Bois Oriental
meets Feminité du Bois.
Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.
Virginia Cedar
Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.
Concentration not recorded leads with woody; Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.
| At a glance |  Serge Lutens Bois OrientalConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |  Serge Lutens Feminité du BoisConcentration not recorded Explore fragrance ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration | Concentration not recorded | Concentration not recorded |
| Listed bottle sizes | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Brand origin | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Made in | Not yet verified | Not yet verified |
| Listed year | 1992 | 2009 |
| Leading accords | woody · warm spicy · powdery | warm spicy · woody · fruity |
| Notes unique to this record | Spices | Plum, Cinnamon, Peach, Clove, Ginger, Violet, Ylang-Ylang, Rose, African Orange Flower, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Musk, Vanilla |
| Longevity / 5 | 3.43 · 47 votes | 3.01 · 1,906 votes |
| Projection / 4 | 2.38 · 73 votes | 2.09 · 2,308 votes |
Scores are category averages, not hours or controlled measurements. Different vote samples are not a head-to-head wear test. “Unique” notes here means absent from the other record, not proof of a formula difference.
Ingredients, side by side.
Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.
Declared on both
- Alcohol
- Parfum (fragrance)
- Dipropylene glycol
- Alpha-isomethyl ionone
- Linalool
- Eugenol
- Cinnamal
- Geraniol
- Benzyl alcohol
- Limonene
- Benzyl benzoate
- Farnesol
- Citronellol
- Benzyl salicylate
- Citral
Listed only on Bois Oriental
- Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes
- Hexamethylindanopyran
- Vanillin
- Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil
- Eugenia caryophyllus oil
- Pinene
- Terpineol
- Cananga odorata oil/extract
- Pogostemon cablin oil
- Rose flower oil/extract
- Beta-caryophyllene
- Rose ketones
- Linalyl acetate
- Geranyl acetate
- Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol
- Terpinolene
- Eugenyl acetate
Listed only on Feminité du Bois
- Aqua (water)
- Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
- Bht
- CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
- CI 19140 (yellow 5)
- CI 17200 (red 33)
Matching ignores capitalization and a small set of water and fragrance naming variants. “Only” refers to these published lists, not proof that an ingredient is absent from the other formula.
Bois Oriental
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Dipropylene glycol, Tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Hexamethylindanopyran, Linalool, Vanillin, Eugenol, Cinnamomum zeylanicum bark oil, Eugenia caryophyllus oil, Pinene, Terpineol, Cananga odorata oil/extract, Pogostemon cablin oil, Rose flower oil/extract, Cinnamal, Beta-caryophyllene, Geraniol, Benzyl alcohol, Rose ketones, Linalyl acetate, Geranyl acetate, Limonene, Benzyl benzoate, Farnesol, Trimethylcyclopentenyl methylisopentenol, Citronellol, Terpinolene, Benzyl salicylate, Citral, Eugenyl acetate
Source: Serge Lutens official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22
Feminité du Bois
Eau de parfum · US listing
Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Dipropylene glycol, Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane, Linalool, Eugenol, Bht, Cinnamal, Limonene, Benzyl alcohol, Citronellol, Geraniol, Benzyl benzoate, Farnesol, Benzyl salicylate, CI 60730 (ext. violet 2), Citral, CI 19140 (yellow 5), CI 17200 (red 33)
Source: Serge Lutens official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22
These are published ingredient declarations, separate from scent notes. “Parfum” or “fragrance” can represent a mixture without listing every component. Formulations can change by market and batch; check the packaging on your bottle. A matching or missing entry does not establish suitability for an allergy.
Follow your curiosity.
A starting point, not a verdictConcentration not recorded
Start here if the listed woody and warm spicy direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.
Concentration not recorded
Start here if the listed warm spicy and woody direction interests you. Try it on skin before deciding.