So Elixir Bois Sensuel

Most of the time YR does not let me down and again they nailed it! Like most of my buys are blind, I love to take a little risk in life. Walking on the edge ;-) A few weeks ago my mail inbox got the message that YR was putting some selected items on sale, big discount up to 70%. And hey who doesn't like to grab a perfume for a good price? I spy with my little eye the purse spray 15 ml edp for only €4,- so I took the jump and order three of them. After a few days it arrived and curious as I was I rip of the paper and start to spray myself. Patchouli? Yes sir and a very nice patch it is. The iris is to my nose soft but is making the patch softer, and my mind makes a switch...Flowerbomb? I do not want to make a quick comparison. You always need to let the perfume air and take it's time to settle down. After 30 minutes the patch is soft but you can smell that it is the base of the whole compilation. The iris and the vanilla makes it kind of flowery but soft and sweet. I love a good patch. It is one of my favorite notes. So this is one right up my alley! Happy with this little stash I scored. If you like flowerbomb and want to buy something kind of like that but for a smaller price you can try this gem. It is not like flowerbomb all the way but my opinion they share the same DNA.

The first thing I thought when getting a sniff of Bois Sensuel (after being blown away by how intoxicatingly lovely it is) is how reminiscent it is of Queen Latifah's "Queen of Hearts". Oh, it's by no means a dupe; but they both have an eerily similar honey-boozy Southern Belle vibe. The problem with Queen of Hearts is it's a very pretty fragrance that comes across as diluted and fleeing- which unfortunately is the case with most celebrity scents. But while Queen of Hearts is gossamer, Bois Sensuel has weight and depth. The scent itself is well balanced and hits just the right accords. It's vanillic but not annoyingly so. It has a brown sugar sweetness but doesn't take it to the gourmandish stratosphere like Shalimar. It has a honey-whiskey booziness, but not to the point where it has to be carried out of the bar and put in a cab. And you can get a good seven plus hours out of it on the skin. Yay! Is it super-complicated? Nah. And it's not trying to be. It's simply a lazy summer evening in Atlanta, sitting on the back porch with a few friends and enjoying a tall glass of iced tea. This stuff's a winner. Great date night fragrance. Love it. I also think (and some might disagree) Bois Sensuel is somewhat unisex. Fellas can totally pull this off.

Simple. Exudes warmth, comfort and sensuality. Very down to earth, real and grounded fragrance. Absolutely lovely. So Elixir Bois Sensuel is the type fragrance that cradles you in its coziness. It caresses you with its simple and comforting notes. Very natural and SEXY perfume which comes across to me as a golden, basking ray of warm light. Although a bit sweet, SEBS is not sugary sweet, I do not get gourmand. IMHO this perfume would be perfect for a romantic evening or a day of solitude enjoying your own company. Although the throw is wonderful, it is a tender, kind type of throw. Sillage is better than average and longevity is good. Simple, yet ohhh so sexy in a earthy way. The patch is perfection in SEBS. I see myself and SEBS having a very long and steady relationship. Kudos to Yves Rocher...you nailed this one! Beautiful, Sincere and GLORIOUSLY UNCOMPLICATED. I think this will be a go to when I want simplicity and have the need to escape the floral and sugar bombs in my collection. This has a bit of a vibe, SIMILAR to Sensuous Noir from Estee.

My signture for five years or so. Very comforting, very warm and for me very safe. Reminds me of Carolina Herrera 212 Sexy, but without the rose pepper that makes 212 sexy so sexy. So in my opinion this is better. I can also found similarities with Lancôme La Vie Est Belle but Bois Sensuel is sweeter and not at all harsh or synthetic and has very much nicer drydown that lasts an lasts. Very sensual and deep. More complex than the notes suggest. Vanilla is not as dark as in YR Vanilla Noir and it is not definitely synthetic or cheap. Patchouli and iris are much the same as in YR Autour de Minuit, but there is the warmth of vanilla that Autoir De Minuit doesn't have. Bois Sensuel is a warm perfume that is great for long, cold winter nights. To me this is really comforting and I use it when I'm going to sleep or need comfort. Not a teen perfume. I would say 25+ or even 30+

I received a 15ml bottle of So Elixir Bois Sensuel with another Yves Rocher purchase. Several months ago when I tested it in the YR store I wasn’t too impressed; but now that I’m wearing it it’s started to grow on me. It’s a typical Olivier Cresp fragrance, very much in the vein of TM Angel and its countless flankers, dominated by a sweet patchouli amplified by vanilla and iris. The opening is very similar to Angel, and it stays very sweet for another hour or so, but then the earthy-woody aspect prevails and the scent develops in that direction. I really like it, and the fact that it is so affordable is an added bonus. It smells much more expensive than it is. On my skin it lasts approximately 5-6 hours; the sillage is quite good in its sweet phase, but as it becomes woodier it turns into a skin scent.