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Genie des Bois
meets Feminité du Bois.

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

Shared ground

Violet · Benzoin

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
Keiko Mecheri Genie des Bois bottle
Keiko Mecheri

Genie des Bois

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 originNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Made inNot yet verifiedNot yet verified
Listed year20002009
Leading accordsviolet · woody · amberwarm spicy · woody · fruity
Notes unique to this recordBrazilian Rosewood, Violet Leaf, Cacao Pod, Tonka BeanPlum, Virginia Cedar, Cinnamon, Peach, Clove, Ginger, Ylang-Ylang, Rose, African Orange Flower, Sandalwood, Musk, Vanilla
Longevity / 53.20 · 80 votes3.01 · 1,906 votes
Projection / 42.27 · 105 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.

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

Genie des Bois

Ingredient list not yet verified for this edition and market.

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 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.