Bon Parfumeur · 2017
401 cedar, candied plum, vanilla
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Mixed
woody
warm
grounded
skin-close
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Bon Parfumeur 401 cedar, candied plum, vanilla smells like Smoky cedar incense with sweet candied plum. It opens with incense, elemi and cypress, moves into plum, cedar and cinnamon and settles on vanilla, labdanum and sandalwood. It reads unisex.
This fragrance is best in fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days and the office. Released in 2017.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something woody and warm for casual days.
- Sample first if: woody is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you want a scent other people notice from across the room.
Around $70.
Explore more: More from Bon Parfumeur · Woody perfumes · Incense perfumes · Elemi perfumes
Occasion
Casual · office
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
- Office
Bon Parfumeur is a Paris-based niche fragrance house organised around a numbered-collection format, each fragrance is titled by a three-digit reference and its main note trio (e.g. 902 armagnac, blond tobacco, cinnamon), an approach that makes the catalogue browsable by ingredient. The 21 live pieces on Scendira are almost entirely unisex (15 of 21) and skew Fresh (5), Woody (4) and Gourmand (4). Prices sit in the mid-niche band: $70-$220 (average $131). Standout live pieces: 502 Iris Cartagena ($220,.17, creamy cocoa rum, sweet vanilla coffee), 902 armagnac, blond tobacco, cinnamon ($70,.03, smoky spiced brandy, sweet blond tobacco), YMC ($70,.02, sweet orange, saffron, cinnamon with powdery softness), 803 sea spray, ginger, patchouli ($76,.02, salty sea breeze with ginger and patchouli) and 603 Cuir Sahib ($220,.02, smoky leather, resin, and sage on warm skin).
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Smoky cedar incense with sweet candied plum. It opens with incense, elemi and cypress, moves into plum, cedar and cinnamon and settles on vanilla, labdanum and sandalwood.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and stays close to the skin.
It is best in fall and winter. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days and the office.
It reads unisex.
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