Bois Naufrage Parfumerie Generale

Source: Fragrantica.com

Bois Naufrage was inspired by a photograph entitled 'Nu au Bois Flotte' (naked on driftwood) by the legendary Lucien Clergue in 1971. In French, bois flotté is translated to driftwood; naufragé means shipwrecked.

This is a warmer and more polished ode to driftwood and the sea in general, as compared to the cool and bracing air of Arran Aromatics' Driftwood. I smell and envision a warm, salty sea air on a sunny afternoon by a beach dotted with washed up bodies of driftwood, polished smooth by the sea.

 There is a subtle sweetness in Bois Naufrage that reminds me of figs, more green like in Profumum Roma's Ichnusa as compared to the milky fig Dambrosia from the same house. The wind carries the smell of wildflowers and grass that cling tenaciously to what soil there is by the seashore. Where Arran Aromatics' Driftwood takes me back to the cold shores of the Atlantic in fall, Bois Naufrage takes me to the warm blue-green waters of the Mediterranean, accompanied by the light-hearted freedom of summer holidays.

It has a raw and piercing opening but quickly settles into a snugly, wind-swept, brine-encrusted woody scent that would lounge comfortably on both smart attire or casual wear. Bois Naufrage has an average projection and longevity on me after settling down from its brash start. I think its easily unisex but personally I would prefer to smell this on the right guy.