Vendor: Bottega Veneta
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Bottega Veneta · 2021
Illusione Bois Nu EDT
Longevity
Variesreports split · 42 people
Projection
Variesreports split · 36 people
Worn by
Mostly menmost often worn by
fresh
uplifting
Bright citrus, green sage, creamy wood
Scent Notes
Fresh
Heart
Base
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What the community says
Scendira's summary of what people post on perfume review sites and Reddit, updated 25 Oct 2026: 42 describe how long it lasts, 36 how far it projects and 19 how it smells. Most other posts only name Illusione Bois Nu.
How long it lasts42 people
Wear time varies a lot
about half say it lasts a moderate time
about 1 in 3 say it lasts a long time
In words
No single story here: about half say it lasts a moderate time, while about 1 in 3 say it lasts a long time.
How far it projects36 people
Mixed reports on projection
about half say it projects moderately
about 1 in 3 say it stays close to the skin
In words
No single story here: about half say it projects moderately, while about 1 in 3 say it stays close to the skin.
Read what people say
Reddit threads about it
Summary in words
Bottega Veneta Illusione Bois Nu: what people say about it.
Most often worn by men.
Wear time varies a lot (42 people): No single story here: about half say it lasts a moderate time, while about 1 in 3 say it lasts a long time.
Mixed reports on projection (36 people): No single story here: about half say it projects moderately, while about 1 in 3 say it stays close to the skin.
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
Community data through .
How we count
- It sums up what 40+ people have said about this perfume in community discussions and perfume reviews, up to 25 Oct 2026.
- Each person counts once per topic, however often they posted. A count or bar only appears once enough people have described that topic.
- These are reported experiences, not verified-purchase reviews or a rating. Skin, climate and batch all change how a scent wears.
- Scendira’s AI reads each review and post and tags what it says (how long it lasts, how far it projects, how it smells). We count each person once per topic; the sentences here are written from those counts.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think Bright citrus, green sage, creamy wood: that is Bottega Veneta Illusione Bois Nu. It opens with bitter orange, lemon and bergamot, moves into clary sage, tiaré and patchouli and settles on akigalawood®, tonka bean and vanilla. It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
This eau de toilette is best in spring, summer and fall and is a daytime scent. It suits casual days. Released in 2021.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
Is it right for you?
- Best for: anyone after something fresh and uplifting for casual days.
- Sample first if: fresh is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike woody fragrances.
Around $64.
Explore more: Fresh perfumes · Bitter orange perfumes · Lemon perfumes · Bergamot perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
The Brand
Bottega Veneta
Bottega Veneta, the Italian fashion house founded in Vicenza in 1966, has 13 perfumes on Scendira, from about $61 to $500. The most-mentioned Bottega Veneta perfumes in the communities people use to talk fragrance are Pour Homme, Knot and Essence Aromatique, a pine-and-leather scent and two fresh citrus ones.
How the Bottega Veneta picks differ
Pour Homme (Eau de Toilette, 2013) is a pine forest breeze with sharp bergamot and leathered air, opening on juniper, Siberian stone pine and Calabrian bergamot and resting on leather and Indonesian patchouli.
Knot launched in 2014 and smells like bright citrus and neroli over soft musk, with orange blossom, clementine and lime above musk and tonka bean.
Essence Aromatique, an Eau de Cologne also from 2014, is fresh bergamot with green coriander and floral powder, drying to sandalwood, tonka bean and vanilla.
If one of these catches your nose, bergamot perfumes and neroli perfumes show where else those notes turn up.
Its picks sit in woody perfumes and citrus perfumes.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like Bright citrus, green sage, creamy wood. It opens with bitter orange, lemon and bergamot, moves into clary sage, tiaré and patchouli and settles on akigalawood®, tonka bean and vanilla.
In the community's experience it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, summer and fall. It is a daytime scent. It suits casual days.
It leans masculine, though anyone can wear it.
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