Un Bois Vanille

15 reseñas

Mostrando las más recientes primero.

• herreroph

  June 25, 2014

  

  Exquisite fragrance with a warm vanilla trail bathed in coconut, but this coconut isn’t rancid; instead, it gives it a unique creaminess. When you think it’s gone, it reappears. 10/10.

• Azumi79

  December 18, 2016

  

  To me, it’s stunning. If you enjoy sweet and creamy scents, this is the one for you. It transports me to sitting by a fireplace on a winter’s night. It wraps around you like a blanket and makes you feel wonderful. I can’t stop smelling it and now I’m curious how long it lasts, as this is my first time trying it. It has completely won me over.

• remy

  May 10, 2017

  

  What a gem! I loved it from the very first spray and have already added it to my wishlist. It opens with a sweet explosion of vanilla, black licorice, and almond notes that perfectly balance the sugar. A pity I can’t quite detect the coconut. The vanilla caramelises with honey and benzoin before evolving into a dark, woody, balsamic trail thanks to sandalwood, guaiac, and tonka bean. It’s a powerful vanilla gourmand with excellent sillage and lasts over 10 hours on my skin. Works well for unisex wear. I’m eager to try more from Serge Lutens. Ideal for cold weather, day or night. Soft, sweet, and cosy. It reminds me of a more mature, sophisticated Pink Sugar, or Guerlain’s L’Homme Idéal Elixir without the raspberry note. I’d wear it by day and Bois Vanille by night. It evokes the story of Hansel and Gretel: a magical forest with licorice and vanilla trees, marshmallows by the fire, and a gingerbread house. No witches or wolves, just a kind grandmother giving us a hug. A dream forest I want to return to again and again.

• Casablanca77

  September 15, 2017

  

  Un Bois Vanille is a step forward in my search for vanilla and chocolate gourmands, excluding fruity ones with musk that I don’t like. This has struck a chord deeply. Mentally, it transports me, isolates me, and calms me: imagine someone arguing cynically with you, and in that moment, you smell Bois Vanille; you’d believe they’re telling you you’re the most extraordinary person on the planet. Serge Lutens is synonymous with aromatherapy for me. I’ve taken a long time to review it because every time I smelled the sample, I found new nuances, sometimes more woody, other times more vanilla. After months, it’s an essential fragrance to enjoy when you seek real vanilla. It oozes quality and the house’s style; along with Feminité du Bois and Datura Noir, they left me in a deep dream. It has a juicy opening of vanilla and coconut pulp that doesn’t sweeten until it overwhelms the senses, then comes the almond… what holy almond? It’s so perfect that even someone who doesn’t like vanillas would stop and think: is it possible that perfect vanilla exists? Yes. It’s so good my nose can’t appreciate it to the maximum; it’s made for the gods. It lasts many hours but doesn’t project much, forgiven for the nose, sniffing it is a pleasure. I would buy ten litres of this perfume.

• LizGlz

  April 26, 2018

  

  I fell so in love with this perfume that the note combination is perfect. It’s a gourmand, but not just any gourmand; it’s like a fancy, fine sweet with too much class. The vanilla is so greedy yet so elegant and tender. For me, a Bois Vanille has everything to enchant.

• Edu Lezana

  May 11, 2018

  

  Lutens and Sheldrake created this marvel. It’s oriental, but fresh, creamy coconut milk stands out, with gourmand tones. It has honey hints, typical of Lutens’ orientals, and evolves into a well-blended mix of coconut, subtle and ethereal vanilla, and gaia wood. It’s an appetising gourmand, sweet and pleasant. It has excellent fixative qualities and moderate sillage. On my skin, the coconut really shines; it conjures images of tropical palm nights and sensuality. It’s creamy and sweet, very wearable with fresh temperatures and cloudy days. A youthful and unisex aroma, perfect for fun, night outings. A good Lutens oriental; I believe this man creates the best orientals to suit the Western palate.

• Edu Lezana

  May 30, 2018

  

  Lutens and Sheldrake created this masterpiece. It’s oriental, but fresh coconut milk stands out—creamy and gourmand. It has hints of honey, typical of Lutens, and evolves into a well-blended mix of coconut, subtle vanilla, and guaiac wood. It’s an appetising gourmand, sweet and pleasant, with good longevity and moderate sillage. On my skin, the coconut shines brightly, evoking images of tropical nights with palm trees and sensuality. It’s creamy, sweet, and very wearable in cool temperatures and cloudy days. A youthful and unisex scent, perfect for fun night outs. A fine oriental from Lutens. I believe this man creates the best western-friendly orientals.

• ChocoChan

  October 13, 2022

  

  It’s a more realistic vanilla, not pastry-like, but smelling of the real bean; nothing gourmand for me. Very original, one of the best I’ve tried. I’d describe it as waxed and talc-dusted vanilla with a slight sweet touch, far from gourmand. At first, that bitter, realistic, dark waxed vanilla comes out, with a hint of licorice. Then it turns creamy, milky, and talc-dusted, sweetening a little thanks to the tonka bean, but it doesn’t reach edible sweetness; it’s relaxing, cosy, and talc-dusted. I’ve seen it compared to Acqua di Parma’s Pink Sugar… all opinions are respectable, as scents change on skin and no one has the absolute truth. But for me, Pink Sugar is super sweet, artificial, youthful, and cloying, even invasive. This fragrance isn’t very sweet or cloying; I’d wear it any season and it wouldn’t be heavy even in summer; its sweetness is natural, adult, and non-invasive. It lasts about 8 hours on my skin. The sillage confuses me; some days I don’t feel it unless I bury my nose in my skin, and other days I do, though it remains personal.

• Luxu

  December 9, 2022

  

  This is my favourite vanilla perfume. It has everything I want; it’s a spell of seduction or golden ambrosia. It flew off the shelves on Black Friday, followed by many disappointing reviews in English; I don’t understand people who buy just to buy. The mystique is in testing and choosing the special one. I like complex perfumes; before moving to niche, I dealt with interesting aromas that sometimes gave me headaches or I hated the opening notes, but this is delicious, soft, and creamy from start to finish and lasts quite a while. It opens with a sweet vanilla, not the loud gourmands like Tobacco Vanille or Dior Addict. Here lies the magic: every time I bring my wrist to my nose, it smells different; sometimes cocoa, other times licorice, other times vanilla and incense. Then it stabilises into a sensual, warm, and comforting incense-infused vanilla. It’s not the typical vanilla, so I don’t recommend buying blindly.

• Sweetvanille

  December 30, 2022

  

  I sought it out again because it’s unforgettable and I needed to feel wrapped in it. It’s warm, comforting, it’s home. It’s not just a perfume; it’s something more. It’s sweet but not overpowering. It brings to mind the warmth of a fireplace—not the smell, but that comfort of warm hands beside a pumpkin pie. The pumpkin isn’t cloying but sweetens, just like this. If you love vanilla, you’ll love it. It’s a mature vanilla, not feminine; it’s a ‘know-how’. The tonka bean, benzoin, and almond are masterful. In my opinion, an unparalleled work of art. Thank you, Serge, for this delicate perfume.

• Sweetvanille

  January 8, 2023

  

  I owned it and searched for it again; it’s unforgettable and I needed to feel wrapped in it. It’s warm, comforting, it’s home. It’s not just a perfume, it’s something more. It’s ‘home’. Sweet but not overpowering. It brings me the warmth of a fireplace, not the smell, but that comfort of warm hands beside a pumpkin pie. The pumpkin isn’t cloying but sweetens, just like this scent. If you love vanilla, you’ll love this. It’s a non-feminine, mature vanilla, a true ‘know-how’. The tonka bean with benzoin and almond is masterful. In my opinion, a unique work of art. Thank you, Serge, for such a delicate fragrance.

• Coquita

  February 24, 2023

  

  It’s an ultra-sweet, honeyed gourmand with vanilla and coconut. It’s incredibly linear and actually makes me hungry, evoking the coconut candies from the kiosk at my school. Longevity is eternal and projection is potent: if I apply more than two sprays, I get dizzy. I see it as leaning feminine, informal, and winter-appropriate. If used sparingly, it’s comforting and could work at work, though I view it more for home or quiet outings. Its excessive sweetness makes it cloying for consecutive days; it reminds me of Kerosene’s Unknown Pleasures (though this one has less lemon). Still, I recommend it to lovers of extra-sweet scents, as it’s a fragrance I’d love to smell occasionally on someone else. Pleasant 6/10, interesting 6/10, versatile 6/10, original 7/10.

• Jaionemaite3

  June 4, 2023

  

  On my first try, I detected a strong licorice and coffee scent, even though coffee isn’t listed in the notes; that’s how it hits my skin. It’s a bold opening, but it quickly settles into a very special woody vanilla. I don’t have vanilla at home, but I’m absolutely obsessed with the base of this perfume; it’s original and delicious. Serge Lutens perfumes are either a love or a hate; I only own this and Ambre Sultan, and I adore both.

• FloorPerfumeadicta

  April 17, 2024

  

  A sweet, marked oriental vanilla with incense, coconut, and sandalwood. For a moment, it smells like a vanilla and incense incense burner with a hint of coconut. It opens with a sweet, warm, smoky, and comforting vanilla—sensual, yet not one of those typical gourmands like Poison Girl or Lolita Lempicka. If you like vanillas, you’ll adore it. Ideal for cold weather, with moderate sillage lasting around 8 hours. It’s exquisite, but I wouldn’t buy it myself as it didn’t grab me at first. Scent 9/10, longevity 8/10, sillage 7/10, packaging 5/10, value for money 8/10, versatility 4/10. Would I buy it? For now, no.

• waLplanet

  July 13, 2025

  

  I tried Un Bois de Vanille via decant. While the vanilla is indeed sweet, what truly fascinates me is that potent beeswax note. It gives it a handmade, homemade feel—nothing technological, reminiscent of Guillab Hadar or Loewe’s Paula’s Ibiza Eclectic. That wax adds real body and texture. The opening is striking, almost animalic due to the wax, but then it rounds off into a warm sweetness, maintaining that base. Beyond the star vanilla, there’s a silky coconut and a very subtle sandalwood. To be honest, it feels too sweet for me, but I’d love to wear it on a woman. It’s an exceptional composition: a vanilla with personality and warmth that makes it unique.