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dark gentle goddess
this fragrance was part of my staple repertoire in the late 90s, and it wasn't easy to get it again. It was sent to me from England, and I wear it with great pride and joy. Nothing compares to "Feminité du Bois," not even the much-loved "Wonderwood," which has hints of it.
This perfume "speaks" to me, like in a foreign, gentle unknown language that I may not understand intellectually, but whose meaning communicates to me through feelings and touches me softly and mysteriously deep inside.
This is thanks to the extremely successful interplay of woods and spices that together form a round and dark aura. Cedar clearly defines the opening, but not in a masculine form; it is feminine and powerful, paired with ginger and honey, while the rose only subtly flashes in the background. After a while, it becomes fruitier, but never fresh-fruity; it is a fruitiness embedded in honey and spices, like very ripe, sweet fruit in a very old rum from oak barrels. The violet, for me a flower with a great, dark, deeply penetrating effect on the soul, defines the top note together with the clove, and now and then there are small highlights from neroli (orange blossom) that shine like sunbeams in the underbrush. Those who, like me, have dealt with aromatherapy know that the three flowers used here-rose, orange blossom, violet-are among the most feminine and have the ability to heal the heart and soul. In this sense and in this composition, "Feminité du Bois" is pure aromatherapy!
If Mother Earth, or the "old goddess," had a scent, it would probably be this one, powerful and strong but ruling with a very gentle hand and gentle heart, spreading like a fine mist. In the end, and the perfume lasts for 10-12 hours on the skin, it becomes earthier and woodier again, with the sandalwood component becoming dominant, and I smell the benzoin Siam, which resembles vanilla but is spicier and deeper.
When wearing this perfume, one must be prepared for anything, especially that strangers of both genders will follow and approach you ;) This kind of femininity is not that of the great elegance and radiance of a "grande dame"; it is more like the beautiful child of nature crowned with plants and flowers, bringing the scent of the forest and its secrets with it.
This perfume "speaks" to me, like in a foreign, gentle unknown language that I may not understand intellectually, but whose meaning communicates to me through feelings and touches me softly and mysteriously deep inside.
This is thanks to the extremely successful interplay of woods and spices that together form a round and dark aura. Cedar clearly defines the opening, but not in a masculine form; it is feminine and powerful, paired with ginger and honey, while the rose only subtly flashes in the background. After a while, it becomes fruitier, but never fresh-fruity; it is a fruitiness embedded in honey and spices, like very ripe, sweet fruit in a very old rum from oak barrels. The violet, for me a flower with a great, dark, deeply penetrating effect on the soul, defines the top note together with the clove, and now and then there are small highlights from neroli (orange blossom) that shine like sunbeams in the underbrush. Those who, like me, have dealt with aromatherapy know that the three flowers used here-rose, orange blossom, violet-are among the most feminine and have the ability to heal the heart and soul. In this sense and in this composition, "Feminité du Bois" is pure aromatherapy!
If Mother Earth, or the "old goddess," had a scent, it would probably be this one, powerful and strong but ruling with a very gentle hand and gentle heart, spreading like a fine mist. In the end, and the perfume lasts for 10-12 hours on the skin, it becomes earthier and woodier again, with the sandalwood component becoming dominant, and I smell the benzoin Siam, which resembles vanilla but is spicier and deeper.
When wearing this perfume, one must be prepared for anything, especially that strangers of both genders will follow and approach you ;) This kind of femininity is not that of the great elegance and radiance of a "grande dame"; it is more like the beautiful child of nature crowned with plants and flowers, bringing the scent of the forest and its secrets with it.
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It gets a solid 100% from me!
And the successor doesn't have such a beautiful bottle either.