Bois Imperial – Eau de Parfum

Essential Parfums – a Paris-based niche house that puts its perfumers' names front and center and builds every bottle to be refilled.

Bois Imperial smells spicy-fresh and modern-woody. Pepper, Thai basil and grapefruit open peppery and green, georgywood, cedarwood, vetiver, akigalawood and petalia weave into a clear woody heart, before ambrofix and patchouli settle into a warm, faintly earthy base.

Bois Imperial works year-round and at any time of day – the gender-neutral scent is as easy for everyday wear as it is fitting as a signature scent for special occasions.

What wins us over about Bois Imperial is how naturally freshness and depth sit together here – no loud statement, just a scent that wears like it's already been part of your wardrobe for years. The georgywood-ambrofix accord gives the wood a modern, almost creamy edge that classic cedarwood fragrances often lack.

THE SNUD SCENT GUIDE

Everything you want to know about this fragrance.

What does Bois Imperial smell like?

Spicy-fresh and woody: pepper, Thai basil and grapefruit open, georgywood, cedarwood, vetiver and akigalawood form the heart, ambrofix and patchouli settle into a warm base.

How does Bois Imperial feel?

Close to the skin yet present – a skin scent with backbone that warms more than it projects, unfolding a little differently as the day goes on.

When do you wear Bois Imperial?

Year-round, from the office by day to evenings out – a reliable signature scent for anyone who loves wood and freshness in equal measure.

What else might I like if I love Bois Imperial?

If you love the woody-spicy combination in Bois Imperial, try Santal Calling by Ex Nihilo too – a creamy, spicy sandalwood fragrance with similar depth.

Still unsure? Discover Bois Imperial as a sample first – the sample price is credited toward the full-size purchase.