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.

Very well blended, and after a longer period of averege perfumes from Yves Rocher, this is a more than a very welcome guest. Here in Norway it became available just in 2020, even if it has been around longer than that in other countries. I am currently in a period of deeper and warmer scents, and Bois sensuel fits that perfectly. It lacks the little extra zing from being my evening choice. But it for sure is an absolute fav when I want to feel a bit luxury in the office. Even if it is a patchouli frag, I love that it digs deeper than the other typical patchoulis around, such as Coco mademoiselle and Yves Rocer’s own So Elixir and Mon Evidence, which I find all to be a bit too linear and girly. If you like the above mentioned scents, but would like to add a bit more depth and warmth, try Bois Sensuel.

It's one of the perfumes that get to smell better in time. After the first spritz the notes are not quite together, but after some time they mingle together into a perfect woody-vanilla-rosy blend. I know, rose is not listed but I can detect some deep red or even black rose note here. Another note not listed that I can smell is black cherry but again - really soft. Patchouli is extremely delicate and it's this natural essential patchouli oil that I get here, not the so called "patch" that is the alleged "patchouli" in stuff such as Miss Dior New or Coco Mad. Here it's REAL. At first the perfume reminds me of Avon Prowl a bit but soon the hideous note disappears while in Prowl it persists. This perfume is a really natural combination, perfect for cloudy autumn days. Love it!!!

DIRTY COMPLIMENTS _______________________________________________________ A few months ago, I went into the Yves Rocher store to try a new fragrance. I had never heard of 'BOIS SENSUEL' and tried it out. After that, I couldn't smell anything else. 'BOIS SENSUEL' is incredibly strong and loud. You can sense the dirty patchouli in the lead. During the dry down, the patchouli makes room for the vanilla, however the dirty remains - mainly because of the iris. I got a lot of compliments from male collegues, who couldn't believe it to be a female fragrance. For it's price, it is really powerful and great. Longetivity: - 7/10 Sillage: - 10/10 (humogous) All in all: 9 out of 10 points. P.S. some of my female collegues compaired it to 'Gucci Guilty Intense'.

This is the most beautiful patchouli scent I have smelled until now. It is so sweet and the patchouli note makes it nutty. Mixed with the vanilla it makes this scent a very sophisticated gourmand. A friend of mine has given me a mini. She had it in a set of three (together with Moment de Bonheur and Quelques notes d'amour) and she said she didn't like it because she found it "too sweet". It is quite sweet, ideed, but it is so nice to my nose. The patchouli note is so natural as well, very similar to the essential oil. The sillage is pretty good, it lasts also quite long :) The drydown (after ten minutes or so) remindes me of Avon's Far Away, or at least the bottle which my mom had in the late 90s :)

Just sprayed this about 10min a go. So far, it is a winner..! Nice warm opening, yes, even a bit Angel-esque (I cannot wear Angel) but in a good way. There was a moment where I got a whiff of the iris and though “oh no, what is that doing here, it’s turning weird” but then it mellowed and made sense. I can also understand the comparison to LVEB, there are similar notes (but of course this is missing quite a lot of the LVEB composition). The iris and patch are related for sure. Will have to update later on about longevity etc, but right now it is just gorgeous. Great simple combination, feels really sensual and beautiful without being too much. I could see this becoming a favorite!

I love the original So Elixir, but I was expecting to find this too strong. I was wrong! I have been wearing this every day for a week and I keep loving it more and more. Sometimes at the end of a day, I will think "what smells so good?" and it's the final sweet drydown of Bois Sensuel. Note: As mentioned, the bottle pictured here is not the full size version. The 50ml bottle is exactly the same as the So Elixir bottle, except for the colouring. The Bois Sensuel bottle is medium brown in colour, with a deeper brown at the bottom of the bottle, sort of an ombre effect.

There are fragrances that smell good, and others that beside smelling pretty enhance your prettiness at the same time. And this is one of those. Smells like an amber stone. I would wear this on warm summer days, not like super hot but warm. It's like you shower yourself in the rays of the red and golden twilight rays. Late summer afternoons, when the hot chilly atmosphere is thrilled by cooling windy blows. Has an alternative kind of preciousness, can be adapted on a slightly elegant-slightly edgy look. It's like you didn't try, gives you an easy going noble allure.

Very nice. A woodsy gourmand. It is quite sweet and decadent. Although patch is listed it is not heavy here. There is definitely a lot of sweet vanilla and some iris. There is something almost spicey and fruity as well. I like this better than So Elixir actually. There is plenty of wood in this to prevent it turning into yet another LVEB wannabe. There is not much iris and not enough patch to make it similar to iris noir. Great longevity and impressive sillage. Its definitely one of the better Yves Rocher fragrances.

On my skin, I get overwhelming patchouli, vanilla, and iris, which is exactly what it says on the label, but it's a lot more complex. The fragrance spreads well and you are enveloped in a halo of fragrance with just two pumps. There's plenty of vanilla, but it's not a gourmand vanilla, it's a dark and sexy finish. This is a scent that is not readily accepted in Japan, but I love it! It exudes the sexiness and ease of an independent, mature woman.

A very delicious gourmand Patchouli Vanilla scent with a hint of iris that makes it a bit uplifting and less rough-smelling. Very simple in composition, but still very powerful and effective, a great winter scent for someone who is over 25. For some reason, it has a rose jam aspect to it, which I do not mind at all because I love sweet rose scents. Projection 7/10 Longevity 8/10 Scent 8/10 Very impressive from Yves Rocher!

It's chilly here is SE England tonight. I've just sprayed Bois Sensuel and the patchouli smells almost chocolatey on first application. Not particularly powdery, the non-sweet vanilla is creamy and supports that chocolate-patchouli beautifully. Three notes (with the iris) in perfect harmony. This is glorious. I am wearing it to work tomorrow.

I am so glad I purchased this - it's so rich and only consists of three notes perfectly balanced in an exquisite accord. I wear it even now when it's hot and we all know how hard is to find sexy gourmand with patch that can be worn in summer. I wish it was more longlasting, but damn it does smell sooo good, sexy and provocative.

At last something interesting again from Yves Rocher. Several fine fragrances have disappeared over the years and been replaced with harmless tuttifrutti fragrances. It will be interesting to test this one. Might get a mini when placing an order in fall. Who knows? Hope so. The notes seem really promising.

Beautiful, rich and sultry. On my skin the sweetness is very discreet. I've never thought that I would be impressed so much by a perfume with patchouli as a main note. Silage is moderate on me, after 4-5 it turns into a smokey, sexy skin scent.

Hey!!! I'm quite impressed!!! For not being quite an expensive fragrance , this one sure ranks up there with the best of them. This reminds me of a softer version of Thierry Mugler's' Angel Muse. I love this! A wonderful blind buy.