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Bois de Cedre

Concentration not recorded

Aromatic · Ozonic · Citrus.

3.70 / 5Rating · 312 votes
Sizes offeredNot yet verified
Brand originNot yet verified
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Year2019
Marketed forMen
PerfumerAlienor Massenet

Collection: LES PARFUMS MATIÈRES

The short answer

A scent, in focus.

Bois de Cedre by Karl Lagerfeld has a listed aromatic, ozonic, citrus profile, with notes of Violet Leaf, Grapefruit, Bergamot, Sea Salt, Clary Sage.

Based on listed notes and accords.

Catalog snapshot · 2026-05-29. Ratings and votes come from the source dataset, not Parfum Bible users or live measurements. This entry has not yet received an individual editorial review.

The bottle / Formats

Sizes offered

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01 / The scent profile

Understand what you smell.

01

Top notes

Violet Leaf ↗Grapefruit ↗Bergamot ↗
02

Heart notes

Sea Salt ↗Clary Sage ↗Geranium ↗
03

Base notes

Cedar ↗Ambergris ↗Musk ↗

These are the listed scent notes, not a complete ingredient formula. Note placement does not establish how long a fragrance lasts.

The label / Ingredients

Inside the bottle.

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Performance / Community impressions

How it wears.

Longevity

3.07 / 5

224 votes

See vote breakdown

category average, not hours

1
11
2
34
3
122
4
43
5
14

Projection

2.15 / 4

253 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = intimate; higher = stronger

1
49
2
142
3
38
4
24

Value perception

3.95 / 5

159 votes

See vote breakdown

1 = overpriced; 5 = great value

1
3
2
8
3
31
4
69
5
48

These are subjective reports, not controlled measurements.

460Own it
152Previously owned
236Want it
View overall rating distribution
1
10
2
49
3
45
4
130
5
78

Different measures can have different numbers of votes.

Explore a combination

Layering ideas to try.

Starting points from listed profiles, not community-tested pairings or compatibility scores.

Suggested experiment
Delina bottleDelinaParfums de MarlyKarl Lagerfeld Bois de Cedre bottleBois de CedreKarl Lagerfeld

Both list Bergamot and Cedar. Explore Bois de Cedre’s aromatic direction alongside Delina’s rose profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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Suggested experiment
Un Jardin Sur Le Nil bottleUn Jardin Sur Le NilHermèsKarl Lagerfeld Bois de Cedre bottleBois de CedreKarl Lagerfeld

Both list Grapefruit and Musk. Explore Bois de Cedre’s aromatic direction alongside Un Jardin Sur Le Nil’s citrus profile. Shared notes offer a starting point for an experiment; the combination has not been wear-tested.

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A little more clarity.

Before you try
What does Bois de Cedre smell like?

Bois de Cedre by Karl Lagerfeld has a listed aromatic, ozonic, citrus profile, with notes of Violet Leaf, Grapefruit, Bergamot, Sea Salt, Clary Sage.

Who created it?

The listed perfumer is Alienor Massenet.

How long does it last?

The longevity rating is 3.07 out of 5, from 224 category votes. This is not a measurement in hours. A wear test is the best way to assess it for you.

Which notes define Bois de Cedre?

Its listed notes include violet leaf, grapefruit, bergamot, sea salt, clary sage, geranium, cedar, ambergris, musk. These describe the scent rather than its full ingredient formula.

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Bois de Cedre

Karl Lagerfeld

Karl Lagerfeld Bois de Cedre bottle
Leading accords
aromatic
ozonic
citrus
woody
salty
Relative prominence, not ingredient percentages.
Listed notes · a selection

Violet Leaf · Grapefruit · Bergamot · Sea Salt · Clary Sage · Geranium

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