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Naomi Goodsir

Designer · USA

Bois d'Ascese

Tobacco and whiskey make a heavy, boozy opening, and labdanum and cinnamon carry the heat into an amber heart. From there Julien Rasquinet turns the composition dry and smoky with incense, cedar and oakmoss, so a sweet start ends close to the austerity the name evokes.

Its materials in the catalog

Counts recorded in the Essentia catalog, out of 56,049 perfumes. Infrequent means rarely recorded here, not rare on the market. They do not indicate formula quantities or preference.

Its least common notes

  • whiskey in 221 perfumes
  • tobacco in 1,555 perfumes

Its least common accords

  • whiskey in 159 perfumes
  • tobacco in 1,140 perfumes
  • smoky in 1,822 perfumes

Profile Matches were searched by criteria including some of this perfume's less common materials: smoky, tobacco, whiskey, balsamic, Cinnamon, Incense, Oakmoss, Labdanum and tobacco.

Of the 5 perfumes from this house in the catalog, between 2012 and 2017.

UnisexProfile

2012

Released

Perfumers

Julien RasquinetView perfumer profile →

Main Accords

amberwoodysmokytobaccowarm spicy

Accord Profile

Main Accord Structure

amber100%
woody88%
smoky77%
tobacco65%
warm spicy53%
whiskey41%
balsamic30%
sweet18%

Composition

Notes Pyramid

Top Notes
tobaccowhiskey
Heart Notes
AmberCinnamonLabdanum
Base Notes
CedarIncenseOakmoss

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Fragrance Fit

When To Wear

35%
WinterPeak
35%
Spring
35%
Summer
35%
Autumn
35%
DayPeak
35%
Night
Winter35%Peak
Spring35%
Summer35%
Autumn35%
Day35%Peak
Night35%

Profile Matches

6

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Resin
The Poetry of Longing

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The Poetry of Longing

Resin
Qaaid

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Qaaid

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oM

House Of Matriarch

oM

Resin

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