Description
Inspired by the world as a source of beauty, The Body Shop has launched a captivating collection of immersive eau de parfum inspired by some of the planet’s most precious natural scents. Fragrances are created using non destructive “Headspace technology”. There are five fragrances in ELIXIRS OF NATURE collection launched in 2016: Bowhanti, Nigritella, Kahaia, Swietenia and Widdringtonia.
A spicy woody scent, Bowhanti from the Wacapou tree is combined with a smoky blend of patchouli and incense. This is a thoroughly modern spice fest with all the mythical enigma and allure of resonant woods and piquant notes. This fragrance will transport you to the French Guianan tropical rainforest.
dimond666 – :
So many complements the very first time I wore Bowhanti! Like most of you, I wear different scents every day, so folks are used to my fragrant obsession. Some they like, so they don’t. But this little, inexpensive gem was a thumbs up from everyone! It does remind me a lot of the original Lubin Idole with the mask (not the vintage floral Idole). It is very realistic woods, nice touches of spice, and just oh so calming, somehow.
Fabulous for the price, nice heavy bottle, medium to light in longevity. Sillage big at first, great dry-down. Get some. 🙂
STIN – :
A woody fragrance for beginners, or for someone who wants to dip their toe into unisex. Light and wearable, very pleasant. I don’t see cedar in the notes but this goes VERY cedar on me.
I like this, but I could never see myself buying another bottle, even at the <$10 price point.
qvista – :
Have not worn Body Shop scents for years but I remember they did great perfume oils which could knock out a whole room with their sillage. I was instantly enamoured by the smokiness,the woody sensuality of this scent and was prepared to be Body Shop reinitiated and leaving a sensuous trail of tropical forests in my wake.Ended up i couldn’t even get a whiff of it on myself after an hour. A precious beauty with zero sillage and zero lasting power. If you want to be transported in an exotic breeze of beauty…know thid beauty will last 5 mins and take 7 sprays to get there
wt321 – :
The Body Shop trying to go “niche”.
Semi-boring spice fragrance. No longevity. More of a body spray.
Body Shop does better than this with their “true” fruity fragrances. But if you see this for $7.99 at T.J. TrainWrexx, go for it –but think of it as a body spray only.
nachalneg71 – :
If you find difficulty to get Bentley Intense for Men, this is a great alternative. Quite similar, very nice
Vitalij777 – :
Very nice and woody perfume.I love it
Lesseshealm – :
This is not worth buying. So many better frags out there. I like it but it’s not exceptional. Doesn’t last. Doesn’t project. It’s basically a watered-down spice and wood fragrance. It’s not rich or deep. It’s not cozy.
001uin – :
On me this just goes and goes. A woodsy almost jam like fragrance with real warmth. Very unique. Can’t quite figure out what this smells like but warm is what comes to mind.
Bongeseecligo1994 – :
I love Bowhanti because it smells exactly like my favorite perfume, Christian Dior Dolce Vita. It’s warm, woody and spicy, gives ypu the most elegant smell. Good for office, night out and Gala dinner.
peerceinifaft – :
Nice. Very wearable and lighter version of Serge Lutens Arabie and Parfum d’Empire Ambre Russe.
Skydaynek – :
Just bought all four of this newer line from Body Shop.
Bowhanti, stands out to me as the best one so far. Woody,woody,and oriental to boot. And very unisex.
It starts out “complex” then changes to “less of a scent”…sadly….But I am LOVING it anyways !!
The 3 others, Kahaia,Swietenia, and Nigritella aere also “complex” and need to be “WORN” to let them explore your chemistry and vice-versa. I purchased these at TJ Maxx for $8.99 a piece, so, ok, not a bad blind buy. I can’t really say that any of them smell like something else…???….So, yes, I find them unique-ish.
incionglvm – :
I have this perfume, I don’t personally like it and trying to get rid of it even though I got a couple of compliments for it. People seem to like but I feel it is way too oriental and open very strong then disappears very quickly!
wasiliyzinenko – :
Most beautiful woody perfume ever made, I adoooore it. Never met a person who’s offended by the scent.
It stays on you for long hours, its fresh and woody, stunning when your hair’s wet & you spray this on.. heaven in a bottle. Truly a winner coming from The Body Shop!
فحياتي ما توقعت أحب عطر من هالمحل بس صدق جودة هالعطر وخلطته المميزة – سواء كانت ضربة حظ أو دراسة مسبقة – تفوز في فئة العطور الخشبية
alexandr_de – :
It smells very nice, light spicy note that warm like a cashmere scarf around your neck when the wind blows in the cold weather. But like the wind, this perfume is also weak longevity. If only Body Shop makes it more durable…
romariores – :
This perfume smells amazing… for like 5 minutes, like many of the Body shop line. Its lasting power is nonexistent. I even sprayed it on a paper and it disappeared from there too after a little bit. Honestly, it’s like it’s made from top notes only. At least it should last 2-3 hours for me to feel like it’s worth buying, especially at this price. I really wish it would last because when you first spray it on it smells really warm, comforting and beautiful, very lovable. (BTW things like moisturizing the skin first and stuff don’t work for me.. it either lasts or it doesn’t)
fraurtumn – :
It reminds me a lot of Florentine Iris + cinnamon.
ShtriH – :
I had high hopes for this one, not because it’s The Body Shop, but because I imagined an incense-based scent…It’s not that it isn’t incense-based, but…for those of us that love incense this is not what you’d expect…It’s a very toned-down incense, not fresh or crisp or spicy…it’s just vague and subdued…toned down…I don’t know what to say…I understand why polite fragrances exist: they are for the office, for casual activities, for interiors when you want to wear something inoffensive, but still to have something…But to create an incense fragrance and make it toned down feels a bit of a waste to me… Have a citrus or a white flower as a “nice” scent, not incense for God’s sake:)…incense is for the brave hearted, for the bold, for spiritual, for something better at any rate…
ilya221996 – :
A very polite, perhaps subdued interpretation of incense, patchouli and woods. I didn’t think the freesia dominated, just boosted the sweetness of the patchouli.
Sits very close, I over sprayed but after half an hour I could only detect it on movement. Perhaps suitable for work, but with poor longevity you would need to top up.
Pleasant but needs more punch to justify the price point (at the moment you can buy the IMO superior Shiseido Zen for a couple of £ more.)
ха1300 – :
On me the freesia is dominant. I was hoping for the woody notes and incense. If I were into freesia this would be great.
shrek2808 – :
lovely woody, incense smell with a twist, love it, lots of different notes changing quickly and settling to woody powdery drydown , would recommend 🙂
Tutmos – :
In Sweden, this is a “flagship-store exclusive”, BUT you can purchase it online. That’s what I had to to, and I read all the notes very methodically and carefully, deciding which one to pick as a first blind buy.
In the end the lot fell on Bowhanti, and I am so glad that it did because it was love at first spritz.
First sniff of this perfume is all about the green stuff. Galbanum, patchouli. Sniffing the soil underneath a juniper bush etc. Like hugging a tree in summer.
But second sniff! After 15 minutes or so, it does a complete 180 and becomes a semi-sweet floral on me! I get freesia. And I mean A LOT of freesia, because all of a sudden I am sniffing my arm and getting Laura Biagiotti – Laura!
Not what I had expected at all, but white florals is also my jam, so this is the best of two worlds for me.
Imagine a Laura Noir. This is it.
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I started writing this review and then came back, and now it is almost an hour and a half later. Now I am getting jasmine tea!? What is this!? Shape shifting X-men perfume?
I wonder what it smells like tomorrow. Nunca abburido.
Optokspit – :
Well done Body Shop! A medicinal heaven. Now this could be more medicinal, that is true, but even this amount is sufficient for me. If Body Shop takes care of the longevity and the sillage, Bowhanti will compete with high end perfumes.
Leans towards the masculine side. Soothing for some reason!
Spicy for real, woody too. A blast of spice in the opening, woody right of the bat. It’s a quite intense cinammon in the beginning, pathouli and cinammon always complement each other in the best way possible, and the incense comes last. Feels a little powdery(?). Does develop into a more prominent incense and less patchouli and cinammon.
The claims are true. Balsamic and medicinal all the way. A yes from me
HakBMN – :
I tested it today on paper only and I love it. Sniffed all bottles, picked two and sprayed on paper – the other one smells just like Hypnotic Poison. Came home, put this paper on a table and couldn’t figure out where this lovely smell is coming from. I can smell patchouli and some other notes I cannot separate and name but it’s really lovely blend and reminds me of something else. It’s a little bit masculine but I don’t mind. Sadly it won’t be on any offer for about 1,5 year but I am sure I will ask my husband to buy me a bottle for my coming birthday:)
Kirlamon – :
I have tested this one last week and i have to say this one is more masculin than others in this series.
Definitely feels you luxurious. Fresh and woody.
If you bored with designers’ fragrances please give it a chance, you will not be dissapointed.
Good longevity, avarage sillage.
bovkun – :
From this I get crumbling bark lined with incense, freshly turned soil, sweetly spiced balsams and the most beautifully clean freesia note given support by galbanum and green patchouli. What a pleasant surprise from The Body Shop. I would love to have this in a candle! My home would smell like the deepest depths of a rainforest at first light.
Alex_B. – :
This is a beautiful, deep, spicy woodsy scent.
It smells like a combination of incense, damp wood, earthiness with a hint of tuber, and a slightly more spicy dry-down. This perfume is reminiscent of a woodfire in a cabin in the forest after the rain… but then also a deep incense hint of a vast Cathedral in southern France. The incense, woody and spicy notes blend to a perfect harmony. This is magic and I am obsessed. Well done to the Body Shop for this creation!
Insorce – :
This was a great surprise. Very aromatic, to the point that i am a bit addicted. Not aggressive to the nose, at all,just like a morning walk in the woods in the beginning of the winter, the air is fresh but not cold enough to cover the smell of the nature.
Lasting power is very appropriate, on the skin it becomes a warmer natural scent and on the clothes it lasts much longer.
As always i seem to gravitated towards patchouli fragrances!
СПетрович – :
This new Body Shop perfume line is pretty good. More expensive than usual, more intense, gender free, very contemporary.
Bowhanti is my current favourite.
Spicy and woody with an imaginary-mastic note twist on the skin. It is a bit close to “the smell of incense sticks” and that’s not always welcomed, but all I can say is that this feels quite luxurious.
You wanna spray it on velvet clothes and match it with golden accessories.
Truly intense and long lasting on the skin. 30euros/30ml
malard – :
Fiyat ve performans kıyaslandığında başarılı. Ancak niş marka meraklısı iseniz ve yukarıdaki notalardan yüksek bir performans bekliyorsanız üzülebilirsiniz. Günlük kullanım için keyifli ve rahat. Parfüm baştan sona patchouli ve odunsu karışımın etkisinde. Tütsü sanki yok gibi. Sanırım karışımın içinde kaybolmuş. Parfüm konsantrasyonu olduğu için daha iyi bir kalıcılık olabilirdi. Ancak keyifli 1 saat sonrasında hızlı bir şekilde zayıflıyor. Eğer fiyatı makul, günlük kullanım için keyifli, iş ortamlarında rahatsızlık yaratmayacak bir parfüm arıyorsanız işinizi görür. Ancak iddialı olmadığını, yeni bir şey söylemediğini, kalıcılık ve koku dağılımının yeterli olmadığını da söylemek lazım.