Bonne Chauffe

Once upon a time, I dreamed that I was searching for a fragrance that reminded me of Pruneaux à l’Armagnac (prunes in Armagnac) and then I found Bonne Chauffe. We then lived happily ever after. Seriously, though, there is more to Bonne Chauffe, the lone Frapin that has made my heart skip a beat. Few 'fumes that fall under the heading of "boozy" agree with them: trust that it's not necessarily them, it's me. It could quite possibly be my chemistry that does not allow for heavy consumption of certain delicacies in the allium family, garlic being the most dangerous. Also, booze. If I drink enough whiskey, I will smell of said whiskey, into the next day. It was even to the point that at a past employer a number of years ago, I was taken in for a conversation to discuss "concerns." Oh, dear. From then one, it was but one dram only, please. So 'boozy' fragrances often take me back to that uncomfortable incident. Do I smell of an impending intervention? With Bonne Chauffe, however, I just could not resist how delicious it truly is to my palate. The use of glorious davana oil, one of my most favorite essential oils, is used in exactly a way I hoped it would be in evoking plum liqueur. It then grows more malt scotch in its heart, smelling as if aged in virgin oak, intoxicating without the hangover. Benzoin and a warm cedar round off Bonne Chauffe, and when I wear it, I frankly don't care if others suspect I've thrown back a few too many. In fact, I think this one reads as more of a perfume than a libation. Terrific stuff.

Words cannot describe how much I adore this fragrance. It quickly became my signature and I had never heard or smelled this fragrance before purchasing. One day I walked into a scent bar in LA and asked for boozy fragrance recommendations. Out of 5 fragrances that were suggested to me, this one caught my attention the most. Once testing the fragrance on skin, I was instantly hooked and had to buy it on the spot. I wanted to gate keep this but it’s just too good and I want more people to know about this. Similar to Kilian style of fragrances, Bonne Chauffe is a very handsome, boozy/fruity, alluring scent that just makes me feel amazing when I wear this. A refined boozy fragrance that gives the feeling of sipping fruity cognac or a sweet bourbon near a campfire out in the countryside while the sun is setting, still feeling the warmth of the sun while the cold air starts setting. A situational fragrance at best but I work my way around this every time I have the chance for the night life or at a nice evening dinner. For me easily a 10/10 without a doubt. I’m am so glad I found this fragrance and will definitely always be one of the tops out of my collection.

This is a criminally underrated gem. If this was in a Tom Ford bottle or Parfums De Marly, or similar, it would be on every top ten list. Boozy dark Plum , Davava and Patchouli mix, aged in oak barrels with spicy peppery nuances. In the drydown it comes to a warm Benzoin but never loosing the aforementioned notes just softly seating them . The Bran note plays from the start in the background complimenting everything along with Cedar and Vetiver at a lesser degree. From opening to drydown this is a captivating scent. Loud but never obnoxious, sweet but never immature. I'm thoroughly impressed with this scent . If you like booze, plums or davana this is a must try. Unisex leaning slightly masculine IMHO.

Bonne Chauffe is gorgeous. A peppery, fruited cognac with slight malted barley underpinnings. There is also a wonderful oak woodiness that builds a foundation for the more etherial notes. Plum and davana give this the beautiful fruited note and benzoin brings it's resinous vanilla like smoothness that helps blend the pungent pepper into the fruited, woody, cereal notes. I also get a hint of patchouli as well. This is just a beautiful fragrance...full bodied and satisfying, but not over the top in projection. Bonne Chauffe could be overpowering if it projected more, so this is a plus in my book as it projects perfectly on my skin. Definitely one to at least sample IMO. Two thumbs way up!

After trying a few from the house, I can safely say that this house shares a lot of similarities with by killian boozy fragrances, not like a dupe or anything but the style of fragrances. And bonne chauffe especially. This feels like a more mature old fashioned by killian, more mature & more “niche” if you get what I mean, the sillage is stellar. The opening itself feels very very boozy which makes it feels like leaning to a more masculine scents, to the drydown it smeels like an oak barrel. Amazing