
He followed it up with a raft of Bois fragrances: Bois des Violettes, Bois et Fruits, Bois et Musc, Un Bois de Vanille, Un Bois Sepia, Bois Oriental and Miel de Bois. Like the gastronomic rediscovery that salty and sweet go well together (hello salted caramel and bacon chocolate), Féminité du Bois’s honey- and spice-dipped shaved cedar feels intuitively right. Féminité du Bois established a new “flavor” in women’s perfume: sharp cedar counterbalanced with fruit and spice.


Just as Picasso had his Blue period, Serge Lutens had his “Bois” period, and Féminité du Bois was its foundation.
