L'Oree du Bois

So I own 3 from this Jacques Fath line- Vers le Sur, Tempête D'Automne and those are really nice, but this one? L'oree Du Bois is my absolute favorite outta the three hands down! I just love the way the perfumer captures the sense of Dried, grassy/hay and dried yellow florals which Ive learned is the Broom.-Flower along with a touch of sweetness from the Honey note. Its extremely unique and quite "Unisex" possibly even leaning masculine, but that part probably just depends on skin chemistry. This is one of those "Special" fragrances that I just cant stop putting my nose up to where ever it is Id sprayed it to get a good whiff of it while having my eyes roll in the back of my head! Lol! When I take a deep whiff I get something like Honeysuckle behind the dry grass/hay smell from the Broom-Flower note, but thats probably from the Mimosa Abdolute I suppose. It really just smells amazing imo and the more time ya spend with this scent and understand it, the more addictive it becomes as one can tell from the reviews here on Fragrantica. Its a very "Autumnal fragrance" and I feel that October and November are thee perfect time of year for it. Its not a "Beastmode" fragrance but it does have great longevity and above average sillage for the first one to two hours and then becomes a very present skin-scent for 6 to 7 hours on skin, but is still noticable the following day on clothes. L'oree Du Bois is easily one of my favorite pick ups of 2025 and I give this a 9 outta 10 which is a rare score from me. After spending about a week wearing this amazing scent I had to grab a larger 3.4oz bottle especially since this line is now sadly discontinued. Sufficed to say I'M HOOKED!🫠

***Update from 11/2025*** So, I've now had L'oree Du Bois in my collection for nearly 6 months now and it's most definately become my favorite (non-rose) "Floral" next to Villoresi's- Garofano. The reason Im giving an "Update" is bc of how much the over-all performance has improve for L'oree Du Bois. Whereas initially I was getting 6 to 7 hours on skin, Im now getting 8 to 9 hours and I can smell it for DAYS on clothes and in the morning on skin when I wake up after using it the night before. I also have a wonderful layering combo: 1 spritz of Annick Gutal's-Sables, then 1 to 2 spritzes of L'oree Du Bois over Sables. While Sables is long-lasting it wont over power L'oree Du Bois and adds an additional dimension and richness to this already GORGEOUS dna. Also wanted to add that although some may find this dna to be "Polarizing" and while it seems to be one of Fath's least popular frags in the line, this fragrance has garnered me A TON of unsolicited, positive attention with some of my co-workers who know Im a collector stating "Oh, this one's an expensive one huh?", or "OMG that one smells So, So good!." Ive also had customers compliment me and ask what I was wearing and to my amazement even my Mom who is notorious for disliking ANYTHING other than "Clean-Freshies" or Classic-Clean Masculine scents and she'll definately letcha know when she dislikes a fragrance THAT'S for sure! Lol. Oh, and another huge bonus atleast in my mind is that I DO NOT go anosmic to this scent and can get whiffs of it throughout my day which is yet another teason I love this fna so much. Jacques Fath - L'oree Du Bois has climbed from a 9 to an easy yet VERY-rare 10 outta 10 in my book.

Lately, I've noticed the tendency for fragrance content creators to reduce the description of a scent to just a few words, often, say, three adjectives. If I were to use this approach for L'Oree de Bois, it would be: 'Autumnal yellow floral. Evocative, woody, warm.' Is that enough, though? Or should I mention the 'notes' that I smell as well? Yes, don't mind if I do. It is the bitter-honeyed broom (genet) accord juxtaposed with a cassie absolute (Sweet Acacia, Vachellia farnesiana, different from Mimosa decurrens var. dealbata) that is the principal feature to my nose. Indeed, there is a shade of ylang-ylang, some muted citrus, and an overall musky woodiness, but it's that coupling that wins me over. It's as if I can feel the texture with my nose, a fine powder and fuzzy petals tickling my nostrils. There is something here that reminds me of the aging foliage and the fallen autumn leaves of October. However, there is also a bit of humidity to it, the gauziness of a slightly warmer day in the season. What keeps this from being entirely classic in feel is Maffei's usage of cashmeran, though I do not object to this choice. I've grown to have affection for cashmeran when used cleverly and here it seems to extend the sensation of the broom/cassie pairing into the drydown. It's a mild and lovely wear—well done!

Paraphrasing the 50 shades of Grey, I will talk about the 4 faces of the mimosa. Only 4 as it happened and I saw them. The first would be Mimosa Austral which is like a fairy, blonde and curly, ethereal and diaphanous. The second is Champs Elisee, a flower power mimosa, with boho jewelry and dressed in multicolored hippy clothes. It is accompanied by a kaleidoscope of other notes as in a carousel. The third is Poeme, the mimosa lady, dressed in a haute couture suit, confident, elegant, the one who intimidates a little. Hey, finally, the fourth mimosa, with which you may say I should have started, is LOree du Bois. She is a mimosa in a black leather suit, with boots, with a helmet that hides her sight but under which a braided tail is left behind and that climbs on her Harley motorcycle. The leather with wooden tarred hint is not listed, but it is most likely born from the accords of sandalwood, cashmeran and cumin. The perfume is not harsh at all, being sweetened by waves of golden honey and ylang flowers. It entered on the top 5 favorites from the first smell. The only disappointment is that it seems to have been discontinued.*****

This is what you wear when you don't want to smell like ever other guy wearing JPG/YSL/and Aqua di Gio flankers! This is a fantastic niche fragrance from Italian-born perfumer Luca Maffei . Took a bit to become accustomed to the yellow florals-as I prefer darker scents- but it turns into this woody, musky scent with a tad of honey and floral. Gorgeous and unique. Get it!