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zhuravli1950 – :
Serge Lutens – Bois et Fruits (Bell Jar)
Rich and quite complex. Cedarwood accentuated by dried stone fruits.
I was repulsed when I first got it (around 2011), then a year ago I revisited it, anointed my arm with a few drops then fell madly in love with it! As we age many things in life change, so does one’s preferences.
lasvegas – :
Like a dry & delicious cider. So pleased with this blind buy. I was getting ready to regret it, but it really has transformed on my skin into a classy Christmas potpourri, with a merlot & dry fruit vibe. I do recommend try before you buy, but I’m not sorry at all!!
undertaker87 – :
From the moment I first smelled Bois et Fruits in its sample container, the scent was instantly and wonderfully familiar to me. I’m still not sure what exactly it reminds me of – it might be some kind of candy, or dried apricots, or just some kind of essence of fruitiness in general, but whatever it is, I think it’s really great.
It’s very, very fruity, but in a sophisticated way: rather cold at first, and quite powdery, with just the right level of sweetness. All my favourite fruit notes are represented here, and they really shine. I don’t get much cedar, only later on in the development where it comes out as a general soft spiciness that warms the fragrance up considerably, but stays in the background. Someone on this page described this scent as “friendly”, and I think they got it just right – it’s very nice, very comfortable and with enough staying power to put me in a good mood all day.
It’s too bad this doesn’t seem to be part of the more easily available and more affordable Serge Lutens lineup, because it’s going straight onto my wishlist.
vi_kkktor – :
Plum forward fragrances are some of my favorites. When I first tested this, it reminded me of something I already had. Unfortunately, it is not in the database. However, the fragrance that I have is Christian Dior Poison Eau de Cologne. VERY similar! VERY GOOD!
spt88 – :
My very first thought when trying this was about the many similarities between this and Feminite Du Bois by Shiseido which is no surprise seeing Serge Lutens was directing Shiseido in the early 1990′ when FdB was produced. I haven’t tried SL’s version of FdB but hear it is like a watered down version of when it was made by Shiseido. Now, back to the fragrance in question.
Do I like Bois Et Fruits? Hmmm! After consulting my heart of hearts, I come back to the realisation that if I really have to ask myself, ” do I like this, yeah, no?”, I know I’m not in love! We know when we love something, yeah? For me it’s how I have chosen to rate my perfumes, HONESTLY! Now that isn’t to say that my more mature nose in the future may have a refined opinion and I always ‘re- trial’ perfumes every year or so. Funny, when I first tried Tom Ford’s Oud Wood ( which bears little resemblance to this) I didn’t like it, now, and within only months later, its my favourite woody scent and my most loved fragrance of all time. Also I think its safe to say I’m not keen on plum and fig notes. Too ‘sickly’. The jury is in on this one. Not for me.
veronichka – :
Om my! I must say I was surprised by this as it is identical to Dior Dolce Vita, at least the original formula of DV. So if you detest the high price of BeF try to get your hands on DV vintage. IMO Feminite du Bois is much drier than this one, so no similarity there. I happen to love Dolce Vita so I am totally fine with the surprise, but truly, I am still a bit blown by the identical twins being raised in separate bottles.
Titov – :
It is a violet and plum bomb. Powdery, not very sweet and oddly a little watery.
No bold fruity, syrupy sweetness and definitely no honeyed sweetness.
Nothing much of interest going on. No orientals, no oud (thankfully actually) and was hoping for a heliotrope or iris to go with the plum rahter than the truckload of ubiquitous violets.
For me this was only the smallest cut above the 1000’s of feminine, fruity flower offerings nearly everywhere.
Most disappointing was the lack of thickness. Maybe some amber and sandalwood would have made this much better but the violet would still be far too prominent.
Neither mass appeal, nor ‘different’.
My rating: 4/10.
Quality: 7/10.
nicolette716 – :
This is a warm plum, a smoky, spicy cedar with boozy apricot. There is sweetness in the fruit but it’s not sugary and it’s not syrupy, During a long, drawn out drydown the woody scent becomes more prominent. Bois et Fruits is not an overly complex fragrance but it’s a deliciously comforting scent. The more I wear this the more I fall in love with it.
turox – :
about 25 years ago i became obsessed with feminite du bois. i still appreciate it but this has taken its place. B&F is the bigger boned deeper voiced less chatty brother to FDB’s arguably overly busy and sometimes grating qualities from that higher register. for me FDB lost nothing and gained everything from being essentially streamlined. less really is more here
erik_ilya – :
I was given a bottle of this by a friend. Not at all sure I liked to begin with but it is a real
‘grower’. For me it seems to start with a slightly weird fruity blast then become more woody and then settle to a balance between them. I agree with some comments that it feels autumnal but a sultry summer evening might work too.
FubSheerb – :
A very fresh and aromatic cedar, a sweet boozy dried apricot, and plumb to give it more fruity depth.
It is cozy, also smells a little cool on my skin, a sensation of something very fresh, warm yet cool, tingly.
Reminds me of my Grandfather`s woodshop , entering it when I was a child in the wintertime, and a subtle air of my Grandfather`s after shave – although
the scent memory is fuzzy and soft.
It certainly has some masculinity. It`s a close to the skin scent , it has a presence, but it is not overpowering me.
A soft milky note does make an appearance now and again.
I find it very pleasant, natural, and comforting.
Perfect for the cold season.
I am thinking my husband could pull this off very well, and I would love to smell this on him .
Poledrop – :
I want to like this perfume because it smells like Christmas mulled wine – dried fruits, lots of cloves and a hint of rum, but the projection is very linear and after 5-6 hours I smell nothing. Perhaps I should save it for Christmas Eve dinner..
marcus960616 – :
Delicious, warm, wonderful Bois et Fruits!
I adore this fragrance. It smells like warm cedar and sweet, concentrated, dry fruit syrup mixed with a little aromatic balsam and sweet spice. I can also detect a little musk, just enough to keep this fragrance cozy.
What can I say? This is perfect, super wearable, not over the top. Love to wear it in cooler weather.
3Serega3 – :
The truth of Bois et Fruits, and the other spin-offs of Féminité du Bois as well, is hidden in plain sight in their names. Bois de/et (insert note). Variation, exploration, overdosage. The truth of the matter is, they are flankers. The upside is that they demonstrate that a flanker isn’t necessarily a bad thing.
The first thing a flanker must do is to prove that it’s different enough from the original to have a name of its own, and Bois et Fruits does. The name also implies that the fruit hasn’t fallen far from the tree. If you expect a juicier more flavorful richer perfume than Féminité du Bois, think again. Bois et Fruit IS fruitier than Féminité du Bois, but it is also darker and dryer. Despite the added plums, Bois et Fruit less overtly flavorful than Féminité du Bois. For want of a better word, Bois et Fruit is dusty. But the dustiness is very appealing. The connection between the fruit and the wood is quite different than you find it in Féminité du Bois. Féminité du Bois is know for its singing quality, its radiance. It sings in the key of Iso E, but it does so beautifully. Bois et Fruit doesn’t have its predecessors angelic radiance and is all the better for it. It plays closer to the skin, taking advantage of its relative opacity and matte finish.
This perfume highlights a point I find in Lutens’s other perfumes. Perfumer Christopher Sheldrake seems to make distinctions in tone with the fruit, not the wood. To look at Féminité du Bois, Bois de Violette and Arabie, the woody tone among the three is quite similar. But in Féminité du Bois the fruit is boozy. In Bois de Violette it is crystalized. In Arabie it is stewed. In Bois et Fruits the fruit is dried and preserved, somehow suggesting a stillness and a poise that the others don’t have. The experience is less taxing, and you’ll find Fruits less likely to wear you than any of the above.
Bois et Fruits is similar to Féminité du Bois and Bois de Violette. (I’ve never smelled Bois et Muscs or Bois Oriental, the other Féminité du Bois spin-offs.) Still, the differences are worth noting. The dryness and the darkness make for a less lingering perfume than Féminité du Bois. I could much more easily wear Bois et Fruits every day. After smelling Bois et Fruits, wearing FbB makes me feel like my ears are ringing. Féminité du Bois’s famous radiance often makes it feel like it’s creeping up on you every time you turn around. Bois et Fruit is quieter but deeper and ultimately more subtle than Féminité du Bois.
Made_in_Killer – :
I almost jumped the gun on this one. At first whiff I felt like I was locked in a sauna with spicy carnations and peppercorns. Whoa! Those two aren’t even in the ingredient list! But after reading other reviews I though I would wait a bit. Im glad I did because now I am smelling a nice blend of the fruits and the cedar has toned down. I think too masculine for me but maybe I will try again in the autumn months.
Margoshka – :
Very Autumnal! I find Bois et Fruits easier to wear than Feminite du Bois. I love Feminite du Bois because I love the smell of cedar wood, but often FdB can feel a bit one dimensional – so if you find FdB a little too ‘wood workshop’, Bois et Fruits might suit you.
The sweaty cedar and boozy plum of FdB are softened considerably here with fig and apricot, so Bois et Fruits is a little more pillow-like – you can relax into it. The fig adds a lactonic (milky) note so it just feels more smooth. There’s a ‘nutty’ quality to it – a sort of bitter-sweet almond that again gives a softer edge
The apricot is slightly syrupy in feel, so this with the fig and less spicy notes makes for a sweeter, cosier, easier to wear perfume, still boozy though, and very warm. Friendly.
On me the silage is fairly close to skin, longevity soft to moderate. This perfume is growing on me and I might upgrade from decant to full bottle.
rolfnegmelf – :
The first time I smelled this, the first SL I ever tried….I was like get it away from me. I actually got angry at the thought of people pretending to like it. I thought what phonies, they could not POSSIBLY actually like this. If I just saw the name Serge Lutens it would annoy me.
Then a few years later and after widening my perfume horizons and mindset just a tad, I started appreciating a few SL fragrances. More of the “baby ones”. So, I decided to revisit the scary little vile that said “Bois et Fruits” on it to see if I could find anything to appreciate about it. Not only did I appreciate it, I could not stop sniffing my arm. I mean, I was turning blue and getting dizzy from the deep inhalations. Then as soon as I could get to my computer I ordered a full bottle.
How does this happen? How do we go from being repulsed to being in love with a fragrance? I’m not sure but all I know is that it happened for me with this one. I went from absolutely hating Serge Lutens with every fiber of my being to ordering 10 full bottles in one week and becoming obsessed.
There is absolutely no way to describe this scent and do it justice. It just has to be experienced and appreciated. For me, the best way I can describe it is like smelling a bag of mixed dark dried fruits that are still really moist. See, that sounds kinda gross. I told you I could not do it justice. I will try again….Bois et Fruits is just like spraying on a taste of pure, dark, mysterious, sweet bliss and I don’t know any other way to describe it.
Kuflykalja – :
It is not bad, but a bit too pungent for me. I don’t really know if a like or dislike it…I will not buy a bottle for sure!
ideal85 – :
Pungent, sharp… smells like an outdated perfume… I do NOT like it.
wlabaj – :
This hypnotically woody, juicy, hot, positively decadent slice of zen will be coming home with me soon.
Want.
steaphisp – :
This fragrance smells a lot like Feminite du Bois, but less interesting. I prefer Feminite du Bois to it for sure.
This brand sells intensive and heavy oriental fragrances. I like Feminite du Bois, but it’s not a fragrance of dried fruits of my dream. I hope that this brand will realize one day more ideal fragrance of such kind of fruits, especially prune, because it goes in the right direction in oriental fragrances in general. But now I can feel in this brand’s fragrances just something like dried fruits in general maybe, but not each of them how it smells in real life. And actually, dried fruits smell more here like if they were very well smoked.
I see no reason to but it, because I have similar and more complex Feminite du Bois.
04miwa1985 – :
I was on the verge of giving this a negative review. Serge Lutens should name this fragrance Eau de Patience and that’s because it takes a few hours of patience to really enjoy this scent. Don’t let all the “beautiful looking” notes fool you. This cologne isn’t some sort of fruit parade like Byredo Pulp or Jo Malone Pomegranate Noir. This is more like a dusty kind of fruit and that’s due to the mothball like cedar note. Bois et Fruits wears pretty close to the skin. Is it worth a purchase? Eh…i mean…it depends on what you like for notes.
P_malahov – :
This is very lovely. For a perfume that is dominated by two notes that have never worked on my skin (plum + cedar), this is actually very, very good. A bit sweet and dry for my taste as I’ve never enjoyed such perfumes, but still enjoyable, so I can only imagine what kind of wonders this does to a person who enjoys wearing cedar.
Bravo. Worth a try definitely.
jemineigo – :
This is the facet (as sherapop pointed out) that I love the most about the original Shiseido FdB. The fruity bits! I have a sample of BeF on my left wrist, and Shiseido FdB on my right. The Shiseido almost disappears next to this SL BeF! It seems all I can detect from FdB is the amber/musk! SO, if the fruit of Shiseido is what you adore, you must, MUST pick up a bottle of Serge Lutens Bois et Fruits!
I’m drawn to plummy fragrances, and when I do note-comparisons of some of my most beloved perfumes, it’s the plum that is the common factor. One of my VERY first “real” perfume buys was Dior’s Dolce Vita. I got a sample and fell SO hard for it, I immediately picked up a full bottle! I LOVE it! Though it is “brighter” than Bois et Fruits (or FdB), and so I use it in summertime. Dolce Vita actually was my nudge full speed ahead into the world of fragrance!! (My wallet cries!) This was before I knew anything about Serge Lutens or Shiseido, much less Feminite du Bois or it’s sisters.
sherapop is also correct, according to the A-Z Guide. If you go to the section for Bois de Violette, you get Luca Turin’s back story on the post-Shiseido FdB foursome that make up the elements of S-FdB.
Basically SL performed “overdosage” (by which a “backstage component of a fragrance” is amplified and put center stage in a new fragrance) on four different aspects of FdB. The main four elements in Shiseido’s Feminite du Bois are:
1. Musk (overdosed into: Bois et Musc)
2. Fruit (overdosed into: Bois et Fruits)
3. Amber (overdosed into: Bois Oriental)
4. Floral (overdosed into: Bois de Violette).
and a cousin perfume exists:
*5 Un-intended spin-off (Dior’s Dolce Vita)
*Luca Turin wraps up this fragrance family history telling the following story: Pierre Bourdon (who was the originating artist of FdB and passed it on to Sheldrake) went on to do a 5th variation in a different context. He apparently included one of his Feminite sketches as an afterthought into a presentation for Dior, and to his embarrassment they picked it, resulting in Dolce Vita.
I hope my review enlightens and entertains. I know I really was inspired by the story in the A-Z guide, and now have all four of SL’s “overdosages” on my FB wish list. But hands down, Bois et Fruit is the BEST (and top of the list) to my nose! It has pretty great longevity too. A good thing when it comes to SL.
Edit: My FB of Serge Lutens Bois et Fruit arrived and is now lovingly displayed on my dresser.
viciva – :
I do believe that I have figured the triptych out: Serge Lutens FEMINITE DU BOIS was a relaunch of a Shiseido perfume. It has now been reformulated and is much weaker than it once was. However…
BOIS ET FRUITS appears to capture the woody-fruity facet of the original, and BOIS DE VIOLETTE offers up the floral (violet)-woody facet. Together BOIS ET FRUITS + BOIS DE VIOLETTE = the original FEMINITE DU BOIS!
This is a sumptuous fruity chypre to my nose. Really extremely nice with perfectly blended dried fruits and cedar. Although I found the reformulated FEMINITE DU BOIS too weak (knowing me, I could probably drain a bottle in a couple of weeks…), I find both BOIS DE VIOLETTE and BOIS ET FRUITS quite compelling. On my wishlist!
Hurrah: success at last chez Serge! I have found perfumes which are more than one-night stands: these are ripe for a long-term commitment!
ordidotandivy – :
I love SL’s scents, they are usually all strong and powerful, the way i like my scents. BUT, although BeF smells great, it’s hardly powerful stuff that I would expect from SL. I say great because it is but it isn’t mind-blowing and I won’t get another bottle because i mentally shrugged my shoulders when I got this blind buy months ago. As in “that’s it??” kind of shrug. Not disappointing because it is a nice fruity, slightly woody scent, but I expected more from SL.
dimonkitoy – :
I love the dried,succulent fruits(mainly apricot on my skin), against the warm, spicy cedar. It`s like an imagenary tree covered in red,brown and yellow leaves with peaches, plums and apricots(.All growing at the same tree.) Under the heavy loaded branches, a dragon is sleeping peacefully, only opening one eye now and then just in case..
Perfect for autumn!
SpombofsUsasp – :
I didn’t smell much cedar but maybe that’s a good thing with me. It’s very fruity and not the candy sweet type of aroma. This could have been a winner but I got a weird note in the drydown.
dolganov – :
Uncle Serge has once again made me fall in love. His perfumes take me to such an emotional place ….He gets me. This is a perfume with notes I would typically turn my nose up to, but no…….I AM OBSESSED! When I first opened my sample it took me back to my childhood when I would stay with my grandparents during the holidays. My grandfather loved figs so much he planted a fig tree in the back yard and the smell was just intoxicating. That fig tree is still there to this day and whenever I catch a whiff I smile. It’s warm and cozy during the colder months and fresh and fizzy on warmer days. truly beautiful.
ilya221996 – :
Bois et Fruits is somehow different, and yet very similar to other SL fragrances.
Like fotolux, I found it having a similar vibe to Feminite de Bois, except that it is thicker, richer, and sweeter. And it is one of the best Lutens fragrances.
Bois et Fruits is a fragrance that would be perfect for fall and winter- and in a way makes me think of Christmas and those very rich cakes with dried fruit and spices. The fragrance is heavy, oozing with sweet, juicy and smoky plum and apricot. If I could give it a texture, it would be that of a liquid honey that has been warmed up. I would classify it as oriental-gourmand, although it does not feature vanilla nor honey, it is very sweet, almost edible. The scent is so intense and long lasting, 5 hours later smells as if it was just sprayed.
wx7x7w… – :
fotolux, you say is similar with feminite du bois, the original (1992). is really similar?
i didn’t smell this yet but if is the same cedar i think i will love it.
MikAM – :
Ahhhh another Lutens that refuses to smell good on me. I have sampled about 10 of his scents and about 90% have this totally distinguishable “Lutens” skanky yukky note on me. And now, smelling this, I think I have realised it is the cedar note that he uses in his perfumes. This is a nice jammy plummy fruit scent, slightly too sweet/cloying though, but the cedar in the background gives it a strange effect. This may just be on my skin, but the cedar smells ‘off.’
DiskoNismo – :
This is a fragrance I have been dying to try. I was so happy with Nuits de Cellophane. This is a very different fragrance however. Dizzying richness, boozy, gummy sweetness, fresh fig and dried fruit notes with soft spices.
It reminds me very much of a particular lamb dish that features carrots and raisins at a local Afghani restaurant.
A fragrance for a modern person, and I feel it is more suited to women. Best silage and longevity- 5/5 on both.
xnerod11 – :
Very expensive and very unique perfume.Smelled quite sharp on me for first few minutes just to reveal amazing notes of sweet peach and powdery fig after few hours of wearing. Delicious!
DimsonR – :
If you like Feminite du Bois(Shiseido) you will adore this fragrance too(similar but not the same).It`s warm and sweet, very complex and sophisticated, like most of Lutens
perfumes. Bois et Fruits starts quite dark and woody with strong accents of dried fruits: peaches, plums, figs, apricots and dries down to a mild and creamy wood whereas the dry fruit notes get shiny. Longevity is decent on me about 5 hours! Fantastic in winter, but very elegant in warmer weather too. Highly recommended!