Top Notes 
Bergamot
Grapefruit
Artemisia
Lavender
Heart Notes 
Saffron
Tobacco
Cypress
Base Notes 
Labdanum
Oud
Patchouli
Cedar
Sandalwood
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Aromatic, boozy à la 1980
Quick summary after a short maceration:
"Bois & Oud" has a Cologne-like, subtly Barbershop-esque, classic vibe. A fragrance in the style of the 1980s, it is boozy, fresh-woody, and sweet-spicy, while at the same time, despite its lightness, it feels deep and dark.
Pascal Morabito could have also named it tabac & bois de santal, as both notes are among the most dominant.
At times, the scent reminds me of a tropical rum or a southwest Scottish pirate whisky: robustly spicy, bitter, and masculine.
In the depth, the fragrance is simultaneously dark-fruity and sweetish. The fruitiness evokes an association with plum for me. Notes of dry woods are very present here.
The citrus fruits have a fruity character. With a bit of imagination: "Italian-Zest" lemon sugar-coated candies. This is only at the beginning, very subtle mind you, and merely following my personal chain of associations. Artemisia makes it robust, slightly bitter, and herbaceous.
Saffron wafts nicely and pleasantly, making the whole thing beautifully sweet-dry. The cypress contributes a conifer-like, slightly sharp freshness. A fresh spiciness from tobacco leaves floats alongside, sometimes quite dominant even.
Oud and patchouli act as a blend. The oud aligns itself more with the sweet sandalwood shavings and has no animalic qualities. Of course, it’s a lab-created oud that is not overly perceptible here. But that doesn’t matter much. The labdanum adds a gentle balsamic touch, softly ambered, resinous. The sandalwood is another relatively dominant note.
I would expect a fragrance like "Bois & Oud" by Pascal Morabito in a dark brown bottle with the label "Whisky." And not some Le Male knockoff (I don’t want to look at one O.O--> La Rive). With "Bois & Oud," one can easily imagine the inscription "Whisky" on it, even though no spirits are present in the fragrance pyramid.
So far so good, but my first test with "Bois & Oud" was disappointing. I was met with a persistently penetrating sweetness. At that moment, it was a disappointing blind buy. I had the statements from Yatagan and Ergoproxy regarding the other flankers of the "Cologne" collection in mind and wished I had listened to their assessment. Thus came the realization.
Well, the vat of a bottle, with a whopping 200ml content, would probably have to serve me as a room fragrance instead. Who else would you gift such a cheap-looking, sandalwood-sweet fragrance with a dusty scent idea?
The rather unpleasantly noticeable synthetic quality in the sweetness can, in the worst case, come off as somewhat cheap. However, this impression does not necessarily have to prevail.
I actually own a noname perfume that I greatly appreciate, which was probably purchased by my parents in a discount store or at a flea market in the late 1990s. It is an opulent and massive scent, with a "Whisky" inscription framed by neo-baroque embellishments on the bottle. A prime example of discount aesthetics: gold plastic bottle cap as the highlight.
It is a strong, spicy, relatively synthetic whisky-rum liqueur perfume, based on an original idea from the 80s perfumes - old, classic perfumery. I am still searching for the origin and the original of this scent profile, hoping to find a higher-quality version.
With "Bois & Oud," I have found this scent profile in the broadest sense again, but more blended, which does justice to the name of its "Cologne" collection.
In principle, "Bois & Oud" has a stone in my board, as it corresponds to the scent profile I have long sought. At the same time, it is not as fulfilling as my noname "original," but very close.
Another test in high humidity was significantly more pleasant. Although it remains a relatively synthetic perfume that, depending on perspective, comes off as cheap to inexpensive. 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 performed significantly better, and the penetrating sweetness was no longer present as such.
The scent is simple, likable, and pleasant in its enveloping, warm atmosphere. It reminds me of a wood-paneled gentlemen's room or the office of a business mogul, complete with a marble or crystal lump ashtray. A hint of aftershave lingers in the air. Some slightly eccentric men around 40 or older. It exudes a kind of Ruhrpott-rich-Texas-romance, with notes of plum and cherry liqueur, nuanced to remind of syrup sweetness. Rum and whisky on dry wood and amber on top.
The scent is ideal for:
• Strong, masculine guys in jeans and leather jackets.
• The trendy net surfer with whisky beard oil in his mustache.
• The mature gentleman in a blazer with an open shirt button and a luxurious vintage gold watch.
Bring a bit of irony with you when testing. ;)
"Bois & Oud" has a Cologne-like, subtly Barbershop-esque, classic vibe. A fragrance in the style of the 1980s, it is boozy, fresh-woody, and sweet-spicy, while at the same time, despite its lightness, it feels deep and dark.
Pascal Morabito could have also named it tabac & bois de santal, as both notes are among the most dominant.
At times, the scent reminds me of a tropical rum or a southwest Scottish pirate whisky: robustly spicy, bitter, and masculine.
In the depth, the fragrance is simultaneously dark-fruity and sweetish. The fruitiness evokes an association with plum for me. Notes of dry woods are very present here.
The citrus fruits have a fruity character. With a bit of imagination: "Italian-Zest" lemon sugar-coated candies. This is only at the beginning, very subtle mind you, and merely following my personal chain of associations. Artemisia makes it robust, slightly bitter, and herbaceous.
Saffron wafts nicely and pleasantly, making the whole thing beautifully sweet-dry. The cypress contributes a conifer-like, slightly sharp freshness. A fresh spiciness from tobacco leaves floats alongside, sometimes quite dominant even.
Oud and patchouli act as a blend. The oud aligns itself more with the sweet sandalwood shavings and has no animalic qualities. Of course, it’s a lab-created oud that is not overly perceptible here. But that doesn’t matter much. The labdanum adds a gentle balsamic touch, softly ambered, resinous. The sandalwood is another relatively dominant note.
I would expect a fragrance like "Bois & Oud" by Pascal Morabito in a dark brown bottle with the label "Whisky." And not some Le Male knockoff (I don’t want to look at one O.O--> La Rive). With "Bois & Oud," one can easily imagine the inscription "Whisky" on it, even though no spirits are present in the fragrance pyramid.
So far so good, but my first test with "Bois & Oud" was disappointing. I was met with a persistently penetrating sweetness. At that moment, it was a disappointing blind buy. I had the statements from Yatagan and Ergoproxy regarding the other flankers of the "Cologne" collection in mind and wished I had listened to their assessment. Thus came the realization.
Well, the vat of a bottle, with a whopping 200ml content, would probably have to serve me as a room fragrance instead. Who else would you gift such a cheap-looking, sandalwood-sweet fragrance with a dusty scent idea?
The rather unpleasantly noticeable synthetic quality in the sweetness can, in the worst case, come off as somewhat cheap. However, this impression does not necessarily have to prevail.
I actually own a noname perfume that I greatly appreciate, which was probably purchased by my parents in a discount store or at a flea market in the late 1990s. It is an opulent and massive scent, with a "Whisky" inscription framed by neo-baroque embellishments on the bottle. A prime example of discount aesthetics: gold plastic bottle cap as the highlight.
It is a strong, spicy, relatively synthetic whisky-rum liqueur perfume, based on an original idea from the 80s perfumes - old, classic perfumery. I am still searching for the origin and the original of this scent profile, hoping to find a higher-quality version.
With "Bois & Oud," I have found this scent profile in the broadest sense again, but more blended, which does justice to the name of its "Cologne" collection.
In principle, "Bois & Oud" has a stone in my board, as it corresponds to the scent profile I have long sought. At the same time, it is not as fulfilling as my noname "original," but very close.
Another test in high humidity was significantly more pleasant. Although it remains a relatively synthetic perfume that, depending on perspective, comes off as cheap to inexpensive. 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 performed significantly better, and the penetrating sweetness was no longer present as such.
The scent is simple, likable, and pleasant in its enveloping, warm atmosphere. It reminds me of a wood-paneled gentlemen's room or the office of a business mogul, complete with a marble or crystal lump ashtray. A hint of aftershave lingers in the air. Some slightly eccentric men around 40 or older. It exudes a kind of Ruhrpott-rich-Texas-romance, with notes of plum and cherry liqueur, nuanced to remind of syrup sweetness. Rum and whisky on dry wood and amber on top.
The scent is ideal for:
• Strong, masculine guys in jeans and leather jackets.
• The trendy net surfer with whisky beard oil in his mustache.
• The mature gentleman in a blazer with an open shirt button and a luxurious vintage gold watch.
Bring a bit of irony with you when testing. ;)
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