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aswzaq – :
At first, this is benzoin with chewy patchouli and styrax. The patchouli and styrax add something reminiscent of wet earth mixed with labdanum. Then then it smooths into a rich, classsic amber scent that smells like more than just the listed notes. It’s as if you took the richness and warmth of Ambre Russe and mixed it with the herbal notes (but not the dryness) of MPG’s Ambre Precieux.
The herbal notes smell like lavender + bay laurel to me, not angelica. I’m not crazy about the late drydown though, which is a little too powdery/benzoin. Like.
info12 – :
A supremely warm and elegant fragrance.
Update: The notes Diptyque list, are only 4, Peru balsam, Benzoin, cistus/ (Labdanum) and patchouli. These are listed with the bottle I received. The Peru Balsum lends especially to the regal warmth of the fragrance. There is a nice green spiciness, maybe it is angelica that gives the fragrance a coolness as well as warmth. This is not complex, but just smells soo dogone good. Super high quality ingredients.
This reminds me of chesnuts roasting on an open fire, warm, woody, and nutty.
This is the most I ever spent on a fragrance, because I had to purchase it from Diptyque boutique in Brooklyn.
Diptyque site is out of stock, and not available on eBay, only 2 ml.
I’m happy I was able to purchase it. Benjoin Boheme is a very warm Labdanum and Benzoin fragrance. It has nutty vanellic, and chocolatey undertones comming from the finest Benzoin and patchouli notes. So it smells warm and allmost delicious, without hardly getting into gourmand territory.
There is no sweetness added, but Benzoin has a natural sweetness, and a vanela like smell. The nuttiness and spiciness, may just be comming from a very refined Patchouli note.
This is an exquisitely attractive ambered fragrance. I want to wear this around people. It will make a good impression, by the deep, beautiful woody warmth, exquisite quality of notes and blending. A safe blind buy, nothing possibly offensive here, leans slightly masculine, but mostly gender neutral.
Performance: Sillage slightly better than projection which is softly moderate. Longevity is great, still a solid skin scent after 12 hours, and my skin absorbs quickly. Good projection for a few hours for me.
A very classy fragrance for formal events, or casual.
The most beautiful ambered oriental I have experienced; Better than Amber Absolu or Ambre Sultan. MFK Grand Soir is close, but this is not too sweet, just right. As the MFK Amber’s are too sweet, or honeyed for me.
I was able to order a bottle by phone from a Diptyque boutique in Brooklyn NY, will be my most exquisite fragrance for Winter. Arrived cracked, bottle is fragile blown glass. Diptyque replacing express mail, nice.
Rating: 10/10
God bless. John 3:16
kyzai – :
Benjoin Bohème is quite sweet during the first two hours on my skin. Luckily, the resins here don’t feel gooey. They’re rather grainy in texture with a faint bitter herbal aftertaste, like cinnamon-flavoured, crystallised brown sugar coated on candied angelica stems.
In the dry down after about 3 hours, Benjoin Bohème is primarily a soft woody amber veil hovering above the skin. A supple, leathery texture surfaces from time to time. Combined with the suave ambery warmth, it creates an illusion of opoponax to my nose. I can also perceive a deep chocolate nuance occasionally, which might be a combined effect of patchouli and various resins.
Benjoin Bohème is mostly linear on the whole, with various facets ebb and flow at different moments during its 8-hour longevity. The sillage is moderate during the first 3 hours; it then stays very close to skin for the remainder.
Benjoin Bohème is quite lovely as a warm, cozy amber fragrance. It’s very straightforward with its amber theme, and just shows enough nuances to keep the wearer’s interest without being too challenging, which makes it very easy to appreciate and versatile as a daily fragrance as well. It fits in Diptyque’s aesthetics in general, but personally, I was expecting something a bit more complex considering its boutique-exclusive status. If you happen to be interested in a nice, enveloping amber fragrance, Benjoin Bohème might worth a try.
saschka23 – :
One of my favorites from Diptyque, and they have so many to choose from! Benjoin Bohème smells like a Piano — in a good way. Lacquered wood, well-maintained with resin & polish. Easily lasts over night on my skin. This is a warm scent, perfect for winter wear.
GOF1 – :
This fragrance was launched in 2015 as part of a trio in La Collection Trente Quatre. According to Diptyque’s official website:
“Benjoin Bohème Eau de Parfum – Laotian benjoin, Angelica Seed, Sandalwood, Styrax and Patchouli – Collection 34 welcomes a trio of eau de parfums, amazing compositions in special bottles. Unique and irresistible, they will whisper a thousand stories on the skin.
Benjoin Bohème is an elegant balm. Accompanied by Angelica Seeds, Sandalwood, Styrax and Patchouli, this Laotian ingredient becomes much less indiscreet. It will whisper a thousand stories on the skin.”