Bois D’Orage (AKA French Lover — which may be sweeter and a little tobacco-y) (or Thunder Wood — Malle flier) [or better yet: Thunderstorm Warning -- that's the sense I get out of it!] [$190 for 100 ml or $5.99 up for a sample at The Perfume Court] is a heady men’s fragrance. It is very crisp and dry.

Pierre Bourdon is the nose for this one. I have loved and worn two of his other fragrances: Dior’s Dolce Vita and Malle’s Iris Poudre.

Notes: Patchouli, incense, tree moss, ceder, Angelica, galbanum and pimento.

I almost put this in my dry Patchouli category, because it is Patchouli that blasts out at me. It is much, much, much too strong and dry for me, even with the tiniest squirt, when I first spritzed it from my sample.

Of course I would have known to go easier, if I’d paid attention that it is a men’s fragrance, even though I wear some. I expected it to be sweeter. It is definitely not sweet.

But now, hours later, it is a rich, sophisticated “skin enhancer” as the sample flier states. I doubt anyone can smell it except for me unless they get close, which is how I like my fragrances.

It is a terrific men’s scent. I’m more circumspect when recommending it for a woman — if you can get past the initial blast or if that first blast is different on you than on me it would work. The Non-Blonde can wear this one.

From the flyer again:

…a dramatic, almost Wagnerian composition that expresses the contained sophistication of the smart man.

Nathan Branch loves this one. He has beautiful pictures at his blog. He is the quintessential man for whom this was designed.

This is how SMT feels about this fragrance– if only it had smelled that way on me! I like to think of angel’s singing when a fragrance really works. I’m going to remember this quote:

And molecular attraction happens. They can say whatever they want about skin chemistry not existing. When a perfume really works on somebody’s skin …well, you just know it. You know it, your companion knows it, the sales assistant knows it… Barney’s goes quiet for just a second to honor the solemnity of the moment. Perfume Smellin’ Things

Do you wear this one?
Did it work for you?

Karin
www.savvythinker.com
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