Description
Perfume line Weil was founded by three brothers, who have energetic and cheerful temperament and find their inspiration for perfumes in fur. Luxurious fur, Roaring Twenties, is signed by creators Alfred, Jacques and Marcel Weil.
Perfumer Claude Frayesse in cooperation with Marcel Weil made the first perfumes packed in Baccarat flacons back in 1927. Their names associate us of expensive fur: Zibeline, Chinchilla, Royal and Hermine.
Marcel Weil‘s death in 1933 did not stop expanding their fragrant collection and adding several other perfumes: Bambou, Cassandra and Noir.
The Weil family started living as emigrants in the USA from 1940. They started presenting their new fragrant oils: Secret de Venus, and when they returned to Paris in 1946 they introduced two other editions: Antilope and Padisha.
Together with Jean Pierre Weil the brand Weil modernized in 1960 and published Eau de Fracheur, which was placed as a unisex fragrance because of its freshness. Editions Gentilhomme from 1966, Weil de Weil from 1970, Chunga from 1977 and Weil for men from 1980 were added. The year of 1984 was very significant for Weil, since a great success was achieved with Bambou, which was attractive for its aquatic-fruity accords. Perfume Kipling was introduced in 1986, Bambou and Eau de Fracheur received new packages in 1991.
The brand Weil has been in ownership of Interparfums (Aroli Aromes Ligeriens) since 2002. Perfumes Weil pour Homme from 2004, SweetBambou from 2005 and So Weil from 2007 have been introduced since.
Bambou was introduced 1984 with redesigned outer carton in 1991. It opens with Sicilian mandarin, while a heart encompasses jasmine, rose tea, ylang ylang and tuberose. Base notes introduce Mysore sandalwood, oak moss and Bourbon vetiver.
The perfume is available as 30, 50 and 100ml edp, with 400 ml body milk, 400 ml bath and 50 ml deo spray.
knoneklyKeeno – :
Bambou. (Eau de cologne formula. 3.4oz)
I have been looking for a light, clean summer scent with a slight retro/vintage flashback.
It opens with a fresh mandarin, as if you are smelling the outside of the fruit. Then the light jasmine, tea rose and tuberose surface. The tuberose here is extremely tamed, it just augments the jasmine, and the ylang adds some richness. I think even tuberose haters could handle it here. Its just very gentle wisp. So dont let that ingredient scare you off. The heart is light and has substance. It isnt large or domineering. Very clean feminine feel at this point in development.The vetiver and sandalwood is light, as Im not a huge vetiver fan and can lean a frag into bitter. This one is well balanced and does not do that, and restrained. I think the oakmoss helps keep this soft.
It is light enough to use as an all over body spray in the spring/summer. I feel even if you completely overdose on this, you wont kill your neighbors. If you are heavy handed in your spraying, this is a great buy. Cant wait to try the EDP.
This is great for:
-Someone looking for a clean, light floral scent that has a presence and doesnt fade fast for summer.
-Someone trying a different category.
This is a great intro into a floral green. Its not super green at all because I feel its more of a citrus floral but the green connotation comes out because it feels so clean on your skin.
-Perfect out of the shower scent for someone that doesnt want sugary sweet, gourmand, or overdose on florals, & orientals.
renat-101 – :
This was a nice surprise! I wanted a feminine fragrance as a change from my unisex citruses and green aromatics, but I also wanted something that wasn’t too heavy, or too expensive. Bambou fulfills all those criteria, AND I love the scent. I will be wearing it more often than I thought, so am happy I purchased a big bottle. It is a very light green, as sherapop has said in her review – and that review was a factor in my decision to buy it, thank you sherapop! I get mainly the white florals which stay on the light side, and the vetiver in the drydown. It has decent longevity and sillage on me compared to my usual favorites which I must admit have next to none -good blind buy this time!
mc kim – :
smells like cheap shampoo
Alex_Blitz – :
This is a very light, white floral fragrance. It is not aquatic, but rather dry. When I think of “dry” I am thinking dry linen hanging on a line in the sun. It has that freshness of clean and dry linen, but washed in an herbal infusion of field flowers and very soft woods instead of laundry detergent.
This is a very unoffensive fragrance, that’s perfect for “anytime” wear. I enjoy it most after a bath on those days when I just want to feel fresh and clean without smelling soapy. It’s crisp and pressed and delicate. It’s very sheer and you don’t have to be afraid to use it liberally. It’s wonderful on a hot day when you need a little perk me up. Love it!
replicaw78407 – :
I love this fresh clean scent.It is like so many white florals only more realistic.ITS very refreshing in our hot southern climate.I think part of its charm is that its not so sweet.
HemnetaSuetty – :
I picked up a bottle of Weil BAMBOU edc a few months ago for nearly nothing, but after noting that the nozzle was very similar to that of certain unmentionable scrubbers which I had acquired at the same time, I decided to stow BAMBOU on a shelf to wait for a day when I could bear a possibly traumatic encounter with yet another catastrophic–if not carcinogenic–reformulation.
Thanks to fellow Fragrantican and fragrance warrior kimkim, I was reminded of this neglected member of my collection, and I am delighted to report that, in fact, BAMBOU is not only wearable, but really quite nice! To my nose, this is a very light green indeed and I would have to say that it’s even closer to a vetiver frag than to intense ueber greens such as MA GRIFFE, VENT VERT, or FUTUR.
I do believe that this evokes the essence of bamboo, and to my great surprise, BAMBOU even reminds me vaguely of Guerlain TOKYO. This is a very watery and transparent fragrance at the eau de cologne concentration, and it would be interesting to try the edp to see how they compare. The longevity of the edc is poor, and the sillage low. The florals are so low-key that this could almost be a skin scent.
Against all expectations, I like BAMBOU a lot and heartily recommend the edc as a quality summertime all-over body spray. Refreshing, clean and only barely green.
vladi.vaisman – :
I got the big bottle yesterday, and the bottle looks indeed very ‘economical’!!
But the contents is very special, I think it STILL has the feel of the classic Bambou, very beautiful. But the bottle gives a total different impression! Not to be judged on the bottle this one, only on the content!
Good luck! Action
CemsCeraliess – :
I don’t like it at all. Dosn’t smell like bamboo at all. Reminds me of my mother’s favourite old, cheap Russian cologne ;-)or chamomile shampoo.
Ruslan111111 – :
This is absolutely wonderful! Initially the “green” notes are quite prominant along with the heady sandalwood and vetiver. But in the dry-down the ylang-ylang and jasmine are the top players and bring a very enjoyable elegance which I find unusual for a scent which is catagorized as “floral green”.
This is so much what I imagined or hoped for when I first tried Yves Rocher’s Desir de Nature when instead with it I got “funky note”.
This could easily be a day-time scent but elegant enough for night-time. Very, very nice.
shorik – :
Very much like Yves Rocher’s Eau de Bamboo thou a bit more spicy, maybe due to strong vetiver note. Good re freshener for a hot day.
Amuncunmabs1985 – :
The name Bambou suggests something watery and transparent, which this scent is not. It is heavy on white florals (especially a huge green tropical lily note) , sandalwood and vetiver.
Akin to Cacharel’s Anais Anais, but is more spicy and woody.