L'artisan Parfumeur · 2003
Bois Farine EDT
Longevity
2–8 h60% of 18 people
Projection
Softabout 2 in 3 of 74 people
Worn by
Everyonemost often worn by
woody
powdery
grounded
skin-close
woody pencil shavings, powdery spice and grapefruit
Scent Notes
Clean & Musky / Powdery
Heart
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What the community says
Powdery and warm
Scendira's summary of 200+ people on perfume review sites. Updated 25 Oct 2026
How long it lasts92 people
2–8 h
for 60% of people
0 h3 h6 h9 h12+ h
60% of people get 2–8 hours. From 18 people who said how many hours. The dot is the middle answer (6 h).
30% Fades quickly
45% Moderate
25%
25% long-lasting · rounded to the nearest 5%
Mixed reports on wear time
How far it projects74 people
Leans soft
about 2 in 3 say it stays close to the skin
In words
Ask people how far Bois Farine carries, and about 2 in 3 say it stays close to the skin.
Where opinion splits
Say it lasts a long timeSay it fades quickly
Splits opinion on how long it lasts
Also worth knowing
Compliments
4%
4% of people who wear it get compliments (82).
Typical perfume we track: 8%.
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Summary in words
L'artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine: what 200+ people say about it.
In short: Powdery and warm.
Worn by everyone.
60% of people get 2–8 hours of wear (18 people who said how many hours; the middle answer is 6 hours).
About 45% of 92 people say it lasts a moderate time (mixed reports on wear time).
Leans soft (74 people): Ask people how far Bois Farine carries, and about 2 in 3 say it stays close to the skin.
Splits opinion on how long it lasts: 25% of 92 say it lasts a long time, 30% say it fades quickly.
4% of people who wear it get compliments (82).
Perfumes people say smell alike: Il Était Un Bois by L'artisan Parfumeur (64% of voters).
Each person counts once per topic. Reported experiences, not verified purchases; skin, climate and batch change how a scent wears.
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How we count
- It sums up what 200+ 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.
- Matches with 100+ voters come first; early reads have fewer votes.
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Think woody pencil shavings, powdery spice and grapefruit: that is L'artisan Parfumeur Bois Farine. It opens with fennel seed and grapefruit, moves into ambrette seed, grain and wheat and settles on sandalwood, gaiac wood and benzoin. It reads unisex.
This eau de toilette is best in spring, fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. Reach for it for the office. Released in 2003.
Wearers report that 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 woody and powdery for the office.
- Sample first if: woody is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike powdery fragrances.
Around $225.
Explore more: More from L'artisan Parfumeur · Woody perfumes · Grapefruit perfumes · Sandalwood perfumes
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Office
The Brand
L'artisan Parfumeur
L'artisan Parfumeur is one of the earliest modern niche houses, the Paris maison founded in 1976 by Jean Laporte and widely credited with helping shape the modern niche perfumery category. Across 76 L'artisan Parfumeur perfumes, the price spread is about $46 to $435. Mentions are highest for L'artisan Parfumeur Premier Figuier, followed by L'artisan Parfumeur Passage d'Enfer and L'artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu.
Inside the three picks
L'artisan Parfumeur Premier Figuier (1994) opens with fig leaf and galbanum and ends on coconut milk, pine needle and sandalwood; overall it reads as fig leaves and peach with creamy almond milk. For L'artisan Parfumeur Passage d'Enfer (1999), expect smoky rose incense over woody resin: ginger and rose up top, benzoin, cedar and sandalwood underneath. L'artisan Parfumeur Timbuktu (Eau de Toilette, 2004) comes across as smoky, resinous incense over green vetiver grass, with green mango and cardamom at the start and vetiver, myrrh and benzoin at the base.
The Scendira brands page has every house, and woody perfumes and fresh perfumes are the nearest families to the picks above.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like woody pencil shavings, powdery spice and grapefruit. It opens with fennel seed and grapefruit, moves into ambrette seed, grain and wheat and settles on sandalwood, gaiac wood and benzoin.
Wearers report that it lasts roughly a working morning or afternoon, and projects to about arm's length.
It is best in spring, fall and winter. It is easy to wear day or night. It suits the office.
It reads unisex.
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