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Velvet Plum
meets Feminité du Bois.

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

Shared ground

Musk

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

The distinction

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
Lalique Velvet Plum bottle
Lalique

Velvet Plum

Concentration not recorded

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Serge Lutens Feminité du Bois bottle
Serge Lutens

Feminité du Bois

Concentration not recorded

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ConcentrationConcentration not recordedConcentration not recorded
Listed bottle sizesNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Brand originFranceNot yet verified
Made inFranceNot yet verified
Listed year20192009
Leading accordswoody · powdery · floralwarm spicy · woody · fruity
Notes unique to this recordCashmeran, Iris, Heliotrope, Woodsy Notes, Tuberose, Osmanthus, Patchouli, FlowersPlum, Virginia Cedar, Cinnamon, Peach, Clove, Ginger, Violet, Ylang-Ylang, Rose, African Orange Flower, Sandalwood, Benzoin, Vanilla
Longevity / 52.91 · 56 votes3.01 · 1,906 votes
Projection / 42.22 · 69 votes2.09 · 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.

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.

Declared on both

  • Aqua (water)
  • Parfum (fragrance)
  • Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane
  • Benzyl salicylate
  • Limonene
  • Alpha-isomethyl ionone
  • Citronellol
  • Linalool
  • Citral
  • Benzyl benzoate
  • Geraniol
  • CI 19140 (yellow 5)

Listed only on Velvet Plum

  • Alcohol denat
  • Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate
  • Ethylhexyl salicylate
  • Coumarin
  • CI 14700 (red 4)
  • CI 42090 (blue 1)

Listed only on Feminité du Bois

  • Alcohol
  • Dipropylene glycol
  • Eugenol
  • Bht
  • Cinnamal
  • Benzyl alcohol
  • Farnesol
  • CI 60730 (ext. violet 2)
  • 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.

Velvet Plum

Eau de parfum · US listing · 100 mL

Alcohol denat. ; Aqua (water) ; Parfum (fragrance) ; Ethylhexyl methoxycinnamate ; Ethylhexyl salicylate ; Butyl methoxydibenzoylmethane ; Benzyl salicylate ; Limonene ; Alpha-isomethyl ionone ; Coumarin ; Citronellol ; Linalool ; Citral ; Benzyl benzoate ; Geraniol ; CI 14700 (red 4) ; CI 42090 (blue 1) ; CI 19140 (yellow 5)

Official US declaration for the specified bottle size and concentration. Check the ingredient list on your packaging; other sizes, markets and batches may differ.

Source: Lalique official US product ingredient declaration · 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 verdict

Concentration not recorded

Start here if the listed woody and powdery 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.