Boxeuses

This was just added to my pretty extensive SL collection. It sounded lovely and dark. I think this is a much lighter softer version of FDB and Daim B. It has a bit of the Cuir Maresque but not much. My first whiff was a light benzoin and tar along with birch (LEATHER), and it has the typical SL woods with a medicinal lightly oudish top note. It became more honeyed with a bit of dark plummy, crushed fall fruit vegetation scent over time (30 minutes)--though very, very subdued. I think the first blast of this fragrance (I always transfer to a glass atomizer) is less functional and wearable--and a whole lot more interesting. While I'm glad to have, I do need to dab more liberally. I prefer his other fragrances that have more punch (like FDB or DB). Any of the Bois line is better than this is, but this is less fruity (i.e. dark stewed fruits--not the horrid modern berry fruits), but I think it is true to the notes--just short-lived and low sillage. Not bad, but if one is spending the money, it's a bit much for a fleeting close skin scent.

Woody leather with an accord of plum which gives it a little sweetness. I love leather fragrances and this is the first perfume I like licorice note used in it. The fragrance is rather smooth than sharp. I've tested it in autumn and it "sounds" perfect on my skin when it rains.

Wow, this is these are best leather and plum notes I have smelled so far... So smooth and beautiful. I wish I knew how to get a full bottle of this

Revisiting this one after some time and I realize again why I like it. Earthy, but subtle. Nicely blended.

At first, Boxeuses smells surprisingly bland, but after a few minutes the scent starts to develop, taking on an odd, slightly spicy, iris note. It’s fruity, powdery, a little metallic, and a little doughy. To me, this first stage it isn’t evocative of leather, but rather orris, anise, ionones, and fruits. It takes at least a half hour for the sillage to develop, but when it does, it’s sharp and “perfumey” in the sense of many old-fashioned compositions. At this point the iris/leather, spice, and fruit are gone, and it smells like a generic version of a vintage perfume. The transformation that occurs over the course of a few hours is nothing short of amazing, but I'm not all that impressed by either phase. I’m left scratching my head about this one, wondering why it gets so many rave reviews.