Feminite du Bois (for women)

Adriana_87

Allexa,you are totally right!I tried this today,it was soo good..i am smelling it now on me hand,just like dolce vita,almost better..I so want it!

allexa27

Believe me or not this is a DOlce Vita`s twin.They smell exactly the same.I really can belive it!!!I love them both:)

Mellyhelly

Such a shame! I tested this scent lately and got disappointed. It's not new, I think I've tried many years ago and disliked it. Unfortunately Feminitè de Bois didn't agree with my chemistry or even my nose. On me it smells like hard dry old furniture with nauseous beewax for polishing. So bad. I wanted to like it. I'm sure it's very original and unsual and well-made but my skin says No or FdB says, I don't know...
It would be fantastic if it smelled like the listed notes, but it doesn't on me. Only furniture and beewax.
The bottle is so beautiful!

Trvevil

When I sprayed it it opened up very balmy, resinious- I was like ..Balm? Balm!
It was like herbal balm with minty or eucalipt flavour and also honey. Luckily it dried fast.
I wasn't sure if I like this one, but when I walked out of the store I discovered carnation with honey (honey disappears quite fast). Carnation was the one of leading roles on my wrist. But it doesn't just smell of carnation + it's friend notes. After 20 or so minutes it's like church incense with carnations and flowers floating gently around- it reminds me of church, some time of funeral, but I love it- it's warming and truly feminine. If you sniff it from far you get inviting feminine carnations, walk closer and burn your nose with incense.
Dry down is very dirty and sexy with cinnamon.
Now I know what can I expect of Serge Lutens perfumes. It's definitely my next catch- I see that it's almost hard to find one. Also the price is more than worth for it.
Feminite Du Bois is definitely my new love : it's all what I seek in perfume-
* unusual* challenging* unique* sexy*
* mysterious* dark
at the same time!

pitbull friend

I think this may be one of those fragrances that chooses its people. It hasn't chosen me. I keep retrying it every once in a while because it has so many notes in it that I usually love. (And I do like Fendi's Asja, which has a lot of them in it.) On me, it's plums that have just started to ferment, with a dusting of cumin. Yuk. Oh, well.

Lunohodik

For me its the best fragrance ever!
It is simply perfect!

In this one I perfectly hear all the notes without reading about its composition first. All notes are composed into the greatest hit of perfumery! Woody floral resinous fruity notes could be heard distinctly from the first seconds its sprayed on to the drydown. These notes and the whole composition are pleasant. It doesn't need time to develop, its gorgeous from the begibbibg til the end.
Truly perfume for all times uber-feminine, the name speaks for itself!
Everything is excellent, magnificent, superb (can't find enough adjectives:) here, scent, pacaging, bottle- so soft and nice to hold, it fits perfectly into small feminine hand.
I think its a hymn of all times to the ageless eternal beauty.

No wonder that good half of perfumes in Serge Lutens's line are its successors, who are following and imitating it, or you may say that half of SL perfumes are variations of the One and Only Feminite du Bois! I hear similarities not only in the de Bois series which are ment to be variations of FdB, but for instance Rousse resembls the idea ot this perfume too only in more spicy-cinnamon way. Oh and how I could forget - Dolce Vita has followed its steps too.

No.1 masterpiece, and chef-d'oeuvre!
Bravo Christopher Sheldrake and Pierre Bourdon!!!
Loud applause!

Heh, I just reread my review, well its pretty similar to those I read before, but you can't say anything much different about FdB:)

pepe71

to be frankly i really adore this smell..though i am a male but i had wearing and collected 3different form of the bottle...and i know it is being discontinued feeling blue a lot...but serge lutans will be countinuing the heritage thank god

Tanya80

This oriental woody perfume is something totally different to me, and I love it to try new absolutely different perfumes. I want to have it so bad in my collection:)

Vickalena

Today I have seen this perfume in Serge Lutens line, in traditional rectangle bottle of the export line. Though it has slightly different design - the colour of the box is grey-lilac, the same is the paper on the bottle and the juice in the bottle.
Of course, I tested it immediately! I've got an impression that it has only half of its Shiseido concentration - to me it seems quite watery, from the opening till the base. Next time I'll make simultaneous test of both Feminite du Bois. The price is the same, as all Serge Lutens' perfumes, actually now it costs almost double...

Auguszta

This is one of my all-time favourites, I just never get tired of it. It's rich, woody, aromatic and warm, with a fair dose of spices but still no oriental in the usual sense. The plum, which is something I usually avoid, doesn't bother me at all - all the ingredients blend wonderfully. Sillage and lasting power are both excellent. Highly recommended!

Niovi

There is something in it (think cinnamon)that is tickling pleasantly your nose but the whole perfume is a bit complex and doesn't let you enjoy that thing. I will give it one more shot though...

tessture

Classic-style oriental, with heavy fruits and woods. Complex and layered, but just not my style. Not really for day wear.

Jalutschka

Sheldrake worked on the original Luten's formula and created a wondeful fragrance, available everywhere in Europe where Shiseido is sold. A cheaper version of the smell can be found in Dolce Vita by Dior, by the way.
A very good perfume, I would rate it among the best of the woody-oriental family.

Ester

Reminds me of L'eau de Kasaneka, only warmer. Notes are similar.

Vickalena

I bought it yesterday!

On my skin this perfume is perfect oriental-woody aroma. The hand of Christopher Sheldrake is seen immediately:
it opens very sharp-resinous (a bit like aroma of wood glue with aromatic oils - almost like "technical smell", but... you better wait half an hour!)
Many different spices, cardamon is quite strong. For me cardamon is very pleasant, reminds the Arabian coffee with cardamon. Some fruits and flowers. The body is dense, warm, sweet-spicy, like meadow honey.
It lasts with you all day long, but it is very intimate and tender. I'm very happy with this perfume. In my opinion, this is one of the best of the oriental-woody perfumes.

Aeternitas

It's beautiful at first, but the dry down on my skin is terrible - smells like playdough and cumin, and some fruits. I've heard so many great things about this perfume and I was very sure I'd love it, but it doesn't work for me. I adore the idea and the initial spray, though. When it's first sprayed, you get so many separate notes, especially ginger, cedar, and plum, but a couple minutes later it just starts to form into a big mess where you can't pick the notes. I like that it is a bit masculine and it isn't soft and warm. It's spicy and demanding. Wish I was able to wear it!

jeca

This beautiful fragrance is in Sheldrake style - warm and sweet, very complex and sophisticated, like most of Lutens perfumes.

guest_Tina

I have been a Shiseido fan for a long time at least 20 years. I have had this fragrant in the past, but preferred the old Murasaki better since it discontinued. I am saving up money to buy Shiseido Zen.