Voyage à Paris

My 8th from the house, and not one has disappointed, but this one, this one is the most avant-garde from the 8 I own (to me anyway), the notes here do not reflect the fragrance at all in my books, I get a blast of Rum & Saffron, and within seconds the Jasmine joins in, with either it's indolic facet, or an animal one from the Oud, my nose is not that trained enough to tell. The sweetness I get could be the honey, either way, the sweetness is so nice, I was worried about the Honey note as I usually don't like it as it can become too sickly, sweet, and thick. I noticed others have mentioned they were worried about that as well, and it's far from sickly or thick, but it's not airy either, it's just right and balanced extremely well with the other notes. I get a slight feel that I get from Lovers, but it's in no way similar. If I'm honest, I think this one is my favourite from the house, ranked higher than Parisian, Sahraa, Lovers and London Spice, as well as Oud Bleu Intense, it trumps the lot. I'm surprised I've not heard much about this one, and when I tried to look for reviews I found none, but I found this on a good deal, sealed that I could not refuse, and I am so glad I nabbed it. I would gladly pay RRP for this bottle. I blind buy all my frags, I think it's part of the fun of this hobby, and this one I can easily say if you are into frogs like Side Effect and love FdB then this one is a safe blind buy, as it's sits in that area, but obviously much higher quality raw materials, in my own humble nose's experience that is. The fragrance is slightly more complex than the other from this house that I've smelled, I seem to get shafts of the jasmine one minute, honey the next and jasmine another, all with the base of what I feel to be as Safron, Sandalwood, Jasmine and Honey. The notes don’t mention Saffron nor Sandalwood, if they are not, then the accords are made up from other notes in the fragrance, very weird, but a lovely surprise as I bought this thinking "if I don't like it, I'll swallow the loss and dump on fleabay" but this one is not going anywhere except to stay in my collection of keepers :) This is for anyone, I'd say mostly evening, casual or formal, but not office material, but it's more or less versatile, genderless any season except for high heat, but do try if you like this house (or not) it is gorgeous :) God bless and enjoy!

Voyage A Paris opens with an earthy, mineralised gunpowder oud, but 20 minutes later the magic happens. A dry honeycomb toffee amber supports the earthy oud, so you know something sweeter is warming-up. After 1.5 hours, the smoky oud completely vanishes and it becomes the most wearable dry gourmand of gentle warmth. This stage smells like a golden Cadbury’s Crunchie bar minus the chocolate coating but dusted with dry cocoa powder. Voyage A Paris isn’t sweet but warm as it’s a golden/amber coloured dry warm. It’s so soothing and instantly becomes comfortable with your skin. It’s a gentle gourmand, that isn’t so much weak as it’s just behaving and being wearable. I like luxury scents that don’t have to try too hard and this is it. My skin smells like its had a light dusting of cocoa with gentle amber warmth. The honey and rum is just a suggesting of sweetness and this is dry rather than rich and sticky. I’ve noticed that I like sweet fragrances as long as it’s dry, calming, minimalist and lasts, and this is exactly it. The dry-down reminds me of a softer Praline In Maple. The longevity is only about 4 hours, but it’s 4 hours of honeycombed magnificence. Voyage in Paris needs further investigation, but I love it so far.

Yes, I blind bought this...but... This is growing on me... First spritz is VERY much oud-y, in a most pungent manner but that dissipates quickly to leave room for the boozy notes. Then comes the honeyed vanilla note, it is d i v i n e ✨✨✨✨🍯🍯🍯I absolutely love this part! The woods are present and I very much get that in the dry down. The reason why this is a like and not a love yet is because that oud note in the beginning is quite off-putting. We are talking about smelly oud here. You know, as in a hint of 💩 👈🏼 so...yikes....but I think that I will let this stay put and revisit in a couple of weeks to see if it settles a bit. Edit 2/21/2024: Never mind about letting it settle for a while. I tried it again today and oh my goodness, what a beauty this fragrance is!!! Honey, sprinkled with boozy spices, vanilla in the background and florals in the back background...the woods and oud are there but on the very edges. This is delightful ✨✨✨I am in love 🤩😍

This is one of the best from Fragrance du Bois. It’s sexy enough for a night out, yet it could still be a signature scent. I think so many people would find this one appealing. It’s woody, sweet, and a little powdery. The florals are there, but not very prominent It performs well, but definitely not a beast. The price is high, so definitely sample first. Edit: This has quickly become one of my favorite cold weather perfumes. I don’t know that I will wear it much in warm weather. It is an opulent fragrance that is so addictive. It’s the perfect sweet, boozy Oud.

Just incredible. To be candid, first looking at the notes and in the first moments of trying a sample, i thought i knew what this was going to be about and was ready not to be impressed: Boozy vanilla with a light orange blossom of good quality but was expecting it to be banal and among the countless offerings of amber vanilla scents. And then wow! Hours and hours of pure beauty. I sampled it at night and it lasted well into the next morning. Even my wife commented how gorgeous the scent is, while she rarely comments on fragrances. I have now ordered it.