But that doesn't matter much. The labdanum adds a gentle, ambery, resinous balsamic. The sandalwood is another relatively dominant note.
I would expect a fragrance like "Bois & Oud" by Pascal Morabito in a dark brown bottle labeled "Whisky". And not just any Le Male blend (I don't want to look at one O.O--> La Rive). With "Bois & Oud" you can easily think of the word "Whisky" instead. Although there are no spirits in the fragrance pyramid.
So far so good, but my first test with "Bois & Oud" was disappointing. I was greeted by a penetrating sweetness. At that point, it was a disappointing blind buy. I had the statements from Yatagan and Ergoproxy about the other flankers in the "Cologne" collection in mind and wished I had listened to their assessment. That's how the insight came.
Well, the vat of a bottle, with a whopping 200ml content, would probably have to help me out as a room fragrance instead. Who else would you give such a cheap-looking, sandalwood-sweet fragrance with a dusty scent idea to?
The rather unpleasantly conspicuous synthetic sweetness can, at worst, come across as somewhat cheap. However, this does not necessarily have to be the prevailing impression.
I own a noname perfume that I really appreciate, which was probably bought by my parents in a discount store or junk market in the late 1990s. It is an opulent and massive fragrance, with "whisky" lettering framed by neo-baroque ornamentation on the bottle. A prime example of the discount store aesthetic: gold plastic bottle lid as a highlight.
It is a strong, spicy, relatively synthetic whisky-rum liqueur perfume based on an original idea of 80s perfumes - old, classic perfumery. I am still looking for the origin and original of this fragrance profile. In the hope of finding a higher quality version.
I also found this fragrance profile in the broadest sense in "Bois & Oud", albeit more blended, which does justice to the name of its "Cologne" collection.
In principle, "Bois & Oud" has a stone in my stone, as it corresponds to the fragrance profile I have been looking for for a long time. At the same time, however, it is not as fulfilling as my noname "original", but very close.
A further test in high humidity was much more pleasant. It remains a relatively synthetic perfume, which is cheap to cheap in my opinion. But for €13 it is a good cheapie. The price-performance ratio is relatively okay to good in relation to the end product.
Further tests were much better and the penetrating sweetness was no longer present as such.
The fragrance is simple, appealing and pleasant in its enveloping, warm atmosphere. It is reminiscent of an imitation wood-paneled gentleman's room or the office of a business mogul, complete with a marble or crystal lump ashtray. There's a whiff of aftershave in the air. Slightly oddly dressed men around 40 or older. It exudes a kind of Ruhrpott-Rich-Texas romance, with notes of plum, cherry liqueur and a nuanced hint of syrupy sweetness. Rum and whisky on dry wood and amber on top.
The fragrance is ideal for:
- Strong, masculine guys in jeans and leather jackets.
- The hip net surfer with whisky beard oil in his moustache.
- The mature gentleman in a jacket with an open shirt button and a luxurious vintage gold watch.
Bring a little irony with you when testing ;)
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