Sens et Bois

This was a freebie sample so had no expectations...was surprised just how much i liked it, it's fresh and bright while at the same time deep and calming, most important...it's so easy to wear, smelled gorgeous on my sister when she tried it, sophisticated and understated.

It seems masculine because it is declared as unisex...anyway, I love it. Woody, spicy. Skinscent. Pretty sexy.

It used to be my favourite fragrance, but not any more...love is gone. It became too ordinary for my taste. But I still consider it beautiful, I don't feel need to wear it though. It opens with storm of dry pepper with fresh, juicy ginger, after short time soft, cool and very natural violet appears and blends with spices which makes the frangrance blurred like a forest in a fog. From this point it's getting more and more woodsy, cold and harsh cedar wood shows up which enhences this "woodsy-ness". At this stage it's olfactoric visualisation of these magical woods from chinese fantasy films like "Hero", always shrouded in a morning fog, everything is in greyish blue and silver colours, calm and quiet.

The first note that hit me (unfortunately) was the black pepper, not a favorite. But about 3 minutes later (give or take a minute); I smell the violet mixed with the woods and the combination is beautiful. It was well worth the wait for the pepper to go away. Now I'm getting the incense too; which I love! In no way, shape or form am I getting even a tiny masculine on the dry down or anywhere. I love it! I hope it lasts on my skin because I'd love to smell it all day!

Never have I smelled anything like this before!! A beautiful Cedar-Violet-Peppery neroli. The ginger lifts it up seven levels. The incense gives it a subtle sweetness. Sens et Bois is quite sublime: 9/10 Sillage: 3/10 Longevity: 3/10