Guerlain

Bois Mystérieux

  • Unisex
  • Eau de Parfum
  • 2018

With Bois Mystérieux, Guerlain composes a noble and enveloping woody fragrance. It opens on plum and saffron, reveals rose and oud at its heart and rests on a base of sandalwood and amber.

Main accords

Pyramid & evolution

Unofficial sources Data drawn from unofficial sources, not from the house: this pyramid (like the year and gender shown) may contain discrepancies.

  1. Opening First minutes

    Plum · Saffron

  2. Heart ~30 min to 2 h

    Rose · Oud

  3. Base Several hours

    Sandalwood · Amber

What its composition says

  • 2 materials on top, 2 in the heart, 2 in the base: the three stages are of comparable size.
  • Plum: its rarest material, which only 46 of the 1,980 perfumes analysed in the catalogue contain — about one in 43.
  • Amber: conversely, a material of the common core — 32% of the catalogue contains it.
  • Woody, floral, fruity, spicy and amber: 5 registers of raw materials share its palette, with woody supplying 2 of 6.

Frequencies measured on the Olfact catalogue only.

Scent profile

Estimates derived from the composition — not measured.

Wear time Excellent
9 h and more estimated on skin
Projection Generous
fills a room

Ideal seasons

  • Spring
  • Summer
  • Autumn
  • Winter

Time of day

  • Day
  • Evening

Made for cool to cold weather — below 15 °C (59 °F).

Ideal occasions

  • Dates & seduction Its warm, sensual facets play the card of closeness.

Avoid if…

  • you shun warm, opulent trails, especially in summer.

If Bois Mystérieux by Guerlain seduces, it is through its enveloping warmth: a sensual trail that settles in and that you want to find on yourself again.

Our picks

  • Shares 4 accords, including woody.

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  • Memo Paris Shams Oud Woody Amber Musky Eau de Parfum · 2016

    Shares 3 accords, including woody.

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