Bois Farine by L Artisan Parfumeur

sabel

Bois Farine is the answer to my dreams. Or wants, or needs. A perfect comforting scent that's a bit warm, not very sweet and will work at all times. That's Bois Farine. A bit of peanut, flour, dry warm wood, some sweetness and iris. I believe the iris brings it a touch of elegance (or something like that).
Nothing smells quite like Bois Farine and I'm dying to have a bottle. It's just that good.
The staying power is quite good on me and the sillage is ok too.

JeanMaurice

Wow! What an original and comforting scent here!

Smell like flour with a touch clean bed with some dry old wood in it. Amazing! Again, L'Artisan downside is their longevity and sillage. One of the most original scent of all time!


9,5/10

sherapop

Imagine a pile of white flour in the middle of a sawmill that processes dark wood trees into planks to be used to build stable and secure houses in the country that are havens from metropolitan madness. L'Artisan Parfumeur BOIS FARINE smells literally just like that.

I am not one to be seduced by names--I often take issue with them--so I do not believe that my experience of BOIS FARINE is being caused by my belief that this edt should smell, as advertised, like "woods of flour" or "flour forest" or "woody flour". And yet it does!

This is a comfort scent, to be sure. A warm woody unisex linear that imparts a sense of protection. The flour note (not listed, but somehow emergently created from other components...) manages to subliminally evoke the image of a big baking kitchen in which white flour abounds. Flour implies baking implies mother implies safety.

Yes, BOIS FARINE really is a warm, woody, flour-y comfort scent that would appeal to men and women alike. No need to chain your doors!

doctormod

I am currently away from home at a conference, and, not wanting to run the risk of incurring the wrath of TSA agents who might wish to impose some new rule about "explosives"--I was recently informed by an officious postal clerk perfume is an explosive that cannot be sent in mail that will fly on an airplane (???)--I took a dozen or so sample vials (securely wrapped and placed in a checked bag) instead of a full bottle (or two) as usual. This turned out to be a blessing in disguise, as the hotel where I'm staying has first-rate bathtubs that have allowed me to soak in hot water frangranced by a vial of one of a number of scents I've yet to try. One of the first scents I've tested in this way is Bois Farine.

What an incredibly lovely scent! I can't say that it's like this or that because it's unlike any perfume I've ever smelled. The rich nuttiness of the opening, enhanced by the deep aromatic woods, made the steaming vapors from the tub unbelievably exquisite. I could have sworn there was a note of musk rose in the mix--more likely the combination of iris and musk. I tend to dislike heavy, sweaty musk scents, but the musk in Bois Farine is very clean, more soothing than seductive.

After the bath, I poured what remained in the vial on myself. (It was, mind you, a 4ml vial.) The fragrance remained with me like an aethereal cloud for hours, fading only gradually. Like other reviewers, I've been disappointed with lack of longevity characteristic of many L'Artisan perfumes, but Bois Farine was with me for a good five to six hours--perhaps not the greatest duration, but good enough to warrant a full bottle, as far as I'm concerned.

As many others have noted, it's a wonderful comfort scent, which is something I can use right about now. I'm quite sure I'll find a reason to justify the purchase of a full bottle in the not too distant future.

fpih

This is one of the most comforting fragrances I've ever smelled. Flour mixed with nut, starts sweet but that sweetness gradually disappears. In the end, it becomes dry and perhaps more masculine than feminine. I love the initial sweet, gourmand phase, but I adore the calm and clean scent in the drydown. I like wearing it before bed or in the morning, when I expect a stressful day in work. My kids always know when I'm wearing it and claim it reminds them of biscuits, a scent they obviously love. In fact, this, along with Hypnotic Poison, are the two perfumes they never fail to compliment on me. Lasting power is mediocre however, 4 to 6 hours max and it stays close to skin after the first hour. Despite that fact, I love this scent so much, I plan to always have a bottle in my wardrobe.

bronstein

This is a strange perfume, as it reminds me of coulour and dye. I really enjoy the smell, but I wouldn't know where to wear it. It smells pleasently yet bizarrely as if I was painting a picture of oil on canvas.

Trvevil

Really impressive Bois Farine is. Somewhat tree-like, but some flour included. I didn't get Nutella, but I'll say it was pretty nutty. With flour. Something sweet here too- true, that it's very memorable and unique, also pleasant and somewhat easy. Magical forest? Yeah, but there isn't present any earthy note. I think now, what if they would include a soil note like in LL Amarena Whim? I guess Bois Farine would be a dark, enchanting magical forest.
Later scent develops in a little bit burnt nut smell and it's very gorgeous too.
Lasting power is good.

NuriaRose

did anybody notice that is very similar to other Jean clude helena perfume whic call - Hermessence Ambre Narguile ?....except the fact that this has opening like taking a bite in a "Mars"snack and in the hermes its like a bite at Apple pie,, but after that it is very similar - i like both of them

verity

Nothing offensive about this, however I became bored of it very quickly preferring other more distinctive fragrances. It reminds me of fresh baked biscuits blended with pencil cases. Quite nice, cosy scent, but it doesnt smell 'perfumey' enough for me to wear it. I gave it away. Also the lasting power is weak, as with many of the L'Artisan.

mellybee

I can easily imagine Bois Farine to be my everyday scent. It gives me a cozy, comforting feeling.

Opens up on a nutty note of freshly grounded hazelnut which I wish could last longer. The well blended duo of sandalwood and cedar takes center stage after the brightness of the top note vanishes: the smoky saldalwood tempers the sweetness of the cedar. Iris blossoms out in the finale.

I didn't find it gourmand at all. It suits both man and women. Sadly, the staying power is very weak.

cherryfairy

My first L' Artisan Parfumeur scent.
It starts sweet on me- i agree with the peanut butter note,but sweeter,but then it turns into a woody heaven, like baking in wooden stoves outside, like my grandmother used to do when I was little, burning wood, cold air and the smell of baking bread.
I would not consider this fragrance gourmand exactly, more like woody with powder notes.
The staying power is also good,although I heard other about L'Artisan scents.

essija

Wow, this is so comfortable, cozy and warm. I agree with the flour comparison. Not sweet at all. This would be a classic for me. If only I could afford it. I too rec'd this in a swap and have a sample, can see how both sexes can wear this.. This is so nice, it keeps getting better the longer its on my skin. Love this

rebella

Bois Farine is as many have already written an unique fragrance. On me it start with a mouthwatering peanutbutter note, I like peanuts and have nothing against smelling like them. But ooooh, they don´t last. Not at all, they are only there for such a short time it is actually amazing I noticed them! After the lovely peanutbutter there come something very soft, pretty and gourmand kind of fragrance. But as I have noticed with some other L'Artisan the fragrance is much to weak on me! I can tell it smells really good, but I get mostly frustrated because I want it to smell more, stronger and longer!

It is so weak I can´t really judge what I smell, only knowing that whatever it is, it smells so good, smoth and lovely.

Why oh why are Bois Farine so shy on me? I only have a 1 ml sample, but even if I have a whole bottle I guess it would be empty very fast.

I should have loved it, if only I could have smelled it a tiny bit better.

Gemini

Adorable! I just have a sample of it, but i hope i will have a big one too.
Best powdery fragrance i have ever smelled! Warm, creamy, it's like you wear a soft scarf on your neck. :)

Zhara

An amazing and unique comfort scent - flour, sweet white flowers, sandalwood, and...flour??!?

Not necessarily gourmand - for who would eat raw flour? This isn't even the floury smell of fresh baked bread - no, no yeast here at all. Nothing toasted - this is fresh milled raw flour. Sugar? look somewhere else. This is a bakery, not a candy shop.

Ah, but certainly a comfort scent - the fresh start of a recipe, the beginning of a quiet afternoon busily baking. The fragrance of being productive and creative. When other scents give you the final product of cookies or cakes, this gives you the prelude, the launch, the mis en plas.

So rare for L'artisan to put out a fragrance that is so casual and comforting - this is a delightful piece. So sad that the cost takes it out out of reach, else it would be a staple of my scent wardrobe.

giny

I got a 5 ml vial from a swap partner and with the first spritz I fell in love with Bois Farine. It’s unique and comfortable, warm and soft. This fragrance charmed me totally. My family find also very fine. (Usually they say nothing when I try a new fragrance or sometimes when I ask „how do you like my scent?” they say: „it’s Ok”.)
I don't get the peanut butter, Nutella or hazelnut top note as others; it smells on my skin like the scent of the fresh grain and fresh milled meal. It’s not powdery on me, not sweet, not fresh – it’s a perfect fragrance for me. It’s too expensive for me, but would be the owner of a whole bottle.

elgab89

Very nice and comforting perfume. I don't know why, but it smells like Nutella on my skin.

heather

One of the most wonderful fragrances I have ever encountered. Nutty and warm with an intriguingly sweet and creamy drydown. Utterly unique.

jeca

Woody, powdery and gourmand, unusual, like woody flour. It is definitely for colder weather.

aromatic

I test it this week and still remember it, very memorable scent indeed.

themeglet

Oh, sweet frozen bag of flour... You're not gourmand; you're cold air...and flour. Please don't ever be discontinued.