Bois de Paradis

Merciful Jesus! Michel Roudnitska might just be a piece of the shadow of paradise to create this exceptionality. Still had not stopped to try and re-experience this glorious portion of tenderness and be permeated by its charms serene measured in figs and other ingredients more. It is a perfume with no date set, but it is believed that he was cast in 2002, the same year that came to the market with an intriguing YSL M7, the libidinous Dior Addict Dior and Chanel Chance mavioso, and in this same context the PT assumes the presidency in Brazil promising worlds and backgrounds, the grade of R $ 20.00 also debuts and Timor-Leste reaches its long awaited independence. Are milestones and compromising with the reality of its creators as the proposal elaborated by Michel Roudnitska intrinsic to his work called Bois de Paradis. Its output are oranges or lemon syrup by aquebrantadas Blackberries hyper focused and crumb Figo cast, making it a mystery to be covered and not fully understood. Soon he has his heart heavy with Figo at its sublime, fresh, fleshy and sweetened, coupled with fine spices lightly amornadas sun. Finally, its base are heated Noble wood density syrup Currants along with some amber and resin which makes it super dense, full-bodied, born of a distinct sweetness paradise. In fact, it is not a perfume for nothing, is to use and become happy, is to feel it and appreciate the beauty of a paradise without even ever having gone before him, is to face life as it is and live the nostalgia of his proposal to his exceptional order. If he was all that I feel and describe and have not fixing and projecting absurd, in my view would be a lamentation available, however Bois de Paradis was created to give a message and does so. I dedicate this review to unpolluted Cassia Dharman-Oxinto!

Earlier this year, my fiancee was working late nights. During the week that he was coming home sometime around 3am, I was falling asleep alone. One night I went to bed around midnight and it felt cold. I turned the heat up, went back to bed. I still felt cold. I got up and changed into flannel pajamas. 15 minutes later still cold. I got an extra blanket. Then I just lay there, as slowly I began to realize that I was just a bit lonely, and not that sleepy. I decided to get out of bed yet again, put on some perfume, maybe write a review, and wait up for my guy. There was a sample of Bois de Paradis on my dresser that I hadn't tried yet. I thought, "paradise? Let's see if you can live up to your name." Did it ever. I stood at my dresser, sniffing my wrist with my eyes open wide and a smile on my face, then I reached forward, switched off the light, walked through the darkness toward the bed, and fell back. I just watched the darkness in Bois de Paradis. This is the kind of perfume that you can see in the dark. It wafts like subtle shadows, purple waves that flow across the umbery forest floor dotted with wet white bulbs waiting to burst. This is the scent of the satisfaction you feel when your imagination roams without limitation, wildly, like the way the woods grow... I fell easily into restful sleep, rousing once to feel a cold body slip in beside me... "it's warm," I heard him whisper in relief. Bois de Paradis is so close to perfect that you can sense its imperfection. Except that no one seems to be able to say exactly what that imperfection is. So, in that way, it's wild. It's just something that wouldn't be tamed. I don't expect it to be perfect, because neither is the imagination. I now have a 5 ml decant, saving my pennies for the full bottle.

Most scents to me evoke an image of a something, or a situation, maybe even a memory. Not Bois de Paradise. This does something else with my perception. More than any other perfume I have smelled, Bois de Paradise make me feel like a certain kind of person. A free-spirited young woman, living close to - and completely in sync with - nature. In a simple white flowy dress she flutters through the meadow of a paradisiacal forest. Not through the forest itself, as BdP is not the smell of just the 'bois'; it has a much more 'open' feeling than a forest. BdP is woody, and I do get the blackberries, rose and fig, but I don't smell the notes as themselves. This is blended so beautifully that I see the legacy of the different notes, but none of them on their own. The wonderful effect of it is, that this is the only rose that has ever really worked for me. A little extra for me: my old bottle is somewhat leaky, and I don't mind at all, because there is always a bit of oily residue sticking to the nozzle, which is magical when applied on it's own. Not listed anywhere, but to me the oily bit smells like tuberose. This is not a perfume that wowed me per se, it didn't sweep me off my feet and spectacular is also not the right word. But more than anything I own, this has gotten under my skin with it's natural and honest beauty. One more thing, I understand how some might find this heavy, but for an oriental lover like myself, this is actually something that I'd wear when looking for something lighter than my regular orientals. Also, I feel like I have to mention Sebastiane's Black Magic somewhere, as that felt like an intens version of BdP, although it's note pyramid is quite different. And BdP is definitely just ... more beautiful <3

Thank you so much to chickenpotpie for the decant :) I am truly in awe of this fragrance. I get no citrus at all, but instead, at first spray I get a blast of powdery, spicy woods. The spices calm themselves down after a moment and the rose peeks out. Then the scent gets a little sweet and I can feel a honeyed, berry vibe going on against that woody backdrop. Somehow this scent manages to make the rose so beautiful. I am definitely very picky about rose and I often find it annoying and headache-inducing, however in this case it's soft, sweet, and takes a backseat to those monstrous woody notes, so I really like it. Although this is quite woody, the scent is still soft and feminine. It's slightly sweet but neither cloying nor gourmand. Sillage is quite nice, as I feel I am surrounded by a soft, fluffy, powdery cloud and I can feel it filling the room. After a few minutes the amber starts to really develop as the wood softens. The drydown is quite nice. It's a powdery, woodsy amber with a hint of rose. I don't really get the fig, and the berries came and went very quietly. Although I probably would not purchase an entire bottle (as it is a very strong scent), I am absolutely thrilled with my decant and I am happy to own just enough of this scent that I can get my fix :)

Apparently this perfume was created to remind DelRae of the woods in San Francisco. As a native San Franciscan, I am so happy to have found a perfume that truly captures the natural beauty of my home town. Tourists always tell me that they have these ideas that California is all sunshine, and it's not accurate at all. Bois de Paradise reminds me of walking in Golden Gate Park or the Presidio (which I hear was the inspiration for this creation) on a gray, misty day, with the scent of cypress trees suspended in the fog. I love how the perfume is enhanced with berries and honey. The sweetness reminds me of getting back to my car and discovering the sticky, amber-colored sap on my windshield that has fallen from the trees. This perfume is woody, warm, cozy, balmy, a bit sweet and a bit spicy, with a touch of smoke that has wafted over from the last beach bonfire. They really did a wonderful job with this! San Francisco represents so many different things to so many different people, and it's easy to get lost in the melting pot. People are always coming and going. But with Bois de Paradis, the natives are reminded of their home.