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vyach2007 – :
چرم وتیوری
این تک، ارجینال، و خیلی جالب توجه هست. اما ترکیب کاملاً موفقی از نت های وتیور، چرم، دود، زنبق، و شکر سوخته نیست. مسلماً یه رایحه فوق العاده ست، اما در تبدیل شدن به یه عطر فوق العاده به عقیده من شکست می خوره.
ataman1313 – :
This is pretty vegetal on my skin. It must be the carrot but I can barely detect anything else.
enlig – :
The Golden Forest by gustav klimt
_vitalik88_ – :
Bois d’Ombrie starts off with a strong note of tobacco. This tobacco is very realistic. It feels like a entered a tobacconists’ shop, took a box of loose tobacco and opened it. That is most of what get from this one. In the drydown, there is a certain green-ness going on. But that is about it. Nothing too special about Bois d’Ombrie, feels a bit too one-dimensional for me to wear, even though the tobacco in here is one of the best I have ever smelled. It would be better if I could smell the boozyness that is in the note breakdown. The longevity is about 5 hours with moderate-soft projection. For the price tag, I cannot justify getting a full bottle.
Gestapovich – :
A very intense,concentrated synthetic woody camp fire smoky scent with no transitions and no top or middle notes. It doesn’t delivery what the name suggest, a tapestry forest in Umbria origin with hundreds of woody and aromatic greens tonalities from cypress to resinous pine threes.Also an interpretation of Arabic Bakhoors like Ajmal Bakhoor Khas but this one so masterfully executed and complex, if you are looking for the woody experience you should go for Ajmal Bakhoor Khas.
Another similar scents to Bois d’Umbria are Fireside Intense by Sonoma Scent Studio but the best of the lot besides de Ajmal and really recommended is Parfums de Marly Hamdani,a sweet woody camphor leathery resinous scent.
vir20z – :
Eau de gentiane blanche by Hermès.Almost identical. I wanted to like it, but this is boring as hell.
Rezed60 – :
quite a dirty and messy affair, and at the same time, soft, dainty and quaint. i like the manner in which the tobacco remains independent of the boozy, animalic ‘mess’, but it is let down with the lack of punch. i can smell all the ingredients in isolation (mostly), but it feels like something is lacking. Maybe this is light on with aromachemicals or maybe it’s my own skin chemistry, but something just feel incomplete.
definitely worth a try…
IgorEXE – :
Ombrie is a region in Italy bordering Tuscany, Lazio and Le Marche. It is often called Italy’s green heart, and known for its dense forests.
Bois D’Ombrie excels in creating the Obrie region. It is the most natural and raw tobacco scent ever. It makes you think you are in a green area during sunset with a cold breeze making BBQ on fire.
I was initially skeptical about purchasing Bois D’Ombrie. However, when I noticed that I frequently reached out to my wrist to smell it, I had no option but to purchase it.
This is not a fragrance for immature noses and faint of hearts. It may not appeal to most people, but if you love tobacco scent, you must get your nose on it.
Longevity is beastly.
vasik – :
This was a “love at first sniff” scent for me, and years later I still swoon over it. I’d call it super-old-fashioned-masculine in a sense, in that I could see Rex Harrison or some other strong-yet-refined English guy from the mid-20th-century wearing it. Leather, tobacco, and cognac are the notes I mostly get (though I might’ve guessed brandy, being not as familiar with cognac), with a good base of wood–smells like a cabinet in which our gentleman would keep his liquor and pipe tobacco. I hadn’t noticed the iris that others mention, but now that it’s pointed out, I see how it’s under there, softening the whole effect just a tad. And though I’m a slip of a 21st-century American woman, I love wearing it. Mmmm.
НастяД – :
Wonderfully approachable! This is certainly a crowd pleaser, with it’s boozy tobacco and woodiness and a moderate level of sweetness. Wore to the office today, and it fits very well in the workplace. Eventually settles into a slightly powdery/sweet incense and tobacco. Sillage is low to moderate, and lasts 4-6 hours on me. Thumbs up!
MrBad85 – :
A smooth, non-spicy, non-sweet, soft smoke with gentle hints of leather and wood. Similar offerings from Serge Lutens or Penhaligons offer greater complexity, but this is straightforward and pleasing, if a little dusty and flat.
Fizlife – :
Ugh, more dark gloomy, non-sweet greens. Woods; mossy-ish wet grass, with some smoldering resins buried under a damp earth patch amid a small forest clearing while you have a small bottle/swig of some booze – of course, we can’t forget that can we?
Zzzzz.
My rating: 2/10.
Scent Quality: 7/10.
MaKaP_777 – :
Very similar to Eau de gentiane blanche by Hermès.
Better, too.
An unusual fragrance, toned down woody experience.
Interesting.
igorolik123 – :
Claustrophobic gloomy smoky green..it gets a bit monolithic in the drydown..layer it with Polo Green and you wiil experience a quadrimensional glowing forest!
Yakut1975 – :
Bois d’Ombrie reminds me of Arabie, and other Serge Lutens fragrances, because of that powdery/watery base. I am actually wearing Bois d’Ombrie on one hand, and Arabie on the other. The Bd’O drydown is more pleasant than Arabie, but that isn’t saying much because it is still drowning in watery powder, and quite anemic. I prefer Sienne L’Hiver over Bois d’Ombrie because of its unique olive note, although it’s drowning, too. After about an hour, Arabie is still going strong, but Bd’O has faded into nothing more than a skin scent. Maybe it isn’t fair to compare these 2, but to MY nose, Bois d’Ombrie is a weaker, although more pleasant, imitation of Arabie.
LaphElatPleap – :
Bois d’Ombrie was great on my skin. I had the olfactory association of sitting upright on a leather armchair in a study full of old books, with an authentic 1920’s lamp on the side table. Very specific.
If I could channel Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey without irony or anachronism, this is what I’d wear. It’s not masculine on me, just very strong and stately, just a little bit stern.
I liked it alot in my 20s–it was a fragrance I would wear to work on days when I felt like I needed a little boost on the “take me seriously!” front. I don’t have it now but may buy it again when I’m older. Not that there’s anything “grandma” about it! But I think it would suit me better.
159263 – :
An outstanding boozy concoction of leather, tobacco & orris. As dry as a desert and totally refined. I can’t say I’ve ever smelt anything quite like this before. The boozy blast of cognac in the opening is an outright jaw dropper, as is the cigar-esque/humidor note which persists throughout. The leather in this is also something to behold and when it’s joined in the middle phase by a rootsy orris, some very subtle olibanum/myrrh and a dirty patchouli note, you sure know that you’re in the presence of greatness. A woodsy note of dry vetiver emerges in the dry down, as does a hint of licorice, which doesn’t appear in the official notes, but is present to my beak. Definitely a scent for dressed up evenings in my opinion, this wonderfully weird fragrance is sure to set you apart from the crowd on such occasions. I adore tobacco scents and the note in this one, along with that in Tobacco Oud are my all time favorites. Bois d’Ombrie somehow manages to straddle the line between elegant refinement and intriguing weirdness with skill & precision. Yet another example of the mastery possessed by Bertrand Duchaufour. High class and a must for lovers of tobacco/leather scents. Quite outstanding indeed!
meslav1 – :
Very dry as mentioned. A bit more masculine as it focuses on tobacco with plenty of undertones of other notes. This is my 3rd time sampling it and I am very impressed. Very earthy notes such as vetiver and orris once you get past the somewhat boozy opening. I might get some flack but it reminds me of an enhanced RL Romance Silver in so many ways but multiplied by 10x. The sillage and longevity are excellent as this is a very refined scent. If you like your scents to transition from boozy to dry to earthy this will be perfect!
Kate – :
Bought yesterday and try today , is very dry and particular… I think a excellent parfume , too good all day long to sniff my wrist 😉
Great 9/10 for me.
Next purchase of this brand : Sienne l´Hiver Eau D`Italie
JakSmemia – :
This really does not work on me. I quite like a lot of tobacco scents, I seem to like a lot of the more “masculine” scents or masculine leaning unisex scents, I love baume du doge and this one just kept on popping in the sidebar of “people who like this…” so I went ahead and ordered a sample.
I have tried to wear it 3 times now and have to conclude that I just don’t like this one. Each time I have worn it I have ended up spraying something sweeter on to balance it. A shame but it isn’t for me this one.
It goes on very dry, very bitter and herby green. It reminds me of the smell you get on your skin when you cut back a privet hedge by hand while wearing a t shirt – bitter, green, cold. There is (for me) simply no warmth, no sweetness, no yielding or melting or softening of this scent on my skin. This may appeal to some people, but not for me. It felt intrusive, almost malevolent. It felt like chewing a conifer.
So, it was certainly an interesting experience but not one I wish to repeat! I tried in cold dry weather, hot sunny weather and cool wet weather with the same result each time. However longevity and projection where (sadly for me) very good.
In summary, I think if you like cold, green, bitter scents with no soft, no sweet and no warmth this would be a good bet, but I like something that feels more friendly on the skin!
4444 – :
Just got a sample of this today..OMG, it is by far the most powerful of the tobacco scents i have tried! Seriously, every time i smell my arm, it feels like i have inhaled a gulp of smoke and it actually makes me COUGH! (I am NOT exaggerating!).
I really wanted to like tobacco scents but so far i am not sure they will work for me. Still, if i do decide to have one in my collection, this would be it as i prefer powerful scents and this is a great example of the genre.
leshagajjdulis – :
Opens semi-sweet and dry and transforms into a tobacco absolute for a bit before going full on super realistic leather. This leather is very smooth, matte and a little smoky. Gorgeous. Ive smelled this leather before, I believe it was the leather from Knize Ten only this one is less rubbery and more realistic….damn its gone now replaced by a dry harsh leather, too much classic 80’s type leather for me…or is that the tobacco kicking in as a dry ashtray type tobacco??? Either way not for me.
Huge leather, could of been sooooo much better if they could of just kept the nice leather around longer.
VoVaN4iK – :
really don’t like it so much too much smoky and woody for my nose otherwise it seems to me quite linear and boring on my skin
5/10
naxon – :
Dusty! Pretty fascinating how carrots smell dusty in the right context.
This is very attractive, well-described by the listed notes and other reviewers, and just slightly off-kilter.
I think it needed a bit more tweaking, as particular notes keep popping out of the chorus and then harmonizing once again. These are vivid, mostly sweet but non-floral notes cycling in rapid succession (e.g in two minutes: cognac, honey, tobacco, dust, cognac, dust, carrot!). So it feels less like magic and more like confusion. Take your stand, B d’O!
She does, hours later, and that’s when the damp vegetal leaf-litter kind of place emerges. It’s lovely, and odd, and I’m thinking that’s calamus. I admire the taming of its camphor facets into a smooth and balanced blend.
Coincidentally, yesterday I was sampling Olympic Orchids Cafe V, and I feel that this Bois d’Ombrie dry down, plus the whole coffee/vanilla/whipped cream story, is what Cafe V was meant to smell like. Ah well, maybe I should stop reading all the copy that comes with perfumes.
warmachine – :
Quite linear on my skin – a pure dry, smoked plum; on a later stage it is still dry plum (I guess cognac, whiskey and tobacco mixed together give such a nice smell) with dry woods. Very interesting and unique; making me want to smell it. Really great and masculine but quite weak on my skin. Anyway, beautiful and a great pleasure to wear it.
blum15 – :
This is a very different scent. On my skin, it goes through a variety of stages before finally settling out for the long haul.
Smelling this one before I looked at the notes listed, I would have sworn it was a composition based around an Apple & apple tree. Much the same way Philosykos is based around the fig & fig tree.
Right off the bat I get a apple cider sort of smell with a hint, (just the slightest hint) of spice. It smells almost like a drink we have here in the Pac-Northwest called “apple beer”. As it dries on the skin in the first minuets the spice begins to develop in the scent and it becomes more woody. To me it begins to take on the smell of a freshly cut and assembled cedar chest or cabinet. Strong and dominating wood smell, and the apple scent is taking a place in the back ground. If Apples grew on cedar trees than THIS would be the scent of the orchard.
Overall the scent has a very “DRY” feel to it. Like a dry drink, or a dry ginger ale, this has a dry essence and feel to it, which I think is very nice and gives it a lot of character, setting it widely apart from most scents.
The scent finishes out strong, staying on the skin for a good while. I have got 4-6 hours under standard conditions. It is not a real projector. In the beginning it’s got decent projection, and it really sings, but after the 45min to hour mark it settles in and is a nice close to the skin scent.
Dry, sweet, wood and whiskey scent.
Rating: 8/10
**VERY similar to AEDES Iris Nazarena. Naz has a all the same aspects of D’ombrie except you get a little more iris essence (ala Silver Iris Mist) but not more than just a hint. I’d call this the poor mans Iris Nazerena and It IS every bit as good!
spongeaidar – :
Fairly striking in its uniqueness, but smells a little too much like a cross between a farmer’s market and a country kitchen for my personal tastes. Opens quite peppery with some booziness to it, but this levels off very fast and turns into what could only be described as a plastic bag of old vegetables — including the bag itself.
It’s very realistic, but the blend seems off — odd for Duchafour. I get very little in the way of leather/tobacco, and the booze dissipates fast leaving an interesting, yet overly dry, herbal mix of minty patchouli and carrots. To me, it’s less about wandering through the Umbrian countryside, and more about getting hammered on a vegetable allotment.
If, dog forbid, you enjoyed the herbal/vegetable aspect of Blood Concept’s “A,” then this does something similar — only without the metallic blood nonsense. Original, striking, bold, but for me, somewhat unwearable.
dizLenedolo – :
Amazing fragrance, strong and personal! It lasts for AGES and projects incessantly. I agree with all reviews in this case. First: it is indeed 90% similar to Dzongkha… although I find this one more wearable for a man than the artisan’s. Both share that metallic edge and are great pieces of art imho. So I don’t really mind the identical features (I would have loved to know it before acquiring both though… true… there is no need if you have one to own the other really…) but I’m happy with my purchase. This is one of those scents that can’t escape from making a statement so don’t just put it and go around with an innocent face…as if you just sprayed your any cologne on a summery day… you’re guilty and it is sooo evident!: this might not even be seen by others as a “beautiful” scent but rather like a bomb that needs an attitude behind. I am completely certain this would work gorgeously on women just like Dzongkha does but again: not easy to wear for anyone unless you’re prepared for its charms (which to me are more of an intellectual kind…) I find that it would make anyone seem interesting but also a bit distant… aloof even. Iris is a very complicated note since it is hardly inviting or cosy… it pleases from coldland. Please sample before buying. But do me a favour: sample!
On a last note: tacky bottle… it looks ok on pictures but it is sooo ugly… like cheap shampoo with a paper sticker on it losing its glue from the very first spray… no no! But again, the scent itself: oh yes yes!!!
kuzya-zver – :
Wow! Never smelled anything like it! Is is a unique scent, very peppery with a heavy tobacco base ( in a very good way! ) I enjoy this one very much though i have to say, don’t buy it unless you’ve tested it! It’s not for everyones taste and i think it’s one of this scents that you either love or hate. I would say it’s very masculine and green and it lasts and lasts and lasts… I sprayed it on me yesterday and today i still have hints of it from the shirt i was wearing…For a conclusion i will say that it’s very appealing and even sensual but in a “green” and woody way if you know what i mean…Very intense!
ice_86 – :
I don’t do reviews……
But this is a complete rip off of Dzhonga from L’ artisan perfumer……..totally disappointed by that. Great effort from Bertrand, eh???
Update:
Dzhonga but with the booziness that is inherent here, has better longevity and projection….
igor72100 – :
Eau d’Italie BOIS D’OMBRIE opens powerfully with an intense and complex leather, wood, and myrrh amalgam which I’d almost describe as Sergesque. The myrrh, in particular, has a rubbery scent on my skin and makes this seem dubiously unisex, at least initially. It would probably appeal to butch biker chick, but not really to me.
Later, however, BOIS D’OMBRIE becomes much smoother and more inviting to my nose. At this point, I begin to catch tiny wafts of Cognac, benzoin, and tobacco and, at last, a touch of florality, though I wouldn’t necessarily have identified it as iris without prompting.
The lovely drydown is definitely more unisex than the opening, and I can understand how and why so many people have fallen in love with this Bertrand Duchaufour creation. A fragrant road well worth travelling!
ihs599JeomiWogkig – :
One word describes this scent: MASTERPIECE!
Oblighblothpv – :
If you will find masterpiece, different than everything you know, you have to be a poet to describe it appropriately. This exactly is what I thing about the Bois d’Ombrie. I’m not poet even I’m not native English so it is very difficult for me to express how wonderful and amazing is this fragrance. In a few words, beautiful resins with woods and little spices that create most cozy aura I know from perfumes. This is the fragrance I want all people to use around me any time and everywhere. As I said I’m no poet so I feel too weak to describe this marvelous smell. The only I can do… I really recommend Bois d’Ombrie to my friends and foes as well. Everyone has to have some pleasure 😉 from time to time.
Ska1net – :
Notes
Top: Cognac, Calamus, Wild Carrot
Middle: Leather, Iris Rhyzome, Copahu
Base: Tobacco, Opoponax, Vetiver, Patchouli
This composition is definitely stunning, bizarre and fascinating! A great opening with a boozy / leathery / smoky accord of incredible charme. As Bois D’Ombrie reached my skin I had an istinctive reaction I can only describe as “WOW”! The boozy accord is perceptible throughout and it’s joined by Iris, dry tobacco, carrot, vetiver and patchouli. Opopnax is cleverly blended to add extra warmth together with smoked woods and a bitter leather note that’s masterfully executed. In the original pyramid provided by Eau D’Italie, no frankincense is listed but I still get hints during the middle phase and the drydown.
Complex, weird, bold yet somehow transparent BdO has all the Duchafour’s hallmarks and it deserves its place among the successful creations from this master perfumeur. If you’re looking for a different take on the tobacco/leather theme, you definitely have to check this one out. Be prepared for a stunning experience.
Rating: 8.5/10
Zorkov – :
In my opinion this is a masterpiece of modern perfumery, without doubt.
The fragrance evokes the image of a real wood full of moisture: more precisely the undergrowth in autumn when the soil is full of dried leaves soaked in water, with the delicate smell of smoke that permeates the air. When a scent evokes images so clearly, to me it begins to be a masterpiece. This is a scent of classic elegance, yet at the same time is a modern fragrance.
At the top notes Bois D’Ombrie starts with a splendid note of cognac and whisky, this gives to the fragrance a touch of classical elegance and makes the scent clearly masculine. After few minutes starts to emerge a clear note of tobacco and begins to form in our minds the image of an enchanted autumn forest. In the middle/hearts note we can find a beautiful note of iris and a touch of leather that gives to the perfume a leather smell while smoked wet woods are always presents in background. In the dry down Bois D’Ombrie continues with tobacco/leather/iris accord and adds a little note of myrrh and vetiver perfectly blended with a note of opoponax and patchouli that makes the fragrande darker and deeper.
The sillage is moderate and longevity (lasting power) is very good (up to 6 hours).
In conclusion Bois D’Ombrie is an underestimated masterpiece is absolutely one of the best fragrances created by the master Duchaufour. Awesome.
Vincenzo F.
alexxxandr303 – :
Ititially it’s cold and dark and dusty, like a stuffy room full of ancient stone, crumbling dry wood, disintegrating leather and old, half-smoked cigars. There’s no smoky fireplace or freshly-poured booze, just furniture and belongings that have been abandoned and closed up for too long.
Soon after applying Bois d’Ombrie, I went for a walk in the cold. It was sunny and dry, but well below freezing. The old snow was crunchy underfoot. Suddenly the sillage took on a resinous, woody, slightly smoky quality that was completely different from the way it had smelled inside, and was absolutely lovely. Back inside, when I took my coat off, my husband said, “the house smells like a million baked potatoes”. Come to think of it, Bois d’Ombrie does have a bit of a baked potato scent. After a few minutes inside, it’s back to the tobacco, dusty old wood, dry stone, iris, vetiver, and baked potatoes.
There’s a lot of sillage, though it’s not overpowering. The scent just doesn’t quit, still going strong the next day on both skin and clothing. I think this is one of those scents that behaves differently depending on the weather. I wouldn’t be surprised if it also behaved very differently depending on who is wearing it. I can’t make up my mind whether I like it or not, but it’s interesting.
ltybc85 – :
A very interesting and characteristic scent. It’s also very mysterious. All I could ID for hours was the sharp vetiver, the iris and something boozy, the rest was a riddle. It felt like a walk through muddy fields at dusk in autumn. It didn’t resemble anything I had ever smelled, yet I knew I would recognize it anytime. Hours later the tobacco, the incense and the myrrh joined in and the scent got a lot softer, a tad sweet even, but still sharp. Sillage and staying power are both outstanding.
This is certainly not for everyone, but I don’t think it’s for men only. A must for fans of vetiver!
123321pn – :
I get green leather, very woody and a bit herbal. Really mostly Pepper, green aspects and very recently tanned leather. The whiskey gets lost and it all comes out rather ‘eh.’ Too bad, because I love the notes other people get with this one.
karpuskula – :
This start with an intense cognac(brandy) note that combines dry wood with raisins, a nice warm smell.Then it goes pure leather, more masculine as if marlon brando in the wild one.My favorite part though comes after 15-20 min. when i get a fantastic rich pipe tobacco, slightly burnt and with a deep lasting nature.This one is another Bertrand Duchaufour classic although admitedly it suits better boys than girls,but my habby doesn’t like it so much.Still a good one.
kjw752InsuffBooni – :
It sharp, deep and woody, very interesting. Yes, it is great for men.
Noddegiouro – :
i think taht this fragrance might be really great. i haven’t tried it yet, but te components sound so appealing. i can imagine it on men, and it would be interesting to test it on a woman’s skin. (i mean my own :))