Bois et Fruits Serge Lutens for women and men

This is not so much a review of Bois et fruits as much as a rhetorical question about Serge's Bois series in general. Has something happened to my skin? Now all these scents that I used to like so much just give me the same combination of pencil shavings and not showering. Another rhetorical question (for which I will surely get hate mail): why do French people like things that smell bad (yatagan, bandit, musc koublai khan, bigarade concentree, the list goes on and on)? Am I just a philistine? Please explain.

I love the dried,succulent fruits(mainly apricot on my skin), against the warm, spicy cedar. It`s like an imagenary tree covered in red,brown and yellow leaves with peaches, plums and apricots(.All growing at the same tree.) Under the heavy loaded branches, a dragon is sleeping peacefully, only opening one eye now and then just in case..
Perfect for autumn!

I didn't smell much cedar but maybe that's a good thing with me. It's very fruity and not the candy sweet type of aroma. This could have been a winner but I got a weird note in the drydown.

Uncle Serge has once again made me fall in love. His perfumes take me to such an emotional place ....He gets me. This is a perfume with notes I would typically turn my nose up to, but no.......I AM OBSESSED! When I first opened my sample it took me back to my childhood when I would stay with my grandparents during the holidays. My grandfather loved figs so much he planted a fig tree in the back yard and the smell was just intoxicating. That fig tree is still there to this day and whenever I catch a whiff I smile. It's warm and cozy during the colder months and fresh and fizzy on warmer days. truly beautiful.

Bois et Fruits is somehow different, and yet very similar to other SL fragrances.
Like fotolux, I found it having a similar vibe to Feminite de Bois, except that it is thicker, richer, and sweeter. And it is one of the best Lutens fragrances.

Bois et Fruits is a fragrance that would be perfect for fall and winter- and in a way makes me think of Christmas and those very rich cakes with dried fruit and spices. The fragrance is heavy, oozing with sweet, juicy and smoky plum and apricot. If I could give it a texture, it would be that of a liquid honey that has been warmed up. I would classify it as oriental-gourmand, although it does not feature vanilla nor honey, it is very sweet, almost edible. The scent is so intense and long lasting, 5 hours later smells as if it was just sprayed.

fotolux, you say is similar with feminite du bois, the original (1992). is really similar?
i didn't smell this yet but if is the same cedar i think i will love it.

Ahhhh another Lutens that refuses to smell good on me. I have sampled about 10 of his scents and about 90% have this totally distinguishable "Lutens" skanky yukky note on me. And now, smelling this, I think I have realised it is the cedar note that he uses in his perfumes. This is a nice jammy plummy fruit scent, slightly too sweet/cloying though, but the cedar in the background gives it a strange effect. This may just be on my skin, but the cedar smells 'off.'

This is a fragrance I have been dying to try. I was so happy with Nuits de Cellophane. This is a very different fragrance however. Dizzying richness, boozy, gummy sweetness, fresh fig and dried fruit notes with soft spices.

It reminds me very much of a particular lamb dish that features carrots and raisins at a local Afghani restaurant.

A fragrance for a modern person, and I feel it is more suited to women. Best silage and longevity- 5/5 on both.

Very expensive and very unique perfume.Smelled quite sharp on me for first few minutes just to reveal amazing notes of sweet peach and powdery fig after few hours of wearing. Delicious!

If you like Feminite du Bois(Shiseido) you will adore this fragrance too(similar but not the same).It`s warm and sweet, very complex and sophisticated, like most of Lutens
perfumes. Bois et Fruits starts quite dark and woody with strong accents of dried fruits: peaches, plums, figs, apricots and dries down to a mild and creamy wood whereas the dry fruit notes get shiny. Longevity is decent on me about 5 hours! Fantastic in winter, but very elegant in warmer weather too. Highly recommended!