Guerlain Homme L'Eau Boisée

Lime mojito with quality vetiver and woods. The lime is the best lime I've smelled in a perfume and isn't citrusy or sharp. This is smoothe and delicious without being a gourmand. This is fresh, subtle, and just one of THE best fresh summer scents I've ever smelled. This is a masterpiece in perfumery and one of the best values for your money. This will work in heavy heat as well. Something you'd be hard pressed to find in a perfume. This lasts a long time as well, on my skin in ridiculously hot southern heat it does at least 6 hours. In normal weather it does 8+. For a fresh citrus scent, this is incredible performance. I can't get over the lime note. It's so good. This is no child's play scent. This is a masterful concoction of sophistication, class, and professionalism in perfumery, as expected from Guerlain. You know that feeling when you first sniff a perfume and you start to smile because you know it's incredible? It's a rare feeling. Lots of scents are nice, but they don't drop your jaw or put a sheepish smile on your face like some scents do. You don't even have to wait for a drydown or anything to judge the scent. You know it's special. This was love at first sniff for me. It's now in my Top 5, also on first sniff. This is a bit of a linear scent. But I don't mind because the absolutely drop dead gorgeous smoothe lime stays for the entire ride, which I'd have no other way. I cannot stress enough how good this lime is. Do not make the mistake in thinking this is a sharp citrus note. This is an expertly blended lime and woods. This is such a green fragrance without the bitterness. Just the BEST green I've experienced since GIT by Creed. This is a more wearable Tere D'Hermes with lime instead of orange. A fraction of the cost without any decrease in quality. I dare say this might be the best fragrance to buy for the price from a western house, period. Try this as soon as possible. You owe it to yourself to experience this kind of sophistication and expert craftsmanship in perfumery. Incredible spring/summer scent that should be in everyone's arsenal. Literally my only complaint about this fragrance is the plastic cap instead of the vintage wooden cap, which far more fits this fragrances persona. EDIT: I'm testing this fragrance with another one, Ferrari Uomo, which I also reviewed. Guerlain on one hand, and Ferrari on the other hand. After spraying 2 sprays and waiting 2 hours, then reapplying with another 2 sprays, this has now hit the 12 hour mark of longevity on my skin and is now a faint skin scent. I'm sure the reapply after 2 hours helped make this happen. To be clear, this is 12 hours since reapplying. So 14 hours total on my skin, but technically 12 hours since I reapplied. I think the scent will be gone completely within the next hour. Fantastic longevity on this juice. This scent is worth every penny and more. Longevity: 12/10 Scent: 10/10 Silage: 7/10 Projection: 6/10 Value: 100/10 Personal Appreciation: Masterpiece/10

Guerlain Homme L’Eau Boisée was born in 2012 and became another flanker (if I'm not mistaken, the fourth) of the Guerlain Homme line. Coincidentally, while this version hit the shelves of the international market, here (Brazil) we were only talking about the original version, whose fragrance was launched in 2008 and had been conquering fragrance lovers with the note of vetiver. Guerlain Homme L’Eau Boisée followed the success of the previous flanker – the L’Eau version – with an extra touch of woods in the drying. But it brought a lot of dissatisfaction to users of the latter, who preferred the acidic freshness and the touch of organic alcohol obtained from sugarcane to the detriment of the evolution of this version, which, for many, sounded like Guerlain's answer to the immense success that Terre d'Hermès perfume had been making, globally. The fragrance of Guerlain Homme L'Eau Boisée was created, obviously, by the exclusive perfumer of the brand, Thierry Wasser, and brought starting notes of lime and mint, opening the way for a green and fresh body, whose result was obtained thanks to the note of a grass from Asia combined with geranium. Finally, the base gained voluminous notes of Indian vetiver and woody accord. Based on the combination of its notes, Guerlain Homme L’Eau Boisée was classified as a woody-chypre and quickly became the best choice for many. On the skin, the fragrance opens in a citrus way, but without taking us to another time, in which citrus fruits were evident and full of a dated aspect. Here, more important than the opening or the dry down itself, it is in the center of the olfactory pyramid that we find the beating heart of this composition. Vetiver is actually evident, but it is far from being that usual earthy and woody ingredient. On the contrary, we are talking about another species, more ethereal and greener, and also more unusual. As a result, Guerlain Homme L’Eau Boisée became more sophisticated and woodier, in addition to losing much of the alcohol content of the versions that preceded it. However, it remains a low-projection fragrance on my skin, although the durability has proven to be even longer than the original fragrance. Since 2016, Guerlain Homme L’Eau Boisée has been sold within the brand's new visual standard (repackaging) and has also undergone changes in its formula, gaining more floral and minty facets. As for that story about Hermès' perfume, aside from the fact that there are oranges and grapefruits there, I prefer not to give an opinion, because I'm a big fan of Guerlain and it is older in the manufacture of fragrances.

Ok...let me start by saying this came in a package with Guerlain Homme Intense and The ONE EDP...And when I smelled this i completely ignored the other two and kept putting nose to wrist to experience this scent...At first I almost didn't like it and wanted to rationalize my purchase so I just kept smelling it trying to find redeeming qualities. It's like a person ur attracted to but cant stand at the same time...lol. Then the scent transitioned more and I was blown away at my first purchase of a MENS Guerlain...I've bought a few for the women in my life...But my first two Guerlain purchases for myself are both home-runs. I picked up the intense version to smell it and it's very good although a lot with A LOT LESS character and is far more mainstream which is cool for me when done right...And it is...(layering the two also smells great). But Boisee to me is a special scent. Since it's still cool in NYC I had to mimic conditions I'd wear this most by steaming my bathroom. The humidity and heat made this scent bloom. This will really shine in the warm weather... This frag is both vegetal and cakey at the same time to my nose...There are times when it reminds me of a french lime pastry or cake and I can almost smell a sweet vanilla in it...but then in a flash my mind transitions to vegetation and grass. Another scent which makes me feel like I wearing two scents in one in Shades Wood By Armaf or the Original Aramis Calligraphy. Because of its duel nature its one the scents I can't seee myself getting tired of wearing... It will last any where from 5-8 hours which for a summer scent with quality ingredients is better than the average summer frag...It projects very well but is not over done. I think it's more than worth the $36 it costs to buy this. The value of this is thru the roof compared to the price to own it. my personal style is very versatile and will wear this casually as well as dressed up and it would work well for me with jeans or slacks... Simply Put...This scent is one of the best classy summer fragrance at the price point one can get it... personal rating 10/10 unbiased rating 8/10 PS...i really don't get the Terre connections other than the formula of both being Citrus earthy green scents... YouTube Channel- SIMPLY PUT SCENTS

This technically falls under the range of "cheapie". I got my 50ml for like $25 bucks. This is a STEAL for the money. What a great fragrance. As to expect with Guerlain, expect a nice natural smell. This is a big lime/vetiver mix. The opening blast of citrus is refreshing, while the vetiver and woods note give it a smoky and woody touch. It's an excellent fragrance for the warm weather and very easy to wear. This can definitely even be a signature scent, because it really just works in all situations. To me, oddly enough, this smells as if Guerlain did Aventus. I do not mean they copied Aventus, nor did they use the Aventus DNA. But if Aventus came out, but instead of Creed, Guerlain created it, then I feel that this is what it would smell like. Does that make sense? It has the fruity/citrus aspect of the lime, mixed with a smoky vetiver/woody smell. It 'does not smell like Aventus nor does it contain the DNA. It just kind of smells like Guerlain acknowledged Aventus and did their own thing with the fruity/smoky idea. This one is from 2012, so it's not that far fetched. Do not compare it to Aventus though. Just think of the "vibe". Fresh and smoky. This is a really, really good scent for the price. I feel it is not as well known as other masculine Guerlain fragrances. This is perfect for spring and summer. It provides a unique scent that can be a dumb reach, signature scent, or even dressed up for an evening out at a restaurant, sitting outside. You will always smell good and refined with this fragrance. It is difficult to dislike. Guerlain always provides a nice natural smell. This one is well blended. You have to like lime and vetiver, though. Otherwise don't bother lol. But this is an awesome fragrance, I really like it. Again, nothing too challenging or out of the box, this is a very good and versatile fragrance for young, middle-aged, or older men. It works for everyone. PS: You might get a slight "pencil shavings" smell, but trust me, this smells good in the air, especially in warm weather. One of the best tests of a fragrance for me is that step out into a warm day to test a warm frag. The heat on your skin lets it jump out at you quickly, and if there's a breeze, you'll get a waft. This one puts across a nice scent bubble. Trust.

I'm trying this out for the first time today alongside one or two other green, spring-friendly options. I really like it. I'm going to say I love it--even though I doubt I'll end up buying a big bottle of it, because I like some of my other green options about as much. That's perhaps to be expected; this probably isn't even aiming to be especially innovative. Still, I find it to be a very pleasing, fresh, green fragrance with--so far--the kind of fairly modest performance that one might generally expect of its kind. It's just a great spring/summer freshie of the more herbaceous persuasion. I can see why people talk about a mojito opening (a phrase I see quite often regarding summer-friendly scents such as this anyway) but that's not really how I experience it. The opening certainly doesn't make me think of spritzy mojitos or other zesty cocktails as much as some other summery, vetiver-forward fragrances from other houses (e.g. Dior and Issey Miyake) have. It doesn't especially smell minty to me either. I certainly couldn't pin the mint down to, say, spearmint or peppermint or to culinary use. After all, there are a number of green notes here and I think perhaps the fragrance is just too well blended for any one of them to slap me in the face. Also, the vetiver is clean and doesn't stand out with the kind of borderline-dirty presence that people on this site seem either to love or to hate. It just fits in very well with the other green notes. I can't say the rum is very noticeable to me. (That may be a good thing. If I'd wanted more of a boozy rum-based scent, I'd have opted for Guerlain Homme.) Mostly what I'm getting is a very agreeable, inoffensive, fresh, green scent with just enough depth behind the green to be interesting rather than seeming thin, super youthful and inadequate. It makes sense to me that this comes from Guerlain; if anybody can be relied on for a solid vetiver scent, it's Guerlain.