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culturedLion8
If I were to award stars based on personal preference, this would get none. However, it is a lutens and presumably well crafted and beautifully packaged.
Bois Sepia reads as pungent, obnoxious, generic men’s cologne, producing huge silage, on my skin. ( I have wore many men’s or unisex fragrances since the 1980’s; and I am fond of scent irrespective of price; and I happen to be a fan of Vetiver, so I don’t criticise Bois Sepia lightly). Sadly, Bois Sepia was my intro to the lutens line; it was in fact the first of six different lutens bell jars (all of which I enjoy more than Bois Sepia) and many assorted other 50 ml bottles. Bois Sepia is also only one I bought in Palais Royale when it was an exclusive years ago. I bought it primarily based on the enthusiastic recommendation of a sales associate there; I believe that Bois Sepia is still considered a popular and safe choice. Although bell jar prices were significantly less expensive than today, it was still an extravagance. In 2014, compared to modern luxury niche brand prices, the lutens price per ml seems far less outrageous. The dark label lined with cream frame as in the picture above is the original old lutens exclusive label which is my bottle.
I eventually gave Bois Sepia to my DH who has very differnt skin chemistry. He spent the better part of a year dutifully dousing himself and not finishing as much of the 75 ml bell as I would have hoped. I eventually learnt that neither of us really liked it on him. In 1985, when we met, he wore the original Lagerfeld for men –not the stuff available today labeled ‘classic’). If left to his own devices today, DH wears FM Vetiver Extraordinaire as his office friendly scent. A sympathetic sales person from another niche line recently suggested that I mix or layer Bois Sepia with my ambre sultan or other lutens . . . No luck. Nothing drowns out bois sepia’s strident voice.
In it’s defense, Bois Sepia is incredibly tenacious with a lot of silage – but I hate silage. If I was giving a gift of safe, always appropriate men’s style fragrance, I would choose modern incarnations of Caron PH or Third Man as nicer and far less costly. Another possible “safe” but reasonably luxurious gift of unisex fragrance might be Hermes Vetiver Tonka. If I felt the gift recipient wanted a classic unisex and signature Lutens, but I was unsure of that persons tolerance of honeyed fruit, spices, incense, smoke or adventure, (although if this were the case, then why Lutens) I would pick Ambre Sultan, as amber has become almost mainstream given today’s EU or IFRA regulations.
crummyBustard2
I love this scent. In my nose, it is warm, a bit spicy but definitely not cologne-like. But this is something I have with the SL-perfumes anyway: I am always drawn to the ones that are seen as the “more masculine” ones – and I totally fail to see that. (Maybe I just connect other scents to “masculinity, I don’t know.)
Anyway, this one stays on pretty well, and I don’t even have a problem with “too much” of it whereas I often tend to get headaches by perfumes. This is just like a very soft and warm blanket for me without being powdery or sweet (it has a hint of sweetness, but it is not fruity but spicy-sweet).
goofyStork6
When I was very young my dad often took me to town with him. How I loved those trips! Among many delightful places we’d go there was this one place we hit on a semi-frequent basis. I can’t remember the exact name but on either side of the store name there was written 5 and 10. So, I suppose it’s safe to say it was a five-and-dime store. I swear there was some kind of crappy aftershave or cologne or some horrid men’s concoction that I opened and sniffed that was so horrific I can remember the event even to this day. I had forgotten the dreadful scent, however, until I popped open the cap on my sample of Serge Lutens Un Bois Sepia. There it was again!
wakefulCheese4
If I were to award stars based on personal preference, this would get none. However, it is a lutens and presumably well crafted and beautifully packaged.
Bois Sepia reads as pungent, obnoxious, generic men’s cologne, producing huge silage, on my skin. ( I have wore many men’s or unisex fragrances since the 1980’s; and I am fond of scent irrespective of price; and I happen to be a fan of Vetiver, so I don’t criticise Bois Sepia lightly). Sadly, Bois Sepia was my intro to the lutens line; it was in fact the first of six different lutens bell jars (all of which I enjoy more than Bois Sepia) and many assorted other 50 ml bottles. Bois Sepia is also only one I bought in Palais Royale when it was an exclusive years ago. I bought it primarily based on the enthusiastic recommendation of a sales associate there; I believe that Bois Sepia is still considered a popular and safe choice. Although bell jar prices were significantly less expensive than today, it was still an extravagance. In 2014, compared to modern luxury niche brand prices, the lutens price per ml seems far less outrageous. The dark label lined with cream frame as in the picture above is the original old lutens exclusive label which is my bottle.
I eventually gave Bois Sepia to my DH who has very differnt skin chemistry. He spent the better part of a year dutifully dousing himself and not finishing as much of the 75 ml bell as I would have hoped. I eventually learnt that neither of us really liked it on him. In 1985, when we met, he wore the original Lagerfeld for men –not the stuff available today labeled ‘classic’). If left to his own devices today, DH wears FM Vetiver Extraordinaire as his office friendly scent. A sympathetic sales person from another niche line recently suggested that I mix or layer Bois Sepia with my ambre sultan or other lutens . . . No luck. Nothing drowns out bois sepia’s strident voice.
In it’s defense, Bois Sepia is incredibly tenacious with a lot of silage – but I hate silage. If I was giving a gift of safe, always appropriate men’s style fragrance, I would choose modern incarnations of Caron PH or Third Man as nicer and far less costly. Another possible “safe” but reasonably luxurious gift of unisex fragrance might be Hermes Vetiver Tonka. If I felt the gift recipient wanted a classic unisex and signature Lutens, but I was unsure of that persons tolerance of honeyed fruit, spices, incense, smoke or adventure, (although if this were the case, then why Lutens) I would pick Ambre Sultan, as amber has become almost mainstream given today’s EU or IFRA regulations.
puzzledPiglet3
I love this scent. In my nose, it is warm, a bit spicy but definitely not cologne-like. But this is something I have with the SL-perfumes anyway: I am always drawn to the ones that are seen as the “more masculine” ones – and I totally fail to see that. (Maybe I just connect other scents to “masculinity, I don’t know.)
Anyway, this one stays on pretty well, and I don’t even have a problem with “too much” of it whereas I often tend to get headaches by perfumes. This is just like a very soft and warm blanket for me without being powdery or sweet (it has a hint of sweetness, but it is not fruity but spicy-sweet).
brainySalt1
When I was very young my dad often took me to town with him. How I loved those trips! Among many delightful places we’d go there was this one place we hit on a semi-frequent basis. I can’t remember the exact name but on either side of the store name there was written 5 and 10. So, I suppose it’s safe to say it was a five-and-dime store. I swear there was some kind of crappy aftershave or cologne or some horrid men’s concoction that I opened and sniffed that was so horrific I can remember the event even to this day. I had forgotten the dreadful scent, however, until I popped open the cap on my sample of Serge Lutens Un Bois Sepia. There it was again!
dearBittern9
I guess I’m one of the unfortunate folk because this doesn’t give me anything more than Vicks vaporub. I’m quite fond of that smell but not at this price range. It softens to woods but I am getting more MDF chipboard than soft, pale woods. Even when it sweetens a bit, the eucalyptus continues to haunt me. I think the most attractive thing about this fragrance is the word “sepia”.
contentBass6
I have been intrigued by Un Bois Sepia for years, but it always managed to lurk in the background because it’s so often described as underwhelming, generic, overly masculine, etc. Well, it’s on my right arm and it’s definitely a winner. Probably not FBW, but I will put it on my largish decant list. The opening is a huge vetiver/cypress monster that, yes, reeked of cheap mens drugstore cologne. I was ready to agree with the general consensus…but, it didn’t take long for some inetersting things to start happening. The vetiver all but disappeared (shame) and the cypress calmed down and now it’s blended with smooth sandalwood, maybe a hint of soapy incense, opoponax, and – I would swear I smell this even though it’s mentioned nowhere in the notes – a whisper of anise. Patchouli is a listed note, but it’s absent for me. It’s really quite lovely, soft, and pretty feminine, IMO. I don’t want to share my sample, but I’d like SO to try this one on (he likes it so far on me).
excludedCoati4
I love this scent and love wearing it with very feminine clothes for the contrast. It definitely starts off mens’ cologne strong, but quickly softens down to a warm, subtle, woody scent that I get a lot of compliments on.
This is not what I would call a “lovely” perfume scent and is one that absolutely must be road-tested before buying.
wrathfulSalt1
My first impression was “Men’s Cologne”. I don’t know what the note is, but I associated it with some kind of aoud-like smell. It also has an uncomfortable type of eucalyptic note (like in Tubereuse Crim?), that lingers for the first 10-15 minutes or so. After that, the “Men’s Cologne” type smell softens considerably into a warm, not-excessively-dry, powdery wood fragrance that could be wearable by either sex really. Surprising, considering the initial blast of “Men’s Cologne” scent! 🙂
pluckyMuesli8
I have to agree with a lot of the other reviewers – this really does smell like a Male scent. Do you know what the smell is?? It smells like the older men who slick their hair back with VO5. That’s the smell.
I’m also shocked how this scent can be included in Serge Lutens non import fragrance line. It’s a bit too strong and much too VO5. Sorry. Will not buy this ever.
wrathfulJerky8
VETIVER! Vetiver, vetiver, vetiver!!! Get it? Good. Mill around the men’s fragrance counter at any mall department store, and this is what Un Bois Sepia smells like. To be fair, the drydown is a little more “unusual” (softer) than most men’s fragrances, and there is less of a chemical/alcohol note present. But I wouldn’t want to snuggle up to anyone wearing this, no sirree! I cannot believe that this is part of the SL line-up. Amazing. A really big “miss” from one of my favorite perfume houses.
selfishCheese7
Fresh green opening, which then degenerates into a mess of assorted woods and roots. I imagine the piles of debris we have left over from January’s ice storm would smell like this.