Bois de Gaiac et Poire Miller et Bertaux for women

So I was looking at some white floral suggestions for Spring, when I told the sales assistant that I was quite fond of pear when blended with white florals. She went a little off the beaten track when she suggested Bois de Gaiac et Poire, or as it is usually referred to as, Close Your Eyes And... yet I am rather glad that she introduced this fragrance to me.

Initially I found this fragrance rather rich, spicy and intoxicating. It had an interesting, soft incensey vibe, which would probably entice me more in Winter. The pear wasn't instantly noticeable on my skin, nor was it any different on the card. I found the overall blend very oriental and woody.

It's hard to review this fragrance because it is so complex and changeable. It's slightly dark, yet its moderate sillage makes it very soothing. The most dominant accords to my nose are gaiac wood, custardy heliotrope, almond, cinnamon and pureed pear. I also detect a warm vanilla accord in the drydown.

I am quite taken with Bois de Gaiac et Poire, and I find it ticks all the right boxes. Even the packaging makes me smile, with a twig attached with a ribbon on the outer box.

I can't say that this fragrance is particularly fruity nor citrusy, it also doesn't strike me as a typical floral. Woodsy and musky with a touch of vanillic warmth is a more apt description.

Delightful and elegant, beautiful and subtle. It feels very feminine and romantic. I like it once the top note of rose simmers down & the heliotrope & gaiac wood kicks in to give it some depth. It's like magic fairy dust.

A bit sweet at the opening. I can't say I ever get the tang of citrus. Takes just a few minutes for the rose to really appear. It's not a spicy rose, more soft and mellow tempered by woods. Just a tinge of plastic fleets by yet still creamy. I do get the powder of the heliotrope in the drydown verging on cloying so apply lightly. Very feminine fragrance.

I get no pear and no rose. On me it smells like a melange of old lady and soap. Cannot scrub this off fast enough.

indeed is one other thing .... is not a perfume for women, but who knows wear, like all niche fragrances

simply wonderfull....a cascade of rose essence in a lake of pear....no more