Bois Doré
Perfumer: Fabrice Pellegrin
Votes lean feminine
1,085 ratings
From your scent profile
Van Cleef & Arpels Bois Doré is a sweet, woody unisex scent that pairs vanilla and cedarwood with the creamy warmth of tonka bean absolute.
Skunky's take: When coat weather arrives, this bottle comes off the shelf.
How does it perform?
From 959 community ratings, all out of 10.
Holds up through the day and fades gently toward evening.
People close to you notice, nobody gets overwhelmed.
Sits nicely on a shelf.
Most people feel it is worth the price.
Blind buy risk
91% of votes are positive and opinions barely differ.
Notes
They open one after another, from the first spray into the evening.
Top notesfirst 15 minutes
Base noteswhat stays into the evening
Accords
From most dominant to most subtle.
- Sweet
- Gourmand
- Spicy
- Woody
- Powdery
- Creamy
What does Bois Doré smell like?
Longevity and sillage are both rated good. Most voters pick autumn and winter, spring comes well behind, and summer is chosen least. It leans towards evenings and nights out, yet is also worn easily for leisure and daily use. Votes for feminine and masculine are close, so it sits in the middle of the gender line.
It opens with mineral notes and pepper, dry and lightly spicy. In the heart, vanilla and cedarwood come forward, sweetening the scent and giving it a woody body. The base of tonka bean absolute and white musk settles into a gourmand, powdery, creamy softness. Bois d'Amande and Aaron Terence Hughes Homme have a close profile.
How it changes through the day
First minutes
- Mineral notes
- Pepper
First hours
- Vanilla
- Cedarwood
Towards evening
- Tonka bean absolute
- White musk
When to wear it?
Seasons and occasions, by user votes.
- 39%Autumn
- 36%Winter
- 18%Spring
- 7%Summer
- Evening24%
- Nighttime22%
- Casual21%
- Daytime17%
- Office15%
Smells like this
The closest scents by notes and accords.
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Last updated: October 26, 2026












