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Bois de Violette
meets Feminite du Bois.

Compare the recorded scent profiles, then decide what to sample.

Shared ground

Violet · Cedar

Both records list these notes. Shared notes do not guarantee the same smell.

The distinction

Concentration not recorded leads with violet; Concentration not recorded leads with warm spicy. The table below separates their listed profiles and voting data.

At a glance
Serge Lutens Bois de Violette bottle
Serge Lutens

Bois de Violette

Concentration not recorded

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Shiseido Feminite du Bois bottle
Shiseido

Feminite du Bois

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verifiedJapan
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year19921992
Leading accordsviolet · woody · powderywarm spicy · woody · fruity
Notes unique to this recordViolet LeafCinnamon, Honey, Ginger, Carnation, Rose, Plum, Cloves, Beeswax, Cardamom, Peach, Orange Blossom, Cinnamon, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Vanilla, Musk
Longevity / 53.00 · 203 votes3.43 · 367 votes
Projection / 42.29 · 269 votes2.43 · 473 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.

Compare the labels

Ingredients, side by side.

Read the declared lists for the editions shown. Shared entries do not mean identical formulas, proportions or scent.

A label comparison will appear when both ingredient lists are verified for the same market.

Bois de Violette

Eau de parfum · US listing

Alcohol, Parfum (fragrance), Aqua (water), Alpha-isomethyl ionone, Benzyl benzoate, Linalool, Eugenol, Cinnamal, Geraniol, Farnesol, Citronellol, Limonene, Benzyl salicylate, Citral, Benzyl alcohol, Isoeugenol

Source: Serge Lutens official US product page · Checked 2026-09-22

Feminite du Bois

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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 verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed violet and woody 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.