Solinotes · 2023
Bois de Oud EDP
Longevity
Long-lasting5-8 hours
Projection
CloseArm's length
Polarising
Mixed
woody
smoky
grounded
skin-close
Snapshot
The full profile.
About This Perfume
Solinotes Bois de Oud comes across as smoky oud incense with peppery, powdery woods. It opens with incense and pepper, moves into Oud and iris and settles on myrrh, amber and musk. It reads unisex.
This eau de parfum is best in spring, fall and winter and is easy to wear day or night. It suits casual days and the office. Released in 2023.
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 woody and smoky for casual days.
- Sample first if: woody is new territory for you.
- Skip if: you dislike spicy fragrances.
Around $14.
Explore more: More from Solinotes · Woody perfumes · Incense perfumes · Oud perfumes
Concentration
EDP
Occasion
Casual · office
Projection
Close
Gender lean
Leans unisex
The verdict
Best for
Best for
- Casual
- Office
The Brand
Solinotes
Solinotes is a French fragrance line built on a single conceit: one note per bottle. Each fragrance names and centres a single dominant note, such as patchouli, tonka, oud, mocha or santal, for the shopper who wants a scent that smells of one clear thing rather than a bouquet. 32 Solinotes perfumes are listed on Scendira; the cheapest sits near $11 and the priciest near $46. In community threads Scendira tracks, the Solinotes names that surface are Solinotes Vanille, Solinotes Tonka and Solinotes The Blanc.
Notes behind the picks
Solinotes Vanille (2010) reads as warm vanilla custard dusted with spices, opening on vanilla and white blossoms and drying down to spices. Solinotes Tonka (Eau de Parfum, 2018) is described as creamy tonka sweetness with powdery musk, with balsamic notes and petitgrain up top and musk and amber underneath. On Solinotes The Blanc (2017), expect cool bergamot and white tea with clean musk; it starts with cardamom and bergamot and settles on white musk and osmanthus.
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FAQ
Common questions.
It smells like smoky oud incense with peppery, powdery woods. It opens with incense and pepper, moves into Oud and iris and settles on myrrh, amber and musk.
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, 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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