Sérénité en Bourgogne

First full wearing of Eight & Bob - Serenite en Bourgogne, a release from earlier this year, and the most striking of the recent collection to the point that I wanted to give it a full day’s sampling. It’s sweet, spicy, boozy, and resinous, a very cozy and sophisticated orchestration of varied generally-intense notes—namely, saffron, pink pepper, myrrh, oud, bourbon vanilla, and patchouli. It feels very apt for the cooling weather, is not as sweet as most true gourmands, not as boozy as a whiskey/rum-led scent, and not as smoky, animalic, or creamy as a scent dominated by resins. In this respect, it’s a great intersection of wintery elements that, while strong, is not too heavily handed in any one respect, a bit dry and sharp in some ways, also, that prevents it from being a gourmand while nonetheless having a couple of food notes. Overall, I really love it, and it’s something nice for the cool weather rotation, especially, though it could easily be worn on a summer night to stand out. And perhaps it’s the red color of the juice, but I do get a vaguely rose champagne vibe from it, though I should attribute this to the saffron and pink pepper, realistically. As far as comparisons, Guerlain Gourmand Coquin and Piotr Czarnecki each come to mind as having a similar theme and quality. Serenite en Bourgogne, like most of the house, is EDP concentration and sold via the house site and great boutiques like Perfumology. Its pricing is $255 for 100ml and seemingly a select few points of sale carry a $110 for 30ml option, also. 8 out of 10

Bought a 10ml decant of this based upon Cuba Knows review. I can say that this is nice, but not a spectacular purchase. Kind of reminds me of a smokier Babycat with less performance. It's nice, but the performance is pretty underwhelming for the price point. 6.75 out of 10.

I just bought this perfume in Sapporo, Japan while shopping at a small niche fragrance shop. This perfume stopped me in my tracks!! It is so warm and reminds me of the smell of a church- incense burning. It is such a great fragrance.

Not sure why some YouTube bloggers get goosebumps over this one (yes I committed the arch sin of blind buying post watching a very convincing video). The scent profile is calming and clean, reminds me of grandma’s wardrobe. The name does it justice: serenity = a very quiet, calming perfume, it does also remind me of the smell of the tranquil evening air to a certain degree. You won’t want to spray this one on clothing because it is red. The perfume stains on paper - definitely not something to spray on any clothing unless it’s black! I might use this one for bedtime (it also reminds me of a spa for some reason)

I loved the name as I love the Burgundy region and have visited during harvesting season so I was influenced already. It’s a beautiful, warm, and slightly spicy vanilla with pink pepper on the open. Nothing new or exciting but likeable. Sillage is moderate at best.