10 reviews for Bois d’Hiver Ex Nihilo

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   elenrudakova46 – 2022-07-02:

   3 out of 5

   A fragrance true to its name.
   Someone posted a question online: what perfume smells like cold winter woods? Day after I saw this question, I ran into Bois D’hiver. What a coincidence.
   Upon smelling this perfume, a picture immediately appears in my head: all leaves gone, black branches stick into the cloudless sky.
   This is the driest perfume I’ve ever tried. The pepper at the opening is almost minty, painted the cold morning for me; the rest is wood without even the slightest hint of moisture. My nose didn’t get anything powdery or floral at all. Then there is a scorched bitterness drying down, perhaps coming from patchouli?
   I’m not sure if I like it, but this is a very definite smell, the nose behind it must have a very clear idea in mind.
2. 

   artak1982 – 2022-07-02:

   4 out of 5

   Wal-Mart Oud Wood
   Just kidding it’s actually a pretty well blended fragrance, although I would point anyone who likes this in the direction of Tom Ford first.
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   akm47o – 2022-07-02:

   5 out of 5

   Ah right, thank you, xinyanwang42, for your comment about winter forest (black trees with gone leaves). Indeed! It’s a French winter forest! Being from a more nordic country myself, I was wondering how this perfume should resemble deep crispy snow and frozen freshness; it shouldn’t because it was created in France. It’s black wet trees, sad, lonely and slightly sinister. Quite nice, but not over the top, so probably not for this price
4. 

   Breavejen – 2022-07-02:

   3 out of 5

   عطر جميل تذكرت توم فورد وايت باتشولي هناك تشابهه بسيط
5. 

   vovan1364 – 2022-07-02:

   4 out of 5

   Near to Oud wood tom ford .. Not new smell
6. 

   Zhorik Vartanov 619 – 2022-07-02:

   5 out of 5

   A dilluted copy of Tom Ford Oud Wood.
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   Life_is_fine – 2022-07-02:

   3 out of 5

   The top note is disturbing to my nose as the musc is quite dirty with pepper, cardamom & patchouli, Kind of irritating but as it calms down it changes into something kind of different but the musc and the pepper remains still, it is kind of sneezable, sharp, and kind of peppery.
   This house is tricky, their fragrances begins with something, then turns into another thing, and eventually it settles in way different thing.
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   tksvetlanka – 2022-07-02:

   4 out of 5

   The opening of this is very similar to Oud Wood. The newest version and not the gold label. This is creamier and so much better as far as projection and longevity. Bois D’Hiver translates to winter wood. I personally feel this can be worn all year round. Very nice edition to my collection. The pros are the longevity is stellar with 8 hours plus and it’s not available everywhere. I picked mine up at bergdorf goodman but it is also available at LS so you will smell unique. The cons are that I feel this is overpriced at $225 for 50 ml and $325 for 100 ml and although it does perform better than OW, it’s not over the top. I also like the box that it comes in. It’s very different from other boxes but the bottle is ver underwhelming imo. The sprayer is probably one of the best. Rating this juice is difficult. On one hand it’s different enough to where you could have OW and this in your collection. Gun to my head I will rate this a 7/10. I do think for those who love OW will love this too and I do see it as a compliment getter, however I would sample this juice before you blind buy. To me I think it’s a good purchase. Very versatile and again, unique enough to justify a purchase.
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   DBRytkoplins – 2022-07-02:

   4 out of 5

   I keep hearing people say this smells like Tom Ford Oud Wood. I have never smelled Oud Wood but I can say with certainty that Bois d’Hiver contains no Oud. So to smell a perfume that smells of Oud and contains none is interesting.
   I get a strong woody smell but it also smells kind of sweet. I want to say its a woody gourmand but its not really. It has this sort of smell that reminds me of pencil shavings or something but it also really smells like powder. Its like a woody-powdery-expensive smell. I keep thinking the best way to describe it is like a Frederic Malle wood, mixed with a Chanel powder.
10. 

    Whotlyhouby – 2022-07-02:

    3 out of 5

    Bois D’Hiver hits you with the unusual combination of spices and wood. Michel Girard from givauden has used the finest Orpur raw materials of pink peppercorn and cardamom combined with warm woods notes of indonesian patchouli and australian sandalwood.
    The result is a surprising contrast between fusing spices and stong and sensual dry down. The feeling of the fragrance is self assured with an emotional softness. It is reminiscent of the feeling of a shearing coat the textured warmth of the wool against the velvety finish of the outside.