Serpent Bohème

You have to live like a boheme to understand this scent. It's an accessory rather than an outfit. I wore it in the heat of mischievous summer days, trapped in a dream that brought me back to even more boheme days filled by nights of cigarette smoke, oil paint and staying up until the moroders were on their way home. I could've worn it with my lover, we would shower three or four times a night and I would reapply, before touching up my makeup. So if you see this and recognise me you'll know, and I hope you'll be happy for me. Even though I was very lonely on the path down to the beach wearing this, listening to Die Antwoorth lyrics 'no one knows me, no one cares, I'm in the sand and nobydy stares, they don't know I'm a millionaire' (from memory), I can't use what's left in the bottle because it gives me joy, optimism, lust for life and love again. It has to be effortlessly earned. Your pain will evaporate faster than the contents in this bottle when you reserve it for those special moments. Great for elevating the mood, it smells a bit like a fantasy champagne.

Definitely a love for me! I just received my bottle from France, and what a beautiful perfume! it is like intoxicating, not in a heady in your face way, more in a refined sensuous clean warm way..the notes blend in so beautifully..I detect the mandarin, it is like so closely interwined with floral notes, I detect the sandalwood and the laddanum..truly a feminine, attractive creation..it doesnt project strongly, but there is a smooth vibrancy in this..so happy to own this, it is a distinctive scent, you wont smell it on everybody..my husband thinks it smells ravishing. I think while wearing this, people will think you smell really good! I feel just good wearing Serpent Boheme..it represents well the exotic stylish jewelry it takes its name after, nothing overdone, just a hint of mystery. I will add I love the classy bottle.

This is exactly what I imagine a rich lady doctor would wear. I love wearing this in the daytime with my wardrobe (all black, lots of Allsaints) for the contrast between classic/reserved/pretty and modern and asymmetrical. I blind bought this for bottle and name alone, hoping for something more mysterious and bohemian. This isn't that, and I normally hate anything citrus, but this is dangerously close to becoming a signature scent. It's a non-offensive (but still beautiful) rose floral with a little citrus sharpness and a hint of citronella. Self-assured but reserved, wealthy, scholarly. I wish the longevity was better, but it won't stop me from repurchasing: sometimes I love smelling like I play a doctor on TV.

This fragrance is very elegant, it is bright without being overbearing, and it settles into a rosey citrus. This was a blind buy for me, I love Boucheron fragrances; mainly due to their multi layer and cohesive fragrance profiles. I was expecting something a bit different, mostly because of the name. The name does not suited it at all. I do love the bottle though, and it feels good in the hand. All in all I’m very pleased with this and it is one of my go to fragrances, especially in warmer weather.

So this was my latest purchase - it was LOVE at first smell. So unique, so sexy. Fresh, citrusy but still has something musky and floral about it. I can smell the orange, but it is not very strong. For me this is the scent of this year. I love it very much! I am confident when I am wearing this. However, I am very disappointed with the longevity. I have Quatre from Boucheron, which I could smell even the next day, but this one is very weak, no one even noticed on me. :(

This one is definitely underrated. I picked it up at a discount store because I can’t pass up a bargain. To my surprise, I love it. It transitions quickly to the heart notes - a perfect balance of florals. Then eases its way to the base leaving a woody floral trail. I am an over sprayer so it stays around for a while. As I move through my day, I am able to enjoy a very pleasant scent bubble. It’s a great value. I will definitely repurchase.

Absolutely divine. IMO, an interesting yet still safe and somewhat generic scent, with just a hint of *something* that makes it not generic. I’m suprised to not see Cassis on the notes list as something in it reminds me of Notebook Pink Pepper & Cassis. If you’re like me and enjoy fragrances with the bug spray / mosquito repellent note, try this. My new favorite perfume! I just wish it lasted longer.

This type of essence is what one can call "A mute scent". It's exquisite and chic, a fragrance with a strong, yet subtle presence. This perfume is really similar to Coco Noir and Si intense. So, if you like them, then you'll probably love Serpent Boheme.

Just writing a few lines as a man who received this as a sample when ordering other fragrances. This is immediately crowd pleasing to my nose, very warm, comforting, slightly classy, and not challenging at all. I would easily recommend this to any woman.

This is so easy to wear, it's the perfume I reach for when I am not really keen on wearing much fragrance. It's cosy, comforting and light. It fits most occasions, is almost impossible to overspray and is relatively long lasting.

Why is it that a stylish pretty scent is called genetic !? This is a word used so many times even when a perfume smells great I guess for some people smelling great isn’t enough, like crowd pleaser is good I would think.

Serpent Bohème was launched in August 2020, when the world was still bitter from the COVID-19 pandemic. In Brazil, it arrived in 2021 and suffered from the slow process of resuming imports and the low disclosure of luxury items, such an unemployment rate. The concept brings back the beauty of the serpent, as we see in the name, whose jewelry collection – created in 1968 – was born from a necklace that Frédéric Boucheron gave his wife, in 1888, for his birthday. Who remembers the snake that adorned the lid of Trouble's bottle? This time, the elements of the serpent are more explicit, and its golden scales are engraved on the box and also on the bottle. The design is very reminiscent of one of the beautiful rings from the Serpent collection, by Boucheron. What a beautiful fragrance! It touches the skin with all the ammoniac beauty of blackcurrant and the freshness of mandarin while positioning itself as delicate and elegant from the very first moments. It doesn't take long for the beauty of the rose to begin to exude, here reinforced by the scent of desert rose, which reveals nuances of freshly cut roses. Jasmine is also present but shows greener facets this time. And the evolution brings a creamier and smoother base, with much evidence of sandalwood and musk notes. And the result reminds me of the delicacy of the smell of a famous Brazilian children's shampoo, which is persistent without being insistent. There are people who think that Serpent Bohème is not a chypre, but these people are still stuck with the chypre style of the past, which had a basic structure of bergamot, galbanum, and patchouli (top, body, and base), in the case of feminine fragrances. Modern chypre is already bringing a less green nature, which usually has a structure very close to that of this creation. So far so good! The performance of this Eau de Parfum is very good, although it is not the type that exudes immensely, leaving a huge trail. Like I said before, delicate, and elegant. And I, particularly, think that the fragrance is quite shareable or, at least, it serves to practice layering with more woody and dense ones. And although it is not new in the perfumes of the Boucheron brand, the presentation is very beautiful and with an excellent finish. Serpent Bohème: a subtle and dangerous fragrance like the slithering of a serpent.

As I was wearing Serpent Boheme for the first time, I kept getting this feeling that it was quite familiar. I couldn't put my finger on it, though. There was something subtle that wasn't allowing my brain to make the connection, but then later in the day I finally figured it out. Serpent Boheme feels like it could be a Mon Paris flanker, or maybe if YSL made a Good Girl x Mon Paris collab. The currant reminds me of Mon Paris Intensement or the red shoe Good Girl, and the florals pull me strongly in the direction of the OG Good Girl. The thing that makes me actually like Serpent Boheme a lot compared to the GG and MP lines is that there's a decent dose of citrus in the opening that keeps the berries from going play-doh on me. There's a freshness in the base that also helps, since SB is definitely a little lighter than most of the GG or MP pillars & flankers. I am actually quite glad that I stumbled upon this, because Good Girl Legere, Very Good Girl, Mon Paris Lumiere and Mon Paris Intensement all looked so good for me on paper but ultimately ended up being disappointing on my skin. Somehow Serpent Boheme strikes the right balance for my chemistry, which is a big relief. I don't usually get a cat pee scent from currants, but the play-doh is always such a big turnoff for me. The jasmine & rose in Serpent Boheme are both lovely as well. For the price, this is a heck of a steal, especially if you are in the market for cheaper alternatives to the Good Girl, Mon Paris, or even La Vie Est Belle lines. The bottle is gorgeous too, and I think the texture makes it super duper unique. I don't think that it is very bohemian or serpent-like, but overall I think this is a good purchase. I can easily see this being a good no-brainer, easy reach kind of scent that works year round. It wouldn't be a signature for me, but there are plenty of folks looking for exactly this kind of thing as a signature. It has some depth, it is interesting without being weird, the quality of materials is good, the performance is nice without being suffocating, and it is overall a very pretty scent. It isn't unique, but it isn't run-of-the-mill either in my opinion--the citrus really sets it apart. If you're looking for a fun cheapie that isn't on everyone else's shelves, try Serpent Boheme.

This is such an elegant perfume. Incredibly balanced and well blended ; the notes themselves as well as the overall impression of being very classy yet modernized by a certain sweetness, being neither too serious nor a girly-flirty scent. To me this is a woody floral, on the dry and lighter side yet with some jammy sweet notes without overdoing them. This is coming from a lover of florals and bougie freshies who avoids dense spices and sweetness, just for your reference. Nothing is super distinct or stands out too much, the florals are beautiful but abstract. No garden of roses nor bubblegum jasmine, no hint of indoles nor laundry musk. The woods and woody patchouli are dry and somewhat airy, and yes, I think it shares the impression of Gucci Première to an extent, maybe also the original 2009 Chloé Intense (not the current one) or Aigner Femme. You likely know the impression it gives without having ever smelled anything exactly like it. Sillage and lasting power are on the low medium end for me, it is surprisingly faint. Wonderful bottle and design that is very well made. This recent blind buy is making me very happy.

A very simple floral scent, mainly jasmine and rose. At first, I find it has a slight anise smell which evaporates over time. Not unpleasant but so classic, the name “Serpent Bohème” made me hope for something much more spicy, intense and deep. However, it really pleased my husband who likes simple and delicate perfumes (yes, we have diametrically opposed tastes in perfumery...) and he complimented me; 'your perfume smells clean and floral'. So, it smells good, it's elegant but I just didn't fall in love with it. On the other hand, I really like the bottle, it's becoming rare with this 'all the same' fashion to find original bottles like that.

I just wanted to comment that I completely agree with the review of onherown down below. This is exactly what a lady doctor or lawyer would wear. It's a sophisticated, very feminine, elegant rose-jasmine-patchouli mix. It's not overpowering but still has quite some longevity and sillage. It's perfect for like a business lunch, a city trip or a day in the office. It's smells safe, warm, comforting, reliable and expensive in a way, it's not extravagant, out there or different. Gold jewelry, flats and basic neutrals, old money/french je ne sais quoi aesthetic. Somehow I can't shake Emily in Paris vibes with this. :-)

A green, musky rose with a bit of citrus on top. I love how it has the patchouli to patch the fragrance together and help it last longer. It is chic and understated (and I feel like this has been said a lot, but that’s exactly what I’m pulling too lol). I feel like a classy lady with it on. I am enjoying layering it with a fruity perfume, like Midnight Fantasy, to add a bit more youth. This is the first time I’ve bought a perfume due to the perfumer (Coach EDP is one of my favorites).

There is something so clean, innocent and lady-like about Serpent Bohème. The opening combination of mandarin and black currant lends to a ever-so-slightly-sweet scent, until rose and white musk takes the stage. The drydown is an elegant, faintly-musky rose that invites to come closer. This was a 7.5 purse spray gift, I wouldn't buy this fragrance for myself, but I really like it. A safe choice if you are looking for an everyday, wear-to-work scent. Oh, the bottle is lovely too! ☺

I like this and find it quite clean and pretty. Mandarine, musk, rose, floral, in that order on me. This is a sweet orange scent to me, and pretty linear. It doesn't project much. I pair it with Ariana Grande's God is a Woman, which is also quite musky and sweet, and this scent mostly wins out and seems to pick up some of the projection power from the other. I wear it when it's raining on a cool day, or as a very safe clean scent. Gives me a bit of a melancholy feel.

I hate to admit that I bought this blind from a discounter based solely on the look of the bottle and a quick check of this page. Happy to report that it’s really lovely, soft and pretty. Would be nice for spring. Not remarkable, safe, a bit similar to Chloe rose tangerine in that it’s sweet, fairly linear and understated. For the shy girl who wants to smell nice but not be overly attention grabbing.

Its just a bouquet of roses. Plain and simple. With a hint of musk and black currant. This could be a perfume for a bride getting married in spring.... or for the bridemaids. Its inocent, girly, sweet (but not too sweet), easy going and romantic. It could be a signature perfume. Nothing out of this world but if you like the note of pink roses, then you should try this one.

Very bright and sophisticated...but unfortunately also very short lived. Even after I put on a generous amount, it only lasted about four hours on my skin. It smells a lot like Chloè’s Roses Tangerine, but not as sweet. It does make a pretty good casual scent for warmer weather ONLY.

Pleasant light fruity chypre with very soft texture. Watery fruity of a musky base with s touch of patchouli. Very well balanced fragrance. Tender snd feminine. It smells like many other perfumes, but still lovely. Follow me on IG: scent.guide

It's a pretty perfume, but in my opinion it's the most generic of this year. It's completely office safe, crowd pleaser, nothing challenging, nothing groundbreaking either. The perfect gift for someone you don't know the taste.

The patchouli is the problem here for me... it is ruin the balance, a mess maker... I will sell my pretty bottle as fast I can in spring.

Love it’s femininity, freshness and versatility. Quite a delicate scent inside wonderful elegant bottle. Wish it lasted longer though.

Smells elegant and airy with a soft sparkle. Feels refined and graceful, like a light veil on a cool spring day.

Great and gentle, on my skin it's quite refreshing, I can feel it all day. reminds me a lot of boss jour

Very pretty. Fresh floral woody. Elegant. I'll definitely repurchase.

There’s something retro about Serpent Boheme. It smells like a lighter version of a fragrance from years ago; I can’t remember which fragrance. It’s slightly sweet, with a soft syrupy note underlying its elegant floral notes. This gives a touch of warmth. I’m not sure how much I like it, yet. It’s recently arrived and the bottle needs time to rest after shipping. It might change. I’ll revisit it in a few weeks’, or even a few months’, time. I must say though, I’m not exactly sure what makes this fragrance “bohemian”. If you’re a bohemian you’re probably wearing a screechy beast-mode modern fragrance, or a heavy, original-formulation scent from many decades ago. Serpent Boheme is a classic French soft floral. Not the slightest bit bohemian.

I have a tiny mini bottle, splash, no spray. I blind bought it based on reviews here and because it was created by Anne Flipo. All I can smell on me is my mother. My elderly mother wears Chanel No.5. Sure enough, comparing notes between this and Ch5, the notes they have in common is all I can smell. No nuance. I smell rose, jasmine, patchouli, and sandalwood with citrus on top. It is neither offensive nor interesting. It is certainly not a bohemian serpent. What a misleading name!

I agree it the most reviews here... first time I really loved.. so I bought a 30ml one... but now that I think about it, I think I made a mistake. He reminds me of an old lady! hehehe I don't think I'll use it much! A feather! It didn't look so good on my skin.

There's something about this perfume that doesn't convince me. I'll let it settle and macerate or whatever, but I hope it develops into something more pleasant cause right now I get the flowers, but there's an undertone of plastic or burnt paper I get. Hmm.

Universal in clean-feminine-light cathegory. Has the potential to be a year-rounder, but wow factor I did not find apart from the bottle.

Nothing special. Have a tester but it is just an inoffensive dull fragrance.

I think it has a really lovely opening and heart notes. The floral smell and base notes are tempered by barely there fruit. The fruit doesn't stand out on their own, they just blend the floral and musk. But the base notes just ruin it. The heart notes don't stay very long and disappear to be left with overwhelming musk and patchouli. My husband teased me asking me why I was wearing a men's cologne. 😒 He even took the tester from me to try it for himself. I think it would be a good unisex scent. In the beginning I thought the deeper scent was for a feminine boss b*tch CEO. But after testing it a few times the base notes make it smell like a more mature woman. I wouldn't recommend this scent for anyone below 45 years of age. This scent made me realize how much I dislike patchouli heavy scents, especially if they take everything over. It is not balanced.

I decided to test this Boucheron knowing that I’m soon taking a shower. I’m a week into my niche traveling box and their are some brands that I know I have trouble with, and that’s where I file this brand. Onto the review and my first impression: the opening is a melange of fruit, florals, musk and patchouli. Kind of a nightmare mix for me but I manage to get through it. Dry down, as expected is smoother, a floral musk. But it’s also non descriptive, Serpent Bohème smells like a few dozen mainstream scents. It does not smell natural to my nose. Serpent Bohème is a yawner, now it’s time to shower it off. I do like the look of that bottle though.

This perfume seems to be very feminine. Its true. Top notes bring to my mind feeling of elegant and vibrant woman. Quality of perfume is amazing. It lasts around 20 hours on my wrist, but it caused me a headache and nausea. This perfume smells too much flat. The aroma of patchouli was so overwhelming for me that i was not able to manage If you love patchouli it will be your favourite perfumes. I definitely could not manage with its long lasting power.

It is a very elegant floral with a good balance between flowers and musk. Some people may say it is "generic" but I do not agree. Generic female fragrances in the last 12 years have been gourmand, sugary, confectionery-like scents and Serpent Bohème is far from that; It is a light floral, a little bit refreshing without being citrusy. It is classy and soft and that is the problem: too soft indeed. There is no projection or silage, it is a marvelous scent that is just close to skin. I consider a sin such lovely fragrance not having more powerful projection. Office friendly, safe buy - as a gift it surely please anyone. It reminds me of Abercrombie & Fitch Authentic Woman. Expensive for the product you get: wonderful bottle but being 90ml - that makes me mad, why not a standard 100ml? Worse than that just the fragrances which biggest bottles are the 75ml! - and with such weak silage, projection and longevity, it is advisable to buy it if it is discounted.

Fresh and youthful, yet delicate, french, sophisticated and beautiful. Spring breeze in a bottle. Featuring an honest and realistic rose (at least an interpretation of it). Like the one you get from the flower shop and while waiting for your date, in the cool air you bury your nose in its petals. It may trick you that just because there are no secrets, there's no mystery either. But there is. It is not as generic as you might think. It is modern, authentic, minimalistic, stylish and what I wished that Lancome Idole to have smelt like. It is light and airy, but with nice longevity (6 hours on my arm). Serpent Boheme is maybe exactly what we needed - something to replace all those scents that it is supposed to remind us of, not because it's novel, but simply because it's better. A little free-fall escape to realism, surrender to its nakedness, draw breath of its crisp freedom and return to innocence.

Punchy rose right off the bat. Patchouli too. I feel an impending sourness in the rose and I dread it. But it just hangs there, always impending without fully arriving. Then a faint smoky warmth pokes through at the edges, like the kind vetiver can sometimes have. Then everything feels more in balance; the rose softens, the patchouli/labdanum is almost like a smooth warm incense. The slight sourness now seems to come from the currants, but they add a dark juiciness as well. I think I would love this if it had more smokiness. Overall, I kind of like it, and there’s something in it that I find different and interesting, but I’m content with only a sample vial for now.

Boucheron's Serpent Bohème EDP is a lovely, classy, well behaved, rose centric fragrance. The Mandarin Orange and Black Current lend just a bit of sweetness to the opening, before the roses and jasmine come out to play. This fragrance is not given to shrill projection, nor do I think it's meant to. It deepens, warms and blooms during the dry down. The base's White Musk and Sandalwood maintain smooth balance. The patchouli is extremely well blended and behaved. SB lasts and lingers longer on clothing more so than skin. This is a perfect church, office, court, business meeting or just relaxing at home, fragrance. It whispers, class. 😉

This is a pretty, pinkish, happy fragrance. I mainly get black currant, rose and mandarin. Jasmine and labdanum is also present. On me black currant is actually the note that stands out the most. It has sweetness from the berries and fruit without being sugary or syrupy. It also has some freshness. Not weak on me at all. Two sprays is enough, so projection is obiously (again) related to some sort of skin chemistry factor. Moderate longevity. Is it unique and a favorite of mine? No, but it's feminine and very easy to wear. But sometimes that's just what I want - something easy and pretty for drama free days. Lovely bottle design.

The amazing bottle was first thing that urged me to buy it, mind it I didn’t try it by then. But as I went to buy it, I had to sniff for sure. Opening was so innocent and clean with the black current and mandarin that settles into sweet scent with rose and musk. Dry down though is more elegant inviting to come closer. This is a classy, lovely, sexy and rosy smell that deepens, warms and blooms as it approaches the dry down to sandalwood and musk. Patchouli is also there which is blended in perfect way. This classy, sexy and unique fragrance is all time wear. Highly versatile with strong longevity and silage. All my love to it!

I have a sample of this one! I was looking for a nice and fresh smelling daily scent. Performance is quite poor and it's very faint even on initial spray, I could barely smell this. Sillage is quite weak as well. It's a nice fresh floral fragrance with a hint of citrus. It's very inoffensive, simple & classy. I can't imagine anyone hating this one, but at the same time It isn't groundbreaking for sure, very safe. But honestly with the performance I can't really justify buying this one.

Bought it based on the review here.. And it is everything I don't like in perfumes :( :( Proves again that people have so different tastes in frags :) To me it is generic floral soapy scent. My mother loves such fragrances so I would say the Serpent Boheme is in same category with Issey Miyake, Escada Especially, Hugo Boss Femme etc. If you like powdery / warm spicy (cardamon) / musky / soft rounded perfumes this is not for you!

I love Boucheron fragrances and they were due for a main launch. The house is not as popular in the United States as it is in France or Europe but they used to be more popular years ago here in the U.S. The competition with other big names and celebrity perfumes made beautiful French perfumes vanish overtime, it is time they stand up again in glory!

Pretty!!! First spray is like Chloe EDP, then it gets warmer with time, with patchouli and musk showing up. Confident, put together, fresh but solid and woody, for women. I'm glad I blind bought this while I was on a hunt for rose perfumes. And although I was initially looking for citrus rose, Boucheron is a wonderful offering for autumn!

Fell in love with this one. I cant say that it is a groundbreaking scent. But it is beautiful and delicate. Reminds me a little of Chloe Love Story which is another favorite of mine and is also by Anne Flipo. This for me is something you would wear on a sunny spring day or maybe during summer.

This one is a good replacement for my beloved discontinued Dupont 58 avenue Montaigne pour femme.Almost identical on me,but this one has veeeeeeeery bad lasting power and week projection,kinda watered Dupont,but still nice