Boudoir

I found out they had brought this back last week by a fluke. I was on the Westwood site looking at bags and couldn't believe my eyes when I saw this perfume in stock. For the last several years, I have been emailing Westwood at least once a year begging them to bring back Boudoir. I wrote to them in 2025 to tell them of my desperation to be reunited with the greatest perfume ever put into production—they must've finally listened to me! Hurrah! I saw the perfume online and noticed that it was now classed as a unisex fragrance. They had the 50ml and 30ml in stock but, before I purchased, I reached out to VW and asked: is it the same as the original? They told me they had updated it for a 2026 version and it was slightly different. I went back online the next day to get the 50ml, but it was all gone; there was only the 30ml left, though they do have 50ml stock in the flagship store. I ordered my perfume on Friday afternoon and was on tenterhooks until they dispatched it. They don't dispatch over the weekend, so I was twiddling my thumbs until Monday morning when it was posted first thing. I had it by Tuesday. I sat with the box unopened for at least an hour. I wanted to save the unboxing until all my chores were done so I could savour the moment. When I finally opened that lid and smelled the spray top, I melted! Straight away, the top note was old Boudoir. I didn't doubt for a second that it would smell any different—but I was wrong. My Review On the first spray, the iconic 1998 Boudoir was there in all its glory. I thought to myself, "Why are all the reviewers saying this is so different?" This smells exactly like the original." Well, I was wrong and right at the same time. While the original fragrance was definitely the top player, the middle layer shocked me. I kid you not, I got a heavy fecal smell—a skanky, dirty layer. I was quite disgusted for a moment, but then it hit me: a carnal smell, the kind you only get when you have been intimate with someone, the most intimate you can get with a man and a women. My heart started beating! I’m not joking; my body went into shock after I sprayed her. I got a surge of adrenaline and endorphins that stopped me in my tracks. Even though the perfume is very different, the top layer is purely old Boudoir. I missed her so much; I'm so grateful she has been brought back. I literally got emotional—really emotional—thinking of all the times I missed her; all the times she wasn't with me during my walk, my talk, my memories, and my story. My life hasn't been the same during these last seven years without her. I missed you so intensely, how could I not just adore this? That skanky smell I love is pure animalic magic. There is a slight greenery, though I'm not getting this as prolifically as other people. The carnation is there; I am a carnation lover, so I really do smell it. Once the middle and base notes settle, I just smell the original Boudoir. I sprayed her when I got her, I sprayed her when I went out to see how it would react on my body throughout the day, and I sprayed her before bed. I could still smell her the next morning, so the longevity is there. This is glorious. This is more than glorious. This is the essence of the human body in every single way: sweat, blood, tears, sex, lust, and love all rolled into one. This is sexy as hell. I’m even questioning if I like this more than the original. "Bravo to the perfumer! Bravo to the team at VW for bringing this back and taking the risk of updating this perfume. You did not alienate me for one second—and I am the self-proclaimed number one Vivienne Westwood Boudoir wearer of all time!" I would like to just add I do prefer the original bottle and the lid, the lid does now feel a bit cheap this time, this is my only critique and I am being very picky

This is the best perfume ever to me, as far as quality and personable enjoyment goes, it's an invigorating life-giving, iridescent journey of nature's best notes, inhaled and truly relaxing when first sprayed.This is panic attack medicine 4 me The biggest bouquet of flowers to start out with Beautiful and perfect and the widest array of flowers in just about any other perfume in existence surely.with none sticking out too much for what it is. After most of the other notes settle down you get the best iris I have ever smelled, definitely blows designers out of the water because it blends in a way that makes it stick out all.on its own in a fresh way , which is so unique beginning the dry down a slight undertone of the opening flowers remain but 85% of the smell is just that bright full iris with also even a tiny bit of the amber peaking through as well. Such a great smell, this smell WILL last on clothes for multiple days and it will go strong for two whole days easily The late dry down begins around maybe 7-9 hour range and then most of the remnants of the top notes and all other fresh flowers have gone and the amber will have started to amp.uo now with vanilla having been introduced and during this period they.will become alot stronger with most of the remaining freshness being subdued. The vanilla is a medium but super natural vanilla that provides a rich base along with a top quality dense deeper amber to go along with it. This is the most mature phase of boudoir with the base having Come out This will last form that roughly 7 hour mark all the way until it's gone It will also strongly smell of this lovely comforting sweet but fresh strong iris and flowers for the rest of the day and the day after The days after it the amber just becomes better and better with the vanilla slightly fading and the iris as well Amazing best favorite iris scent to ever exist, maybe the best amber vanilla as well come to think of it And you certainly can't beat that picture of a 90s English town home with a garden of flowers and that flow through your mind at first sniff Then your host opens the green house of pure iris overpowering the whole back yard. eventually, you two go from the garden into the kitchen where the window is still open to the garden area and are about to make a cake when you accidentally tip over a giant jug of pure vanilla extract without noticing, that slowly spills out and then the kitchen smells like this for days This is addicting no matter who you are, This is a feminine smelling perfume This does have a toilette smelling powder smell but I got used to it and don't even smell it anymore hardly , it dies down significantly throughout the drydown to nothing after late drydown I now know that this doesn't have the lipstick vibe as much as the other maybe from lack of Choco,.type of iris and freshness of this, which is also would make the other smell more like a heavier product filled makeup bag smell rather that the light toilette powder smell here, much better here having compared the two. This is an invigorating rush of nature's beauty Comfort Joy Love Romance Gourmand it's a warm mature full bodied fragrance Truly eternal strength 10/10 for its category

The bottle with the Vivienne Westwood logo cross on the saturn planet thing as the top/stopper attracted me to this perfume. I bought it off Amazon as a blind buy but was anticipating a modern Oriental. I was absolutely enchanted. This is like a 1990s version of Dana's Tabu. This is only for us vintage fans. As it opens, I smell cinnamon and vanilla. This is a very early gourmand scent that has spices on the forefront. Make no mistake. This is a sexy spicy sultry scent. The cinnamon, the dark vanilla, the patchouli, the tobacco, the incense, the sandalwood. If you like notes like this throw into one perfume you'll love it. This is supposed to have aldehyde top notes but I don't smell them and after a couple of years of experiencing aldehydes I am not getting any. This has a spicy top with a vague soft floral heart. There is a yellow floral in this in the heart and white floral. I can't really specify any distinct stand out flowers. There is spiced up carnation, maybe a white soft jasmine, something yellow which I guess is the marigold. But this is not a sweet little sexy pretty or demure womanly floral. This is a sex bomb. The spices and the dry down of woods, smoke, vanilla and tobacco give it a peppery root beer kind of seductive va va va voom flair. This does smell like root beer but it's also got other stuff going on. There is something that feels like skin like flesh like unwashed but sexy skin. It's a fuck me perfume. Smells like having had sex. This is a boudoir alright, the boudoir of a French courtesan who has a lot of clients that give her everything she wants because she has a rockin hot body and sex skills. This is a fragrance for Satine from Moulin Rouge, or goes with the Manet painting Olympia. Goes with the Lady Marmalade oldie song. "Voulez-vous coucher avec moi?" "Would you like to sleep with me?". The aroma is intoxicating. Just in heaven smelling it. One spray is enough but two in the right spots even better - the neck the breasts. It's got very good sillage and lasting power. I love all the notes in this even the ones I can't smell. The ones I smell are just giving me nosegasms. I love the cinnamon, the vanilla, the tobacco, the sandalwood. This is a warm spicy scent and sexy as fuck. The bottles selling on Amazon are very good quality although they are reformulations. The original has a darker brownish liquid and not pink. This is a very good fall and winter scent but it's not really something to wear out in public. It's like for seducing your man indoors. Fabulous fragrance.

My real love..Shared Boudoir with my mommy and it's really the only one like no others..soo distinctive and original,unique and powerful.Let me say from the start, clear and loud and final that there's absolutely no reformulation issue, it has never been, don't know how the hype was invented but I have 2 75 ml bottles of the old brown juice and several new items, kept purchasing Boudoir constantly in time and must say it's the same identical strong animal floral indolic beast from the start.It's well known that the only thing that has been changed after a short time from the launch was the tipe of natural vanille used in the beginning just because the oxidation provoked the change of color, but it's well written even on the box that this caused no change in the quality of the perfume formulation.. Anyway..This fume started something on it's own..the animalic floral even the most macho man can wear, nonetheless remains the epytome of femininity..it's sexiness transcends the gender rules and the effect is the same on a man as on a woman..just like Vivienne fashion..imagine boudoir as the most feminine dirty underwear item, so apparent the skank factor on my skin, that can be worn by the most masculine of the male testimonial ,as often in Vivienne campains, and the effect is not a travesty party but a sort of efforting arousal response given by the "don't know why but it works so well" of the situation. Such a rich mix of flowers, where the Marigold is the queen, with the rose and every pink thing comes to your mind, so apt the color of the juice and the box actually.But the base of Boudoir is deep honey Marigold Yellow, urine like indolic but no way repulsive, can't deny the skank element is there anyway.Something pungent and effervescent is present for a long long time in the mix, like Champagne bubbles and the aldehydes keep kicking strong forever.It never rests really and in the final part after about 8 hours of beautiful strong and powerful delight the composition settles in the most velvety musky scent of the hot skin after a deep workout, aftersweat effect, soo sexy because some flower petal is always there, wet and raunchy ,and this phase on my skin stays like this until the morning after..Definetely Boudoir is my real love and will Always be, even if my signature is another perfume..Boudoir is the real me that Always reach the surface of every shelter..I'am a man by the way;.

Boudoir is wild sex. It's the smell of wild sex. Sweat, heat, excitement. In that small time slot that ended up being the Memento Mori of perfumery (1998/2005) McQueen and Vivienne Westwood gave us two masterpieces, they travelled to the past and brought back the scent of a turn-of-the-century french brothel. They said to hell with what's in style now (those were the days of Cool Water, Eternity, cK One and many more), gave the world the middle finger and said “let’s teach them what it is to be a trendsetter”. And they really were. Good old Kingdom I haven't smelled in ages; very out of reach now, but Boudoir still stands out today like a fly in a glass of milk. And it continues to be groundbreaking, it goes against trends and it doesn’t give a fuck. And some of that sexy sweaty smell stays on skin for hours and hours after applying it. Boudoir is spicy and powdery carnations at the start; the good Madame from the brothel mentioned above bathed with Maja soap. After an application of body powder, some cheap perfume full of daffodils, roses, jasmine, civet, orange blossom... underwear is redundant. After a joint to get in the mood, lying on the bed, naked with her exuberant curves visible, her lover arrives. A muscular, little rough stud. He wears an oil with the essence of herbs; lavender, rosemary, thyme, lemon and some animal notes. Their sex session will last as long as their bodies can handle. The sweat of both is mixed with their perfume and the smoke from the joint that they share at the end. The Kama sutra has just inaugurated a new chapter. I love it, in case there is any doubt. It makes you blush if you start to think and fantasize while wearing it. But if you know how to tame it, then there’s no need to fantasize; you are going to live your wildest dreams. Like very few recent perfumes, Boudoir fits like a glove with who Vivienne is as a person, as a designer, and as a personality. While the rest of her perfumes, almost all of them actually, are now forgotten, her firstborn Boudoir is her manifesto and she could shout it louder (difficult; it lasts forever with tremendous sillage) but not clearer. I just need to meet again with my long gone Kingdom. The two are twins with the same overwhelming personality. (And then they sell us today's releases as groundbreaking, transgressive...Boudoir eats them up while painting her nails) Review based on an edp from 1999.

This fragance for me has a continuous allure that makes me just want to sniff it again and again. I am a twenties males and for me Vivienne Westwood Boudoir is the height of androgyny. This iis one of those scents you either hate or love as all the previous reviews make clear. My opinion on this is that this fragrance is one that truly plays with and notches up your own skin chemistry and the result is either displeasing or absolutely loving yourself and wanting everyone around you to feel it too. This fragance on my skin literally pulses with life. When I do wear it out I have to be completely in the mood and satisfied that it might garner attention. On initial spray I get warm rushes and the image of being wrapped in a red velvet curtain. The first notes I get are Rose, Tuberose and a kind of fresh wood that I cannot place my finger on. I cannot entirely place my finger on anything with this fragrance at all and that is why I love it. It only allows me to pick out what it wants me to know. As it develops I get Jasmine, Patchouli and what I think might be Ylang Ylang. In this stage there seems to be a bubbly Champagne like undertone in there. It is so faint like it is being passed around on a tray at the other side of the room. For me this fragrance stays in what I call this middle zone, after developing with the notes above, for hours. Overall this can last almost two days on me and I smell it still on clothes long after washing. The final period for me at the end of a day after about 8 hours is like warm fire, sweat and naked skin. This for me is where that post nooky, erogenous smell is and in my opinion is where it is best suited. I think in others this aspect comes out a lot sooner and is what may be scaring people away. Again it comes down to your chemistry. Overall this is one of the most enduring fragrances for me. I use it very sparingly, and only out maybe once a month when I feel the stars are aligned or something like that. Sillage and longevity are huge. To anyone on the fence, don't be. With this one you have to try it directly on the skin and let it go to work. Then decide after how it was and if you want to see it again. Maybe next time there will be dinner.

Boudoir by Vivienne Westwood is an Oriental Floral fragrance that encapsulates the essence of femininity, power, and sensuality. Launched in 1998, this captivating perfume, crafted by the talented perfumer Martin Gras, was designed with the modern, strong woman in mind. Boudoir evokes the mysterious, intimate allure of a boudoir, making it the perfect scent for a woman who wants to captivate and leave an unforgettable impression. The fragrance opens with a bright, refreshing burst of aldehydes, combined with the sweet, citrusy notes of bergamot. Marigold and hyacinth add a fresh floral touch, while orange blossom lends a soft, sweet, and romantic layer. These top notes create a vibrant, inviting beginning that is both fresh and airy, yet seductive and slightly unexpected. As the fragrance develops, the heart unfolds into a lush, opulent floral bouquet. The rich and slightly spicy note of carnation blends seamlessly with the romantic sweetness of rose. Narcissus and jasmine bring depth and warmth, while orris root adds a powdery, soft elegance to the heart. The subtle spices of cardamom and coriander add complexity and intrigue, contributing to the fragrance's sensual character and enhancing its femininity. The base notes of vanilla, tobacco leaf, cinnamon, sandalwood, and patchouli anchor the fragrance with warmth and depth. The smooth, creamy sweetness of vanilla blends beautifully with the earthy richness of tobacco leaf and the spicy warmth of cinnamon, creating a seductive and comforting finish. Sandalwood adds a soft, milky woodiness, while patchouli gives the fragrance its grounding, earthy depth. Together, these base notes create a warm, inviting, and luxurious aura, making Boudoir a fragrance that lingers sensually on the skin. Boudoir is a fragrance designed for women who wish to feel empowered, confident, and irresistibly alluring. The scent is feminine, seductive, and comforting—perfect for romantic occasions or those moments when a woman wants to make a statement. The bottle, designed by Fabrice Legros, is an artistic tribute to femininity, with a globe-shaped top encircled by a ring symbolizing the power of the feminine spirit.

I finally got my hands on a mini .5 ml sample of Boudoir after years of yearning to try it but put off by the prices. At first sniff this was seemingly nothing special but still a beautiful honeyed viburnum (and yes it does actually smell like the plant). Then something strange happened. The more I tried to understand this, the more obsessed I became. I dont smell the skank that others mentioned but I do smell a heady lush aroma- a hint of bubblegum, a dash of powder, a pinch of carnation...pink spicy clouds of Aphrodite incarnate surround you. It is heavenly, so heavenly that I've just purchased an extrait version (which is exceedingly rare) and will come back to review that one. When I dab this on, I feel equally like an 18th century courtesan intent on debauchery and a glamourpuss hair-flipping Rita Hayworth. The ONLY other perfume to capture me by the knickers this way is Mitsouko (these don't smell alike btw) with it's glorious spicy peach. It's straight to signature frag territory and the horrible thing about it all is that it's discontinued!!! Nebras comparisons: I bought nebras before boudoir and was taken with its bubblegum carnation but there is a cheap gas station pink soap smell in nebras that does not exist in boudoir. It's the only part of nebras that I dont like and I try to ignore it (with difficulty) just to smell that carnation goodness. The flowery-honey aroma of viburnum in boudoir is also absent in nebras. To me, these are not dupes and are not even close tbh but maybe distantly related. Love each in a different way. I will eventually obtain the eden dupe and review that one here too. Edit: well unfortunately the extrait purchase fell through but I did acquire the Eden dupe. While technically, yes it's boudoir, there's something...missing...it's like the death of your lover brought back by a witch but he's not quite the same anymore....no depth, no soul. The very thing that makes boudoir raunchy and addictive is not present in Eden's even though from a distance it looks the same. It is the translucent ghost of boudoir. Sad days for us boudoir fans!

I love a risky blind buy. From the reviews, I surmised that I was to receive either a) a bordello in a bottle, or b) a sweet flowery concoction. It's neither! My first time experiencing the opening moment of this perfume was quite the roller coaster ride. At first I despaired, "Oh no! It's too powdery and flowery! I don't dress nearly nice enough for this perfume!" But that moment passed fairly quickly. The note that had me worried is that touch of retro glamour that would suit a retired celebrated movie star perfectly. But the deep, sweet base underneath actually doesn't care if you rolled out of bed and into a worn pair of jeans and a flannel shirt at 2 in the afternoon. It likes you all the same. My next worry was a split second of perceived musk or civet or what have you. Not that I mind musk. I just worry about it, both for obvious don't-want-to-smell-like-something-peed-on-me reasons, and due to more nebulous concerns about whether it suits me, my personality and the image I project. The animalic panic, too, faded away about a minute into the experience, when I realized that whatever that musky note in the opening was, had decided to play nice with the spicy, warm vanilla base, too. And that's ultimately what I get from this perfume. A fascinating warm, sweet, kooky, unpredictable thing that would be totally down if I decided to do a 180 and go full fashionista from now on, but is perfectly fine just hanging with me and my low effort semi-tomboy hipster habits too. To me, Boudoir is an older but no less exciting and eccentric socialite friend. If you catch her when she's in town, she'll coral you and her eclectic band of associates into bars of some disrepute and order bottles of champagne for the table. She's wise and kind, but she's most supportive of your more impulsive decisions. On a less anthropomorphic note: Projection and longevity weren't as intense as I expected from reading the reviews here. I've actually worn this to the office a few times now, with no complaints. It's no Alien or Opium in that regard.

supine across silken frills of a fainting couch in a 20th century opium den. satin nightgown torn at the seams. garage rock fuzz humming through smog. old hollywood vanity mirror caked in setting powder, remnants of doe-eyed glamor strewn about. hand in hand led to carnal downfall. moyoco anno's memoirs of amorous gentlemen. boudoir opens with olfactory glitter: aldehydes sparkle and shine through puffs of eastern spices. the opening is but a façade of cleanliness, so dishonest! unsustainable, the sudsy polish is stripped away. a piquant, citrus sourness reveals itself, coming and going, quickly fading into a blushing carnation caressed by smoke. cigarettes and wedlock bouquets fill a hazy room with their scent, bespeckled in stripes of red and white. powdered candies pop between teeth, supported by orange blossom, hair thrown back leaving a bubblegum trail. the pale pink softness of gentle flowers is taken under tobacco's wing—a freshly-opened pack of lucky strikes lie in a purse, soon to be shared and stained with lipstick. sugared poppies sprinkled in soil spring from the cracks of a dark window as a boudoir melodrama unfolds, allowing for heavy breathing and foggy windows to make their mark. a lactonic texture couples with erotic filth and powder at the base, milky-sweet narcissus blossoming against bare skin aneled with rose oil and stained with sweat. dirty and crowned in flowers. legs crossed, eyes wide. or is it the other way around? "every evening the mud fills up her bridal gown." anaïs nin's signature scent may have been mitsouko, but i can't help but think of her when i wear boudoir. and while i love the bottle design, it's the one fragrance that's made me wish it had a puff atomizer. songs for boudoir: volcano by swans, your mistress by htrk, money by in aeternam vale, come down easy by spacemen 3.

Boudoir is one of the most carnal perfumes I own, but it doesn't reveal this immediately. It develops and slowly slinks in like a thief in the night, initially giving the impression that this is a proper, vintage-inspired aldehydic floral, with the arresting tension of hyacinth and marigold, these big personalities commanding, and I am willing to surrender to them as they escort me to a bedchamber. On the way, we walk through a courtyard, lush with overgrowth, steamy and growing more profane as we get closer. It's gradual, not quite apparent until we approach the entrance and flowers appear to have dew drops but it's really perspiration. Sweaty rose, hot carnation, a few naughty paperwhites, a panoply of inflorescences more than happy to bear their unmentionables. Inside the quarters, it slowly feels like sex—and before I know it, before I can prepare myself, it is. It is sex. Would it be depraved to expose this to the outside world? Would it be a crime of passion? I thought this would be more innocent, but it clearly has ulterior motives, and I am here for it. So as time passes, I surrender to it. A fresh-pack-o-cigs tobacco and a peculiar, tantalizing musk overcomes me. I don't think it would be appropriate for me to expound upon what it stirs in me. As usual, read between the lines, or you can message me privately (I might as well say, "for a good time call..."). In this boudoir, this horizontal refreshment is spicy, this funny business isn't the usual "animalic", it is almost as if it's just human hormonal, tingly and visceral. However I look at it, it feels like good ole bumpin' biscuits and just stops short of being obscene. And for that, it's abso-fucking-lutely brilliant. Mind you, this is the Lancaster version, solid metal cap.

I read almost every single review posted here last night, every love, every hate, and every warning not to buy without testing. I then immediately went on Ebay and purchased a 1 oz amber vintage. The comparisons to Nebras convinced me it was worth the gamble, and the price was reasonable compared to what others were asking for the same. I am now waiting for it to arrive, and I am so excited! I know this is not a review, but I plan on writing one once I get to know her. Given the love she has received, I figured that in the worst case scenario I can swap with a fan. Wish me luck... review pending! EDIT - My bottle came yesterday. Definitely vintage - amber juice. I sprayed it on my hand, and it wasn't long before the skanky notes came out. It was a bit much, but they toned down very quickly and a gorgeous sweet vanilla floral emerged, with the animalic notes hovering in the background, just enough to make this an interesting perfume. I sprayed more, and smelled it clearly evolving on my skin. I love this juice - sweet but not cloying, floral without feeling like you were hit in the face with a bouquet, and sexy without being too skanky. Plus, the bottle is nice - though I already knew that!! I can see myself reaching for this frequently this fall as an alternative to the florientals I tend to wear when the weather gets cold. I am quite pleased that this works well with my chemistry, as I can easily see this going horribly wrong if it didn't. I'm thrilled that I took a chance on the blind buy at a good price, it definitely smells more niche than designer. PS - after several hours of wear, I can smell the dry down and it's a dream! Cinnamon and spice, with that sweet vanilla primarily, though the florals are still present.

Boudoir By Vivienne Westwood: Having had this Perfume some fifteen year's ago & it being a rather hit & miss affair with me, I decided that it was deffo time to bite the bullet & try it out again, & I'm really so glad that I did, as now it smells absolutely stunning on my skin!! On First Spray I still get that blast of what I call "THAT JUST AFTER SEX SMELL" lol'lol'lol'lol That makes me really blush & flush!! & can be kind of off putting to say the least!! Then After around ten minutes it starts to settle into the most beautiful aroma I've ever smelt!! Spicy,Soft,Powdery,Warm with this really beautiful Carnation flower aroma which seems to linger around on my skin till the very end dry down!! Wore This Absolute Stunning Beauty yesterday for the very first time,& no joke I received six compliments in the Supermarket from complete stranger's gosh!! & the lady behind me compliment me on my beautiful Perfume aroma I was wearing saying you smell gorgeous!! Then while at home in the Kitchen busy & forgetting all about what Perfume I had on me that day, my husband as soon as he walked in from work said O heck Paulie your smelling stunning what perfume is that your wearing love!! Indeed the power of Perfume!! This morning when I got up to see my husband out to work as usual I could still smell it on my skin!! So deffo Boudoir has real good staying & lasting power!! That was sprayed on me at 10am & the next morning at 8am I could still smell it on my arm!! Wow'Wow'Wow!! This Stunning Beauty is deffo from my all time favourite Perfume group "Chypre Family"!! & I can honestly say that it's an absolutely AMAZING Perfume & one I'll now never be without ever!!

This is Boudoir, an homage to the classy woman’s sacred space- very intimate and private just like the lady herself. Based on reviews I wasn’t expecting much, however on first spritz I was pleasantly surprised. I immediately sensed aldehydes and lots of it; there’s a waxy creamy scent that reminds me of vintage fragrances like the original Chanel No5 and Passion by Elizabeth Taylor. I’m very surprised that there is no musk here- the dry down has a particular starkness that could be attributed to the patchouli and tobacco leaf. I also do not sense any “rose” or “hyacinth”, only wafts of carnation and sandalwood which blends beautifully with the cardamom! I will go out on a limb and say this is almost medicinal in texture, it’s “heavy” and overwhelming- but not obnoxious. I feel something a little maternal about this perfume, and I am not a fan of that. It doesn’t feel “sexy” to me, personally I get a little bored waiting for Boudoir to moonlight into something else a little more exciting or even mysterious. In its current state there’s no “stimulation” of the senses, no touch of sensuality or intrigue. Just a lady’s chamber with too much old make up and the stench of sweaty bodies; it really does smell like a bedroom after sex which makes this fragrance an interesting one to add to your collection. Boudoir is a great experience for me, I feel strangely self-aware when I have it on- like suddenly I am more intimate with myself in a purely philosophical way. Definitely one of a kind, but not something I would go out of my way to re-purchase. Vienna.Pink

I remember my first encounter with Boudoir. It was around the winter of 2001 and I was meeting a couple of friends on a saturday night to go out to a club. They were picking me up and as soon as they arrived and I got into the car, the most delicious, spicy, floral, bubblegum, powdery aroma wafted to my nose and made me close my eyes and inhale deeply in pleasure. I immediately asked my friend what this amazing perfume was, and she told me. I sought it out days later at Sephora and fell in love all over again, after spraying it on myself. I couldn't afford it at the time, but I never forgot it and a few years later, I sought it out. This was during its hiatus, when it was temporarily discontinued and I couldn't find it in stores. So I scoured eBay and was lucky to find a bottle at a decent price. I was so happy to find out that it was brought back into production later on. It's truly a wonderful and unique scent and very much reminiscent of a vintage boudoir, with lipstick and powder, a vase of flowers, faint tobacco from a case of cigarettes, and a bottle of perfume on the vanity. I have never gotten any "skank" from this scent at all. To me it smells intoxicating and addictively delicious! Count me in as one of its devoted and enchanted fans. Update 2022: Unfortunately, Boudoir is once again a unicorn and extremely hard to find, unless you wish to pay exorbitant prices on auction sites. I'm fortunate to have two bottles that I use conservatively.

I just bought a little one ounce bottle after loving Al Rehabs Nebras so much. I said why not try the real thing. I’m a 90’s child and this perfume came out when I graduated High School. Never had an interest in this till I started exploring scents and I knew I wanted this no matter what. Well I love it! The colour of my juice is an orange pink and I adore my little bottle of this juice. I like to wear this whenever really I haven’t decided if it’s a day or night only scent. I don’t think this juice should be constrained. To me if it makes you feel and smell good, wear it. I also don’t think that this is old or dated either. I love 90’s fragrance and this one I just wish I had found sooner. This is to me the epitome of a female scent. It’s sexy, alluring, inviting, and daring like I could do anything in this. But it makes me feel super feminine the most and that’s what I love. It truly makes me feel like a woman. I’m 38 and I find this fine for my age too though I’ve never limited a scent by age I dislike that. This makes me feel good and that is the joy of this perfume to me. Feeling unabashedly girlie and sexy. That to me is Boudoir a floral heaven that is so lovely on my skin. This is also my first scent with a tobacco note which I thought I would not like. Not so, in fact now I won’t shy away from them. I would love to find a75ml bottle of this. I adore it! ;)

i wore this for years. years. which is why i have struggled to write about her. she was me. Boudoir is pink when you buy it and after few months it becomes a dark juice. i stored it in cool cupboards in its box, but it always went dark coloured. i don't believe the formula has ever changed. every time i opened a new one, it smelt fresher, newer, brighter (if Boudoir could ever be bright - not really). my day or night fragrance. i used to love the smell of a fresh bottle, then eventually it would change a little and be just like i remember the last one. perfume does that. it's called aging and maceration or something - i feel that way sometimes. i can't imagine wearing this now, but i still love it and give it a sniff every now and again. i met a young girl in the foyer the other week and couldn't stop commenting - you smell nice, Boudoir? she was taken aback and said she chose it because no-one else wears it. oh but they do! she looked me up and down, a little disappointed. yes it smells of of florally flowers, of orris, the night before, it is thick, luscious, sweet and knickers. she reminds me of a life less ordinary, of London clubs, random journeys home, encounters, laughter, the dizziness of being young, free and stupid. i will always love Boudoir.

Back when the internet was really ramping up with reviews of perfumes, I became fascinated with this fragrance before I ever smelled it. Dirty? Sex? Like not sexy but like real sex. So of course I had to try it. All my life I have really loved being an Uber feminine woman. I make no apologies. I like wearing pretty things to bed, love my high heels and dresses and I love bold intense fragrances but also light, fresh ones too. One thing that is very important to me is how both I and my significant other smell during intimate times. Fragrance can make or break a mood for me and can deeply influence my emotions . When o wear Boudoir, I feel like I'm wearing a silk dressing gown trimmed in maribou, wearing red lipstick as I sit at my dressing table dusting myself with an expensive powder getting ready for a night in with the right person. When I got my first whiff I hated it. Smelled like an old floral perfume that had sat undisturbed on a flea market shelf for years. It didn't smell like sex to me then but that's changed and so have my feelings about it. Boudoir is a perfect name for this fragrance. It's more of an experience than just a fragrance. It's a dirty floral to me. No innocence just leaves me feeling like a seductress weaving her spell

The Tramp is a Lady This is my signature scent and has been since I first clocked it at Harrods in the late 90s. Boudoir has a very clear and individual personality to me. The "secret ingredient", at the launch of Boudoir was said to be VIBURNUM. This was the 1st scent to ever have it. Now, viburnum smells like bad breath and old boots, BUT, Korean spice viburnum and the English Burkwood Viburnum are dreeaaammmy! The scent is a combination of spicy and sweet that is pure rapture. Like heliotrope with nutmeg, but sexy nutmeg...I think that's what is in it. It was "secretly" removed from the scent profile ages ago...so, I guess it is a secret ingredient now??? But I digress... It is SO beautiful, strong and confidant yet girly. A baby powdered and bubblegum chewing feminine woman. She has a thinly veiled, hot and unashamed sexuality, a deep intelligence, a proper education and a touch of city tough. Both English country home and Knightsbridge, London. She is successful, self-possessed, upmarket and brave. She doesn't wear Birkenstocks and she is neither mousy nor apologetic. People who don't like it say it's too "girly". I agree. So am I. I am not a unisex kind of lady. If you are, don't mess with Boudoir.

♥ Fragrance is a time machine ♥ I was only 7 years old when Boudoir was released so I was never really aware of it until recently when I started collecting perfume. Any fragrance in the lipstick / cosmetic / powder / boudoir categories seriously call my name - so I became obsessed with hunting this discontinued gem down. I received it this morning and have been wearing it all day. What a nostalgic time machine!! I don't know if I remember smelling it on anybody I used to know or if it perfectly captures late 90's / early 2000's pop culture but WOW. I feel like a pre-teen in my bedroom watching MTV and dreaming of being like the older cool girls. This is definitely from the Juicy Couture velvet tracksuit era - it brings images of early 00s Kylie Minogue, The Cardigans, and Goldfrapp. But if I could choose a song that sounds like what this perfume makes me feel, it would be CHERRY LIPS by Garbage. "With your cherry lips and golden curls You could make grown men gasp When you'd go walking past them In your hot pants and high heels They could not believe That such a body was for real It seemed like rainbows would appear Whenever you came near the clouds would disappear" ♥