Boudoir Vivienne Westwood 1998 Eau de Parfum

Boudoir (Eau de Parfum) by Vivienne Westwood

Bottle Design:
Fabrice Legros, Studio Pi Design

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7.9 / 10 572 Ratings

A popular perfume by Vivienne Westwood for women, released in 1998. The scent is floral-powdery. Projection and longevity are above-average. It was last marketed by Coty.

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Main accords

Floral

Powdery

Sweet

Oriental

Spicy

Fragrance Pyramid

Top Notes

Aldehydes

Orange blossom

Pot marigold

Hyacinth

Bergamot

Heart Notes

Carnation

Jasmine

Narcissus

Orris root Rose

Rose

Cardamom

Coriander

Base Notes

Sandalwood

Tobacco flower Vanilla

Vanilla

Cinnamon

Patchouli

Perfumer

Martin Gras

Ratings

Scent

7.9572 Ratings

Longevity

8.8454 Ratings

Sillage

8.2428 Ratings

Bottle

8.6453 Ratings

Value for money

7.990 Ratings

Submitted by DonVanVliet, last update on 05/02/2025.

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Reviews

23 in-depth fragrance descriptions

02/10/2012

7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 6
Scent

Sherapop
1239 Reviews

Sherapop

Top Review 7

A Well-named Perfume

I had been wanting to try Vivienne Westwood BOUDOIR for quite some time, and to my great happiness, awesomeness sent a hefty sample of the original amber-colored elixir my way--living up to her name, yet again!

If TABU is the hooker who waits for customers in the back room of a dark, smoke-filled house, and BAL A VERSAILLES is the sly nubile mademoiselle who manages to nab the richest man in town, BOUDOIR has got to be the high-class escort who services clients of Heidi Fleiss. She's bright, she's beautiful, and no one on the outside can tell what she's up to: discreet and illicit affairs.

The dentyne/Trident cinnaminty note in this composition is stronger and longer-lasting than I've ever experienced before. This same note appears in at least three Bond no 9 perfumes, but there it is usually very light and ephemeral, while in BOUDOIR it really hangs as a veil over all of the other notes from start to finish. The base is rich and thick with patchouli, with a touch of wood and je ne sais quoi--though I'm not sure that I'd say that it's underwear!...

More oriental than chypre to my nose, BOUDOIR is far more naughty than nice. When anyone comes near, she flashes a deceptive smile, and then she winks.

08/09/2014

10
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 8
Scent

Missk
1357 Reviews

Missk

Very helpful Review 10

A Guilty Pleasure

Call the boys up, I've found my sexy scent. How anyone can call this fragrance revolting is beyond me.

Boudoir is the perfect name for this fragrance. When I smell this scent I picture an antique bedroom, pink satin sheets and flickering candles. Sensual and sweet on the verge of naughty. The rumour is that Dita Von Teese wears this, and I find that highly probable.

I haven't felt the desperate need to acquire a bottle of perfume in quite some time, but Boudoir has recently given me that urge. I can't help falling head over heels for her. Not an overrated fragrance at all.

I adore the scent of carnation, vanilla, tobacco and baby powder, so this fragrance has successfully managed to combine all my loves into one magnificent blend. Boudoir has a unique, classic approach, sort of like a scent from a by-gone era. It also reminds me of the absolutely breathtaking Billet Doux by Fragonard.

A man or lover with modern tastes, may take some time to become acquainted with Boudoir, but if you are as equally as captivating as this fragrance, I can guarantee that he'll be dreaming of you and your scent for days. Be daring enough to cast a spell in more ways than one.

While not overpowering, Boudoir does have fantastic projection. Applying with a light hand is the key to wearing this fragrance in a classy manner. Don't be fooled into thinking that Boudoir is a scent reserved only for those more intimate moments, I for example, will wear this fragrance pretty much anywhere, provided that the weather is cool outside.

Boudoir lingers on the skin the whole day, and lasts even longer on clothes. I'm kicking myself that I've avoided this fragrance these last few years after reading a few negative reviews. Negative observations aside, this fragrance needs to be experienced.

07/25/2012

Coutureguru
223 Reviews

Coutureguru

Very helpful Review 10

Courtesan

Well now! How typical of me to try and hop on the bus when it has already passed my stop? The good ones always die the most untimely deaths. Boudoir is FLIPPIN' FANTASTIC!! A friend with whom I trade fragrances from time to time sent me the bottle with a good wearing left in it! I love this one to a degree that slightly concerns me :).
Boudoir is rich and exotic, an expensive courtesan in the same way that Fracas is a megaDiva! Lush indolic jasmine supported by rose, carnation and tobacco ... how 'putain' can one get? Top end tho' ... this is no streetwalker like Tabu. The aldehydes bring excitement ... sparkling, like a pair of rhinestoned Manolo's, ghetto fabulous!
I'd probably be inclined to classify Boudoir as more of an oriental, but I can see why some folk lean toward calling it a chypre.
Luckily I spotted a few lonely bottles at a perfume shop near me. They'll have a home very very soon :o).

02/02/2013

7.5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 6
Scent

LadyRogue
166 Reviews

LadyRogue

Very helpful Review 8

Nights in White Satin

Westwoods "Naughty Alice" is well behaved and innocent next to "Boudoir"! -- Rarely was a scent this aptly named....It smells like a "Boudoir".....after a long night of sex with your man that is just back from a l-o-n-g trip. He smoked Cigarillos and brought you a huge bouquet of pink carnations....Your favourite flowers.

Tobacco, carnation, cinnamon and narcissus are some of the notes that barrage my senses after I spray this...They swirl and swirl and I can only think -- Sex in a bottle! In fact it is something like this that I think Jean-Baptiste was trying to *create* in the movie "Perfume" -- It smells very much like the essence of a naked woman. (if this makes any sense).

This is not a scent I would wear to work...or to a casual lunch. No; this is something that you wear when you are out to seduce. It's a dirty scent...in a very sexy and intimate way. In fact this would be perfect to wear with your favourite lingerie...in your Boudoir where you and your lover are playing "Fifty Flacons of Scents" ; )

Definitely not something you should buy blind! This is not for everyone, and should be tested on your skin before purchase. Don't expect pretty or yummy...No, I would rather describe this as primal and animalistic with a growl!

Silage is: a long sexy hug. -- Longevity is: all day/night long.
Be warned! Now go and enjoy! : )

04/05/2014

5
Bottle 7.5
Sillage 7.5
Longevity 9
Scent

DarkMatter
24 Reviews

DarkMatter

Very helpful Review 9

Cinnamon for the cinnamon hater!

My daughter wanted a perfume that had both cinnamon and cigarettes. I did a bit of research and thought she might like this. So I bought her a bottle. When she first put it on I was shocked...in a good way! "Oh my god, let me smell that!" I said to her as I got a whiff as she walked by. It smelt so smooth and deep, I just had to have it for myself. So, instead of borrowing her bottle all the time, I bought my own.

What can I say? I am not a lover of cinnamon. Most of the incarnations of this spice in perfume have been far too harsh for my palate. None of the famous cinnamon perfumes have changed my mind, Poison, Opium, Cinnabar to name a few. So I was intrigued by Ms Westwood's creation. I already have three of her perfumes and I adore all three (Anglomania, Naughty Alice and Let it Rock). I had previously owned Boudoir Sin Garden but hadn't been impressed with it, finding it rather boring and generic. Sin Garden is so different from the original Boudoir which is sexy and in your face, but in an alluring and seductive way.

Boudoir is extremely well blended, I can make out the marigold and bergamot slightly in the opening along with the cinnamon and a touch of patchouli. As this warms to my skin it blooms into a smooth, rich slightly sweet tobacco scent. It reminds me of when I drank rum a few years ago when I still smoked cigarettes. There is no rum in this beautiful concoction, but the sweetness of the rum with the tobacco is somehow the memory it evokes. A dark, tobacco filled room in a brothel, brimming with ladies of the night and their various perfumes. At the centre of this scene is the Madame who is the most magnificent in burgundy velvet and a low decolletage. Around her is a cloud of fragrance that is: Boudoir.

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